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Association for the Advancement of Colored
People’s Legal Defense and Education Fund
tion, I grew a mustache. The reviews were pre- People’s Legal Defense and Education Fund CLOSE READING chapter 4
tion, I grew a mustache. The reviews were pre-
80 years ago. (It still exists. Sherrilyn Ifill is in
dictably mixed and predictably predictable. . . .
dictably mixed and predictably predictable. . . . 80 years ago. (It still exists. Sherrilyn Ifill is in
The
charge.) The L.D.F.’s most famous cases include
Children were harsh. My 11-year-old nephew
Children were harsh. My 11-year-old nephew charge.) The L.D.F.’s most famous cases include The New York Times online version of
eading (by
the article includes an audio r
the article includes an audio reading (by
told his Minecraft friends that his uncle has
Shelley v. Kraemer, which, in effect, forbade
told his Minecraft friends that his uncle has Shelley v. Kraemer, which, in effect, forbade someone else) of the article with a short
someone else) of the article with a short
landlords from refusing to rent to Black people,
this . . . mustache; the midgame disgust was
this . . . mustache; the midgame disgust was landlords from refusing to rent to Black people, Other Voices / Wesley Morris intr oduction fr om Morris. (Note, however ,
introduction from Morris. (Note, however,
and Brown v. Board of Education, the crown
audible through his headset. . . .
audible through his headset. . . . and Brown v. Board of Education, the crown that the textbook edits out several portions,
that the textbook edits out several portions,
The mustache aged me. (People didn’t mind jewel in the fund’s many school-desegregation
jewel in the fund’s many school-desegregation
The mustache aged me. (People didn’t mind
including at the beginning.) You might have
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challenges. Marshall was, essentially, the civil
letting me know that, either.) But so what? It pulled
letting me know that, either.) But so what? It pulled challenges. Marshall was, essentially, the civil including at the beginning.) Y ou might have
students annotate the article as they listen
students annotate the article as they listen
rights movement’s legal strategist, and in case
me past “mature” to a particular kind of “distin-
me past “mature” to a particular kind of “distin- rights movement’s legal strategist, and in case to it; you could have them use a Dialectical
to it; you could have them use a Dialectical
after case, he arrived at the Supreme Court in
guished.” It looks fetching, for instance, with suits after case, he arrived at the Supreme Court in Notebook for their annotations.
guished.” It looks fetching, for instance, with suits
Notebook for their annotations.
I currently have no logical reason to wear.
I currently have no logical reason to wear. elegant tailoring and sharp haircuts. A decade
elegant tailoring and sharp haircuts. A decade
One afternoon, on a group call to celebrate
later Marshall was on the court. And any time
One afternoon, on a group call to celebrate later Marshall was on the court. And any time TRM Instructional Strategies
a friend’s good news, somebody said what I he donned that robe and those horn-rimmed Dialectical Notebook. For advice on
he donned that robe and those horn-rimmed
a friend’s good news, somebody said what I
Dialectical Notebook.
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didn’t know I needed to hear. More reviews spectacles, every time he shined at oral argu- conducting an effective Dialectical Note-
didn’t know I needed to hear. More reviews
spectacles, every time he shined at oral argu-
conducting an ef
fective Dialectical Note-
ments, he did so wearing a mustache. The
were pouring in (thumbs down, mostly), but I ments, he did so wearing a mustache. The book activity, see the Teacher’s Resource
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glasses and jowls emphasized his famous air
was already committed at that point. I just didn’t
was already committed at that point. I just didn’t glasses and jowls emphasized his famous air Materials.
Materials.
know to what. That’s when my friend chimed
of wisdom. The mustache bestowed a
know to what. That’s when my friend chimed of wisdom. The mustache bestowed a
grounding flourish.
in: “You look like a lawyer for the N.A.A.C.P. You look like a lawyer for the N.A.A.C.P.
in: “ 1 1 grounding flourish.
Legal Defense Fund!” In 1954, when the court ruled in Brown, it
Legal Defense Fund!”
In 1954, when the court ruled in Brown, it
wasn’t so rare to see a mustached man. They
What I remember was laughter. But where
What I remember was laughter. But where wasn’t so rare to see a mustached man. They CLOSE READING
someone might have sensed shade being
were a common feature among blue-collar joes.
someone might have sensed shade being were a common feature among blue-collar joes. Key Passage.
Key Passage. The highlighted text is a
thrown, I experienced the opposite. A light had Charlie Chaplin and Errol Flynn had been stars; rich passage suited for close reading. Stu-
Charlie Chaplin and Errol Flynn had been stars;
thrown, I experienced the opposite. A light had
rich passage suited for close r
eading. Stu-
been shone. It was said as a winking correction
been shone. It was said as a winking correction and the country hadn’t quite finished with dents can annotate this key passage in the
and the country hadn’t quite finished with
dents can annotate this key passage in the
and an earnest clarification. Y’all, this is what it is.
and an earnest clarification. Y’all, this is what it is. Clark Gable. 3 3 4 4 4 book’s digital platform, or you can print it to
Clark Gable. Ernest Hemingway had aligned Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway Ernest Hemingway had aligned
s digital platform, or you can print it to
book’
The call moved on, but I didn’t. That is what it is: the mustache with distinctly American ideas of be annotated by hand.
The call moved on, but I didn’t. That is what it is:
the mustache with distinctly American ideas of
be annotated by hand.
one of the sweetest, truest things anybody had masculine bravado, concision and sport. But a
masculine bravado, concision and sport. But a
one of the sweetest, truest things anybody had
mustache could also be a softener, a grace note.
said about me in a long time.
said about me in a long time. mustache could also be a softener, a grace note.
My friend had identified a mighty American
My friend had identified a mighty American 5 A mustache advertised a certain commitment to
A mustache advertised a certain commitment to
tradition and placed my face within it. Any time
tradition and placed my face within it. Any time civility. On a man like Gable, it embellished his
civility. On a man like Gable, it embellished his
rough edges, gave his characters’ chauvinism a
20th-century Black people found themselves
20th-century Black people found themselves rough edges, gave his characters’ chauvinism a
entangled in racialized peril, anytime the roots classy place to land.
classy place to land.
entangled in racialized peril, anytime the roots
On Black men, a mustache told a different
of racism pushed up some new, hideous weed,
of racism pushed up some new, hideous weed, On Black men, a mustache told a different
a thoughtful-looking, solemn-seeming, crisply
story. It was fashionable, but it was more than
a thoughtful-looking, solemn-seeming, crisply story. It was fashionable, but it was more than
attired gentleman would be photographed that. On a Black man, it signified values: persever
that. On a Black man, it signified values: persever- -
attired gentleman would be photographed
ance, seriousness, rigor. Ralph Ellison, Langston
entering a courthouse or seated somewhere
entering a courthouse or seated somewhere ance, seriousness, rigor. Ralph Ellison, Langston
Hughes, Jacob Lawrence, Gordon Parks, Albert
(a library, a living room) alongside the wronged
(a library, a living room) alongside the wronged Hughes, Jacob Lawrence, Gordon Parks, Albert
and imperiled. He was probably a lawyer, and he
and imperiled. He was probably a lawyer, and he
was likely to have been mustached.
was likely to have been mustached.
2 Thurgood Marshall (1908–1993) was the first African American
Supreme Court Justice. He served on the court from 1967 to 1991. — Eds.
3 Charlie Chaplin (1889–1977), Errol Flynn (1909–1959), and Clark
Gable (1901–1960) were mustachioed movie stars during the
1 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, 1920s–1950s. — Eds.
founded in 1909. — Eds. 4 Ernest Hemingway (1899–1961) was an American writer. — Eds.
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BUILDING CONTEXT
You might poll the class on their impressions
of men with mustaches by asking them,
“What kinds of men have a mustache?” or
“Who are some famous men with a mus-
tache?” Those questions could lead to a brief
discussion about the connotations of mus-
taches and of judgments of identity based on
physical features. You could also keep this
discussion in mind if you do the Redefining
Masculinity Conversation at the end of this
chapter.
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