South Lakeland

white man became a Negro in the Deep South, what adjustment would he have to make?” (Griffin,1). The Anisfield-Wolf award winning book “Black Like Me” by John Howard Griffin. John Howard Griffin was a journalist in the 1950s and who was mostly known for his stories to be about racial equality. Griffin was the narrator and main character in this book. The book is an autobiography about Griffin investigating to see how the black community was treated in the south in the 1950s. “Black Like Me”…

In “A Good Man is Hard to Find” a story unfolds of crossed path with a couple of grandkids, some parents, an escaped convict, and a terribly racist grandmother. While making a trip down memory lane the grandmother truly discovers what it means to judge a book solely on its cover and the effects of her racist mindset. The grandmother’s obsession with the appearance of herself and others stems from her racist upbringing. The grandmother’s racist demeanor plays a huge role in the dynamic of this…

Throughout the novel, Invisible Man, by Ralph Ellison, power is an important aspect in almost every relationship formed, and the power of white males in particular is a recurring theme throughout. The whites seem to have control over everything, even when they are not seemingly present, for they have learned how to discreetly control society. Throughout the novel the narrator goes through a power struggle against several characters such as the white men form the Battle Royal, Mr. Norton and…

I have chosen Nelson Mandela for my comparison to Chris Mccandless. The reason I chose this freedom rights leader is because I feel like he has a lot of similarities to Chris in many ways. They are very similar in ways that I will explain in this essay. They are both from very different places, they have different situations but they are doing something to reach greater solitude and that’s why I think they are very similar. Nelson Mandela has impacted the lives of so many people fighting for his…

Through the tough racist times during the Civil Rights movement for blacks, not all whites were racist. Many whites believed in fairness for all races, Civil Rights for blacks was a time when blacks lacked rights from whites. It was a very unfair time as well for blacks. Not all the defenders of the Civil RIghts movement were black, there were quite a few whites who wanted to help and believe that blacks deserve equal rights and fairness. These whites were called many names…

"Roy Cooper, The One" Roy Cooper is fighting to become the new Governor of North Carolina, and he's well qualified for the role. Cooper has been North Carolina's Attorney General, since 2001. In this role Roy Cooper has facilitated the process of bringing justice to North Carolinians. Before being elected as North Carolina's General Attorney, Roy Cooper was one of North Carolina's voices in the Senate. Prior to being the General Attorney and a Senator, Roy Cooper served in the House of…

have so far not committed any kind of mass murder. What does that mean for the whites? What drives the white population to commit such things? The reason may lay deep beneath the present day roots all the way to the slavery era. When slavery in the South was a problem, the reality was that the white community felt as if they were superior. PBS writes, “ slavery gave the farmers a group of people to feel superior to...They gained a sense of power simply by being white”(PBS Slavery). Also, when…

There are negative, neutral, and positive connotations of the black veil. There are multiple references to it throughout the story. In my opinion, the connotations of the veil were negative in the beginning. An example of a negative connotation is on lines 40-41, “I can’t really feel as if good Mr. Hooper’s face was behind that piece of crape.” In other words, Mr. Hooper had not changed one thing about himself other than adding the black veil to his appearance. As soon as Mr. Hooper put the…

The play “Fences” by August Wilson contains many different topics of discussion. From Troy’s upbringing to his relationship to his son Cory, a lot takes place. These issues are the driving factors that create plenty of drama within the play. The topic specifically being focused on is Troy’s impact on Rose’s relationship with Raynell. Rose shows true strength when she decides that it it is her duty to take care of Raynell for many of reasons that include because Troy’s mistress Raynell dies in…

Having bonded over both struggles and victories, Hoover and Truman’s political alliance transitioned into a lifelong friendship. On the other hand, some presidential relationships followed a contrary trajectory-from friendship to enmity. For instance, Eisenhower and Truman were initially congenial companions, both having undergone the burdens of a difficult position-Truman as president and Eisenhower as Supreme Allied Commander. Yet the public did not hesitate to distinguish the two.…