American Black Bear

and even family matters. One could only image the hurt an African American mother might feel if her light skinned daughter chose to deny her racial background and live…

abolishment of slavery in all 50 states. For centuries African American slaves were denied the necessities of education, humane working conditions, and freedom. As a result of the Civil War, the thirteenth amendment was passed, which finally recognized African American slaves as civilians. Unfortunately, in reaction to the emancipation, southern legislators instituted laws that restricted African American citizens from their basic rights. Black Codes, known to some as "revival of slavery in…

a book called The Origin of Civil Society” that basically outlines that all people are created equal. In concurrence with Rousseau another author by the name of Fredrick Douglass wrote a book called “Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass, an American Slave”, when comparing the two authors and their books it is easy to find that although they were born almost a full century apart their thoughts resembled each other. Rousseau and Douglass have corresponding thoughts about human equality and…

The Appeal of Black Folk Did David Walker’s Appeal influence the work of W.E.B. Dubois? What kind of themes are prominent in both of their works? William Edward Burghardt Du Bois was born in 1968 in Massachusetts (Jarrett 909). He was the first African American to graduate from his high school. Later, he attended Fisk University, Harvard University (where he was the first African American to achieve a PhD), and University of Berlin. Dubois created the American Negro Academy and wrote many essays…

Watching God critique the idea of the American Dream by. Within these literary works the normative hierarchy found in a family makes it exceedingly difficult for two parties to coexist and both reach their separate interpretations of the American Dream, one side is commonly oppressed in order for the other to achieve their dream, and this can be seen through relationships observed in both readings. While both parties are striving towards their ideas of the American Dream, the gender based power…

The Black Tax “The Black Tax” was never really on my radar, until I read Born A Crime. In Born A Crime, Trevor discusses how his mother had to “pay” the black tax and as a result, made me realize my own mother continues to pay the black tax too (Noah 66). My mom, Trevor’s mom, and millions of black mothers are determined that their children will not grow up and need to pay the black tax. People all around the world start life at zero and work their way up, but for black people in South Africa,…

Today when you attend major sporting events, the field or court is filled with black athletes. It wasn’t always this way. It took a lot of hard work and dedication for these athletes to be able to get on the field or court. A few key people helped shape our sports into what they are today. Jesse Owens the son of a sharecropper was born in September of 1913 in Alabama. He was born into a poor family, with slaves for his grandparents. Jesse was sick a lot as a kid with pneumonia and bronchitis.…

put you down and make you feel better about yourself. Helping people achieve their goal is better than being jealous and hating on others. Maya Angelou has similar thoughts as Joel Osteen and her poem "still i arrive". "Still I rise" is about how black people were oppressed and put down but are now rising to the occasion and ultimately fulfilling their goals. "still I rise" has a sassy and sarcastic attitude toward with an uplifting mood toward the end of the poem.…

trade of early America. I will be do this by summarizing information from two of our text books, African Americans: A Concise History, Chapters 3-9, and Let Nobody Turn Us Around, Sec. 1 Doc. 1, 3, 5-15. Many know that America was originally inhabited by the native Indians, or as Americans Indians. As the British colonized countries around the world, including the coast of North America, the American Indians had a significant influence on how the British developed the land and survived new…

Hughes. Hughes was American poet, columnist, novelist, playwright, and a social activist. Even more, he was the part of the innovators of the new literary art form of jazz poetry. Majority of his poems touched on the struggles of African Americans in white society. Also, the problems he endured throughout his life. When Jazz became popular, Hughes incorporated…