FINAL POST

Throughout the course, out of all of the material covered, I felt that the most interesting and potent material came for in the beginning of the course in the sections covering the history and African American culture. The facts, dates, etc were not the highlight of the section but instead a revelation of how a culture had adapted and become acclimated to a new land and created a diverse but never more fervent cultural practice with the means allowed. We find that even with the most opposition an African American culture was created and not only stands diverse but vibrant within our society today.
As far as actual material the best resource I utilized in this course was Signifying, Sanctifying, and Slam Dunking as the style and tone of the writing proved to not only be thoroughly academic but quite matter of fact as well. Materials like these are far more helpful and memorable as a straight on, honest, and bluntly put lesson will stick with and have more of an effect on a reader than one that fails to get to the point for the sake of sounding educated.