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Black History Month Focuses Upon a Mockingbird.
Black History Month was highlighted by two presentations at the El Paso Community College Northwest Campus' Jenna Welch and Laura Bush Library. The featured speakers dealt with the issues of bigotry, tolerance and compassion.
There were also readings from To Kill a Mockingbird at the cafeteria where anyone could take the floor and read a passage from the book.
There were several presentations at the library. EPCC Instructor Barbara Yancy-Tooks led a group in comparing the book To Kill a Mockingbird and Billie Holiday's classic song Strange Fruit.
The attendees were encouraged to gain a sense of what the life was like during the years of slavery and even later during segragation. The themes of racism, compassion, and tolerance in To Kill a Mockingbird were explored.
Many of the students who attended were unaware of the history of racism in the United States and felt that they had a responsibility to become aware of the evolution of civil rights and decline of racism as it stands today. One attendee said that "It was very eye-opening"." Another indicated that she "feel[s] that I need to become more involved in civil rights issues".
EPCC Instructor Neva Carrillo took a look at the film version of To Kill a Mockingbird, and compared that theme to films such as Time to Kill and Crash.
(Photos: Lourdes Garcia and Robert O. Sandoval EPCC Staff)
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