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The dancers were dressed in traditional attire and had accents when they spoke. Simple words such as Peter became “Pe-e-taa”, water became “Woo-aa-ta.” With or without intention I feared my classmates would think that Kenya was the only country in Africa and that all African spoke and behaved as Kenyans. I feared that they would be displeased by the dancers and continue to mock me for wanting to retain my culture. As they performed I placed my head in my arms silently crying, because for the…

Black women constantly face challenges brought on by the intersectionality of racism and sexism. There is a notable rise in the amount of black women arrested for minor crimes such as parking tickets or minor offences such as cursing. Higher amounts of black women are targets of criminalization and discrimination through the intersection of racism and sexism. This paper will include the targeting of young women, but also the school to prison pipeline and the abuse of black women by sexual…

Judgment, influence, corruption. Three killers of mores and values that a society can bring to the table. Atticus Finch realizes this, so he keeps his own opinions and morals with him, and hopes to pass that theory along to his kids. This novel is based on a town in Alabama during the 1930s, a time where being racist was “the norm”. Slavery was abolished after the civil war, but the feelings of where black people stand to southerners was still there. There was a great division between…

Rosa Parks is a hero to many people. Rosa Parks was born on February 4, 1913 and died on October 24, 2005 at age 94. Back in the day, black and white people had to be separated. For example, they were not allowed to go to the same school, we're not allowed to use the same water fountain and they were not allowed to sit near each other on the same bus. This is called segregation. On December 21, 1955 Rosa Parks was on her way home on the Montgomery, Alabama boss when she was told to give up her…

It is generally agreed upon that past experiences and circumstances play a significant role in shaping the decisions, attitudes, and values of individuals in the present. This holds true in both real life and literature, and the characters in the novel The Help by Kathryn Stockett are no exception. One character in particular who has to contend with and is considerably influenced by her past is Celia. Celia, unlike the other privileged white ladies of Jackson, grew up dirt-poor in a white-trash…

Danielle, I agree with you that the segregation in Charleston had gone too far. It was 2008 before anything was done about it. That is too long for such a practice to be performed. The reason for this was the parents, as you said. They wanted to keep with tradition, so, they kept segregated the only thing they could, the prom. However, the students have been attending school together their whole lives. Most of them accepted any person, regardless of race. As you said, the students who did…

The Wallaces kill a black man and they are not punished. The blacks in the community want justice so they are refusing to shop at their store. Mr. Jamison says to Papa: “’But even more important than all that, you're pointing a finger right at the Wallaces with this boycott business. You're not only accusing them of murder, which in this case would be only a minor consideration because the man killed was black, but you're saying they should be punished for it. That they should be punished just…

Although the American Civil War abolished slavery, it did not put an end to the growing racial divide between black and white citizens. Many Americans, such as civil rights leaders and protesters, have fought valiantly to lessen this gap, but none have been able to completely eradicate it. The racism which comes with a this oppressive system gives people of color great disadvantages in their lives. In his novel Between the World and Me, Ta-Nehisi Coates writes to his son about this growing…

This source was the National Parks website on the history of the San Antonio Missions. Pictures, text, and even diaries of the first hand experience were available on the National Parks website. This website was a great introduction on the beginnings and everyday life of the Missions. Information on the history of the people that lived, worked, and built the foundation for the city that would become San Antonio was sufficient history source. Another intriguing topic found on the website was the…

n “To Kill A Mockingbird” race complicates the situation of the characters in the book. Race of the particular characters can lead the circumstances of situations more severe. Meaning that the results of a situation would have turned out differently if the character was of a different race. There is an exception and that is with Calpurnia and the Finch family. Calpurnia is the Finch’s black maid,but her race does not put limitations on her occupation. Her role is very important in the Finch…