Black Bottom

born in the bottom tenth of the income distribution and remain in that same…

because he is defending a black man. This shows his sangfroid and composure because most people would crack under that pressure. Instead he is seemingly unbothered, and actually has to deal with his children’s response and keep them in control. “My folks said your daddy was a disgrace an ' that nigger oughta hang from the water tank" (102). This is just one example of the way people talked about Atticus. The town was angry, and utterly confused about why Atticus would defend a black man.…

identity through the hardships manifested in the black community. She courageously reflects on her experience growing up as a black female immersed in a racist and sexist society. There are many themes presented in this direct yet realistic autobiography but the ones which stand out the most are gender, empowerment and strength. Nelson portrays how black women are invisible and looked over by others, frequently feeling like…

someone to do something usually due to the fact that she is a sexually attractive woman. Yet, enslaved African women were thought to be at the bottom of the totem pole, so how were they also seen as sexually attractive? Do they love or despise African women? Even though, it was mainly the fair skin/mulatto women that were seen as temptress, darker skinned black women were still seen as sexual objects as well. This divide between mixed and dark skin enslaved women caused psychological…

but to be a poor race in a land of dollars is the very bottom of hardships.” These wise words were given to us by W.E.B Bois the author of one of the passages listed. I feel as if this quote couldn’t be more fitting for the idea of racism in America at the time. Bois presented the idea of how the African American were presented as bad people that rarely were looked upon for good deeds. The next article is telling a story about how a black boy was treated while working with white people. Lastly…

Introduction Kendrick Lamar released his highly anticipated album, To Pimp A Butterfly, in mid-March 2015. The jazz-poetic album contains numerous top-chart singles in addition to going Platinum. Furthermore, Lamar recorded the collection over the span of three years, beginning in 2012 after the murder of Trayvon Martin. Having heard the news of this crime against a young member of the African-American community, Lamar turned to the pen, producing the track “The Blacker the Berry.” The song…

Migration had a major role social conflict several ways. One main group that migration had a social conflict on are free blacks and slaves. It also impacted women and natives this way too. These three group had either gained a benefit of migration or for some it just got worse. Slaves were treated so poorly among all the different groups. They were at the bottom of the social ladder and with people migration to different regions, it just got worst for them. Slaves masters treated their slaves…

fate of a community called the Bottom through the intertwined lives of its residents. Aware of the few opportunities available to the minorities and females due to discrimination, social expecations, and exploitation of the time, Morrison challanges the idea of conforming to societal standards by exploring the value of finding a sense of self. To change for superficial reasons is to potentially lose something even more valuable: character and authenticity. The Bottom is an African American…

Blacks lived and grew up in poor conditions, working hard jobs that paid poorly. When Anne (Essie Mae) was four years old she lived with her family, father, mother, and younger sister Adline in a small, dilapidated, plantation shack with wallpaper pinned…

A law professor Daniel E. Ho at Stanford University disputed the mismatch theory. His response was “black law students who are similarly qualified when applying to law school perform equally well on the bar irrespective of what tier school they attend (par 16).” Another law professor Richard Brooks at Yale University believes that mismatch exists. On the…