American civil religion

had to prove herself to other countries; the American Revolution, War of 1812, and Mexican-American War were all fought with a cry of nationalism. The American people wanted to come out on top, as winners, as the ones with control. Imperialism was no different. America, through expansion, racial assimilation, and expansion, aimed for domination. By the 1890s, the western frontier of the United States was…

ship called the Amistad sailed from Cuba to the United States carrying a group of illegally-acquired slaves from West Africa. Amistad is the title of a movie, directed by Steven Spielberg, that tells the story of these slaves and their impact of American society. The movie opens by singling in on a man by the name of Cinque, a tribe leader. He is captured and taken to slave fortress from where he is them transferred onto a slave ship. Cinque leads a mutiny to take over the ship and sails…

is viewed as a hero by some and as a villain by others depending on which side of slavery one is on. Some people also believe he is the reason that the Civil War started, making him one of the most unforgettable and important figures in history. John Brown was born in Connecticut on May 9, 1800. He died on December…

sermons whites became influenced by Black Harry and his skill to cite the bible so well. His intentions were almost identical to Sam Sharpe 's, which was to have slaves free and they both preached. Sam Sharpe and Black Harry believed that through religion slaves…

The enslavement of Africans in the Americas had existed for over two hundred years by the first shots of the Civil War in 1861. Coinciding with Abraham Lincoln’s presidential election in 1860, seven southern states, and later an additional four, seceded from the Union to form the Confederate States of America, leading to the Civil War. Contrary to the beliefs of the majority of southerners at this time, Lerone Bennett Jr., a scholar, author, social historian, and writer for Ebony Magazine, in…

what people of color were capable of doing, and toughened laws o make sure revolts like Turner’s weren't likely to happen again. But even though, Nat Turner influenced the Civil War in 1861. Nat Turner is the most influential and most controversial slave rebel/abolitionist…

humanity of black people as individual deserving of full human rights (docsouth.unc.edu). Almost two million slaves were brought to the American south from Africa and west Indies during the slave trade (docsouth.unc.edu). Also, almost 20% of the population of the America south over the years have been African American, in the late 1900s, 9 out of 10 African American lived in…

long-held tradition of marching towards equality has brought long-lasting, overwhelmingly positive results. Every successful social movement in America has used similar tactics of nonviolence and civil disobedience to show society that equality is something to be welcomed, not to be feared. The pages…

“Government, even in its best state, is but a necessary evil; in its worst state, an intolerable one,” said Thomas Paine, an English-American political activist. Government is unavoidable, it helps protect innocent people. Governments have evolved to become more efficient. They also change to support more groups of people. America itself is a fairly new government and is adapting to become more perfect. Government is critical because communities need someone or something to keep their people…

Lynch discusses the process of breeding slaves by comparing them to horses, “breed the mare and the stud until you have the desired offspring” (Lynch 3). The results of breeding slaves like live stock is the remaining over sexualization of African Americans in the stereotype of the well-endowed black man and promiscuous black woman. In fact, we find the slave roots of many black stereotypes in Lynch’s…