Complete this Online Assignment. . . After viewing the art of the "Black" Pharaohs and Queens of Egypt in the Power Point (in class) and the video clip from "Wonders of the African World" please do the following....
1. View and read this actual Blog page that seemingly has an "Afrocentric" viewpoint to it. Think about the following questions: Why does the blogger have this sense of pride about the race of the earliest Egyptians and Ethiopians? Is the blogger justified to feel this way based on the evidence they have? What is that "evidence"? How do you think the tourists visiting Egypt in Dr. Gates' video would feel about this blogger's page?
2. Next: Go to the National Geographic's website and watch the 2 video clips about "Race" in Egypt.Video Clips entitled: "Color, Symbolism, and Race" and "What Genetics Can Tell Us". You can find this 2nd video on YouTube.
3. Knowing that the person whose blog page you read first is African American, takes a great deal of pride in their African history, and feels that the Egyptians and Ethiopians were black... (a) What might you blog back to the writer of that blog page in light of what we discussed in class and the 2 video clips you watched from National Geographic? What information from the clips that you viewed do you think you would point out in your response to the Afrocentric blogger?
4. *Click on the picture of the "PENCIL" next to the word "COMMENT" and post your comment. Please respond on this blog site by: Typing your name and class period number at the start of your blog response.
61 comments:
Hur An Pd. 5th
1. The blogger is so prideful for being black because he probably went through the slavery and racism in the U.S.A or other countries who thought very lowly of the Africans around the world. He's trying to get a point cross, saying that blacks were the first to become royal,beautiful, and be a leader.
2. Honestly I don't think hes justified to feel this way based on his/her evidence because he just bases everything off of pictures with humans with color. Black people aren't the only people who have color. For what we know the Egyptians could have been really tan Asians.
3. I think the visitors who visit Egypt in Dr. Gates video will feel that this blogger is clearly misinformed and has no historical intelligence.
4.If I were to blog back to the blogger I would say that he has no historical evidence that will back up the fact that Egyptians were black. Some of the evidence I have learned is that so far all these historical find was more religious and idealistic rather than realistic.
emily seydel pd. 5
we can't know for sure that the ancient egyptians were black. there is a chance that they could be, but the blogger uses the statues as some of his evidence which would might not be accurate evidence. In the national geographic video the man points out the fact that the color black is used to show that the land was fertile. some of the statues could be black because of the land not because the color of their skin. the video also explains how colors were used as symbols and the statues were not always what the person actually looked like. the ancient egyptians could be black but using the evidence of the statues and paintings is not an accurate way to prove it. In he second film the man pointed out that humans came from africa. we may all look different but we originated in the same place. he said that egypt was probally a very diverse place and the skin colors could be different for the people. some may have been black and some may have had lighter skin.
Rachel Clayton Period 3
The blogger has a very afrocentric view point and thinks that the first Egyptians were black people. This blogger is also black so they feel a sense of pride in this, maybe because they feel that they are connected to these ancient people more by being the same race. However, I don't think that the blogger has enough evidence to be justified in thinking this. The evidence is simply a painting which is definitely not enough information to go by. Also, as explained in the first video, often works of art from that time were more aspirations of what people wished to be or they conveyed some symbolism instead of reality. In the second video he points out the to actually prove which race the ancient egyptians were would be very difficult because of lack of DNA samples and due to other variables it would be inconclusive. He also states that it is most likely that there was already mixed ancestry and that Africa is not one universal race. In the beginning of the video he also questions the importance of finding out the race.
Maya Bur Pd. 8
I believe the blogger's sense of pride about the race of the ancient Egyptians stems from the rich culture and history Egypt is credited with. If the ancient Egyptians were truly "black", this would show his ancestors as members of a powerful and successful empire. I think their claim is unjustified due to their utter lack of evidence. Showing pictures of ancient Egyptian artwork and the cover of a children's cartoon movie and stating the people in said pictures are "black" does not qualify as reasoning for their claim. Had he cited information from the National Geographic article instead of simply telling people to go to the library and read it, he might have brought a bit of legitimacy to his argument. I think the tourists in Dr. Gates video would have agreed with the blogger but also would feel that better arguments could be made for the theory that the first Egyptians were black.
In response to the blogger, I would say that whether or not the first Egyptians were "black" is irrelevant. They can still take pride in the fact that their ancestors were from the same continent as the Egyptians. I would also point out a fact mentioned in the videos; colors used for skin in ancient Egyptian art, such as gold and black, were used to represent things such as sun and fertile soil. Thus ancient artwork is not a reliable source for determining if the first Egyptians were black. Also in the second video, the scholar suggests that the idea of "race" has no validity. The two scholars in the videos conclude that there isn't enough evidence to prove if this ancient civilization was comprised of "black" africans.
Leor Capunitan Per.5
The blogger might have a sense of pride because his ancestors made a part of history,and he feels that people should know more about his ancestors,and culture.The blogger has a right to feel this way because this is his blog,he has a opinion even if his evidence is little.The evidence the blogger has shows the Egyptian Queen Nerfertiti dark colored,and he has shown some sources like the National Geographic edition of The Black Pharaohs.The tourists In Dr.Gates video might agree and disagree on the bloggers page,some might agree because they might feel that people should know Egyptians are African,and some might disagree because they might a diffrent view on things,what i wanna say the blogger is that the Egyptians made there art Black to show the Fertility of the land,to show its value,its wealth.
Michelle Ju, Pd. 5
The blogger seems to have an Afrocentric point of view because most people are ignorant of early Egyptian and Ethiopian races. The blogger is justified to feel this way because they are trying to show the readers/viewers that Egyptian and Ethiopian history is fairly unknown especially when it comes to the origin of African-American people. I believe the tourists from Dr. Gates' video may think that the blog is overbearing and very opinionated. The blogger is only stating the things that he thinks are important when in fact, Dr. Gates might say that the blogger has left out a substantial amount of information.
(a) Although the blog is fairly interesting, the blogger is much too opinionated and has barely scratched the surface of Egyptian/Ethiopian history. A great deal of Black people are unaware of their own history or origin, lest they be from Egypt or another African country. Also, 'Black' people are composed of a variety of skin colors, not just black; the blogger takes much pride in the dark skin tones.
Kelly Durphy
Period: 5
Something that i might comment in response to the blog would be, just because the statues and carved pieces of art are black does not mean that the people in Egypt were black, black could have been a symbol for fertility of the land.The people of Egypt could have been African American, and if were, they would have all looked different, in shade and structure, (as stated in the second youtube video.)Also the statues are made of materials that symbolize different things, fertility being one of them. One of the videos tells how the drawings of girls are not completely accurate because they are all of beautiful girls and that is not realistic, this could also be true for the color of the Egyptians skin.
i definitely think that the blogger has a reason to be proud of his heritage. In many ways, what he is saying is very truthful. Egyptians had the first forms of government and started many of the main components of a civilization. He is trying to make people aware of the semi-forgotten heritages of ethiopia and egypt.
However, i dont think that the blogger doesnt personally have any historical evidence to prove what he is saying and could easily been proven wrong.
i think the blogger is entiltled to his opinion and if i were blogging back i would not say that he is wrong but rather advise him to come up with some more facts to support his ideas.
Jack Higgins Pd. 8
a.) I would blog back saying that there just really enough evidence to start a whole blog about the definity of all pharoahs being black pharoahs. If there were more evidence to support this it would be more believable. NatGeo in my opion is a prestigious source with no doubts, but the article is largely just speculation due to the artwork found in tombs. i would bring up the point given by the speaker in the first video when he said that the artifacts found in tombs do not really mean anything about the rest of the Egyptian Population. I mean, saying that all the pharoahs were black is very speculative and after alot of thought, it seems to me more like an educated guess than a thouroughly researched topic.
Jeffrey Timlin
Period: 8th
1/5/10
1.Some people in the world could care less about their heritage, while others, like the blogger, are very proud of the winding ancestral road that brought them to where they are today. The blogger, however, is not only is proud of his African heritage, but wants others to appreciate the great things that many people who share his culture have accomplished. Unfortunately, we tend to see Africa as a impoverished continent, filled to the brim with third-world countries, and crawling with warfare and diseases of all kinds. On average, people do not think of the many powerful empires that Africa gave rise to, and in fact, many haven't even heard of these empires. They are, however, aware of one powerful, ancient civilization; Egypt. This blogger wanted to remind the world that the great Egyptian civilization was in fact, in Africa, and that the people were Africans. Because people think African people are “blacks,” He identifies the people from that particular portion of the continent as such, and does so because he wants people to be as appreciative of his African heritage as he is, and if the Egyptians were indeed “blacks,” then black history would be enriched by the many stories of the powerful and influential kingdom of Egypt.
2.Unfortunately, the blogger doesn't efficiently support his theory that the first Egyptians were black people (Ethiopians). Through poor grammar and sentence structure, as well as numerous uses of a cartoon movie as a source of factual information, the blogger comes off as unintelligent and causes readers to pay his points minimal attention, if any. His claims, no matter their validity, or lack of it depending on the viewpoint, are justified, though not by his evidence. He uses National Geographic as a source, but doesn't actually present any information from the source, and spend more time expounding how a cartoon movie from Hollywood proves his point. If the tourists visiting Egypt in Dr. Gates video read his page, they would probably be upset. They would be glad that someone agrees with what they are saying, but probably discouraged by the fact that it is being presented in such an feeble-minded manner and in a forum that would make people think less of the subject, and even turn people towards negative stereotypes of African Americans.
3.If I was to personally comment on the bloggers article, being equipped with the knowledge from the two videos, I would point out the scientific approach to the problem at hand. Firstly, you cannot look at ancient Egyptian art and assume, in terms of physical appearance, anything about the population at that time. This is because of the fact that... (a) different colors and stones were used at that time period to symbolize various things, meaning that the color of a sculpture of painting could just be purely symbolic of something such as fertility or wealth, and (b) Painters could change or interpret things to make them represent an ideal, and that one image does not adequately describe an entire population of people. Also, I would be sure to say that his claim is very difficult to prove intelligently, due to the nature of race. With no real definition of a “black” person, and minimal DNA evidence from that time period, we may never know the answer.
Kately Tarasiewicz Pd.8
My comment back to the blogger would probably be that no on will ever know if Egyptains and Ethiopians were black, white or any other ethnicity. He might have some evidence and pictures that make him believe that the Pharaohs and Queens were black, but there are so many things that can explain why the people in the pictures were colored black,like to show fertility, when they might not have actually been. It's okay for him to believe this, but it isn't exactly correct.
And also I think that Dr.Gates and the two men he interviewed would be upset by what this blogger has put because he's proving the point that people want to think the Egyptians and Ethiopians were black just because they were from Africa. Like the man in the second video mentioned, people just want to believe that black's started in Africa with the Egyptians and Ethiopians but that could just be because of Afrocentric points of view or just because that's what they were told.
If I were to write back to the blogger I would say that while it's an idea that makes sense, he has no proof to back up his theories. And that there is evidence to make sense of the coloring in the pictures, that don't support his theory.
Jake Shur Pd. 3
1. I believe that the blogger have a large amount of pride for his race because he simply wants to spread the information on his culture and ancestors. He mainly focused on how black people were among the first to step up and be leaders. Also, he states that early on, blacks became very beautiful and had a sense of royalty.
2. I do not think this blogger is justified to feel the way he does. I believe this because his sources are only pictures that were made many centuries ago. Although the paintings do seem to have humans who are people of color, nobody knows for sure what ethicity egyptians really were.
3. In my opinion, the tourists in the video will assume that this blogger is not exactly accurate with all of his statements.
4. If I were able to blog to to this blogger, I would make it clear that he isnt exactly correct with some of historical evidence. Although I dont agree with the blogger, I will admit that I found this activity interesting and have learned that much of the findings were based alot on religion.
Anna Briker
Period 8
1. The blog I have just read is about the first Egyptians. The blog author has a very Afrocentric point of view and claims that the first Egyptian people were Black. The author has such a strong opinion on the idea of Black Egyptians because of his/her ancestry and heritage. The author is proud of being African American and wants to emphasize the culture and achievements. Although the author is allowed to have his/her own opinion, there is not a lot of information available on the original race of Egyptians. The people on the National Geographic videos were stating how difficult it is to prove the race of early Egyptians, especially based on artwork found in tombs and temples. Also, the movie “The Prince of Egypt” is a cartoon. Most likely, the movie’s producers had no scientific or historical reason for choosing to make the characters dark-skinned. For these reasons, the evidence offered was not persuasive. Although the blog author did not present strong evidence, many people (such as the tourists from Professor Gate’s video) would probably share in the blog author’s pride in being an African American.
2. Based on the videos online and the discussions in class, I have several things to say to the blog author. He/she is justified to believe and post anything, and there is nothing wrong with being proud of your heritage. However, the reasons and justification for the statements in the blog are not strong. The National Geographic speakers emphasized that Ancient Egyptian art was not always created realistically, and colors were used symbolically. Additionally, people studying Ancient Egyptians have not been able to learn much about the actual race of the people. In conclusion, there is not really any evidence against the idea of Black Egyptians, but there is no strong evidence towards it, either. There is not a lot of concrete information about the race of Egyptians at all.
Michael Davis per.5
1.I think that the blogger has a sence of pride about the race of the egyptians because when people think of Africa they generally think of tribe,Diseases and genocide but the ancient egyptians are the exact opposite of this, a very advanced kingdom so it shows that the black people who live in Africa are not just all tribes and there are actually civilizations developed by black people.
2.I dont think that the blogger to feel this way because i really dont think that this person did any research on the egyptians just watched a movie and baced on the movie said they were black,Egyptologists dont event really know the color the the egyptians skin.
3. The "evidence" that this blogger has is close to none, all this blogger did was watch a movie and find some pictures of black Pharohs when in actuallity the darkness of their skin could have been refering to the fact that it was symbolizing fertility in the nile vally not that the pharoh was actually black.
4.I think that the tourists in Dr. Gates video would agree with the blogger because they share the same afrocentric point of view as the author of the blog.
(a)If I had to blog back to this person using information that I have learned in class I would tell the blog author that egyptologists dont really know wether or not the Egyptians were black or not and that they cannot tell wether they are black from mummies or skeletons of the egyptians. I would also tell them that the pictures of black pharohs in the paintings and other artwork they have might just represent that the pharoh protects the fertility of the nile vally not that their skin was actually black. Also, I would say that in the the Disney movie they watched the skin color of the people was just an artists interpretation and that the skin might not have been that color.
Laura Watt 5th.
The blogger has a sense of pride because maybe his ancestors went through slavery. He has a very strong viewpoint on being black and how blacks should be treated. He wants to show everyone that blacks were one of the first people to be leaders and the first to be on earth. I think that the blogger can feel justified since he did show some evidence, although it was little. He has his own opinion and can feel in whatever way he wants to. The evidence he shows is a Disney film called “The Prince of Egypt” which he states that “the first Egyptians on earth were Black People (Ethiopians).” He also has a national geographic magazine picture showing a pharaoh, another picture that he shows is a hieroglyphics picture. I think the tourists viewing this blog would feel like he wasn’t showing enough evidence to prove that the Egyptians were really black. They’d probably want more text on the page and less pictures.
If i were to write back to this blogger i would write that he should put more information about black history and not just show pictures. I would also tell him to view the videos i just previously watched to show him that the first Egyptians may not have been black after all, since the statues and paintings were told to be made black to show that the land was fertile and rich.
Phil Share-Period 8.
If I was going to blog back to the writer, I would say that he has no idea what he is talking about. All the artifacts that we have found about the Egyptians are in my opinion useless. There are no firsthand accounts of anyone proving the skin color of ancient Egyptians. As said in the first video, the black color on some statues was a symbol of fertility of the land, not race. In the second video, the man explains that there are no DNA studies or tests that can say ancient Egyptians were black. The blogger uses "The Prince of Egypt" as an example of black Egyptians, but the movie is a cartoon. That doesn't mean Ancient Egyptians were black. I do not fault this person for having pride in his/her race. He has pride in his race for the same reason I have pride in Philadelphia sports teams. I always try to prove good things about the teams to other people, in order to give the teams a good image. I think this person is trying to do the same.
Nivea Manuel, Pd. 8
In response to this blog, I would say that the author has a strong Afrocentric point of view. Many people nowadays assume things about the Egyptian race that aren't necessarily true. Just because the painting and sculptures found there were black , that color could mean many things such as fertility. The color white on the other hand could have meant the sun rising up onto a civilization. The color that was on the art could mean whatever the artist was trying to portray. Also some of the paintings shown of the Egyptian people are not based upon how they looked then. They are usually based on how they want to be in the afterlife. The blogger is trying to tell everyone that the color black does not mean the race was black but that it symbolized other important things. Even though he did not have much history about the Egyptians, he got his point across.
Jimmy Durham 8th pd
The blogger pointed the beauty and power of black people. He favored the fact that the first people were black. Also he said that they will fight for what's right and persevere through the hard times.Proving that he wants to get a point across to everyone, that african americans were beautiful and that they were leaders before anyone else. To me the blogger has a right to feel the way he does because he has a opinion even if his evidence is not justified because this is his blog. I think the tourists who visit Egypt in Dr. Gates video will probably think the blog has a very Afrocentric point of view and is very offhand and misled. If I blog back to the writer of the blog page I would tell him that the blog is extremely afrocentric and I do not agree with him. Also he has no historical evidence for much of the blog.
Trey Guaglionona. 5th
1.To agree with Hur's statement that the blogger knows that black people have been through so much that he points out that the blacks were the first to be leaders. But also that the paintings of the pharohs are not of black skin color, and no one today was their so my point is how do u know its just not an idea that they were black
2.Like i said, I dont believe the blogger has solid proff of this because their isnt any physical evidence for him to prove hes right.
3.I belive the visitors would blow it off because he doesnt have any proof besides a movie...
4.If i would to blog back i would ask him to send me any factual evidence that blacks were the race of ancient eygpt, and for that matter they were the first owners. Holding the Jews anginst their will.
Marquis 'Exprezzzz'Cofer aka Mugga STAKZ aka easy breeeeezzzyyyy aka big bird aka rain man aka WINCHESTER
Period:3 The Mugga Time
1) My initial thought was that the author of the blog was uneducated. Not only were there spelling errors the author failed to establish any thought into a seriuos idea. The author has no right to have that much pride becaus ethey didn't show that they know anything at all. They talked about a movie. I hope that anyone reading that page would feel the same as I do.
3)I would blog back to the writer that even some egyptians don't feel like you do and that is there homeland. Who is this person to just throw around there race with another that could be comepletely different.
Alex Brusha Pd.5
1.I think that the blogger has this sense of pride is because it is his heritage and most people are prideful in their race and heritage. He is proud to be from a heritage that is important in history.
2.I do not feel that the blogger is justified to feel this way because he really does not have any evidence in his blog. All he talks about is a Disney movie which may or may not be accurate, and that people should read the February 2008 Time magazine. If he were basing it off other evidence found by other people it can be justified because there is a significant amount of evidence showing that the first Egyptians were black.
3.I think that some of the tourists who don't know much information about their heritage will think the blogger is correct. The people who are well informed and who not only want to see their heritage but learn more about it would think that he doesn't truly know what he is talking about.
4.If i were to write back to the blogger first i would tell him that he needs to find better sources if he wants to argue a good point. I would tell him that even though some of the Ancient Egyptian statues were black does not necessarily mean that the people themselves were black. In Ancient Egypt different stones symbolized different things. An example would be black symbolizing fertility.
Stacy Amber Porten-Willson Pd.3
The blogger most likely experienced discrimination in some way or one of his relatives did. This made the blogger feel less proud of their ethnicity because of the negative stereotypes. By saying that powerful Egyptians were black it gives the blogger something to counteract the negativity that his color is surrounded by. Although the point the blogger makes could be true he lacks real evidence. An animation film can not be seen as substantial evidence. The artifacts he uses to support his idea can be taken in many ways as described in the video Color, Symbolism, and Race. The color black could have just been used to show the fertility of the land. I think the tourists in Dr.Gates video would think that the blogger didn't know much about what they were talking about. People who actually visited there and understood the history would be able to see the lack of information the blogger has even more than I can. The blogger's idea is possible but with his approach he's not convincing anyone.
Veronica Mclaughlin pd 8
1. Why does the blogger have this sense of pride about the race of the earliest Egyptians and Ethiopians?
I think the blogger is so prideful, not only because they are black, but because there is so much evidence that supports there point, and they want their culture to get the credit they deserve for the Egyptian culture, and artifacts, and he strongly wants to prove his point that it was not the Europeans that made such large advances in many different categories.
2. Is the blogger justified to feel this way based on the evidence they have?
The blogger has the right to his opinion, and if the evidence he gathered leads him to believe that the first Egyptians were black, then he is justified to his educated opinion.
3. What is that "evidence"?
His evidence includes pictures of Pharaohs and other Egyptians being black, and multiple other drawings or sculptures that show Egyptians as black people.
4. How do you think the tourists visiting Egypt in Dr. Gates' video would feel about this blogger's page?
I think the tourists would agree with the blogger's opinions.
Timothy Kang Pd 8
1. The blogger has a sense of pride in egytians being black since egyptians are such a huge civilizations and most known throughtout the world. You have something in a huge part of the known world and you can be prideful of being a part of this great civilizations. Based on the evidence and how he writes, I believe he feels justified. To me is evidence are very weak and don't really explain a single thing. His evidenced are from a single piece of national geographics that he doesn't really explain. The next peice of so called "evidence" is a children's movie. How can someone base his evidence on a children's movie and then rant on how the black characters were played by white people. I think this character is like one of those tourists in Gate's movie. They all have a pride in that movie of there race being an ancient civilization. Unfortunately I think the tourists will hate this blogger since its such a stupid way of trying to explain a topic. Every tourist would be WAY smarter than this blogger.
3. If I were to blog back to the blogger, it would be that black is such a general term. I mean even in Gate's video people talked about shades. In the 1st video, it talks of the skin being a way to talk about the land. There are so many ways of interpreting the color on the pictures and no one actually knows because no one knows the true intent in the artist's prespective.
Mike Kirby Pd 8
1. The blogger has this sense of pride because ge is African-American and is proud to be African-American and expresses that through this
2. I don't believe the blogger should be justified to feel this way because he doesn't have too much eveidence.He bases some of his evidence off of a Disney movie which is most likely just a movie to entertain little kids not to prove a point in history. And I think the blogger should find more evidence before he puts something out there
3. I think it matters what the tourists culture and way of thinking and just natural opinions could be. If an African-American heard about this he/she would probablyt agree with him just because the fact that it's giving that culture something to be happy about. But besides that, I think people who aren't African-American wouldn't agree with this because he doesn't have enough evidence and good information to prove it
4. If i was to right the blogger back I would tell him that he needs to find more evidence before he tries to say that something long ago in history is correct. But I would praise him for having a lot of pride in his cultue.
Ryan Burns Period 3
The blogger doesn't seem to be very knowledgeable about the history of the black pharaohs based on the prompt. They name an African American Queen (Nefertiti), recommend reading a certain National Geographic magazine "edition", and suggest watching the movie "The Prince of Egypt" which is described to depict the first Egyptians to be black. The writer doesn't have clear evidence at all that they know much about the history of the black pharaohs.
I would blog back to the blogger that just because the pictures and other pieces of remains of people from the ancient Ethiopian/Egyptian times are black doesn't necessarily mean they are colored. As Zahi Hawass states the color of the people could represent land fertility.
Johanna Gruber
Period 3
The blogger is probably extremely driven by their Afrocentric views. They collected all the information to back up their claims, but left out important facts (such as facts from the videos) that can prove them wrong. The tourists from Dr. Gates's video (who are also proud of their ethnicity) would probably see that the blogger has just glazed over the surface, and didn't really collect all the facts.
a) In a response to the blogger, I would mention the points made in the first video. Zahi Hawass pointed out that it's very difficult to trace back all the roots of the ancient Egyptians, and it's hard to be sure of anything. For instance, statues from the time period could be made different colors that didn't represent the person's realistic skin color. Some statues were black because it symbolized land fertility. Some were gold because it represented the sun. Most ancient Egyptian artifacts are religious, not realistic, so not all of them can be used as proof. The second video also pointed out that race is generally not valid to many modern scientists. Shomarka Omar Keita said that the modern diversity of Egypt is probably not far from the diversity of ancient times. "Assuming that all of the things that are authentically African have one particular color is wrong and non-scientific" he said.
Griffin Landesberg Pd. 8th
I believe that the blogger has pride in his ethnicity due to the fact that it IS his ethnicity. Anyone will and should be proud of his/her heritage and should research and learn about said heritage. I feel that he may be justified in his opinion, due to the fact this it is opinion and everyone is entitled to that. Some people may be ignorant to this knowledge of Egyptians therefore, the Afrocentric blogger is doing nothing more than educate us. The DNA evidence and historical evidence is enough for me to prove that Egyptians may have been black.
Overall, this blogger may be justified in his statements, but I believe he is over-opinionated and a little self-righteous. Due to this bias he cannot give a logical and fair explanation of why or how people should look into their heritage especially Egyptian.
Max Azuelos Pd. 3
The blogger was very proud of being African american which I think is good. It is important to have some self pride but sometimes, not necessarily in this case, you can over do it a little and it comes off as sort of "overbearing".
I really liked the first video because it showed the color of the skin of the people in old Egyptian art might not of actually been accurate. For example if a bust of a pharaoh was painted in gold it might have represented wealth of the people. If a picture was painted all black it also might have meant that there was good fertility in the land. I thought that was very interesting. I also liked the second video because it was interesting and informative. It talked about how it is hard to tell what the ancient Egyptians really looked like. It is hard to tell because of the diversity in Africa. I think the blogger would gain a lot of knowledge from all three videos we saw.
Alice Alexandrov 3rd Pd.
1. We must first establish that Afrocentrism is a response to Eurocentrism. As a Black American, you can feel marginalized in a Eurocentric society. Therefore someone of color with significant achievements, such as the people within the Egyptian civilizations, are easier to relate to. I believe that the blogger was justified in their feelings, however, I don't believe they presented sufficient evidence to back up their strong opinions. The blogger did not present any original evidence and simply kept restating that they thought the original Egyptians were black. The tourists in the video would most likely agree with this blog because it coincides with their point of view.
3. a. I would blog back to the writer saying that they would benefit from a lot more research. They would benefit from watching the same video clips that we watched and learning about the past Egyptian kingdoms and history. Also, it is difficult to trace a heritage back to exactly the Egyptians, so I find it odd that the blogger would not even consider any of the other numerous African civilizations. Lastly, Afrocentrism is a dangerous thing, because this sort of thought, like Eurocentrism, displays a thought of superiority in a race. Therefore any sort of facts that are displayed could be warped.
Katherine Geating Pd. 8
i feel that this blogger has an unjustified Afrocentric point of view. based solely upon his opinions of people and how they should look and what type of people are best. his sense of pride i thing comes from and overdeveloped sense of Self-assurance that has instilled this Afrocentric point of view.He also states that the first people on this world had to be black based on Mendel's law which i believe he is misinterpreting. He also is getting evidence from http://allafrica.com/stories/200707300177.html which he also bases his statements about eve bing black and scientists doing research on it. i believe many others blacks too would even be offend by his blunt Afrocentric point of view. experts in history would see his as misinformed. historians have said that to determine the color of early Egyptians is almost impossible considering the only pictures we have are from temples and grave and could not be realistic or true to the real people of Africa or even if the rules are pale the main population of Egypt could be a different color since poor people could not afford to have pictures drawn of them.
Richard Cain Pd. 5
I think this guy has alot of pride for being an african american.That he has been through some of the bad times for africans americans or he knows someone that did. That he wants people to know that black people were the first in africa not white people. Also that he strongly thinks that black people were the first in africa.I dont think he has the right to blog about this. I dont think so because he does not hve enought information to back up what he is saying.Also that he does not have alot of information on his blog. He needs to put more wordson hius blog and less pictures.If I had to tell him any thing i would so that his blog sucks. I would also say that he need to find some facts to back up what he is saying and not use a cartoon to say that black people were the first in africa. That is what i think about this guys blog.
Noelle Sterling Pd. 3
I understand the blogger's pride in thier heritage, and I can see why they would be glad that an article like the one from National Geographic was published. The article gave a good argument about a time in history when Nubians from Africa ruled one of the most renowned ancient civilizations the world has seen. I believe that the blogger was justified in feeling proud of that, but that they should not get uppity about it. It still remains that the Nubians only ruled Egypt for about half a century. It is true that this was an interesting time in the Egyptian culture which has been sadly overlooked. However, the Nubian pharoahs were not the first pharoahs of Egypt, and we must acknowledge that the majority of Egypt's history included pharoahs whose skin color is unknown. As Zahi Hawass says in his clip, we cannot tell from pictures what these people looked like. The use of symbolism and idealism in these depictions is such that we can have no solid idea of what pharoahs really looked like. We have made educated guesses and they may have had features like those of black people, but that does not mean that they were black. According to Shomarka Omar Keita, a certain amount of genetic integration would likely have happened by that time period so that Egyptians looked like we have always thought they looked. I think that the National Geographic article was not meant to give the impression that all rulers of Egypt were black, but simply to highlight a period of Egyptian history that many people do not know about, perhaps because of racism but more probably because there was so little evidence pertaining to this portion of the past when Nubians were pharoahs of Egypt. I am of the opinion that the blogger blew the article out of proportion and took it out of context. To me, it does not matter what color the skin of the pharoahs was, but their contributions to history. After all, in that time period there was no racism and nobody did care about skin color. As for the comment on the movie The Prince of Egypt, I do not agree with the blogger. I have seen that movie numerous times and I was never given the impression that any of the characters were black.The movie is about Moses and his journey to free the Hebrew people. The point of that movie is not to acurately depict pharoahs of Egypt, but to teach a moral and explain an important historical figure.
Angelina G. period 3
The blogger has a sense of pride because he is proud to be African American with a possibility of having an Egyptian or Ethiopian background. I think it is important to take pride of your identity. The only evidence that the blogger has is a movie and a couple of pictures to represent the Egyptian culture which isn’t enough to justify that it is a fact but enough evidence to give him his own opinion. I think Dr. Gates would be supportive of this blog page because most African Americans don't know where their ancestors came from and most people would never think that Ethiopia could be their homeland. However, through people's genetics and identifications that could be figured out. The speaker in the "Color, Symbolism, and Race" video clip says that it is very hard to find the race of Egyptians because the only way we can find out is by looking at the statues and pictures, in which pharaohs identified as "black". Black could mean the color of the skin, or the fertility of the land. People that study the culture say that Egyptians were grouped by external features, in our words - races.
Rebecca McCoy Pd. 3
In my opinion, the blogger was full of pride because they themselves were African American, and possibly had relatives that had been slaves, and gone through racism and the Civil Rights Movement. Although the blogger is passionate about their topic, I personally don't feel as though they are justified to feel that passionate. The blogger shows no evidence, and they are only using their own views instead of using any knowledge as well. Although this blog may not share any evidence or information, any tourist going to Egypt from Dr. Gates' video would have completely agreed with the blogger, because the tourists were just as excited to know about their roots.
I think that I would probably blog back to the blogger saying that I thought it was great that they felt so passionate about their roots. I would also mantion that in their blog, they should also add more facts on Nubia, as well as keeping their own opinion, as it probably insipres other African Americans who read it. The main points I would point out from the videos would be that some of the evidence from ancient Egypt may not be fully accurate, such as the color of the pharoh's skin. They may have just used black to symbolize the fertility of the land. I would also mention that ancient Egypt was very diverse, and that people from other countries came to Egypt, and their genetics were added to the African's genes.
Patrick Benetz Pd.3
1. The blogger has an afrocentric point of view and has great pirde in their peoples' history.
2. I do not think that the blogger is justified to feel this way because he really does not have any relevant info in his blog. The blogger mentions a Disney movie and how thed actors should be black which isn't relevant, and that how people should read the Time magazine about pharohs. There are a great amount of evidence showing that the first Egyptians were black,but not with the info he is giving.
3. I think the visitors in Egypt in the video will feel that this blogger has no relevant information and has no idea what was blogged about.
4.If I were to blog back to the blogger I would say that he needs better information to make an arguement.
Coréy Gibbons Period 5
1/5/11
1.I believe the blogger feels much pride in he's race due to the fact that he has most likely experienced racial profiling or something of that nature in the various countries that he has visited. More or less he's trying to convey to his readers that the African people were the first to become beautiful, of royalty, and people who held important leadership positions.
2. I do no feel that reasoning has been justified, based on the evidence shown. This evidence merely is based off of photos with humans with color. Black people are not the only humans of color. I think more genetic/scientific research should be carried out thus to prove what race the ancient Egyptians really were.
3. I feel that the visitors who have visited Egypt, shown in Dr. Gates' video would feel that this blogger is clearly uneducated, and has a bias opinion pertaining to the information displayed.
4.If I were to respond to this blogger, I would state that I though that these 'historical finds' were set in more of a religious tone, compared to something of verified scientific and historical evidence. Basically, I would firmly ask him if he has any historical evidence backing his opinion which was clearly stated in his blog.
Alex Gordon period 5
I think that people wont find out if early egyptions were black because all we see is the statues and paintings by them and egyiptions didn't draw the real things they drew by using symbols like how the black skin represented fertility for the land
The blogger is a very proud individual. His opinions aren't exactly based on fact, though. While his pride in his race is good, he needs to check his facts. I don't think his ideas are justified because they aren't rooted in fact. He is basing history on a disney movie. If tourists would read this, they might belive him, due to our ill-informed society. If I were to reply to the blogger, I would tell him to do a little more research than just watching a movie. I would also tell him to work on his grammar.
Deja Bradley Period 8
In all honesty the blogger has the right to feel the way he does.He feels that his ancestors weere a major part of the development in Africa. The evidence he has does prove his point greatly. For example he talks about the movie "The Prince Of Egypt". He states that "the great thing about this movie was it showed Black People (Ethiopians) as the first Egyptions and it showed our diffrent black skin tones." From this supposed to be believeable story, the blogger has gotten his fact from this. If they werent colored then why would they be in the movie? In the first video, the speaker is tAlking about how the color of the Egyptians can not be proven. This will always be an unproven fact in history. The speaker was also saying how they used colors to represent diffrent things in their culture. For example, they used the color gold in alot of their statues. Niot because the people were actually gold, but more because it represented something more important. It showed the wealth of the land.The speaker was also talking about how the whole "race" thing was because people were grouped because of ther outside structure(skintone). In the second video, "What Genetics Can Tell Us" they were explaining the way Africa was. Once again, they explained how that the race of the Egyptians can not be proven.I think the visitors who visits in Dr. Gates video would feel that probaly the blogger is uninformed of the facts. But, if the race of the Egyptians is unproven, How can we sit here and say that the blogger is wrong? Africa in the end is very diverse. Africa does not have a certain skin tone or face at the end of the day. So at the end of this whole thing i believe that nobody is wrong.
Halana Dash 3rd
The blogger seems to take huge amounts of pride in his or her black history, maybe because his or her ancestors went through slavery or discrimination and prejudice during the civil rights movement. The blogger is basically saying that the African American race is very beautiful and influential, an Afrocentric viewpoint. I think that although people are entitled to their opinions, the blogger should back up his or her claims better. The evidence they cited, from an animated movie and artifacts such as statues and paintings, barely scratches the surface of the symbolism used in ancient Egyptian art. Although the paintings show people with black skin, this doesn't mean they were actually black. Black was a color used to symbolize fertility and a rich land. I think the tourists in Dr. Gates' video may agree with the blogger. They also seemed very set in their opinion that the ancient Egyptians were black. If I were to blog back to the blogger I would tell him or her that they should check their information better before making broad statements. I would also say that many factors probably influenced the portrayal of black people in Egyptian art.
Seth Goldberg
Period 5
The blogger has this pride about the race of the earliest Egyptians because he considers them to be a part of his roots. Since America has only recently become racially tolerant, as a kid he was probably not told much about his roots in Afica except for the fact that his ancestors were forceably taken here as slaves. The Fact that Ancient Egyptians might be black makes him realize that his ancestors were strong and culturally enriched people, where as before the Egyptians were thought as having lighter skin than his ancestors.
The Blogger is, unfortunately, not factually justified to feel the way he does. THere is no real good evidence that the Ancient Egyptians were any race. Black in Ancient Egypt was a symbol of fertillity. Also The black Nubians were considered to be beautiful. Since picture of Pharoahs are religious and ideological the reason the Pharoah is black may simply be a symbol of the Pharoah making the lands of Egypt fertile. Also Queens may have been made black to make them look beautiful. The blogger used a Magazine as his evidence, but did not say much about the contents of the Magazine article. He simply stated that the Magazine stated that the first Egyptians were Black Ethiopians.
I think the visitors in Egypt would agree with what this blogger has to say. They said that they felt like they were also lied to about the real history of thier ancestors and would be proud to think that Ancient Egyptians had a similar skin tone as them.
What i would probably blog back to the author is that he should explain himself more. If he has a valid case and I missed something about the Egyptian's race then I would love to know it and learn the truth. Plus, it would bring more validity to his argument. I would also tell him that he shouldn't use a disney movie as a source for historical reference. That is basically the same as when the Europeans used Tarzan as a guide to life in Africa. Those stories are to entertain. They are not to present a factual description of Egypt or Africa.
Khaila Monet Stevenson PD:8
The blogger has such a strong feeling about the early Egyptians and Ethiopians race because he feels that every other race tracks back to them doing something great and African Americans are only refered to as being slaves, not kings and Queens or rulers.
I don't think the blogger is justified to feel this way based on evidence because clearly he doesn't give any actual facts, he gives pictures that are illustrated based on assumptions. But i think he has the right to formulate his own opinions.
The evidence that the blogger presents to us are a movie called "The Prince of Egypt" which presents the characters as colored and a National Geographic cover which shows the same.
The tourist in Dr. Gates video may feel that this blogger should back his opinion up with more written evidence.
If i was to respond back to this blogger i would say that he is very opinionunated about this subject but he as no true evidence. I can nderstand his point of view because he wants to feel that African Americans come from a beautiful place but without actual facts other races may take a offense.
Zachary Jones period 5
The blogger is proud of the origins of egypt and the black pharohs because they were the nobility in africa they became world renown for their trade among empires and the fertile soil of the nile which was used for farming. The blogger shouldn't have just based his evidence off of pictures sculptures and movies otherwise it would have seemed that he actually knew about ancient egypt. The visitors in Dr. Gates video would be ashamed about how little this blogger knows about egypt and the pharohs. If I posted on the bloggers page then I would say that he would need to revise his information after looking through good resources and other sources of information.
Quincy Morgan, Period 3
The blogger is proud about the early black Egyptians, more than likely due to her realization about the subject after years of thinking otherwise. The blogger is justified to feel as she does, but her evidence is flawed, as a picture of Nefertiti and the Prince of Egypt are hardly sure sources. National Geographic, on the other hand, is quite a credible source of information and firmly confirms the other two pieces of so called evidence. I think the tourist in Dr. Gate's show would agree with the blogger, but probably view her details and amount of evidence as limited at best.
I would blog back to the writer to apply more information from other sources, in particular pieces concerning the colors in Egyptian art in reference to religious and power symbolism, such as the first video. Also, the blogger could take a nod from the video on genealogy and include ideas such as that perhaps not all early Egyptians were black.
Pd.5
1. The blogger seems to show much pride for the early Egyptians and Ethiopians. He is probably very proud about his ancestry and that it shows that one of the most successful civilizations ever was made by his own people.
2. I believe that he is justified to feel this way about this, but, personally, i wouldn't use a movie by Dreamworks for this purpose.
3. The blogger's evidence includes a picture of Nefertiti, an edition of National Geographic, and the movie "The Prince of Egypt".
4. I think that the visitors would believe that he doesn't have enough proof to back up his claims, and would ignore them.
a. If i were to blog back to the blogger, I would say that he doesn't have enough evidence to back up his claims that all Egyptians are black. I understand what he is thinking, but without anything to back him up, like, for example, a college study or something similar, its hard to take his side.
Michael Fitzpatrick Pd. 8
1. I believe that the blogger is very proud to call himself black and I believe he is this way because it is who he is and indetity and knowing who you are gives people a large sense of pride in themselves and others like them. He is justified to feel this way just out of his pride but coming down to hard evidence it is lacking. He uses a picture that, with todays computer capabilities could have been altered, a statue that was painted to represented the idealistic way people wanted to see themselves in the after life, and the final peice is an animated movie. Although he is and can be very opinionated it means nothing regarding hard facts. I believe the tourists in Dr. Gates video would agree with the pride to feel how the blogger feels to want to know his heritage and where he belongs, but his lack of facts i believe would leave them uneasy. Without hard evidence it becomes difficult to believe what the blogger is saying.
If i were to blog back to the blogger i would first say that he should be proud for who he is and is intitled to his beliefs, but not to form false facts without actual evidence. I would also say to the blogger that regarding basing facts off a movie it would be totally unaccurate due to that movies are fiction and created towarards entertainment not factuality. This is what i would tell the blogger
Khalid Gibson Pd. 8
In response to the blogger, I want to say that there are many signs leading to the conclusion that people in Egypt were black, but the video kind of leads us to believe that its not 100% decided. Eventhough the statues were black does not mean that the people were black also. In the video they talked about how the colors used in the statues and artwork could represent the fertility and significance of the land. Even if it turns out that the ancient Egyptians were black, you still cant base it of the statues because the people would have been all different shades; A diversity of shades of black. In my opinion i feel that the blogger does have that right to feel this sense of pride because its their roots and its where their people originated.
Rebecca Finley Period 5
The blogger has such an outstanding sense of pride towards the early Eqyptians and Ethiopians for a variety of reasons. One of those being that he believes they are his ancestors. Another reason would be that he shows a lot of respect for them since they did so much with just so little back then. In my opinion, I think that from the evidence of old pictures and movies based upon history, the blogger is not inclined to feel this way towards the early Egyptian and Ethiopian races. For, he bases his knowledge upon the illustrations and movies he has seen which cannot always be accurate accounts of history. Meaning, Egyptians and Ethiopians in their early days are portrayed as african american by the blogger; which is fine as long as he has significant evidence to back him up. But, his is flawed since they could have had their own race or have been Arab or Asian. The tourists from Dr. Gates could have an opinion going either way about the bloggers page. One way being that they agree with his idea of their race because Egypt and Ethiopia are both located in Africa, and two being that they disagree because they believe that his evidence is lousy and not thought out. On another note, the blogger calls them black people, but there really is no such thing as black skin coloring. There are different shades of brown, but no black.
Gus Greenberg Pd. 8. The blogger of Chocolate City News is obviously proud of his African heritage. I also take pride in my heritage but I am not obnoxious about it. For example, if I found out the Pharoahs were white, I would be interested but not amazed and bewildered. I would show the blogger that the color of the statues does not directly correspond to the actual color of the ancient Egyptians. Zahi Hawass says that the color of pictures and statues could show signs of fertility of the land. The blogger has a right to feel proud but i think his afrocentric beliefs are going over the top. The blogger should take some time to do real research. He shouldn't base his opinion on ancient Egypt by colors and movies. I would write back to the blogger and tell him that the Egyptians might have been black but it is fine if they were not. I realize that Africans did at one time have control in Egypt, but i don't believe the skin color of Egyptians was always black.
The blogger has a strong sense of pride towards the race of the earliest Egyptians and Ethiopians because he is proud that the earliest Egyptians and Ethiopian were black people, and he feels that people should know the earliest people culture etc.I do not fell that the blogger is justified to feel the way that he feels because all of his evidence is just pictures and is not anything that is proven.The visitors that visited Mr.Gates could agree and they could also disagree, they could agree because they could have as much pride as the blogger and have an afrocentric point of view like the blogger. If I blogged back to the blogger I would tell him that he has no evidence to prove anything that he is saying in his blog and should get evidence from a reliable source.
Kelly Riley per 5
1. The author has a sense of pride for the black community because he himself may be of the black decent and has ancestors that struggled through times of racism and were discriminated against. After seeing how far African Americans have come and being part of that can give the author pride to be a black citizen. The author used an afrocentric point of view in this article to tell people that he believes black people were the first to rule in the Ethiopian tribes in the past.
2. I believe the author is entitled to believe the Egyptians and Ethiopians were black, for many people believe it and evidence like artifacts from the past could argue the skin colors in many different ways.
3.The evidence of the color of the skin of the Egyptians is pictures, paintings, and statues made by these people. However, other people can argue that the color of the skin stood for other things for example, black color could show the empires fertility.
4. I think Dr. Gates would agree with the bloggers ideas because Dr. Gates has a very afrocentric point of view and his ancestors are from Ethiopia.
5. If i were to blog back to this author I would tell her that the debate of white verse black as the first Egyptians or Ethiopians is up to your interpretation. The only evidence can be argued either way.
Devante Kent period 5
1.The blogger in my opinion has all the right to be as prideful as he is. I myself dont agree fully with the way he shares his opinions and facts, but he is merely trying to explain to people that Africans and Africa itself used to be a beautiful strong rich region.
2.I think he has all right to speak his mind as long as he states some facts because false informations defeats the purpose of his blog.
3. If i were to blog back i wouldnt agree with mostly everything he says. But sense i am not fully black I dont have as much pride as he may have. I would defend Africa and talk about how it was a rich region back in its time but then again most of that would be all from opinion.
4. I would say the people along with the tourist who went to eygpt know more than the blogger and wouldnt agree with everything he says since they/he(Dr. Gates) have more knowledge and experience on the subject.
5. From the two videos that i watched i would also point out to the blogger that the stereotype of all balck people looking just like the statues in eygpt and being all one color is extremely false. And that the color of the statue didnt always means somthing but it could mean the fertility of the regions land and people. Africans and Eygptians could range from a light skin color to a dark skin color because even though thats were most people came from there still was diversity.
Aimee Meller period 5
This blogger certainly had an Afrocentric point of view.I think the blog showed a lot of different aspects of African culture. I enjoyed how it showcased a mixture of African art as well as a magazine and movie. You can tell that the blogger has a lot of pride in his race. I am not sure if I believe he is justified to feel this way, however I also do not think we are justified to think that the first Pharaohs were European. In the second video there was a very interesting point made about the golden statues. It stated that statues of Egyptian pharaohs were made in gold to symbolize the sun, yet we misinterpreted it for skin color. However, i am not nearly convinced that the first pharaohs were black. Although i think the bloggers pride and determination to prove his point is admirable, there is no historical evidence to back it up. Maybe if he would include more information and less pictures the blog could be taken more seriously, but at this point i remain undecided.
Rebecca Newman Period 5
The first Egyptians were certainly African, for the reason that they lived on the continent of Africa. I can understand having a sense of pride about a great civilization being African. So many people think of Egyptians and North Africans as being from Europe or European looking, even though they are from Africa as much as people from Ghana or Nigeria. However, it is hard to tell what those ancient people looked like. Most of what we have as a reference is art and art is a representation of how the people saw themselves as opposed to what they actually looked like. Genetics can give us more a clear picture, but there are so many different kinds of skin color that it would be hard to categorise the people. I think other African Americans would be very proud, none the less, as we are when we learn about the founders of America doing great things.
Maurice Jenkins 8th pd- As a fellow African American, I can see why the blogger would feel pride in knowing that he could have been descended from one of the largest and advanced empires in history. If I blogged back, I would blog: it is amazing that the first Egyptians were black. This is one of the many new discoveries that proves that the stereotypes of Africa being a very simple and inadvanced country wrong.
eric meyers pd.5
1. the blogger seems to have a sense of pride with his race because he most likely went through some sort of depression as if he was restricted because of his race
2. the blogger may be justified to have some sort of pride but not all of his evidence supports his justifications
3. the blogger most likely feels that he is justified because many people can trace tehir heritage back to the egyptians
4. if i was to write back to the blogger i would say that he should have all of his facts right first. he has no historical evidence stating that the egyptians were black
Tom Romanowski Pd. 5
The blogger has pride in his culture and history of his ancestors. He feels people should know more about his culture and ancestory. In the first video, the man talks about the statues colors and how it doesn't really represent the color skin of the Egyptians even though it could be the color skin of the Egyptians. The black color of the statues represent the fertility of their land. The gold color represents the sun. Also in the first video, the man talks about how women were painted as thin and beautiful but not all women were thin and beautiful. The women were painted how they wanted to look in the afterlife. In the second video, the man talks about how we don't know if the people of Africa are from African origin. Also, we can't test the DNA's of people in Africa because most of the people that were in tombs were beautiful and of African origin.
Janee Wiliams period 3 I think the blogger has a born and proven right to be proud of where he comes from. I think the guy in the National Geoagraphic video was right for brighting up the fact that black was considered to be pure and thats why all of the royalty wanted their pictures painted black. Now i also think the second guy was on to something becuase i wonder why people now consider black to be bad and dark. He said that wew were seperated, so maybe that seperation came acroos as a bad thing as if they wre being seperated becuase they were bad.
William Giguere Pd. 3
I think that the blogger is simply stating one point of view out of many. Any of them could be correct, and it is unlikely that any evidence will come forward on any side. Since nothing can be proven, there is absolutely nothing wrong with the blogger stating his/her point of view. If saying that the first Africans were black makes you happy,then post it for the world to see.
From a more analytical point of view, I believe that the first Africans probably were darker skinned. However, that being said, his sources are not exactly very convincing. Just because a group of people were portrayed a certain way in a cartoon movie, that is not intended to be historically accurate does not mean the people in question actually were that way.
In conclusion, I believe that the blogger is justified in saying what he has, but would be well advised to provide more fact oriented sources.
Katie Cooper, Period 8
1. The blogger has this sense of pride, probably having anger over the racism to blacks in history. Slavery and racism both happened in the United States and he does not seem that it is right to feel this way. He, also believes that Africans were royalty, even though that information is not quite true yet.
2. He is justified to feel this way, but on his evidence, no. His evidence does not seem researched enough or fully correct. When he talks about the movie, it devalues his blog and makes it seem like it is just his opinion, not facts he is stating.
3. The tourists visiting Egypt in Dr. Gates' video would feel mad about this blog and dishonored. The evidence is incorrect and is bias. I think they would think it is his opinion, which is incorrect, and should not be taken seriously.
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