The American Scholar

We consider Atticus a hero partly because he rejected societal views on how African Americans should be treated. Freedman proves this statement false by using textual evidence from the book. In chapter fifteen of To Kill a Mockingbird, Atticus is outside of jail with Jem protecting Tom Robinson, and a lynch mob comes prepared to take justice…

individuals who truly knew what struggle was and understood what harm accompanied being denied the right to an education simply because you were black. After all, there wasn't even a high school in Murphy (where I grew up) that permitted African-Americans to attend until the early seventies. Our seclusion in the mountains of North Carolina allowed for segregation to carry on, way past its years. This further gave birth to intolerance, prejudice, and oppression. However, my tale starts a little…

Perspectives, that included an overview of the historical implications that led to the rebellion. Displaying archival photographs complemented with oral histories from persons who were living at the time of the rebellion, and collaboration with numerous scholars, the exhibit which will be on display until 2019. Brilliantly, it captures the essence of the circumstances that led to the rebellion, presents a chronological account of the events that took place during the disturbances, and includes a…

Nigger. Schools and other scholars want to banish this word from The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain, because they are concerned for those who are sensitive to this word. This book should not be changed in any way. Twain wrote what he wanted others to read. For him to write “nigger” 219 times should clearly mean he had a good reason to do so. Huck Finn should remain uncensored. No matter how sensitive people are, they need to see this word to remember what happened so long ago.…

affluence and with this came mass culture. Americans were buying the same products, listening to the same music and experiencing and enjoying the same movies. It was a time of great cohesion for the country that was coming back from war. However the 1920s, as ‘roaring’ as it may seem, was…

the black athlete dominates in sporting events over other races. Coach Johnson was also saying that they are not considered “black” they are considered Euro-African American, and that…

two prominent figures within the black community during the late 19th and early 20th century. Both men eventually pioneered the emergence of the Civil Rights Movement. Although Dubois and Washington shared the common thing as to being well-educated scholars of their time, and heavily influenced the cause and rise of Civil Rights Movement for blacks in America, they both lacked differences in upbringings, and used different systematic structures to fight for rights. Booker T. Washington was a…

The intent of ‘How to raise a black son in America” is to persuade the audience on race dynamics and the values instilled into him throughout his childhood. The speaker assumes other African Americans were brought up and treated the same way he was. He also assumes the audience cares about the topic. Everyone is the same "Why did I really have to mow the lawn? Why was homework really that important? Why couldn't I put jelly beans in my oatmeal?" All lives matter “So when we say that black…

Throughout years of American civilization there has been numerous sociologist that broke into society and started practicing their own individual theories on the world. The one sociologist that has always stood out from the rest was William Edward Burghardt Du Bois, one of the most popular renowned sociologist, race scholar and activist there is. William was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts on February 23, 1868. Mr. Dubois died when he was 95 years old but before his death he has made…

Scholar W.E.B. DuBois once said, “When you have mastered numbers, you will in fact no longer be reading numbers, any more than you read words when reading books, you will be reading meanings” (Brainyquote). Learning was more than just reading numbers and books, it was about understanding them and being able to apply the knowledge that one gained from reading. As the co-founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored people and first African American to earn his Ph.D. from…