Black Bottom

The classification promoted the idea of racial hierarchy placing whites at the top and other races at the bottom as inferior. Many scientists formed their own theories about race, but the consensus was that primarily blacks are sub-human. These scientific theories were used to justify the Triangle Trade as well as the harsh treatment of the captive slaves. Racialization affected other minority groups similarly. It…

The construction of images meant to control black and white women, were crucial to the continued success of slavery. Of these, the Mammy stereotype acted as a foundation crucial to the success of the White family and oppression of the Black family—the Black woman in particular. Though not the only controlling image constructed to maintain black female subordination, the mammy is one of the most desirable images of black women among white people. The Mammy myth remains an important controlling…

the worlds first black republic and the aftermath of the revolution can still be seen today. “Egalite for All” brings the story of the revolution to life and gives greater insight to what really happened, while Knight, Trouillet, and Ulysse all had unique takes on the revolution, and Brereton shows how the Caribbean was changed in the future. “Egalite for All” was a compelling film that focused on the Haitian revolution and Toussaint…

Malcolm X, an American Nation of Islam minister and a prominent Black Nationalist leader, dedicated his life to finding a solution to the “spiritual, mental, moral, economic, and political sickness” (X, 251) that plagued American’s black population throughout their history in America. Malcolm X’s motivations behind his radical activism varied throughout his life. However, each motivation was deeply rooted in both his ideological influences and his desire for a sense of belonging and purpose.…

loved her, she never felt the love from anyone, not even from her parents. During the trial, Mayella knew that she was going to win, even though she was at the bottom of society, she knew the advantage she had of being white. “She was white, and she tempted a Negro. She did something that in our society is unspeakable: she kissed a black man. Not an old Uncle, but a strong young Negro man. No code mattered to her before she broke…

Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) and William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868-1963) were two of the most prominent leaders of African American Political movement of their times. Washington as well as Du Bois recognized that blacks were facing racial prejudices and economic, political, and cultural issues. Both leaders were trying to advance African American rights at a time where discrimination and racism against African American was at its highest. Washington and DuBois both accomplished great…

If you asked multiple people what they thought of history and history books they might say, It’s boring…those books are filled with bias opinions. Well Danielle L. McGuire’s book, At the Dark End of the Street, is defiantly not boring. Reading this book helps me better understand the role African American women had, and how it was so important. This is a book mentions not only the struggles African Americans had during the civil rights movement, but the struggles women faced specifically. You…

women (Beauvoir) and the study of black men (Baldwin) because ‘woman’ and ‘black man’ are conceptualisms that have been authored by white men, in relation to white men, interpellated upon women and black men by white men for ages. These similar introductions into the studies of women and black men parallel the similarity with which both writers attack the misconstrued justifications – science and religion – white men use to construct identities for women and black men as the other, in the…

institutions. The report also documents significant economic inequalities between whites and blacks regarding wealth, family income, and homeownership. (Pew Report In this paper, I will use concepts and information from class…

This painting is a non-discursive symbol that has strong messages behind each specific color and the center darkness of the black hole. “Miasma” is an important piece of art to me because it can relate to the issues of identity and I find it personal because the majority of my family is immigrants; its hard for them to have a fair identity in the United States. In today’s…