Southern American English

"Gospel is first and foremost a direct descendent of spirituals. What Thomas Dorsey and his friends kept as the defining attributes of gospel music - the call-and-response format, ample room for improvisation, rhythm, frequent use of the flatted seventh and third in melodies - remain true even today. The elements introduced by later musical forms, such as close harmonies, a sense of professionalism , showmanship, the regular use of an AAB rhyming scheme, and a pronounce beat all endure, but are…

The k.k.k group started during the civil war. The klan quickly mobilized as a vigilante group to intimidate southern blacks - and any whites who would help them - and to prevent them from enjoying basic civil rights. Outlandish titles (like imperial wizard and exalted cyclops),hooded costumes violent “night rides” The nation. That the group comprised an “invisible empire” conferred a mystique that only added to the klan’s popularity tar - and - featherings, rapes and other violent attacks on.…

from England’s religious ideas. Southern Colonies: (Included Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia) Unlike the other colonies, the Southern colonies had great geography for farming cash crops. Usually the most favored out of the 3 settlements, Britain used/abused them for their resources. Out of all the colonies, the south was the first to begin the practice of slave labor to. Indentured servants and slaves became backbones of the Southern Colonies.…

Following the American Civil War, the United States and its policy makers faced the dilemma of how to recover from its widespread devastation, which included rebuilding the South and transitioning 4 million freed slaves from captivity to citizenship. As told by historians Paul Cimbala and Randall Miller (1999), until then, "there was no tradition of government responsibility for a huge refugee population and no [national] bureaucracy to administer a large welfare, employment, [education], and…

The French Revolution and American Revolution were similar in particular aspects. However, there were a lot of differences between the two wars, especially involving their slaves during their respected time periods. After the defeat of the British at Yorktown, many Americans didn’t understand the lasting impact that the black people had during the War for their Independence against the British. At the 1876 Centennial Celebration of the Revolution in Philadelphia, not a single speaker…

Void in Roy Choi’s Life Growing up as an Asian-American in the United States, especially in the city with a big character within itself, Los Angeles, there is always that game of tug-o-war between two cultures. In Roy Choi’s autobiography and cookbook, L.A. Son , he talks about growing up in Southern California as a Korean-American. He takes the readers on a ride along memory lane as he talks about his experiences growing up as a Korean-American in Los Angeles, where he ended up, how he got…

Lipset goes on to argue that while Americans rejoiced in the overthrowing of their oppressive European ties, Canadians took on a much different path, choosing instead to react against these liberal revolutions. Lipset observes that there was a conscious attempt to establish a conservative and monarchical society in Canada that vastly contrasted with the aims and attempts of their southern neighbors. So why does it appear that the loyalties held by Canada run significantly deeper than their…

Although the American Revolution took place in the late 18th century, historians trace its deep origins back to the mid-17th century. One must examine the differences in philosophies, such as those concerning slave-ownership, religion, and descendency of Americans, as well as the social and economic tensions between Britain and the colonies, such as those caused by the heavy taxation of Americans in the Navigation Acts and the unfair nature of mercantilism. Americans had a different mindset than…

the last 30 years and generally they do not have to appropriate blackness to do it. In the case of Southern rappers like Bubba Sparxx or Paul Wall, who happen to be white but “sounds Black” as it were, at least it was clear that they also have the accents of the places and communities in which they grew up versus ones they created. Iggy Azalea displays this excellently refined soundscape of Southern Blackness to tell us “how fancy” she is, and ask “how we love dat.” Her thoughtlessness makes it…

To Kill A Mockingbird- The Negative Effects of Prejudice Prejudice is disliking someone or having hatred based on something they cannot control in To Kill A Mockingbird this is something that happens in their everyday lives. To Kill A Mockingbird is a story of a small town with a lot of racism between the people who live in Maycomb. Within the story there is trial where in the end it comes down to white vrs black. Prejudice in the story To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee causes a lot…