Amistad

It was the reasonable neighborhood to push out because it was a poor neighborhood made up of people of color, who didn’t know how to defend themselves. It’s difficult to bring yourself to challenge those forces, when the forces money, power, and status because the imbalance of power is too great to defend the little that one may have. When you own a home, such as those who live in The Hill, you find the willpower to try to fight for the few things you can call your own. Neighborhoods like The…

It is no secret that the people of the Caribbean are resilient. Caribbean countries have had to deal with hurricanes, earthquakes, epidemics and scores ailments that could break any society. We have, however, persevered and often times the world questions how we are able to experience atrocities and perilous times so severe and still survive as a region. Perhaps the answer to this question can be found in the pages of our history books and the oral reports passed down from our ancestors of the…

announced yet. During his time in the House, Adams spent eight years fighting the gag rule which automatically tabled any petition attacking slavery, and was eventually victorious. He also took on the defense of the slaves who mutinied aboard the Amistad. In the same context, Abraham Lincoln, though it is debated whether he was a full abolitionist or not, spent most of career in…

Some slaves would jump off of the slave ship. They would rather die than live an awful life. Some slaves would get a group together and would attempt to overpower the crew. The most famous one was on 1839, led by Joseph Cinque, on the Spanish ship Amistad. Slave importation was illegal in 1839, so they would fight for their freedom in court. Those were some of the few African Americans allowed to return to Africa. Native Americans would also help the blacks. They would tell them to follow the…

Inwood Walking Survey Geography Inwood is a neighborhood that is at the most northern point of the borough of Manhattan. It consists primarily of apartment buildings, with a wide variety of mom and pop business stores. The neighborhood is full of hills and mountainous areas and bordered by two bodies of water; The Harlem River to the north and east, and the Hudson River on the west, which places most of the neighborhood in hurricane evacuation Zone 2 (“Hurricane Evacuation Zone Finder”, 2016).…

The film begins with the words based on a true story and finishes “with a description of what happened to Solomon Northup and his assailants after he was restored to freedom. What happens in between… frequently beggars the imagination”. (Slate Magazine, 2014) Set in 1841, the film follows the story of Solomon Northup, (played by Ejiofor) a once free black man and able musician who is drugged, kidnapped and sold on as a slave. The film is of his memoirs, which shows “no fiction, nor…

The Life of Jose Marti Tory Anderson Penn State Dubois Jose Julian Marti y Perez was a Cuban journalist. He spent much of his life fighting for Cuba’s independence. In his life he traveled to many places. Unfortunately, he did not live long enough to witness Cuba freed but to Cuba he is their nation hero, some people refer to him as the Apostle of the Cuban Revolution. He became the symbol of Cuba’s struggle for freedom (Liukkonen). Jose Marti played a major role in helping free Cuba from…