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Misuzu Hatano HIST 2328 Julie Downing. Mexican Americans and the Question of Race. University of Texas Press, 2014. The purpose of this book is to indicate how a generation of Chicana activists of 1960’s to 1970’s, especially Chicana female activists created several aspects of liberation that continues to reverberate recently. In addition to that, the author Julie Downing tries to reveal untold history of individuals, organizations and political formations that encourages readers’…

in African American communities of New Orleans began in the late 19th century and flourished in the roaring 20’s. During the time period of the 1920’s, many African American artist, musicians, and singers, rose to fame, fortune, and recognition as they performed in the Jazz genre. Theses artist, doing what many believed to be the dream were seen as trend setters, rule breakers, a form of representation and inspiration for the African American in America. In fact, these African American talents…

the most eye catching examples of this is slavery. Slavery is looked at by most people as one of the most embarrassing, filthy, and disappointing times in American history. It brought forth immense amounts of pain, passion, and emotions. These things must be expressed. Anytime we feel pain, passion, or emotions, we feel the need to express ourselves. The most beautiful form of this expression is music. Slaves brought their musical traditions with them when they…

As Oscar Wilde states, “Disobedience is a man’s greatest virtue.” People are entitled to their own original way of thinking. Human kind by nature is stubborn and willing to do anything for their own beliefs. Individuals are needed to express those ideas and broaden human exposure for the sake of everyone. For example, back when colored people when discriminated against in the 1960’s, the affected banded together and demanded change for the better. Their disobedience to follow the laws and…

biggest african american movement, revolutionizing and changing the world of art. One of the things that came out of the Harlem Renaissance is the book, Their eyes are watching god, this book is about a women named Janie who is in a journey filled with ups and downs, just to find love. A novelist named Richard Wright talks about how Hurston has a, “minstrel technique that makes the ‘white folks’ laugh.” and , “...does little or nothing to improve society’s perception of African Americans, in…

brutality towards innocent and unarmed African Americans. Due to this action taken by police officers, African Americans had the courage to rally other African Americans to form the Black Lives Matter movement. These protest have been occurring everywhere in the U.S, knowing that many furious African Americans attend these protest to express the way they feel about the police. As sufficient information we see on the news and videos of African American protesters taunting and shouting at police…

Ragtime and Negro Spiritual music had a big influence and affected the American society in a good way. The music allowed people to express their feelings and was able to share great talent without feeling discriminated. The music was heard everywhere and many artists tried to follow or create new music using the four genres of music. We’re still enjoying the music of that era today. With the spiritual music, the African American expressed the pain of slaves for spiritual and freedom, for safety…

Race is considered to be a social construct because race is not something that was naturally created. Society created the idea of race by classifying and dividing people who are similar into groups. The argument that race is biological is meaningless because science has proven that there is no genetic distinction between different races. In recent studies it was found that there is no genetic marker for race; meaning that there is difference from one race and an others. So the argument that…

movement was an act of protesting against racial discrimination and segregation by African American leaders and other African Americans affected by this. Leaders such as Martin Luther King Jr. lead the march and helped in ending discrimination against genders and racers, those especially in the minorities category. The Color Purple (Alice Walker) and The Bluest Eye (Toni Morrison) are written by two African American Woman who have had their struggles growing up. The novels tie into the 60’s era,…

his TMZ interview that express how we can have free thoughts only if the public also agree with those thoughts. Moreover, if you have opposing thoughts, you are pushed against the wall to apologize for your true…