1. Langston Hughes on Scottsboro Citing specific evidence Synthesizing three pieces of poetry Making generalizations Crafting a well supported paragraph

2. Justice What does it mean to say that justice is blind? Why does Hughes call Justice a “blind goddess”? Address both words. What is his tone with regards to justice? What is his point? That Justice is a blind goddess Is a thing to which we black are wise: Her bandage hides two festering sores That once perhaps were eyes.

3. The Town of Scottsboro Why does he suggest that Scottsboro has “no shame write across its face”? Who is the mob? What does he mean by “hold a sob”? What is he saying about the town? The Town of Scottsboro Scottsboro's just a little place: No shame is write across its face -- Its courts too weak to stand against a mob, Its people's heart, too small to hold a sob.

4. Scottsboro 8 BLACK BOYS IN A SOUTHERN JAIL WORLD, TURN PALE! 8 black boys and one white lie. Is it much to die? Is it much to die when immortal feet March with you down Time's street, When beyond steel bars sound the deathless drums Like a mighty heart-beat as they come? Who comes? Christ, Who fought alone John Broan. That mad mob That tore the Bastile down Stone by stone. Moses. Jeanne d'Arc. Dessalines. Nat Turner. Fighters for the free. Lenin with the flag blood red. (Not dead! Not dead! None of those is dead.) Gandhi. Sandino. Evangelista, too. To walk with you -- 8 BLACK BOYS IN A SOUTHERN JAIL WORLD, TURN PALE! John Broan-Abolitionist who led Bleeding Kansas rebellion Bastile---French prison stormed in French Revol. Jeanne de Arc-Joan of Arc-martyr executed by England Desalines-Founding father of Haiti- stirred slave rebellion caused by French Revol.-created strict rules to prevent white dominance Nat Turner-led slave rebellions Lenin-led Bolshevik Revolution- founder of Communist party Ghandi-pacifist-led Indian independence movement through nonviolent civil disobedience Sandino-Nicaraguan Revolutionary Evangelista-led Philippine Revolution

5. Scottsboro What does it mean to be immoral? Who does Hughes say are the immoral ones who “March with you down Time’s street”? Are these people “immoral”? These people are in fact dead, so what does he mean by “Not dead! Not dead! None of these is dead”? To whom is Hughes addressing in his poem? What is the meaning of pale? What do you think he means by WORLD, TURN PALE?

6. Evaluating Effectiveness Using textual evidence from the poems, how effective is Hughes in portraying the incidents surrounding the Scottsboro trial? Please type your paragraph over the weekend and turn in on Monday.