Reconstruction ended well after 1877 marking the first of a pair of attempts at social equality in the US. It is bookended by the only good war that the US has been involved in that allowed the US to explode on to the world stage as a super power that is only now in its later years of dominance. In the nearly sixty-five years between the years of 1877 and 1945 the United States underwent dynamic changes in many respects. Its social framework for many of its citizens and immigrants changed radically, both in the roles that they functioned with in society but also in the changes to their political incorporation and disenfranchisement. Economically the United States was equally striking in its changes where the differences in the roles that…
I am frequently told that I am privileged because of the color of my skin. Then I’m told I’m underprivileged because of my gender and my income. Obviously, someone needs to make up their mind. This is the starting place of Natasha Rodriguez’s essay “Who Are You Calling Underprivileged?” She writes about her experiences dealing with labeling due to ethnicity and income while applying for college and financial aid.…
The Delany sisters, Sarah “Sadie” Delany and Annie Elizabeth “Bessie” Delany, born 1889 and 1891, respectively, lived during a time during which a racist society was deemed appropriate. The Delany sisters were able to cope with this unjust society with their own, unique ways. Sadie liked to play dumb, while Bessie preferred confrontation. To me, Bessie’s method was more effective, as she proved that she was proud to be herself, and that she would not be pushed around, while her sister would just take it.…
In today’s society, what is actually considered systemic oppression? The actual definition of systemic oppression is something harsh, the way many people are mistreated in a systematic way depending on their social identity group. In today's world we have seen many situations involving systemic oppression. Simply looking at the case of Trayvon Martin, he was a seventeen year old who was shot and killed in Sanford Florida, simply by his appearance. ”Zimmerman shot Martin dead the night of Feb. 26 after following him for several minutes.…
The essential question that I will be focusing on this CREQ is “What might our assumptions about what counts as “knowledge” be consciously and unconsciously grounded in dominant (and non-inclusive) paradigms of education and how can we challenge those assumptions to find knowledge and information from sources and people typically not considered in dominant views of education?” Chapter 1 of Adams text talks about what oppression is, in what ways oppression can take shape, and how oppression affects us all, victims and perpetrators alike, negatively. Adams discusses how oppressive ideologies persist in society for long durations of time and it can result in society viewing those oppressive beliefs as fact, or knowledge. Complaints of oppressive actions can be countered with “That’s simply the way things are.” It is not true that everyone who enforces…
Discrimination against colored people and different ethnicities is still a huge problem circulating. The equality of genders and skin colors is not equal. In the 1700’s women did not have a say in anything. Housework and bearing babies were the only thing seen as important when it came to women. But women over the years, have proven that thought to be wrong.…
America is often advertised as the "Land of the Free" with "equal opportunities." However, when immigrants arrive, things do not end up in their favor. Instead, the justice system rules out the people of color and favors the White privileged and only brings complications and inconveniences to society. The American Dream is not much of a dream as it is a nightmare for many non-Caucasian individuals.…
Throughout the years, this subject has been a bone of contention from various perspectives. Unlike the past when the issue was discussed silently, the present sees it often talked, with the intention to come up with solutions that can last. In the current American society, pop culture has played a major role in addressing this issue. Through the use of songs, advertisements, films among many other avenues, the issue has been addressed conclusively. The current trend has seen a move by the government and other stakeholders to ensure that gender-based violence and discrimination based on one’s sex are done away with.…
“Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness. ”- (Oprah Winfrey)…
The United States of America started in the year 1776, when the declaration of independance was proclaimed throughout American history, millions of American citizen around the world abondoned their homelands for a chance to start a new life. Over the past years many immigrante go to other countries have had diffrent reasons such as better life and more jobs opportunity although some come to escape war and difficulty, for example the great hunger wa a period of mass starvation, disease,. The year of 1840s and a1850s the treat of starvation…
If Americans continue to deny the fact racism exists, the dilemma will persist to live on. In Birmingham, Alabama, there is a church on 16th Street that was bombed on September 15, 1963, killing four girls for racial reasons. But, if you walk outside on the sidewalk, dark brown, mahogany, and yellow bricks line the perimeter, intertwined. These bricks lie there, sturdy and woven together to remind people of the time where the unity of people of all colors defeated prejudice.…
I applied the feminist theory to the article titled “Being Superwomen: Justice for Black Women Too” in order to focus on the inequality, injustice, oppression of black women. The article opens up about a Haitian women who was raped with not a lot of media attention about the crime neither did black political leaders do anything to help the female victim at all. Al Sharpton thought that it was unfair that the black men who were responsible for raping the women were not offered bail. The men were portrayed as victims and “young African-American males” that were endangered species. The feminist theory would fit perfectly with this article because black women get the less attention when it comes to rape which is sad since they don’t get the justice…
Our lack of equality is some respects in the best thing we have, nobody would be able to develop themselves to do things they desire if we were all equal. I feel like the writer wanted to show us that without some type in inequality, then none of us would be individuals. That the government would have total control of anything and everything that we wanted to do. Our lives would be controlled and our lives greatest desires could never be fulfilled because of their mental and physical restraints. We were meant to grow and prosper as free children and in a society where were equal and everything is control, that would mean nothing.…
Michelle Leyva Professor Zimmer History 1312- 001 September 25, 2015 Women Equality has been and still continues to be a major issue in America. Over the years America has overcome many issues dealing with equality that include the color of the skin, financial statuses, being born out of America, and the gender of one. Women, in particular, had fought for many of their rights they have now. Women didn't just need the right to vote just to feel like they’re not left out anymore, but because they wanted to have a say in politics, women wanted to fix many things that would help everyone's health in a workplace or economic standing, not just their own voting rights.…
When someone mentions Poverty I think of the state of being extremely poor. Unfortunately, women are faced with many inequalities in a modern society. Feminization of poverty is this concept of women and their children as America’s poorest people. Poverty among women is steadily increasing worldwide. The feminization of poverty isn't just a North American trend.…