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Arguments for and against Black Lives Matter Black lives matter is an activist movement that gained a following after 2013 once #blacklivesmatter was thrown around social media following the murder of 15 year old unarmed black boy, Trayvon Martin. This group acts as the voice for countless stories of police brutality and misuse of power. Black lives matter was created in order to bring awareness to crimes that were merely brushed aside. However with its good intentions, the black lives matter…

not only unify and rebuild relations between the North and the South but to also polish the depressing status of Black Americans. However the lack of political and social effort along with untreated economic wounds, halted Reconstruction, subsequently causing it to be unsuccessful for several reasons. The Freedmen’s Bureau was not only underfunded, but it was discontinued, leaving a massive number of Black Americans illiterate, land reform was not provided which then forced freed Blacks into the…

resistance to slavery in both the U.S. and Europe, scientists, for the most part, continued to advance theories of racial inferiority. The 19th century also marked a period of widespread racialization—not just of African Americans—but of Native Americans, Mexican Americans and Chinese Americans as well. Much of the racializing of non-Europeans, and even the Irish, served an economic and political purpose. African slavery, for instance, provided free labor and added political clout for…

Stanley Kowalski embodies the ideals of a working class man from the northern states of America, as his principles closely resemble those of the new wave of values present in the 1940s in the USA, following the defeat of the southern states in the American Civil War. Williams uses Stanley to portray the social conflict that arose in the southern states, between "northerners" and "southerners" as the other main character, Blanche DuBois, represents some of the values of the southern states. This…

There have been countless books, movies, TV shows and plays about families and their attempt to reach success or the “American Dream”. Generally, the characters are successful in their goals. This is not so in “Death of a Salesman” by Arthur Miller. In the play success alludes the Loman family despite that fact that it is something that they aim to achieve in their own ways. There are probably a number of reasons for this but this paper will look at how expectations and responsibility or the…

1869 in Brunswick, New Jersey between the Rutgers and Princeton. One hundred spectators gathered to watch a game with no helmets, uniforms or developed scoring system. The Rutgers won the game with a final score of 6 to 4. Walter Camp, the father of American football, later evolved the rules of the game as a coach and athletic director at Yale. Today, most football teams use a well-developed point system along with…

Shelton Jackson Lee native of Atlanta, Georgia, was born on March 20, 1957 but as a child, he grew up in Brooklyn, New York. Well aware of his African American individuality, it became well established by the age of 6. Jacquelyn, Lee’s mother, encouraged her children's excitement for African American art and literature. By exposing them to galleries, plays, and museum, Jacquelyn done all that while only being able to provide and raising four children to off of a teacher salary at a private…

described in Document 5, numerous African American Virginians battled at Valley Forge, many died by starvation or from the cold. Around 1778, as mentioned in Document 5, the black Virginians that survived were marching alongside the whites. At that time, The Rhode Island’s Black Battalion was created, because the state didn’t have enough white soldiers to fight in the Continental Army. Most southern states did not allow the recruitment of African Americans as soldiers, however, did not object…

appointed a talented Polish engineer by the name of Tadeusz Kosciuszko to construct the defenses for the fort. Which at the time were considered a marvel among fortifications. Once the fortifications were complete Washington decided to make this location his headquarters…

of Black folk in America dates back to the 16th century when the first black slaves set foot on American soil. Ever since then, black people have become central to the growth and development of the United States of America. The labor of the African-American slave was one of the most important contributory factors in shaping America into the world super power it is today. The journey of African American workers from the slavery era up until now has not been auspicious. Exploitation,…