1. Two concepts that both the White settlers and the Native Americans clashed over were the value behind the land in America, and the norms of living. When it came to the value over the land, many tribes believed that the man is the same as land. Tribes believed the land should be honored, respected, and loved as the land was given to them by mother earth. They believed we should move in unison with the land—the circle of life. Whereas the White man felt that it was there manifest destiny to expand and felt the land needed to change. They took manifest destiny from the Bible, believing that God wanted them to take land—so they did. They began cutting down trees, putting up fences, and became the exact opposite of what the Native’s believe.
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Those who are against Native American mascots for sport teams claim it is because these mascots are based on stereotypes, have psychological effects on Native American individuals, and display an inaccurate representation of the many tribes cultures and traditions. Stereotypes of Native Americans mascots are usually seen with feathers, skin that is brown or red, and have names such as, “Chiefs,” and “Redskins”. Those who are not aware of the history behind these names and protean tend to think that mascots are just mascots, when in reality, these caricatures glorify racism and targets those who are Native American. The American Psychological Association mentions the misleading stereotypes of these mascots as, “undermining the ability…to portray accurate and respectful images of [Native Americans]” (Watts 95). To say that it is just a mascot defeats the core purpose that Native Americans are stereotyped as an entertainment others. This is similar to when Blacks were seen as entertainment during the blackface …show more content…
The film essentially talks about the events that followed after slavery was abolished. New laws were created to criminalize black life. This started after the Civil War ended and continued throughout the Civil Rights Movement. The overexaggeration of black criminality was caused by the intent for free labor, and to keep Blacks out of the political system. After the Civil War, many African Americans were victims of what is known as, convict leasing. Convict leasing had prisoners were a source of profit and were leased to private industries and business owners at a minimal cost. Therefore, Pig Laws, Vagrancy laws, and Peonage laws were created to criminalize Black life. More than 2/3 of Blacks were convicted of vague charges. Blacks were forced into labor, and faced conditions that were inhumane. They worked in dangerous conditions where toxic smells leaked, disease spread, and faced mental and physical abuse in the mines.
In 1890, around 19,000 Black people were convicted of a crime, causing the crime rate to go up. As a result, convict leasing made Black into a criminal race and made crime seem as if it were inherited. Black men were not the only ones forced into labor; Black women were also forced into manual labor. Peonage laws were essentially debt used to control labor, but Peonage was outlawed in 1867. White Southerners tried various methods to keep slavery in another form, such as sharecropping. Ultimately, the goal was no longer free labor, but the goal became an
Those who are against Native American mascots for sport teams claim it is because these mascots are based on stereotypes, have psychological effects on Native American individuals, and display an inaccurate representation of the many tribes cultures and traditions. Stereotypes of Native Americans mascots are usually seen with feathers, skin that is brown or red, and have names such as, “Chiefs,” and “Redskins”. Those who are not aware of the history behind these names and protean tend to think that mascots are just mascots, when in reality, these caricatures glorify racism and targets those who are Native American. The American Psychological Association mentions the misleading stereotypes of these mascots as, “undermining the ability…to portray accurate and respectful images of [Native Americans]” (Watts 95). To say that it is just a mascot defeats the core purpose that Native Americans are stereotyped as an entertainment others. This is similar to when Blacks were seen as entertainment during the blackface …show more content…
The film essentially talks about the events that followed after slavery was abolished. New laws were created to criminalize black life. This started after the Civil War ended and continued throughout the Civil Rights Movement. The overexaggeration of black criminality was caused by the intent for free labor, and to keep Blacks out of the political system. After the Civil War, many African Americans were victims of what is known as, convict leasing. Convict leasing had prisoners were a source of profit and were leased to private industries and business owners at a minimal cost. Therefore, Pig Laws, Vagrancy laws, and Peonage laws were created to criminalize Black life. More than 2/3 of Blacks were convicted of vague charges. Blacks were forced into labor, and faced conditions that were inhumane. They worked in dangerous conditions where toxic smells leaked, disease spread, and faced mental and physical abuse in the mines.
In 1890, around 19,000 Black people were convicted of a crime, causing the crime rate to go up. As a result, convict leasing made Black into a criminal race and made crime seem as if it were inherited. Black men were not the only ones forced into labor; Black women were also forced into manual labor. Peonage laws were essentially debt used to control labor, but Peonage was outlawed in 1867. White Southerners tried various methods to keep slavery in another form, such as sharecropping. Ultimately, the goal was no longer free labor, but the goal became an