Charleston

McGillivary was a Creek that was sent away by his father and educated in Charleston. Besides receiving a formal education he was also taught how to run a settled planation. This was the opposite of the traditional nomadic way of life the Creek nation practiced. McGillivary worked closely with the British when he returned to his…

Ethnocentrism, Racism, and Xenophobia are threatening our future because they're the judgment of people. Ethnocentrism being, "the evaluation of other cultures according to preconceptions originating in the standards and customs of one's own cultures". This meaning they judge other cultures by the values and standards of one's own culture. Racism is the judgment of one's skin color also superiority over one's race. Xenophobia is an irrational dislike of foreigners of other countries. All this…

Earnest Everett was born on August 14, 1883, in Charleston, South Carolina. Everett Earnest was an African-American scholar and instructor who spearheaded numerous zones on the physiology of advancement, including preparation, test parthenogenesis, hydration, cell division, drying out in living cells and favorable cancer-causing radiation impacts on cells. Earnest's legacy of achievements tailed him long after his demise, on October 27, 1941. Ernest folks were Charles Frazier and Mary Matthews…

had to imagine to myself about race, asking, “Do people still kill each other if you’re black, white, or any other ethnicity?” “Yes.” On June 17, 2015, a young white male at the age of 21 years old shot nine Black-Americans inside of a church in Charleston, South Carolina. Sadly, eight out of the nine of them were murdered while one had permanent severe injuries. Police and investigators didn’t receive an explanation about why this young man committed a despicable act of murder toward innocent…

The Panama Canal is planning on being widened since its completion. Since there are virtually enormous shipments coming from Asia, there is an uncontested use of area needed for the Panama Canal. This work in progress is projected to be completed this year in 2015. So what will that do for the west coast ports? It will cause the Gulf Coast to gain jobs and seek local and federal investments. With the incidents such as Katrina, and the major oil spill, the Gulf coast could use some type of…

and I have recently enrolled in the Alcohol Education Program. This decision was made as a result of a Fake ID/Altered Drivers License charge I received on February 8th, 2018 in downtown Charleston, SC. The reason for this letter is to express concerns I have regarding the transparency of the program, as well as some of the elements included in the program. First and foremost, I acknowledge that participation in this program is a privilege that is not afforded to everyone, and for that I am…

The trail of tears was a series of forced relocations of Native American Nations.The nations that were relocated were Cherokee, Muscogee,seminole,Chicksaw, and Choctaw. The reason that they were relocated was because president Thomas Jefferson believed Indians should’ve been civilized. Jefferson also wanted to convert them to Christianity. In 1791 a series of treaties between the United States and the Cherokees, the treaties gave recognition to the Cherokees as a nation with their own laws and…

Nine shots were fired Wednesday, June 17th, 2015 at the Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church in Charleston, South Carolina. A white male enters the church around 8 p.m. and joins a group bible study, waiting nearly an hour before standing up and firing at everyone. Nine church goers were killed, one of those nine being a church pastor and South Carolina senator, Clementa Pinckney (Shapiro, ABC News). Through the help of security cameras posted in front of the church, Dylann Roof, 21, was…

accounts from slaves that escaped up north; slaves post civil war, testimonies made at the state and congressional trials by slaves, and speeches. Slowly the slaves became restless over the 18th century. 1822 Demark Vesey planned a slave revolt in Charleston, South Carolina. Slaves in 1849 believed that if Harrison became president would give them their freedom. Also, the discussion of slavery in other nations was spoken about. France lost the colony of San Domingue to the largest slave…

The k.k.k group started during the civil war. The klan quickly mobilized as a vigilante group to intimidate southern blacks - and any whites who would help them - and to prevent them from enjoying basic civil rights. Outlandish titles (like imperial wizard and exalted cyclops),hooded costumes violent “night rides” The nation. That the group comprised an “invisible empire” conferred a mystique that only added to the klan’s popularity tar - and - featherings, rapes and other violent attacks on.…