Nat Turner

Ever since the beginning, slavery has always been a growing conflict in the United States. However in the 1800s, it became such a problem that it nearly separated the whole country. Those that lived in southern states believed that they had the rights to own slaves. They argued that the slavery made up a fairly large part of their economy because slave labor was cheap. This is why many of the big time planters were rich. Also, they felt African Americans were unfit to survive on their own.…

confining their feet and hands became arduous. When the enslaved, black American could no longer take the feeling of being an animal to the white American. This was the day when fear raped the minds of the white American—sealing it in their DNA. When Nat Turner, an African-American slave, and fellow slaves rebelled—killing around 60 white Americans. White fear flows through the veins of white Americans and stereotypes and assumptions fill their conscious mind. The fear of blacks becoming more…

Kendrick Lamar 's "Alright" video/song touches on subjects that some rap and hip-hop artist have failed to talk about. Kendrick brings up the struggles of the black community like police brutality and discrimination. It is not only a message to others but also to himself. The message for the men, women, boys, and girls that are listening to Kendrick 's music reminding people of color what many have fought for and still are fighting for today. It is also a song to himself reminding him that as a…

returned to play and record in Los Angeles and New York. In 1941, Tatum recorded two sessions for Decca Records with singer Big Joe Turner, the first of which included “Wee Wee Baby Blues”, which attained national popularity. Two years later Tatum won Esquire magazine’s first jazz popularity poll. Perhaps believing there was a limited audience for solo piano, he was inspired by Nat King, Cole’s successful Jazz trio to form his own trio in 1943 with Tiny Grimes, guitarist, and bassist Slam…

Was the Civil War predictable? Did any events indefinitely cause the South to desire a split from the North? The North and the South had a growing tension between them for many reasons, and the northern abolitionists encouraged a Civil War through their actions of protest. Although many Americans were affected minimally by the changes of the nation, abolitionists inevitably foresaw a Civil War because the growing tensions between the North and the South became apparent in political and social…

From Color-Coded to Color-Blind In a world in which everything created is an equal masterpiece of G-d, discrimination ought not to exist. Therefore, the cruelty that the black nation endured throughout the slavery era leaves a tarnished reputation in the history of the United States. Although the 13th amendment abolished slavery in 1865, it did little in terminating the agony that African Americans suffered in this so called glorious country. As a result, in the early 1900s, many blacks put…

were pretty similar between both genders but their stories did have some differences. The difference between the two is that Harriet Jacobs decided to run away in concern for the safety of her children. Also, that it was during the time of the Nat Turner slave rebellion which made her life more difficult. “Slavery is terrible for men; but it is far more terrible for women. Superadded to the burden common to all, they have wrongs, and sufferings, and mortifications peculiarly their own.(14.6)”…

Slavery restricted enslaved men and women from exercising their liberties as any other citizen would. Enslaved people were not the only ones that weren't 100% free. During postbellum times, white women suffered a limited liberty as well. White women were oppressed by a patriarchal society, but their participation in the abolitionist movement made them realize that they could start a suffrage movement and have a legal freedom. Enslaved men found their way to freedom by overcoming mental slavery,…

The Civil War landmarked the defining moment when the tension and anger between the Northern and Southern people had reached a point of no return. Until 1861, the radical abolitionism, failed compromises, and industrial differences in America pitted the North and the South against each other in a sectional battle for social, political, and economic power. Thus igniting the spark of the Civil War between the American people. The stark differences in the Northern and the Southern territories…

Having been and continuing to be ruptured by colonization, enslavement, and racism, Africa and its people have continuously been estranged from not only the homeland, but one another. Through this allocation of separation, there is an inherent need for “Africans of diverse backgrounds to come together through a shared interest, experience, and vision to achieve the goal of human liberation”, which is Black Nationalism (Defining Black Nationalism, 1). In addition to Black Nationalism,…