There were three different tools introduced that contained various amounts of components that helped with the understanding of the black experience. The first tool was the units of analysis as well as the paradigm of unity. …show more content…
It was never stated but many times it was implied African Americans weren’t included with the human experience. When the time came for learning history, everything associated with “being black” was covered for about two to three days then never mentioned again. It was also implied the black experience didn’t start until slavery era and only really included black men. This phase slowly changed as I began to take classes in college dealing with African Americans. The misconceptions over the “black experience” began to disappear. It was during a class over black women in the diaspora that I learned there was so much more to the “black experience” especially with dealing with black women. More misconceptions were dispelled while learning the three tools to understanding the black experience, it was during this time, it became clear there has always been more to the history of African Americans. It didn’t start with the slave trade nor did it end with the civil rights era, in fact the black experience continues on daily with every new …show more content…
After listening to the class, many believed the black experience started from the same foundation – struggle, culture, beauty, and determination that agreed with the first tool introduced- the 4 C’s. The units of analysis played a major part in understanding the black experience, in most cases the first observation of the black experience is the fact that the counterparts are in fact black, next is the culture that accompanies those, then the class of the