Jim Walton

There are dozens of examples of Jim Crow laws - and many of them sound ridiculous. Laws were passed to create separate schools, churches, parks, trains, buses, toilets and so on. Even drinking fountains were segregated. Marriages were banned between colours. Blacks even had a Jim Crow Bible to swear by in Court! One of the most bizarre Jim Crow laws was passed in Louisiana, saying that 'there will be a separate building, on separate ground for the admission, care,…

There were a number of educational, economical, and social disadvantages for the blacks compared to the whites. “After Slavery was abolished in America by the Thirteenth Amendment, racial discrimination then became regulated by the Jim Crow Laws,” (Wikipedia). The Jim Crow Laws were state and local laws that mandated segregation in just about everything that was public. In the United States, legal segregation was required in some states and came with “ant-miscegenation laws”, which prohibited…

Alvin Ailey is such a great contributor to the dance world and his dance pieces are phenomenal. The purpose of Alvin Ailey 's dance pieces is to show the history of African American and the cultural heritage of African Americans. The history of African Americans and cultural heritage of African Americans is portrayed throughout Alvin Ailey 's amazing dances. Alvin Ailey’s “Revelations” portrays the hardship of slavery, christianity, baptism, and the reconstruction era. The lighting, music and…

this once again gave African Americans the opportunity to serve their country. Domestically, The Great Migration, in which at least 500,000 African Americans moved to cities in the North and Midwest to escape legalized southern oppression such as Jim Crow laws, lynching, and denial of suffrage rights. Living in the north would provide African American with better job, housing, educational opportunities. The Great Migration would serve the…

did a very poor job keeping their lives separate. During the 1930’s, Jim Crow Laws were in place; Jim Crow Laws were, “A practice or policy of segregating or discrimination against blacks, as in public areas” (Kipfer & Chapman). Jim Crow Laws originated in the Deep South during the times of slavery (Knowles & Brown). The name Jim Crow comes from a character named Jim Crow in a minstrel show (“Jim Crow Laws”) . One example of a Jim Crow Law is, “Education; The schools for white children and the…

beliefs. When reconstruction started to wan there had been little improvement in their economic and social status. In 1877 the Jim Crow laws were enacted, under these laws blacks were treated as second class citizens. The Jim Crow laws laid out segregation clearly, blacks and whites social interactions were severely regulated. Perhaps the vilest thing that came as a result of the Jim Crow laws was a large increase in lynching. The greatest amount of lynchings occurred in the southern and border…

The United States is a country rooted in change. Whether caught up in an international war or embroiled in internal strife, America is in a constant state of flux, rarely settling into peaceful periods and frequently falling into trouble. Economic depressions, natural disasters, civil war, international incidents, and political scandals are only a few of the many trials that the United States have faced as a nation. While all of these obstacles loom large in our heritage, one of the greatest…

Both Antigone and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. engage in civil disobedience in order to further their own interests. However while Antigone engages in civil disobedience on the basis of sacred or divine laws, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. engages in disobedience based on the moral rights of equality. King uses nonviolent protest to achieve his goals, while Antigone outright breaks laws set by king Creon. Also, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. has a big following to his cause with a large group of people…

The film Birth of a Nation by D.W. Griffith shows how life apparently intended to be for all the people in America during the civil war. D.W. Griffith demonstrates the life of Americans by using two different families, historical events and people in order to show what was happening during that time. Griffith uses two families in the film which are the Cameron’s representing the south and the Stoneman’s representing the north to demonstrate how life was changing for them in the civil war. This…

Social Inequality Discrimination occurs all over the United States and due to such judgement, there cannot be an equal society. An equal society is when a lot of people, no matter race or gender, live in a non-discriminating area. Many years have passed since the rough times of discrimination and slavery towards African Americans, yet the legal status has hardly evolved. Although African Americans and other races have the same rights as whites, discrimination continues. Although America has…