SAQ Q's WK 10

Question 1

Answer a, b and c based on the following excerpt from the song, “You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught,” from the musical South Pacific.

Answer 1

You’ve got to be carefully taught.
You’ve got to be taught to be afraid
Of people whose eyes are oddly made,
And people whose skin is a different shade,
You’ve got to be carefully taught.
You’ve got to be taught before it’s too late,
Before you are six or seven or eight,
To hate all the people your relatives hate,
You’ve got to be carefully taught!

Question 2

a. Briefly explain the context of race relations in the United States when this musical appeared on the stage in 1949.

Question 3

b. Briefly explain the political context that created controversy around and criticism of South Pacific, and this song in particular.

Question 4

c. Briefly explain how the policies of the Truman administration affected race relations during this time.