American historians

Instead of having linear concepts or cyclical views of history, what if there was another way to look at our past? Barbara Tuchman was an American historian and best-selling writer whose theory of history is atypical compared to most historians. Barbara emphasized that history was like painting a portrait with every factual detail at hand essential to finishing the piece. Throughout her time as a successful writer she coined the term not “to instruct but to tell a story.” This quote goes hand in…

how both modern historians and early Americans have viewed the causes and ideology of the American Revolution. Lynd and Waldstreicher claim that the main contentions are whether the Americans…

highly admired American historian and social activist, he is best known for his scholarship that focused on Southern history and racial politics. His groundbreaking work, From Slavery to Freedom, was first released in 1947 and sold more than three million copies worldwide and with many other titles to follow (Yarrow). Apart from being an historian and author, Franklin was also former president for many honor societies, including Phi Beta Kappa, Organization of American Historians, and the…

mainly to achieve or show the how the civil-rights of black Americans in America have truly being ignored especially with the concerns of the racist agenda. The main core reason of the march which was spear headed by the participation of Martin Luther King Jr. was to raise the awareness of discrimination of the black American voters constitutionally and the need for amendment of the voting Act which would offer equal rights as American citizens. This was evidently shown through the report…

Martha Bayles argues that modernity has removed the humanity so essential to early to mid-twentieth century African American music from contemporary music. She furthers the contention that vernacular musicians, specifically those from the African American idioms of blues and jazz, were not primitives. Rather, they were seasoned professionals with an ability to interject soul and passion into their music. However, to make this argument, Bayles takes aim at the post soul music era as a counter…

that he vehemently opposes. To show his opposition to the revenue tax, he writes, “A right to impose an internal tax on the colonies, without their consent for the single purpose of revenue, is denied" (2). Dulany showed how unjustly hard working Americans were being taxed by the British in order to make…

One of the most distinguishable African American Pioneers was William Edward Burghardt W.E.B. Du Bois, he was one of many black intellectuals around the world. This vanguard instilled in many African American a profound sense of purpose. For example, Morgan State University compliments the morals, values, and principles he insists African Americans must have. His battle cry was education, a primary tool to combat an unjust nation. William Edward Burghardt was born February 23, 1868 and died…

Hacksaw Ridge provide situations during World War Two that were very similar to reality. To start off, Pearl Harbor gives us the famous scene in which most of us students can only imagine how pearl harbor on December 7, 1941. According to most historians, it was partially correct, they explained that the control towers and people, were receiving information too quickly... we have to remember that it was the 1940’s where technology was not as advanced as it was when the movie was created.…

When analyzing the intricate issues of the black Americans in the 20th century, Acknowledgments must be made toward 3 individuals that fought for the advancement of black Americans. These specific individuals are W.E.B. DuBois, Booker T. Washington, and Marcus Garvey. These 3 individuals all initiated platforms for the advancement of blacks at the time. Understanding the lives of blacks and the treatment of blacks by white Americans at the time plays a very crucial role in acknowledging the…

I listened to the Mildred Oakley Page interview. Mildred was born August 21, 1924 in Berea, North Carolina. She was interview in Durham, North Carolina where she lived and worked as a teacher in the department of health education at North Carolina Central. How Mildred and her family approached life and white people surprised me the most. On page 7 of the transcript, Mildred discussed how her father was a successful farmer who owned his own track of land. She states that they “lived in a…