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Geronimo: A True American The brave Bedonkohe Apache leader Geronimo was able to accomplish many astonishing feats before he died at the age of seventy-nine in 1909. Some of these achievements include continuing his journey of bettering the lives of his people despite his own family being murdered when he was only twenty-nine (27). Geronimo fully embodies the hard-working and no excuses attitude that many Americans strive for. Geronimo in many ways possesses the same moral code and ideas that…

black people” (Goyette) which creates red flags for a country that is supposed to be prideful of its diversity. The one question that this raises is why? Why is it that white people find people of the same race to be more appealing than African Americans? This is because of stereotypes, negative myths about the other race, such as Africans being “ghetto” and “cheap” and “unclean”. Racism was not wiped out completely, Individuals just chose to keep their “racism” hidden away for the fear of being…

One writer was compelled at the suggestion to look up the definition of “hillbilly” in the dictionary. Hillbillies are “dumb-assed Americans who have babies with their siblings {or} pets, and call them names like ‘Mary-Beth’ (Starnes, 2007). What a depressing image that was painted. If people would open their eyes and look deep into this mountainous area they would truly see that many…

The question that is posed today is, does racism exist still? When it comes to race there is no definite way to really say that it does exist. America, has grown into a society that disguise their hate for others behind a smile. Every so often, Americans will forget the hardship that many endured to obtain their civil right and they will let their hate seep from their lip out of anger “damn nigger.” How can ones anger allow you to belittle another? Self-exposure of fear is the reason why the…

people of the South. On one hand, rights and opportunities for African Americans reached a pinnacle, and many former slaves held bright hopes for the future. The South's economy seemed to be improving, too. On the other hand, many Southerners strongly resented the changes thrust upon them by the federal government, and some of them protested with violence. Others fought to regain political control and force African Americans back into some form of servitude, using the sharecropping system as…

His aggressiveness greatly contrasted with Martin Luther King Jr.’s pacifist approach. As a child he was exposed to direct racial violence when “Ku Klux Klan terrorists burned his house, and his father was later murdered” (“54h. Malcolm X and the Nation of Islam”). Traumatization is one of strongest drives for radical desires to spawn from, especially during childhood. This experience most likely had a major contribution to Malcolm X’s violent approach in the civil…

Therefore, using the device of dehumanizing the body, slavery aimed first and foremost at women. Audre Lorde affirms that, when considering institutionalized slavery, it is essential to understand that more central than liberation alone was African American women's maltreatment (P.70). It was easier to enact cruelty upon women for, apart from being black, they were also most vulnerable in the black society because they were females. This fact encouraged white oppressors to abuse them sexually.…

illegalization of segregation and the election of a black president, white Americans are quick to say that racism is a thing of the past. It is true that in the U.S., nicknamed appropriately as the great “Melting Pot”, cultural exchange is far from rare. However, in far too many cases, cultural appreciation is used as an excuse for the racist or ignorant to use artifacts or participate in practices sacred to an oppressed culture. White Americans specifically often feel a certain entitlement to…

We are introduced to many heroes in our lifetime, but many people view a hero in countless ways. Heroes are different from each other, but all follow the path of greatness to reach their goals. Different heroes are unique in their own ways. Heroes may be viewed in many ways and not necessarily just the average hero who is expected to save the world, but they can also assist a person when dealt in a situation of loneliness or the incapability of protecting oneself. This is a great example of…

or bad, all the events that contributed to the Civil Rights Movement made an impact on the country, proving what it means to be an American citizen. The Civil Rights Movement was a fight for equality in the U.S. for African Americans. Denying people in the country the rights they too fought for and deserve just based on race was unconstitutional, and African Americans everywhere fought for change in the country that…