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About proftp

I teach political science and bioethics as an adjunct at a CUNY school.

And so begins a new year

Posted on January 25, 2021 by proftp

Given how much of the work has moved to Blackboard, there likely won’t be any new posts anytime soon. HOWEVER: the pages (i.e, the links, above) are updated each semester, and sometimes during the semester, so it’s worth it to … Continue reading →

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Posted on July 19, 2019 by proftp

Unhappy is the land that needs heroes. —Bertolt Brecht

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Pol 166 Voter registration readings

Posted on May 7, 2018 by proftp

Allrighty, the final set of online readings: Freedom Ballot in Mississippi (Oct-Nov 1963) Civil Rights bill passes in the House (Feb 1964) Civil Rights bill—battle in the Senate (March-June 1964) Mississippi Freedom Summer events (1964); read: Mississippi Summer Project Lynching … Continue reading →

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Pol 166 Civil rights readings April 24 & 26

Posted on April 23, 2018 by proftp

The first piece looks at party support for civil rights in the 1960s, while the rest of the short pieces are focused on SNCC as an organization: H Enten, Were Republicans really the party of civil rights in the 1960s? … Continue reading →

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Pol 166: Readings for April 17-19

Posted on April 11, 2018 by proftp

A few readings, and couple of short video clips: CORE, The Freedom Riders Chronology of the Freedom Rides W Mahoney, In Pursuit of Freedom, Liberation, Sept 1961 PBS, Freedom Riders, three clips: The Tactic (4:55) The Strategy (4:57) The Fresh … Continue reading →

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Pol 166: Civil Rights Readings April 10-12

Posted on April 3, 2018 by proftp

Here are the next set of readings, a mixed bunch of articles, photos, and cartoons; most are fairly short (1-2 pages), although some are a bit longer. And while I’m only pulling two editorials about the sit-ins from the Greensboro … Continue reading →

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Pol 166: SNCC Readings March 27-29

Posted on March 19, 2018 by proftp

Here are the first set of SNCC readings; I’ll post the reading for the following weeks. . . in the following weeks: Julian Bond, SNCC: What We Did Greensboro sit-ins, others: Read ‘Greensboro sit-ins (Feb)’ and ‘Sit-ins Sweep Across the … Continue reading →

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Pol 341: Videos!

Posted on June 15, 2017 by proftp

Hello, all. Here are a couple of videos in lieu of Monday’s class; we’ll (try to) incorporate the issues raised in these vids into class discussions. The Battle Over Abortion in Northern Ireland (12:56): Inside Mississippi’s Lone Abortion Clinic (15:40): … Continue reading →

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Leh 355 Bioethics: Videos!

Posted on April 6, 2017 by proftp

NOTE: You have until May 18 to leave a comment. ~~~ *Update* For those who want an extra point or two, go ahead and comment/ask a question in the comment section, below; I’ll respond on this site. Also: feel free … Continue reading →

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Leh 355: Study guide (+link)

Posted on September 28, 2016 by proftp

First, thanks to Mayra for alerting me to the fact that the link to Stem Cell Basics wasn’t working: this is the correct link. (You can either click on the pdf link to get the entire document, including glossary, or … Continue reading →

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