"Processional" (1965) by Norman Lewis

Encircling Humanity

Material Culture History

Lesson 5

Norman Lewis' painting "Processional," a frieze-like abstraction painted in black and white, celebrates the massive sit-ins and protest marches of the early 1960s.

A frieze is that part of an entablature between the architrave and the cornice, commonly ornamented with sculpture. A frieze also refers to any decorative band or feature, as on a wall.

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Given that a processional connotes moving along in orderly succession, in a formal or ceremonious manner in a line, consider that as an idea a processional is connected to a belief system. Focus on the 1960s and draw up a list of issues, problems, and/or concerns that served as catalysts for particular sit-in movements or protest marches. Do you regard these sit-in movements and protest marches as individual and/or group right to assembly?

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Suggestion:

 

Read the Constitution of the United States to see if any statements in this document address the right to assembly?

 

Assignment:

 

Once you have read the Constitution, retrace your steps to compose an essay which attaches idea and value to individual and/or group right to assembly, as well as the process by which such assembly must be carried out, as stated or implied in the Constitution.

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Consideration:

 

Reflect on Norman Lewis' painting and its title as focusing on process which is instrumental in bringing about desired results.

In January 1965 Lyndon Baines Johnson stood before Congress and proposed a domestic program of immense scope, his idea for the Great Society. Later that year he signed the massive Voting Rights Act.

 

Assignment:

 

A speech by Lyndon Baines Johnson whereby he talks about the Great Society.

 

Exercise 1:

 

a) Does Johnson outline a process whereby his idea of the Great Society can become reality?

b) If Johnson outlines a process, point out strengths and weaknesses.

c) Can you propose a more effective process whereby the country could have begun to move toward constructing the Great Society?

 

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Consideration:

 

 

By 1965, 20,000 African Americans were in the armed forces in Viet Nam.

 

Exercise:

 

a) Read an account that explains the process which governed African American involvement in combat duty in Viet Nam.

 

b) Read a chapter from Blood Brother that deals with point of view whereby African Americans actually involved in combat in Viet Nam talk about the process governing that involvement.

 

Assignment:

 

Write an essay that examines how the general account differs from the soldier's account in Blood Brother about the process which governed his participation in Viet Nam?

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