The Captured by Scott Zesh tells the stories of early Texas, the first settlers and the Indians. It give first hand accounts on the hardships endured by the Native Americans and "Whites" alike. In an attempt to uncover his family history the Author discovers his great uncle was a native American captive. He pursues his uncle's story and captives like him and give a voice to their experience that were almost forgotten. He collects and writes down all the information he could gather on the early Texas captives.
He rebelled against family about the career they had chosen for him, which lead him to also join the circuses. He went on to formed a blackface group, which was the first to offer minstrel shows into a fixed three-act form. Lastly, of the founders was Stephen Foster who while being a bookkeeper became successful for his songwriting and later joined Christy Minstrels where he wrote blackface minstrel show traditional songs at that time. They all seemed to have similarities coming from middle-class background and all seemed to not have success in theater or any other interests which had lead them to blackface minstrelsy. The parts of a blackface minstrel show was to present the black character as being stupid, as being laughable, as being a silly person.
Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, GA during a period when racism was extremely prominent. One can only imagine the experiences Black Americans endured during those times unless one lived through them personally. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. used his strength and knowledge to help society overcome these tumultuous times. Dr. King fought for equal justice for all races and gender to love one another and eliminate violence. He served the community as a clergyman, activist, and leader of the Civil Rights Movement [ (Biography, 2012) ].
Transformational leaders are under the assumption that people will follow them because their inspiring. They are the type of person that have vision and passion and they believe the way to get things done is by injecting enthusiasm and energy. Colonel Shaw had a vision of training an all black infantry with honor, pride and the skills to go into combat and fight for the rights they deserve. He sold his vision to black soldiers and to his upper command who still did not think black men were capable of being good soldiers. In the beginning of the film Colonel Shaw is asked to lead an all black company of union soldiers which he accepted.
In contrast, though Troy had major social issues, he dealt with adversity quite well. Once his lover became pregnant, he was man enough to go to his wife and come clean. When he and his father fell out, he wasted no time in transforming from a 14year old to a man. The tone of this story may vary, depending on the reader. As an African American, I found the tail dark and gloomy, with potential to worsen as the story unfolded.
Belhaven University Abraham Lincoln Jasmine Jackson Dr. Stephen Phillips U.S. Political Theory November 8, 2012 Abraham Lincoln always provided a clear vision for the American people. Lincoln has been many things, but most people thought of him as a humanitarian and different people such as, communists, conservatives, segregationist and some civil rights activists have referred to Lincoln to be part of them. Lincoln is not only important to the people because of his melancholia or how the cabinet was choosing, but because he played a leading role in the people eyes during the time of slavery. The Lincoln that the people as one body have a good reminisce of is the politician who had an awesome plan to sprout and have a big congregation.
In his cartoon, Nast depicts the African-American as a hero who deserves to be recognized as such. He admires the blacks who fought for the Union and believes they should attain equal rights. Thomas Nast was a strong Lincoln supporter and a radical Reconstructionists who believed in suffrage for blacks and a much harsher treatment of the South. Even though Nast knew suffrage was a birthright, he determined that his audiences needed the additional justification of
His story gave many African Americans hope. All could see that he rose out of the shadows of nothing so why couldn’t they do the same? All black men, women, and children came together to overcome one thing; racism. Malcolm X and Martin Luther King Jr. were a significant peace to the puzzle because they had the power to unite people into one cause. Without these men’s ideas of non-violence retaliation the black race would not have been seen as the victim, instead the problem.
He chose to be vocal about his dissatisfaction with his people’s racial predicament. King spoke as though he was speaking on behalf of his entire race. He was a man of his people and represented their needs and desire to gain equality. King spoke directly against authority, not in a malicious way, but more in a way where he offered criticism and ways in which society needed to reform itself. During the 1963 March on Washington, King delivered perhaps his most famous speech called “I Have a Dream.” This speech called for an end to racism and desegregation in America that was still very prevalent at the time.
African Americans have hopes and dreams just like any other person and should be given the opportunities in life to achieve the American dream. Malcolm X died fighting for this cause. He was a man of strong words and beliefs and one of the greatest civil rights activists in history. Malcolm X was a major contributor to black societies across the world. He fought for what he believed in.