Natchitoches Parish

dollars. While there were thousands of people who were pro slavery, there were some who thought it was inhuman and unethical to treat a person with that little respect. Elijah Parish Lovejoy was one of those who thought it was not. Abolitionist Elijah Parish Lovejoy, his church the Upper Alton Presbyterian Church,…

Willie Bester is a mixed media artist who was born near Cape Town in 1956 and grew up as a mixed race, or coloured person, during the times of Apartheid (“Willie Bester (1956 – ).”). He displayed elements of his artistic abilities during his childhood, and soon grew up to put his negativity about his segregated surroundings into artwork (“Willie Bester (1956 – ).”). One of his most powerful works is titled “Forced Removals”, which showcases the displacement of people due to segregation. The…

a married couple and had six children together birthing their first child in 1871. Oscar soon became a cotton agent selling cotton for plantation owners to buyers. His business would eventually slow down and the Chopin family relocated to Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana. In the biography, A life of the author of The Awakening, written By Emily Toth, Toth revealed that Kate Chopin had a lover named Albert Sampite. (Tucker 105) She (Emily Toth) discovered unknown facts that Chopin’s two previous…

Females are forced to lose their individuality to societal expectations and marriage. In “The Story of An Hour” by Kate Chopin and “Athénaïse” by Kate Chopin, she conveys this theme in different ways. In this time period, women were just considered wives according to society. Many women fought for the individualism that they were being denied. In both short stories they conform to society’s expectations, despite the desire for individual aspiration and identity. Kate Chopin conveys the theme…

Who Runs the World? Girls! Author Kate Chopin’s numerous short stories about the oppression of women in a patriarchal society launched her into the spotlight of the feminist movement. Chopin’s short stories dawned light onto the subject of women’s equality in a society dominated by men. In “The Awakening” and “Desiree’s Baby”, Kate Chopin portrays the oppression of women in the 1800’s and their expected social norms in an attempt to spark action and awareness for the new generation of young…