Racism Remains: The Confederate Flag In “How the South Lost the War, but Won the Narrative,” the author argues different focuses in which he clarifies how the ideas and thought of those of the south were changed from the fundamental cause of concern in regards to the Confederacy. Horwitz uses strong logical appeals when he discusses the Confederate flag´s status in the South. He includes many illustrations that note the absence of information from many people, who do not know so much about the Civil War, its purpose, or the Confederacy. The greater part of Horwitz argument is that his article is about the significance of the confederate banner to an entire region in The United States, whose thoughts are factually incorrect about the genuine…
Confederate monuments are placed publicly all around America and, in recent years, it has raised dispute between people who support Confederacy and want the statues to stay; and people who do not support Confederacy and want to remove the statues. They represent Confederate leaders and history that was made during the American Civil War. Due to white supremacists in Charlottesville, Virginia violently protesting against the removal of the monuments, there has been an increasingly negative view of what the statues truly represent. Some identify these Confederate statues as an embodiment of a past that is missed by many Americans.…
Recently the United States have been subject to racial discrimination and the controversy surrounding the topic has resulted in multiple tragedies in our society. It can be considerably seen that the racial discrimination has created an undergoing turmoil for various hate crimes, police brutality and overall resurfacing discrimination throughout the country. The most recent subject at hand in which is being discussed is the banning of the Confederate flag. Should the confederate flag be banned? Why or Why not?…
The issue over removing Confederate statues has sparked many debates and emotions throughout the U.S. Hate speech stirs emotions, so do these statues. This made me think of the debate over if hate speech is protected by the freedom of speech. Hate speech is a terrible thing. But, it needs to be protected.…
The We Are Done Movement came about in response to similar protests at Universities around the country. It is a way for this group to express their opinions on social issues present on the campus of the University of Alabama, but many people don’t agree with the organizations ideas. Joe McDonald wrote an essay depicting why the We Are Done Movement is wrong and displayed evidence behind his reasoning. Joe argued that: the safe space this organization is calling for is only making the divide amongst the student body grow. That the phenomenon of “Reverse Racism” is present on the University of Alabama campus today and Affirmative Action creates unfair advantage amongst non-minorities.…
Many people in our nation are engaged in a heated debate as to whether or not confederate monuments should be taken down or kept in their places. In some states, chaos has risen. A group of people gathered in Charlottesville Virginia,to protest the removal of the General Robert E. Lee statue. Amidst all this chaos a car driven by a Nazi sympathizer plowed into twenty counter protesters killing one and injuring nineteen others. After these events, President Trump blamed both the white supremacists and the protesters who opposed them for the violence that had taken place.…
The Confederate Flag that everyone is referring to is actually a little know and insignificant battle flag used by a small group of Confederate Soldiers. Well, it was unknown until the Dixiecrates brought it back in the 1940s to protest against desegregation and the illegal lynching of blacks. In fact, it started being waved in states and schools for the same reasons.…
Recently, certain statues have been the source of contentious debate surrounding their removal. For some, those statues do not need a public display as they are highly offensive and for others, the statues are cultural and needs to remain. However, the Confederate statues that largely haunt the South needs to be removed since there are no plausible defense for them. The horrendous events in Charlottesville, Virginia in which a suspected Nazi sympathizer killed a person, reminds us that we have a long way to go with resolving several troublesome societal issues.…
An estimated 1.3 million American soldiers gave their lives during the American Civil War. The defeat of the Southern Confederacy brought along the destruction of its oppressive ideologies. Despite this, Confederate monuments still stand as testaments of this fallen state to this day. In recent times these monuments have aroused controversy because of their offensive nature to some. Many protests and rallies occur in support of the eradication of these monuments.…
I don’t agree with the removal of the confederate soldier monuments. I am opposed to it because that is America’s history being removed because people are offended and think its racist. First, it is destroying educational moments. Second, most monuments have been there for over 30 years and why is it now such a big problem.…
The Confederate Flag was created on March of 1861, as the official flag of the Confederates. The flag is still around to this day, and has developed controversy on the topic itself. Some people believe that the confederate flag is apart of history, while others believe it is a sign of racism and injustice that should not exist in today’s society. The Civil War was a war that was fought between the northern and southern states of America. The north was referred to as the Union, while the south was referred to as the Confederacy.…
JEDIAH HARTSHORN 2 In our recent times, New Orleans has decided to take down 4 of its confederate statues, due to many complaints, anger, and fighting Mayor Mitch Landrieu makes an address to the people of New Orleans. Mayor Mitch Landrieu starts off with ethos saying, “You see: New Orleans is truly a city of many nations, a melting pot, a bubbling cauldron of many cultures.” Page.2 September 3, 2017. With this he connects with the people of New Orleans, after establishing this connection he proceeds to beginning to discuss the issue at hand.…
Through his artwork, Robert Duncanson hoped to really get his message across by expressing it through his paintings. The painting Uncle Tom and Little Eva covers the topic about racism. This powerful painting is timeless because sadly, racism is still present in today’s world. It’s actually one of the most controversial topics. Many people can connect to this paintings in different ways.…
Andrea Bollin ASM104 12/11/2015 Lab Racism is part of our everyday lives. Where we live, where we go to school, our jobs who we come in contact with. The belief of races carry along with prejudice and hate. People are taught how to interpret and understand racism.…
A few years earlier, Jackie Robinson breaks through the segregation of major-league baseball, but the new opportunity for black ballplayers arrives too late for Troy Maxson. This situation causes a frustration in Troy’s life pushing him to live in an ordinary way as a dissatisfied employee. He is a former convict and once a baseball player, who is now a sanitation worker due to the lack of opportunities for his race. He is not being treated equal at his job. He wants everybody to have the same opportunity to drive a truck: “All I want them to do it change the job description.…