Forthgoing, I then waddled through the exhibition of how African …show more content…
When we define diversity, it is an amalgam of different races, nationalities, religions, and sexes coming together in a community or an organization. When we value the differences in people that come from different backgrounds, have different skillsets, have a certain attitude to things, and bring new ideas to the table, we can harness these differences for the better of everyone. Cultural diversity is very important, because it gives people an opportunity to experience things they never understand and want to understand and are not accustomed to. When there is diversity, we can understand all aspects, all opinions, and all ideas of everyone. We can combat problems and issues of the world from every angle. Diversity makes us non-linear in understanding the world and its people. The purpose of this exhibit was to explore African-American history and their culture. This exhibit fits with the many subjects we have spoken about in our course, because African-Americans have had their bad piece of the American pie. They are people who centuries ago, were brought here on many boats. They were enslaved and beaten til’ their spirits were broken. They were given some freedom, but still were under the gist of oppression. African American leaders were also assassinated which brought the morale down …show more content…
I now understand the struggle of the African-American. From their involuntary travels from Africa, to the Civil Rights movement, to present-day. I can now say that I understand their plight. I learned that African-Americans have been denied opportunity for a very long time and has had an effect on the community, evolution, and progress of the race. They were kidnap and enslaved, involuntarily brought over on boats. They were denied education, killed or punished if they were caught educating themselves. They developed their own style of music for communication. The African-American sought freedom in the midst of oppression. They strove until they were finally free… but when they were free, they were still oppressed. Denied opportunity to mingle in the mainstream, unable to participate in American activities, segregated from doing anything that the whites were doing. In my opinion, it would be quite heartless to not understand why the African-American is deep-rooted with pain. This excursion helped me develop a much more tolerant perspective of African-American issues. This course, for example, has taught me about cultural diversity, and has aided me in understanding the issues of all races. With this knowledge, I can apply this to Native American struggles, the struggle of the Jewish people, and other groups of people in history who have been persecuted by