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Early in each semester, Gerald Green, an adjunct professor at LeMoyne-Owen College, hauls a small boombox to class and plays the 1971 Temptations hit “Ball of Confusion” for his American government students.
That song, with its references to racism, war and “cities ablaze on the summertime” is as relevant today as it was 45 years ago in the discussion on government’s role in unraveling the ball, said Green, an attorney who also teaches criminal justice and political science.
But a line in that song — “Vote for me and I’ll set you free! Rap on brother, rap on” — epitomizes the sincerity some see in Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s outreach to Africa-American voters.
Read more http://www.tennessean.com/story/new...g-little-traction-african-americans/90145602/
That song, with its references to racism, war and “cities ablaze on the summertime” is as relevant today as it was 45 years ago in the discussion on government’s role in unraveling the ball, said Green, an attorney who also teaches criminal justice and political science.
But a line in that song — “Vote for me and I’ll set you free! Rap on brother, rap on” — epitomizes the sincerity some see in Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump’s outreach to Africa-American voters.
Read more http://www.tennessean.com/story/new...g-little-traction-african-americans/90145602/