Pont du Gard

John Hope Franklin John Hope Franklin was a highly admired American historian and social activist, he is best known for his scholarship that focused on Southern history and racial politics. His groundbreaking work, From Slavery to Freedom, was first released in 1947 and sold more than three million copies worldwide and with many other titles to follow (Yarrow). Apart from being an historian and author, Franklin was also former president for many honor societies, including Phi Beta Kappa,…

There have been numerous poets that have graced the Earth with their talents, providing humans with some of the simplest words; however, those simple words could have a deeper meaning than that of the ocean. One of these poets, Langston B. Hughes, was born in Joplin, Missouri. As an African-American, he faced many hardships in furthering his learning. While studying in New York during the Harlem Renaissance, he was inspired to write poetry. He had many works of poetry, “Theme for English B”…

Everyone is looking for some form of acceptance, while a select few go as far as wanting reverence. Luckily, there is a convenient tool for achieving either of these pursuits: art. As for fitting in, art can express political or religious interests, which would unite the artist with the cause they represent; however, if the artist wanted to stand out, an expression of the beauty of the World or the individual himself would elevate the artist to a position of individuality. But what does one do…

the Laws was Plessy V.S Ferguson. Which basically assured any person with african roots were to abide by said laws. As for the Advancement for equality two main representatives for progression of the black citizen were Booker T. Washington. and W.E.B Du Bois. Washington suggested an approach of…

people all over the world were disunited. W.E.B Du Bois led a silent march in regards to the racial riots in St. Louis that occurred in July, 1917. The violence and tension targeted among the African American communities leaving hundreds of Africans dead and thousands of black citizens fearing for their life leaving the city. Marcus Garvey believed it was time to fight back and for all Africans to unite globally. He called other establish leaders like Du Bois weak and self-serving. Garvey…

should improve themselves mentally by going to school so they can be socially respected by others. Washington then creates Tuskegee Institute which is a college for African Americans. Another Civil Rights advocate was William Edward Burghardt "W. E. B." Du Bois. He was the founder of the National Association For the Advancement of Colored People, also known as N.A.A.C.P. This was formed mainly because of the Plessy v. Ferguson case that happened in 1896. This case legalized “separate but equal.”…

When the blues was first produced, it was grown out of a tradition of sorrow songs from the slavery period; songs that spoke about the African American soul during conflicting times. Several writers have identified the blues as a multifaceted concept that can be defined through the lens of the traditional, black conservative politics; the white liberal ideology; and through the secularization of the traditional religious ideology. The blues created an era when African American could air their…

Today as in yesterday is tomorrow as in today: struggle between modernity and tradition in Pour la Suite du Monte Pour la Suite du Monte is a Canadian documentary film directed by Pierre Perrault and Michel Brault in 1963. The film follows the residence in the Saint Lawrence River in Quebec about the traditional Beluga whale-hunting event as they agreed to reenact it for the one last time. One of the most outstanding themes from this film is the inheritance and innovation of the tradition…

Eric Foner’s “A Short History of Reconstruction” is an updated, abridged edition of “Reconstruction: America’s Unfinished Revolution.” This book redefines how the Reconstruction Era is viewed, in ways historians have not done before. Foner chronologically starts with the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 to validate his statement that “Reconstruction was not only a specific time period, but also the beginning of an extended historical process: the adjustment of American society to the end of…

It’s a clear October night, temperatures are hovering around 63 degrees, you crack open the window and snuggle into the comfort and familiarity of your own bed, you are lulled to sleep by the fresh, crisp, Autumn breeze, totally unaware of the bad dream you have a date with once asleep. It’s a horrible, horrible dream yet so common you’ve personally experienced it, once, twice maybe even a dozen times, or you know people who have, or seen this kind of nightmare played out in a movie. There you…