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She then founded the Katherine Dunham dance group which eventually turned into the famous Katherine Dunham Company. She co-directed and danced in Carib Song at the Adelphi Theater in New York in 1945 and produced Bal Negre. The company toured for two decades admired for their smooth and fluent dances by Dunham. On February 18, 1940, “Katherine Dunham and Dance Group” gave a Sunday afternoon recital…

they would have better lives from this expedition. They trusted the wrong person. Without delay, he forced some of his own crew to stay on the island, and they died. Columbus had no remorse for them, and his only thought was how could we capture the Caribs? (Bigelow, p. 100). The crew did not sign up for the murdering and mistreatment that Columbus forced upon them. They had no other option but to kill or they might not have seen their families again. They feared for their…

Venezuela is in South America, between Columbia and Guyana. It’s bordering the Caribbean Sea and the North Atlantic Ocean. It has a humid, tropical climate, but its more moderate in the highlands. The capital is Caracas. As of 2014, the population was 28,868,486. They have an ethnic make-up of Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Arab, German, African and indigenous people. Most of the people are predominately Roman Catholic, 96%. The rest are Protestant, 2%, and other, 2%. There are about 40 languages…

In 1950, Aimé Césaire of the French island of Martinique published his essay “Discourse on Colonialism.” He constructed this work to discuss the concept of colonialism in regards to Europe and Western civilization. Europe is guilty of three crimes: being incapable to solve problems that it itself has created, closing its eyes to serious problems, and using its principles for trickery and deceit. In return, Europe deserves the consequences they have faced as a result of colonialism. Césaire…

behavior. The doctor suspected the devils work because mysterious ailments were normally attributed to the devil according to the Puritans (Lidenauer). Being under pressure by Reverend Parris the girls named their tormentor. Their tormentor was a Carib slave named…

Before Spanish colonization in 1521, Venezuela was inhabited by Carib, Arawak, and Chibcha indigenous peoples. After a long period of Spanish oppression, Venezuelans rebelled against colonial rule in 1749, but did not succeed until 1810, when Spain was weakened by Napoleon Bonaparte’s invasion; in 1811, Venezuela’s Independence Act was signed. In 1829, Venezuela seceded from Gran Colombia to become its own independent state. It goes through several presidents before Antonio Guzman Blanco is…

Why are humans so uniquely designed? How did we develop and how have we evolved? We are a species whose existence can be questionable. To determine your Creator or fate there is a term that is practiced referred to as religion. Religion can be defined as the belief in and worship of a superhuman controlling power, especially a personal God or Gods. Being that we live in a culturally diverse world, many religions have developed over time. For example: Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism and etc.…

Located in the northern region of South America on the Caribbean Sea, Venezuela dates back to the fifteenth century when Columbus visited it in 1498. During this period in time the country was inhabited by the Arawakan people and others. Venezuala was colonized by Spain in the late 1520s and eventually became part of the viceroyalty of New Granada. Over a period of time, Venezuela won their independence in 1821 in federation with Columbia and Ecuador. This enabled them to break off and be…

as American spelt backwards. Initially, Horace Miner views the American culture through magical powers that establish the creation of the culture. Therefore, the Nacirmea culture originates from the Canadian Cree, Yaqui, Tarahumare of Mexico, the Carib and Arawak of the Antilles, which the origin comes from the natives who first landed in America. However, Nacirema comes from the hero Notgnihsaw, who is Washington, spelt backwards is the first president of the United States. The main concern of…

Christopher Columbus was born in 1451 he was “the son of a weaver from the Italian port of Genoa” (Boyer, 36). Columbus became obsessed with finding a Western route to the Indies-India and Southwest Asia. With such a long journey ahead he needed to find somebody who could fund his journey. He seeked patronage from King John II but he rejected his plan. So he left Portugal to go to Spain to seek support from Isabella and Ferdinand. He was once again rejected. So he made his way back to Portugal…