African American history of Alabama

Compare and Contrast Booker T. Washington and W.E.B DuBois Booker T. Washington and W.E.B DuBois were both influential African American leaders in the early 1900’s. Both men were highly educated and dedicated their lives to changing the status of African Americans in a post Civil War America. Although both Washington and DuBois had the same dreams of equality for African Americans, they had very different ideas on how best to achieve this equality. Booker T. Washington believed that African Americans could achieve equality by first accepting that subordination to whites was a necessary evil. (The Reader’s Companion to American History, Eric Foner & John A. Garraty) W.E.B. DuBois demanded, on the other hand, that African Americans demand…

Throughout much of American history, African Americans have been enslaved, feared, and loathed by white citizens. Despite gaining their freedom after the Civil War, African Americans continued to deal with racism, violence, and segregation. It wasn’t until the mid to late 20th century that blacks in America were granted equal rights. Many of us accredit the late Abraham Lincoln for the abolishment of slavery; though this was his initial plan before he was assassinated, we owe the credit to the…

Researching these photographers’ was hard to pick from until I researched Gordon Parks. There are many reasons why I chose this artist. One because he documented Civil rights movement, did not know of any African American photographers, and his photos were raw. Parks expressed “ the crusade for civil rights with images of demonstrations, brutalities, and racial inequalities. Park’s approach was entirely different, serving a crucial documentation in a prosaic yet profound way. His photographs…

Rosa Parks Would you abide by the law even though people aren't being treated fairly or would you take a stand like Rosa Parks? Rosa McCauley Parks, an African American women is known as “the mother of the civil rights movement” for carrying out an action that most African American women in the mid-1950’s would never do. Rosa’s nonviolent actions changed history and gave an example to people in the future that you can change issues in our society in a positive way. Rosa Parks is a pioneer of…

The early to mid 1900’s was a time period marked by its prejudice, extreme racism and injustice towards the african american people. Harper Lee was born in 1928, during the time period of racism, and witnessed many events that shaped her views and writing style. To Kill A Mockingbird, an example of the time period, is her most famous piece. The story is set in the 1930’s, and involves a trial of a black man, Tom Robinson. Throughout the story, people constantly refer to Tom and Atticus, his…

1965, and held in Alabama, a southern state with ingrained racist policies. Protesters began marching the 54-mile route from Selma to the state capital of Montgomery in attempts to register black voters in the South. The protestors were confronted with deadly violence from local authorities and white vigilante groups. Beaten and shocked by billy clubs and cattle prods, trampled by horses, and choked by clouds of tear gas, the marchers fell back and fled for their lives. When someone called for…

With days left before Alabama cast votes in the hotly contested U.S. Senate race between the Republican Roy Moore and his Democrat contender Doug Jones, a tweet containing shocking racial overtones has emerged: Judge Moore believes the last time America was "great" was during slavery. According to a distressing claim in a Huffington Post report on Friday, Roy Moore believes American families were more united, not less and the country was in good shape during the period when American slavery…

Being African American is an important part of who the Watsons are. No part of the story would be the same if they were a different race. Christopher introduces segregation by talking about how the whites were greedy toward some of African-American children on their way to school. He also talks about the changes were being made to how society treated African Americans. Christopher states, “We'd seen the pictures of a bunch of really mad white people with twisted-up faces screaming and giving…

bringing an end to slavery, African Americans in the South and many other states African Americans were banned from associating with whites in institutions and public places, they wanted equality, same rights as the whites. Dr. Martin Luther King was the most important leader in the Civil Rights Movement as he sets the tone and direction in his preaching by bringing an end to racial segregation and discrimination in America King played a part in many well-known civil rights movements during…

The Selma to Montgomery March was a major event in the black’s fight for freedom. The fight for the right to vote, equal representation, and an end to segregation was essential for them, when the Civil Rights Movement was taking place. They wanted to end the atrocities that were being committed towards black people. However, later on in the Civil Rights Movement, they received the support of many whites. Thousands of people in Alabama crossed the Edmund Pettus Bridge from Selma into Montgomery…