Memphis

transition from slavery to freedom. The changes Ida endured, increased the evolution of racial equality. The background information on lynching, established by Well’s is one of the leading reasons for the evacuation of Memphis in 1892. The decision Ida B. Wells made to leave Memphis was more of a social and political circumstances during this time period. Throughout this time period slavery had finally…

In her trip, she was accompanied by five members of the Memphis’ Missionary Baptist Churches. The symptoms of Influenza was identified on the boy on boy in November compelling the grandmother to seek medical attention at a nearby urgent care clinic. Taking into consideration the fact that the boy’s grandmother and a couple of other church members travelled to Asia, the possible origin of the influenza outbreak experienced in Southeast Memphis could be Asia. It appears that the boy’s grandmother…

Wells, editor of the Memphis Free Speech, to begin an international anti-lynching campaign," the sign notes. Those lynching epidemics also are mentioned in a Beale Street marker honoring Wells today" (Waters 2015) "She also wrote against the evil events of lynching, causing the…

the entire south’s money maker. Black people were advancing as a human race, slavery had been abolished, the Confederacy took a loss in the Civil War, and free, black Union troops being sent to the South all played a big role in causing the 1866 Memphis Race…

Imagine a little boy riding his bike down a gravel road. He takes a turn too sharp and takes a really bad fall and scrapes up the entire left side of his face. His cheek stings; he touches it, and sees blood on his hand. The boy screams and runs frantically into his house. When his mother finds him she is completely horrified, seeing her child bloodied and crying. Her first reaction is to scold him and demand her to tell her | what happened. She immediately feels remorse for her sudden…

Of course, the issue of racism is nothing new in America. Some would argue that racism began alongside humanity, but the kind of systemic racism we see in Memphis today began in about the 1500s. European explorers began “discovering” other continents of the world. Whether they came to barter or to conquer, for the first time, Europeans were meeting people who lived very differently than they did (Fredrickson). It is a common misconception that Europeans began and are the only culture to use…

you a little about his personal life. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929, in Atlanta. He was a Charismatic leader. King had one brother one sister . He married Coretta Scott King. King had 4 children. A few things he did were the Memphis Sanitation workers strike, the Montgomery Bus Boycott, the “I had a dream” and the African-American civil rights. Martin Luther King Jr. education began at a very early age. His mother was a school teacher who taught the young MLK to read…

As in Memphis, New Orleans was a city seeing an influx of African Americans in society and government. A convention took place on July 30th, its essential function was to enfranchise African Americans and bolster their hopes of gaining political influence in New…

rapper. He was born in Memphis, Tennessee on May 19th, 1981. He grew up in Ridgecrest apartments located in Frayser community in Memphis. He was raised in a family of “hustlers”. His mother’s name is Geraldine Mims. In a video, she revealed that when Yo Gotti and his older brother, Anthony Mims, were younger, she boosted and sold…

demand for the King of Rock'n Roll --Elvis Presley-- the Niagara Falls Elvis Festival plans to make a big inaugural splash this year by hosting an official preliminary round for the 2017 Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest held at Graceland in Memphis,…