The American Scholar

African-American descent to safely matriculate while also learning about and celebrating their legacy of black excellence. HBCUs have been around as long as African Americans have been able to educate themselves. With constitutional approval, HBCUs have continued to flourish throughout history Many students attend HBCUs to receive higher education, but there is much more to the HBCU experience than an academic career. While being the hallmark of extended matriculation for African Americans,…

Thomas Jefferson was the most influential person from the American Revolutionary Era. Jefferson was a very smart man since childhood. Jefferson was very kindhearted and cared for people and was very outgoing. Thomas Jefferson was very smart since childhood. As a small boy Jefferson would spend his pastimes playing in the woods, practicing violin and reading. He was very interested in learning. By the age of nine he began his formal education studying Greek Latin and Greek. At age 14, he took…

Jamal Eric Watson the author of the article The Caged Bird Flys was published in Diverse Issues in Higher Education, Volume 31, Issue 10 on June 19th 2014. Watson is a respected writer and lecturer. He is a senior staff writer for Diverse Issues in Higher Education. It is one of the country’s leading periodicals whose focal point is minorities and various related issues. Some of his writings has been seen in an array of publications such as The Baltimore Sun, The New York Sun, USA Today, The…

South American country of Brazil in his second episode of Black in Latin America. More than 75 million people of African descent inhabit Brazil which makes it the second largest population of black people in the world. There are many aspects of African culture, traditions, and values very alive in Brazil. Brazil was the first country to claim it was free of racism, but the last country in the western hemisphere to abolish slavery. Gates visits different cities and speaks to different scholars in…

fighting for the same purpose, progress, and uplifting of the Black race, these two Black intellectuals harbored radically divergent views on how to assist African Americans to free themselves from their often subhuman conditions. Both men were aware that technological advancement was of foremost importance to the advancement of African Americans (Johnson & Watson, 2004). Booker T. Washington Philosophy Booker T. Washington who was a student at Hampton Institute became convinced that vocational…

to be black. The term ‘Soul food’ originated in the south during the civil rights movement of the mid1960s. The term ‘soul’ was commonly used in black culture, such as “soul music,” “soul men,” etc. The style of soul food derived from the African American slavery background. Slave owners had total control of the amount of food that my enslaved ancestors received. Their diets consisted of fishing, foraging, hunting, gardening, and raising livestock all with the farming knowledge that was passed…

When analyzing the intricate issues of the black Americans in the 20th century, Acknowledgments must be made toward 3 individuals that fought for the advancement of black Americans. These specific individuals are W.E.B. DuBois, Booker T. Washington, and Marcus Garvey. These 3 individuals all initiated platforms for the advancement of blacks at the time. Understanding the lives of blacks and the treatment of blacks by white Americans at the time plays a very crucial role in acknowledging the…

Action, which claimed that “African Americans are free in a legal sense, but many social mechanisms perpetuate their subordinate social position”. According to Moynihan, the major “social mechanism” that barred black people from achieving economic equality was the increasing number of fragmented black families. His remedies for economic equality became the basis for Pres. Johnson’s “War on Poverty” and his notions about black families heavily influenced the way American society viewed poor black…

Nicholas Kristof’s, “The Asian Advantage” employs a humane, yet insightful tone and a free-flowing syntax composes a sound analysis of stereotyping and the role it plays in shaping a group. In the article, he claims that the titular group, Asian-Americans, aren’t necessarily successful due to intellectual prowess, but that it can be attributed to high expectations and family value. Experimental research in addition to expert testimony sprinkled throughout allow the claim to gain credibility and…

for immense change and prosperity concerning African Americans in the United States. The reformation, often known as the Progressive Era was associated with annihilating the corruption and control of the government, as well as promoting social revolution. Furthermore, the Progressive Era acted as an essential factor for racial disparity in the African American population. Two of the most influential reformers for racial equality of African Americans were, Booker T. Washington and W. E. B. Du…