This document was written by Ida B. Wells in the year 1900. This document was intended to provide people, specifically historians, the perspective of African Americans who experienced lynching because of racism and accusations. The purpose of this document is to explain how African Americans were treated and lynched in the late 19th and early 20th century. During the time that this document was created, rather than suffering from unforeseen actions, many African Americans were intentionally subjected to racial violence without any given rights.…
In The article “The Negro-Art Hokum,” Schuyler makes an argument against the concept of African-American art. After Negro art he puts “Hokum”. If something is a “hokum” it is nonsense, or something that is meaningless or untrue. According to the article Schuyler believes there is no such thing as African-American art.…
I n the Klan ’s Fight for Americanism, author Hiram W. Evans seems to use this speech to not only change the cause of the Klu Klux Klan, but also to give their view against modern cultures such as immigration. In 1926, the Klan had over 3 million members but was trying to speak for their members and appeal to the mass population. They believed that the mass population to whom they spoke for were the back bone of the American idea. Hiram vocalized the threat of new religious ideas, political policies, and the walking away from their traditional moral standards.…
Secondly, it is also possible to see how the argument that Gallagher makes on the use of black soldiers as a weapon and how effective they were as a tool against the South through the use of the letter of David Demus to his wife Mary Jane Demus in which he states, “But a Mi Dear Jest let Me say to you if it had Not a bean for the Culard trups Wiy this offel Ware Wod last fer ten years to Cum but Now it Wis plane to see that if We all had a stade at hom Wiy What Wod a becum of us Culard peapel We Can say Now how Can say [unclear: tha] [unclear: dun] Wiy us Culard Men Was the [unclear: Cuson] of this ofel Rebelon.”…
The Civil Rights Act was passed on July 2, 1964, outlawing discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. It has been over fifty years and still today this Act is disregarded in a lot of parts of the country just as it was in Oxford, North Carolina in the 1970s. Reading about the aftermath of Henry Marrows murder and how similar the aftermath is to the death of Mike Brown last year showed me that even fifty years later our country still is dealing with racism and segregation problems. While reading a book, you have to paint your own pictures but even from the opening pages I had already had Ferguson in my mind.…
The “Angry Black women” is a term that black women across america have been hearing since arriving in America. Cited in “The Angry Black Woman: The Impact Of Pejorative Stereotypes On Psychotherapy With Black Women” by Ashley, Wendy. Ashley states “The “angry Black woman” mythology presumes all Black women to be irate, irrational, hostile, and negative despite the circumstances.” Now through my research, I’ve to notice a pattern in that black women are always shown as aggressive, angry, and just plain inhuman. As Ashley states the idea that the angry black women exist is just that, and idea or “myth”.…
Although segregation ended many years ago ,it’s characteristics are prevalent today by means of mass incarceration happening in our country to this day. ”The New Jim Crow:Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness” written by Michelle Alexander is able to go in depth and show that even though the Jim crow laws have ended,America uses the federal justice system to discriminate against criminals in a ‘’legal” way. MIchelle Alexander is a civil rights lawyer who was also one of the many people who were blinded and not able to see what was actually going on in our justice system. Once a person who has been incarcerated has been released, they are denied the basic rights an american should have. Michelle states that they are excluded from juries…
Reconstruction after the Civil War was heavily depended on the use of Federal power. Many southern whites did not adjust well to being an equal to an African American, and in turn went on to create laws that restricted their newly gained rights. Reconstruction after the Civil War was a partial success because African Americans did gain some rights; but, it was a failure after the Federal Government decreased its hold on the southern states. African Americans gained the right to vote, be legally married, and hold offices in city. While on the other hand where they lived was regulated, and they could not gather without the permission of whites.…
Institutional racism is defined as a form of racism that is expressed in social, political, and economic institutions, discriminating against a certain group of people based on their race. Throughout the history of America institutional racism has been a major issue and key factor to the limited success of black men and women in this country. White privilege has played a major role in the advancement of white over blacks, Northern negroes were made aware that they lived in inferiority to whites (Liparim). Blacks knew that there were goals that white people could get handed, that black people could never reach. Blacks were not able to access the same resources as whites due to being socially and economically discriminated against.…
In 1915, the Ku Klux Klan was reborn in Stone Mountain, Georgia. The group had accumulated over three million members and they were determined to help solve America’s immigration crisis. In the 1920’s the Klan felt as though the “Nordic race” was facing major obstacles. The population of immigrants in America had increased and their presence had instilled a fear of foreigners across the nation. Hiram W. Evans addressed the situation in “The Klan’s Fight for Americanism.”…
The context of Canadian history and national building can be understood by several social structures. The article published by Andrea Smith Heteropatriachy and the Three Pillars of White Supremacy, highlights significant views of why an individual would have to leave their homeland and what structures produced it. In the article Smith discusses how different groups are oppressed by white supremacy and that there are several paths to freedom. In addition she states that there some structures that are set up to benefit one group and oppress another. Smith article stresses the importance of understanding the structures of society that prevents individuals to have solidarity and peace.…
African Americans under the Lenses of Racist Ideology In the history of humanity, African Americans have always been under the pressure and oppression of the common ideology that crates racism towards Africans Americans. For many years, many African American have been violently beaten, raped and tortured with no one to question or suppress these violent actions taken against Africans Americans whether in reality or in the entertainment industry. Louis Althusser is a French-…
Imagine if you were a black family living in the 1950's during the height of racism and the civil rights movement. How difficult would your life be, and what obstacles would have to be overcome? In Raisin in the Sun by Loraine Hansberry, the Youngers family live in a rundown Chicago Black neighborhood and face many challenges throughout their lives, including racial discrimination and sexism. Hansberry's message talks about the importance of achieving dreams, awareness of racial discrimination, and family dynamics. Many of the characters in the play dream of being something better in life.…
Throughout history, Americans have fought for their rights. Whether it’s women’s suffrage, immigration, or working conditions, people have stood up and fought for what they believe in. Civil Rights is no exception to this. During the civil rights movement, like other times that people stood up, there were those who opposed. Those who opposed during the civil rights movement committed things called hate crimes.…
In the words of Jewish philosopher Abraham Joshua Heschel, “Racism is man’s gravest threat to man; the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason.” Racism is prevalent in all aspects of the world including cultures, religions, and even sports. Some would argue that racism has been terminated in soccer, but this is a vacuous argument due to the amount of incidents that have occurred in recent years. There have been over 350 racial episodes in European soccer in the year 2014 alone. Racism in soccer remains ever present with the recurring amount of incidents that continue to take place in the modern game.…