Medgar Evers

Since the beginning, African Americans have played a major role in the composition of racial concepts. There are many aspects of African American history that affected the world as we view it today and understanding the history of this specific race will aid in understanding racial views and stigmas that arose from our history. Discussing these subjects like slavery, segregation, white supremacy, and cultural appropriation will help gain a better perspective on the racial issues that have dawned…

Courtney Lindzy Ivy Tech English Ms. DeShaney 11 December 2016 To Kill A Mockingbird Racism is the belief in which ethnic groups account for differences in human character or ability and that a particular race is superior to others. It has been one of the most prevalent social issues for centuries, especially in the modern world. Racial relations still occur, although it is vaguely disappearing. There are some who believe one’s appearance changes everything in that particular person and how they…

In the 1940’s , the prologue to the Civil Rights Movement began in Detroit with the thousands of black migrants . Jobs in the auto industry gave blacks an opportunity for work but not equal opportunity in economics . Racial tensions began in Detroit over jobs and use of public spaces . When Pearl Harbor was attacked , the industry in autos began making more bombs than cars and blacks were integrated because of the war efforts . A race war erupted in 1943 , rioting broke out with whites beating…

Growing up poor, underprivileged, undereducated and scared in the land of the free and the home of the brave is an almost perfect oxymoron. In her autobiographical book Coming of Age in Mississippi, Anne Moody proves this oxymoron to be fact. Nothing is perfect but a person should be given a chance regardless of the color of their skin. Moody sheds light on a place that is determined to keep black people enslaved although the Civil War has been fought, the African Slave freed, rights of…

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The years from 1954 to 1974 in the Americas were part of an era of change and action in many parts of American society. These years would go down in history as the one of the most dynamic in American history. It was a time of empowerment, breaking down of social barriers, and many more topics, which authors such as Alice Walker discussed as major parts of their works. In her novel Meridian, Walker criticizes society’s expectations of woman’s roles, showing support of individuality and…

With recent fatalities that have claimed the lives of young African-Americans at the hands of white officers, have generated much press and created outrage throughout the world. In the wake of these heinous crimes, white and black people alike are taking to the streets with expressing their frustration and anger through protest that there should be stiffer penalties and programs in place for over-policing in the black community. These horrendous, heinous, cowardly acts have taken us a step…

The 1950’s- 1960’s saw a big change in society, as well as in the constant growing music industry. In the States and the Uk, people were still holding onto many aspects of the past: -World War 2 for example, and the crisis that many people went through, which many artists in future decades used and were inspired by different social and cultural events which gave inspiration to make some of the most well known songs in classic rock in the 80’s: for example: the song “one” by Metallica- which is…

This paternalistic theme continues in Lee’s work. This time, Lee denounces Northern liberalism. When Scout starts first grade she meets Miss Caroline, her new teacher who is implemented a new method of teaching that Jem incorrectly calls the Dewey Decimal system. While the Dewey Decimal system refers to the library classification, Crispino argues that the new method of teaching Scout is referring to the is the methods taught by John Dewey. Dewey has been described as "a philosopher who combined…

A Black Theology of Liberation James H. Cone introduced “Black Liberation Theology” to the world five years after the assassination of Malcolm X, two years after the assassination of Martin Luther King, three years before America pulled out of Vietnam and four years before Nixon resigned as President of the United States. “A Black Theology of Liberation,” published in 1970, responded to the racial disparities suffered by Blacks since the inception of slavery. Cone’s premise demanded that in…