The American Scholar

protest against the absence of African American women on the faculty. Him being such a prominent scholar from Harvard Law, in each story he added legal analysis to look at each issue from a different perspective. Bell main argument in this book is that “Racism is an integral permanent and indestructible component of this society.” From that quote I interpreted that racism is just not a “passing phase,” but that racism will always be a part of the American society. On the first couple of pages…

Charles Thomson was one of our founding fathers that became an outstanding man in Pennsylvania. He had become a tutor and teacher, at different school. He held a position with the government for a period of time. He ran several businesses in his career. Charles had a passion for knowledge. He overcame quite few obstacles in his life from childhood on up. During the destruction of the woolen trade and the enforcement of the Test Act Charles was born. This was the time when the…

This study addresses the injustices placed upon two African American men. The first man was named Rodney King, and the second Malice Green. Both of these events caused grief and public outrage, especially when little consequence was given to those who committed these injustices. The study attempts to analyze the newfound public perception on police. Due to the evidence (videos, witnesses) shown of these events, will people perceive the police in a different manner? The first study that took…

Golden Age of Hip Hop, was a period portraying diversity, innovation, quality, and influence. In 1982, the American hip hop group, Public Enemy, was formed; the group consisted of Flavor Flav, Chuck D, Professor Griff, and Khari Wynn. Public Enemy was widely known for their concerns and involvement for the African American society. They also have a huge recognition for criticizing American media as well as their politically charged music. In 1989, this hip hop group introduced their new song,…

“Womanist Theology:Black women’s voices” expresses that womanist theology is the study that uses religious conceptual - specially regarding black women- and using those experiences, of black women, as a tactic tool to empower and liberate African American women. To be a “womanist” simply means viewing a particular context through distinctive lenses and not in the image of a feminist. William references Alice Walker’s quote in her story In Search Of Our Mother’s Garden, To distinguish the…

Blacks in America would fight for equality in the Civil rights movements. This was in a effort to bring about black self-determination. This effort was an attempt to counteract against the injustices of the status quo, and out of it the African-American Civil Rights Movement (1896–1954) was initiated. Many…

Recently, the Asian American community is in an outrage because of the Asian joke that Chris Rock made at the Oscars ceremony. His joke about Asian has provoked a strong adverse reaction from the community as he practically discriminated against with stereotype. Asian Americans are being portrayed as the “model minority” in the United States. Louis Wirth, “a scholar from the highly influential "Chicago School" of sociology, defines ‘minority’ as a group of people who, because of their physical…

For my research paper I want to get a better understanding of the treatment of Italian American immigrants during the time between the end of the nineteenth century up to around the time of the end of the Second World War, extending but beyond that if necessary. Through my initial research I've discovered that Italian Americans experienced large amounts of racial discrimination, stereotyping, and struggles of assimilation during this time. I want to understand why this discrimination occurred,…

will help them to eliminate inequality which exist among Anglos and Mexican Americans. Educational Issues Coordinating Committee, the United Mexican American Students and Movimineto Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan are the most important and main organizations which concentrated on educational system and improvement of the quality of education. These organizations focused on reforming educational system, helping Mexican Americans to get higher education and discussed the health care and police…

jazz era also known as the Harlem Renaissance had a lot of people flocking to Harlem, New York. According to Richard Wormser from PBS, he states Harlem was considered the mecca to which black writers, artist, musicians, photographers, poets, and scholars traveled. Many came to express their talents freely, and escape oppression in the south and the caste system. It was during this time that many talented artists such as Langston Hughes and Claude McKay started being recognized for their achieved…