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Whites kept trying to keep their superiority and keep it the same as before. Although still unliked, the freedmen had a new sense of pride for the slight raise of their social status. The white Southerners couldn’t help but have their position feel a bit threatened (Franklin 189). A photo from Harper’s Weekly on September 5th, 1868 shows three white men standing over an African American with their left hands in the air…

To this day, oppression remains a strategic way in manipulating others. Oppression is defined as the exploitation of power over a group or an individual to accomplish domination (Bishop, 2002). There are many factors that can be used to achieve complete control. These factors include but are not limited to: separation, the establishment of a hierarchy, and the incorporation of competition into the society (Bishop, 2002). Additionally, different forms of oppression are evident in society.…

overwhelmingly control power and material resources, conscious and unconscious ideas of white superiority and entitlement are widespread, and relations of white dominance and non-white subordination are daily reenacted across a broad array of institutions and social settings. (Ansley 1997: 592) Ansley explains he does not mean white supremacy as hate groups such as the KKK; he means the power whites have over money, politics and resources compared to the power blacks have. He believes the power…

Review of the Literature A recent study conducted by Education Trust (2016) found that over the past decade, graduation rates for African American students improved by 4.4 percent compared to 5.6 percent for white students. However, because completion rates of African American students progressed at a slower and lower rate the graduation gap has grown. Of the 232 institutions studied 68.5 percent of the institutions had an African American student graduation rate increase, while 31.5 percent of…

There is a widespread belief that NASA is struggling to maintain funding to accomplish its mission, but there might be hope through the political process within Washington that NASA will gain what is needed to press forward (Leahy, B., 2006). Consequently, what would it take to continue our planetary exploration agenda? The values behind the space exploration program in the United States is undermined due to the funding required to maintain the program with the public sector. The cause of this…

What does it mean to be an American? I don’t feel like there will ever be two people that have the same opinion or thoughts on being an American. Life, each person’s individual experiences, beliefs and ideas define what it means for them to be and American. If you’ve never live anywhere else how would you truly know what it means to be and American vs an African, European, etc. Family, education, multiple culture, and technological advancement that what America means to me. America has played a…

To be an effective leader we need to understand our own style of leadership. My leadership style is transformational. A transformational leader is enthusiastic, innovative, charismatic, and serves as a mentor for subordinates (Deluga & Sauza, 1991). In this essay will discuss how characteristics of transformational can be applied in my workplace. I am surprised to find my assessment in this style, I feel that I my leadership style is procedural yet the results show I’m quite the opposite.…

War, it has been and occurring issues for decades and centuries. Two major events that struck and caused the United States to take part in war were, World War Two attacks on Pearl Harbor by Japanese forces and the terrorist attacks of September eleventh (9/11). A presidential address was made for both attacks on the nation, one by President Roosevelt on the attacks on Pearl Harbor, “A Date Which Will Live in Infamy” and the other later in the years by President Bush, “A Great People Has Been…

Industrial Revolution, they controlled most of the wealth, and thought that since they or their parents worked hard to get it they deserved it. The Republican Party was corrupt at this time, and was more successful than the Democrats. All the Republican Presidents during this time period were corrupt in some way, and even the leaders of the Republican Party were corrupt, men like Roscoe Conkling and James G. Blaine. In fact, there was so much corruption that reformers were few and frowned upon…

rights and the 13 amendment freed the slaves, reconstruction as well as organization like the Ku Klux Klan limited those rights and freedom. The 13th amendment freed the slaves while the 14th amendment granted them citizenship. In order to created Social quality African Americans were given rights that were originally intended for white Americans. As stated, “Congress bestows citizenship upon African Americans and grants the same civil rights to all persons, except Native Americans, born in…