Black History Month In the Newsweek magazine, Raina Kelley discusses in her article titled “The End of Black History Month.” Kelley explains how Morgan Freeman was against Black History Month because it was crammed into one single month, as if the contribution of black Americans was being demeaned. Even though the divisions between blacks and whites aren’t as cavernous as they used to be, there are still racial issues going around in America. Kelley defends Black History month by sharing the origins of how it became to be celebrated. It began to be celebrated the second week of February encompassing Frederick Douglass’ and Lincolns’ birthdays. Black History is a reminder of the work that still needs to be done here in America between all races.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH = NO Do we need Black History Month at all? Why are African Americans so special that they get a whole month to celebrate their history? Well in 1926 historian Carter G. Woodson thought the history of African Americans was that special so he and the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History announced the second week of February to be “Negro History Week”. The primary emphasis for this was to coordinate teachings of the history of American blacks in the nation’s public schools. Negro History Week turned to Black History Month in 1976?
The Constitution, until recently, did not apply to blacks; blacks feel they deserve payments from 310 years of slavery, destruction to their minds and culture. Dr. Martin Luther King's dilemma in the United States was of a different kind. He was torn between his identity as a Black man of African descent and his identity as an American. He urged Americans to judge based on the content of the character not by skin color and also believed in non-violent protests. Martin Luther King Jr’s main perspective during the fight on racism was equality.
History Practice Controlled Assessment: ‘To what extent has the contribution of Martin Luther King to the advancement of black Americans between 1954 and 1968 been exaggerated?’ On 6th December 1865, the 13th amendment to the American Constitution was passes, leading to the abolition of slavery. However whilst slavery was abolished, the black people of America still faced harsh racism and had very little rights. During the period of 1954-1968, many people were campaigning for an advancement of black Americans. These people wanted equal civil rights for blacks as white Americans had. One such person was Martin Luther King.
When answering this question, one must ensure that they tackle both aspects of it- firstly, whether or not Reconstruction was a ‘failure,’ and secondly, whether or not it was ‘tragic.’ This essay argues that although Reconstruction led to some positives for blacks, like the vote, increased power, influence and education, ultimately Reconstruction was a tragic failure because it left a legacy of racism that continued in America that can still be felt today and caused the deaths and economic subjugation of many. Firstly, the successes of Reconstruction- one of the clearest successes was the fact that blacks were no longer slaves. Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in September 1862, which did not free all slaves, but was nonetheless a sign to abolitionists that slavery’s days were limited. Following this, the Republicans were determined to pass a constitutional amendment prohibiting slavery. After Lincoln’s re-election in November 1864 Lincoln pressed for the Congressional approval for the measure (the “Thirteenth Amendment”) and it was passed on 31st January 1865.
Gerald Ford spoke in regards to this, urging Americans to "seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history. "[6] Black History Month was first celebrated in the United Kingdom in 1987. This establishment of Black History Month is generally attributed to the work of Ghanaian analyst Akyaaba Addai-Sebo, as well as the Greater London Council. [3] In 1995, after a motion by politician Jean Augustine, Canada's House of Commons officially recognized February as Black History Month. In 2008, Senator Donald Oliver moved to have the Senate officially recognize Black History Month, which was
Vitor Milagres James McMacthy 11/19/2013 The Dialect of African-American According to writer James Baldwin in his article “If Black English Isn't a Language, Then Tell Me, What Is?” published in the New York Times in 1979, he express his disagreement about people who think that black English is a dialect and not a language. Although some of what he said is accurate, as a whole he is wrong. It is affirmed based on history and a simple dictionary definition. Baldwin made strong and obvious comments about the language like: “[It has] different realities to articulate” or “language is … a political instrument, … the most … crucial key to identify”. But the thing is it is a good explanation to language, but it´s not applied to Black English and you will understand why.
Centuries later the Negro community was still riddled by racial injustice and oppression. These contradictions to the original visions of the founding fathers were still very much in existence when Dr. King made his speech. A scholar who graduated and received a bachelor degree in sociology from Morehouse College, Martin Luther King’s speech, “I Have a Dream” was carefully crafted to encourage and motivate the predominantly Negro audience to take a stand for an equal democracy. “This is no time to engage in the luxury of cooling off… Now is the time to make real the promises of democracy.” King’s tone when he delivered his speech was derived from the cadence and rhythms of a preacher. His speech consisted of various literary elements such as figurative language and repetitive phrases that painted a vivid mural in the mind of the listener: “My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing.
Kwanzaa and Juneteenth are two very important celebrations for African American culture. They are two of the most popular celebrations relating to the subject. They do differ however, Kwanzaa is based on African heritage and resurrecting it for one week out of the year and Juneteenth is to celebrate the delayed end to slavery in Texas. Both of these celebrations are not only celebrated by African Americans but by all ethnicities. Kwanzaa is a holiday during the Christmas season to celebrate the African culture.
Liewanto Putra English 102 Professor Cassandra Lopez Black Artist should create dangerously Being black people has never been easy to live their life as the other people do. White America or maybe some people around the world has always been stereotyped black people, although black people have shaped American history through inventions, sports, and political science. The way White America has looked at blacks has never changed. It does not matter how much money you have; you’re still a “nigga.” African Americans have been fighting for equality since the birth of this nation, and the war is raging on. Kiese Laymon who is also black skin writer using his experience that has a lot of violence threat against him about his write and it is related