Discussion Board #5: At The Dark End of The Street (Patreon)

Hey! Welcome to the fifth Intelexual Media Book Club discussion board!

This month we are reading At the Dark End of the Street: Black Women, Rape, and Resistance--A New History of the Civil Rights Movement from Rosa Parks to the Rise of Black Power by Danielle L. McGuire. I'm excited to re-read this, plus there will be a good Let's Talk About Sex History episode later this month that ties in nicely.

Some questions to keep in mind while reading:

• In what ways does this book challenge familiar narratives of the Civil Rights Movement, Rosa Parks, and the Black Power Movement?
• How did black women navigate the environment of Jim Crow? What roadblocks, potholes, and landmines did they have to put up with and simultaneously avoid? How did they employ resistance? 
• This may seem like a trippy question, but if you were personally to wake up in 1944 Southern America, the same exact race, economic status, and gender you are now, what would your reality be? Save this one for after you finish reading and get as creative or sarcastic as you want to be. 
• What are some connections, if any, that you make between rape culture in mid-century America and rape culture now?

Be sure to leave your own commentary (or any questions you have for me) below by February 25th, so I can respond in a Q+A by February 28th! Happy reading.