Underground comix

The question is do you think that it is important Robert Crumb and Harvey Pekar were part of the underground comic scene and for years no one knew of the two of them. For me personally I think they were very important because now they're getting a lot of attention for their works. If that doesn't make someone believe that there important then I don't know what can . For their styles are similar they oddly complement one another and honestly they make a good team depending on how you think about it. Crumb’s work is exploring the things that go through his mind on a daily basis and possible how he looks at life. Pekar was originally a writer so he was introduced to the graphic narrative industry with a little push from Crumb himself. But getting…

Created in 1968 and running until 2016, Zap Comix was a ground-breaking and defying comic book that defied convention and societal law (Comic Code) it became a model for the Comix movement. A comic that has evolved with the ages taking a progressive and often regressive stance on ‘hot topics’ of the time. In Zap Comix Issue 1 Crumb describes himself as a ‘raving lunatic’ through the use of self-caricatures in this case; Flakey Foont and Mr. Natural. Showing from the get-go Crumb wasn’t one to…

This woman told her about the Underground Railroad and influenced her to leave Maryland. Harriet felt that running away was her only choice because her husband stole her money and her master would not let her buy her freedom. She had no reasons to stay there. Thus, she started her journey north. Slaves had to go north if they wanted to escape. In the north, there were free states in which slavery was not allowed. In the beginning of her journey, a kind gentleman helped Harriet across a river by…

The Holocaust was a traumatic event that changed the course of history forever.Resistance efforts were what kept many people in concentration camps hopeful, knowing there are groups of people making a difference and fighting to liberate them.Mala Zimetbaum was a courageous and impressive women that never lost sight of what she believed in. Mala Zimetbaum devoted herself to help the prisoners at Auschwitz. She was born in Poland in 1918 but she was a Belgian women. She was the youngest of…

“Life is a hard battle anyway. If we laugh and sing a little as we fight the good fight of freedom, it makes it all go easier. I will not allow my life's light to be determined by the darkness around me.”(“Sojourner Truth”)An activist and reformer, escaped slave Sojourner Truth worked unceasingly to contribute to the advancement of the abolitionist movement and equality for all. Born into slavery, Sojourner Truth, originally named Isabella Baumfree, faced many difficulties in her life. At the…

“I looked at my hands to see if I was the same person. There was such a glory over everything. The sun came up like gold through the trees, and I felt like I was in heaven.” This was a quote that Harriet Tubman once said to herself. She was also one of the most effective person on fighting for human rights. Cesar Chavez was also important to changing human rights. Harriet Tubman and Cesar Chavez should always be thought about when talking about leaders that fought for human rights. Cesar…

Freedom Quilts Are the Freedom Quilts real? Two historians say African American slaves may of used a quilt code to navigate the Underground Railroad. Quilts with patterns named wagon wheel, tumbling blocks, and bear paws appear to have contained secret messages that helped direct slaves to freedom. The code "was a way to say something to a person in the presence of many others without the others knowing," "It was a way of giving direction without saying, 'Go northwest.'" The seamstress would…

The book Harriet Tubman: the road to freedom, by Catherine Clinton gives provides details on Harriet Tubman’s life. Harriet Tubman is an important person, because of her actions during the era of slavery. She was able escape from chains slavery, and Fugitive Slave Acts. Harriet risked her life by going to back in forth into the south to rescue her family members and others that were enslaved. Harriet was able rescue the enslaved people with the help of the Underground Railroad. She was a…

Harriet Tubman is being honored with an award for her bravery. She showed her bravery in the Civil War and when she helped with The Underground Railroad. Harriet showed that she was very brave when she was a spy for the Union in the Civil War. Before she was a spy for the Union she was a slave who escaped. Then she came back to where her family was and helped them escape. She was also known as the best “conductor” of the Underground Railroad. When she helped her family escape she realized that…

Harriet Tubman is known for her proactive role in the Underground Railroad. However, most people don 't know much detail about her life. Her childhood, head injury, escape, and actions during the Civil War are also important aspects of her life. She was born under the name Araminta "Minty" Ross. Both of her parents were slaves. Her mother, Harriet "Rit" Green, was owned by Mary Pattison Brodess, and later on by her son Edward. Anthony Thompson owned Araminta 's father, Ben Ross. Mr.…