INTRODUCTION
Author : Mark Ulriksen Date : Jan 15 2018 Title : In Creative Battle (cf I Have a Dream ” we must not allow our creative protest to degenerate into physical violence”)
Genre : portrait
Question : freedom of speech vs bigotry / To take a knee to take a stand/ What does the presence of MLK between two football players mean in 2018 ?
1 Describe the picture : position (look at the photos below), people (Michael Bennett, Martin Luther King Jr, Colin Kaepernick), outfits (football, dark suit), context (stadium, during the national anthem)
What are they doing ?
2 Martin Luther King – his job, fight, ideals, influences
3 Context : police violence, Black Lives Matter, athletes, prayers, patriotism, controversy, Donald Trump
Conclusion : Explain the title. Tell about the situation for Black people nowadays (after Joe Biden’s election) or before, when Donald Trump was President.
Listen to Guillaume speaking about the picture
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