Southern American English

The changing nation of the U.S. reflects a growing sense of national pride and identity in many ways. After the war of 1812, in the U.S. everyone is high on nationalism because of the defeat of the British. During James Monroe’s presidency, called The era of good feelings, is where everyone is high on nationalism and The government makes questionable decisions because everyone has too much nationalism they don't want to go against what the government is saying. Andrew Jackson knows the…

The American dream People are shot and killed every day. There are thousands of lives taken every day for simple reasons that some countries cannot provide for their citizens. Work being at an all-time low in other countries and family’s going hungry, there is just one answer. The American Dream of course. For over 200 years’ people have come to America in search of freedom, shelter, work, and anything else they wish they had in their last country. America is called a melting pot for a reason…

Klan was formed by former Confederate soldiers. Members of the KKK wore disguisable attire of a white robe and mask with a cone-shaped hat. Increase deaths have occurred since the development of the Klan. The Klan’s mission was to target black Southern political leaders and Republicans. During the Reconstruction period, their message of hate spread beyond Tennessee intimidating “Catholics, Jews, and foreigners.” (www.pbs.org) The Ku Klux Klan’s threats and brutality increased because of the…

You can see how having a 23-year-old come into your church and try to move you to a family oriented environment can cause some conflict, especially in the Southern Baptist world. Blake is so grateful that his congregation has been so supportive of the changes he has bestowed upon them. He knows that if they were not supportive that he would not be able to make so many of the changes he has made. Blake has handles…

Justin Lau (Wingkit) Professor Rogers History 100AC 6 October 2015 Response Paper: “The lynching of black and white women”, “Is this the Man?-White Girls Participation in Southern Lynchings” and “Southern Horrors” Feimster writes the female’s perspective of mob violence during the civil war. She further explains that victims of lynching were not necessarily always men who accused of rape. Even different ethnicities or sexualities were executed by mobs in South. Statistically, between 1880 and…

the NRA. Tennessee is also home to many Christian denominations. The National Baptist Convention, the Church of God in Christ, the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, The Church of God and Church of God of Prophecy, The Free Will Baptists, and the Southern Baptist Convention all have their headquarters in the Volunteer State. What do these two things have in common? Frontier Firearms in Kingston, Tennessee took notice of the targeting and shooting of Christians at Umpqua…

Whether an arrest warrant can be issued for Ronnie Ingram for the unsolved homicide. SHORT ANSWER Yes, because Ronnie Ingram was arrested for the robbery and the gun found in the robbery case was the same gun used in the homicide. It was also admitted by Damien Jones in a conducted interview that Ronnie Ingram was the murder. FACTS Based on a recent armed robbery, my team was able to solve a homicide from 1989. The recent evidence found connected to the unsolved homicide from 1989. On…

occurred several years ago, this poem captures a great feeling of acceptance since it shows how African-Americans of the past were not accepted or treated as people; which is something relevant and relatable to this day. “Strange Fruit” protests against African-American lynching during the 1930s as it was common in the South. It narrates the sadness, desperation, and sorrow of many African-Americans that were oppressed by the white supremacy of the Jim Crow laws. Through the use of irony and…

of 1946, Rodney worked part time at the Tuolumne Mountains in Yosemite, where he met his future wife, June. June, who grew up on the opposite side of the economic spectrum, was the daughter of Daisy Seulberger and Hubert O. Pierce. Her father, an English descendant and her mother, a German descendant were rather wealthy due to Daisy’s family. On December 28, 1947 Rodney and June married in Sacramento, California. Many of June’s relatives objected to the married solely because of Rodney’s age and…

Gates emerged with the controversial issues at that time; lynching, rape, discrimination, violence. By applying the film as a social and political force, Griffith's The Birth of a Nation proposes a controversial for the negative depiction of African Americans and the positive portrayal of slavery and the Ku Klux Klan. Griffith noted that the black is the evil force, and Negroes usually behave poorly, takes off the shoes and eats chicken even in the meeting. They are unable to integrate into the…