Lynching

The Hypocrisy of The Civilized World What is the most important element of a book? The setting? The plot? The conflict? Or the resolution? One could make the argument that the most important literary element in a work is characterization. The creation of a character’s personality can be as imperative to a novel's story and its themes. Mark Twain in his novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, exemplified characterization through many of his major and minor characters, while criticising the…

been hanging from the same tree ever since.” He is alluding to the lynching that slaves and Blacks living in the Jim Crow south were subject to. Lynching was a form a punishment for slaves but it was also a tool for white Americans to instill fear in the hearts of Blacks and to maintain the status quo. The tree is a metaphor for this capitalist society and this country’s government. In 2016 that same tree is definitely still lynching…

In “A History of Violence,” Steven Pinker argues that violence continues to diminish. Pinker goes as far back as biblical times to prove evidence of our vicious past. He even analyzes murder rates from present day compared to the fourteenth century to find the present day completely outnumbered. Kings and Queens of sixteenth-century Paris watched cats being strangled and burned for entertainment. All examples from this essay show the violence that mankind was once accustomed to. As Pinker shows…

coming to America. Californians had agitated for the new law, blaming the Chinese, who were willing to work for less, for a decline in wages.” (U.S. Immigration) Prejudices against these people led to these immigration quotas. The prejudices led to lynching, anti Semitism, and xenophobia making it more difficult for these immigrants to succeed. Because of the immigrants need for work, they were easily taken advantage of with low pay and unsafe working…

reference to religion. While Malcolm X believes in a brotherhood of mankind, he makes no reference to religion and shows no inclination to care for these brothers who would lynch him. By choosing one of the most extreme examples of racial prejudice, lynching, as a basis for his use of violence, Malcolm X shows an underlying anger. King believes that violence, far from solving problems, just creates more, and an eye for an eye just blinds both people. King is optimistic, believing that…

deciding what's better. As a country we have not always made the greatest decisions. For instance the KKK. The KKK is a white supremacist group that fought against the rights of african americans. They used supreme violence towards blacks such as lynching, shootings, beatings, etc. The question is why this country didn't think that this so called group was an endangerment to american citizens. In a form of way we believe KKK is a terrorist group. They influenced so many people into the mindset…

Music of the Jazz, begging in African American communities of New Orleans began in the late 19th century and flourished in the roaring 20’s. During the time period of the 1920’s, many African American artist, musicians, and singers, rose to fame, fortune, and recognition as they performed in the Jazz genre. Theses artist, doing what many believed to be the dream were seen as trend setters, rule breakers, a form of representation and inspiration for the African American in America. In fact, these…

label was forced upon all black people in the United States, just as, a rapist forces his prey. A man woman or child could be called that ugly word and then they were expected to answer to it; or suffer the consequences. The N word has condoned lynchings, justified beatings and aided and abetted murders. It was the use of that word that allowed the brutal beating and murder of Emit Till, it was the use of that word that precipitated the Montgomery Church Bombings. And it has always been the…

Nineteen twenty-nine was a desperate time for most Americans, and especially hard on the African American population. World War One ended in 1918 and federal spending was three times larger than tax collections. Families were forced apart; suffering from hunger and foreclosed homes. There was a decrease in jobs, and to make matters worse, people of color also faced discrimination. Some say, the people in the bottom 80% of the income bracket were lucky because they did not have to pay taxes.…

As the moment our ancestors decided to evolve and to promote themselves to a higher superior species, ritual becomes an essential part of human life. Yet, the majority of people comply with these practices regardless of the nature or the fundamental roots of them, whether it is benevolent or malevolent. In other words, superstitious and extremely religious individuals follow traditions blindly, which will consequently lead to social dissension and turmoil. According to Miller Williams, ritual is…