Unlike Martin Luther, Malcolm X did not have the same type of intimate relationship with both parents. His mother soon became mentally unstable and his father died. With the knowledge he had received from his childhood and sitting in meetings with his father, Malcolm X has had an understanding of race and oppression different from other leaders. He quickly learned that because blacks had darker skin than whites, people would be oppressed. Blacks often would feel a sense of inferiority because whites didn’t teach them black history accurately.
There was also Sam’s employer at the coffee shop who was just his employer and maybe not aware of what Sam was really facing in day to day life. I feel Sam would have benefited from an advocate and support from when Lucy’s mother decided that having a baby and being with Sam was not her life and she didn’t want a baby. Sam was left to raise Lucy with only a few meaningful people in his life. Most of these meaningful people had disabilities themselves. Things maybe could have been prevented if help was provided before Lucy was born.
This oppression turns him to a bitter man, causing him to eventually lose his friends and family. Wilson integrates literal and figurative symbolism to express the themes throughout the drama. In the setting of Fences, there are several symbols surrounding Troy Maxon and his family. The play takes place in the 1950s, prior to the beginning of the Civil Rights Movement. Based on the social and economic conditions of African Americans at that time, society’s perception of Blacks were less than citizens, and the Southern United States was still officially segregated.
Dubois's philosophy not only shows nihilism in the black race during this era but it also shows the same lack of progression in the black community in 2011. It reminds us of the lack of harmonious solidarity as well as the lack of intellect, high morals and spiritual insight affecting the Black masses today. His piece brings up an array of valid points on why the black community is its own worst enemy when it comes to building a new infrastructure of educational, historical and financial knowledge of self like the Jewish, Asian and Indian cultures. Dubois says “It is the problem of developing the best of this race that they may guide the mass away from the contamination and death of the worst, in their own and other races. Now the training of men is a difficult and intricate task.”(Dubois 1) I personally think that the contamination of most blacks today is from out dated teachings, some churches, politicians and most importantly, the entertainment business.
If not checked these behaviors accelerate into anti-social behavior directed towards other children and the community. Currently there is no information available as to the exact reason why being without a father affects these young males. Yet, the very fact that the child is without a father-figure in the home does affect the child’s psychological behavior. The child’s emotional development can not help but be affected by this. They may have feelings of loss or guilt about the father not being in the home.
African Americans’ social rights were very limited partially because of the Black Codes and Jim Crow laws. These restrictions aided the system of sharecropping, maintained social hierarchy and segregation. Black Codes restrict civil rights for African Americans such as to carry a weapon, vote, getting involving in the court, marry white citizens and travel without permits. The code varied in different
Schlesinger examines the current attempts by black "leaders" to rewrite the history of black Americans in order to ostensibly improve their self-esteem and provide them with role models. Mr. Schlesinger argues that this sort of "compensatory history," or "underdog history" which is invented or exaggerated to soothe the wounds of the oppressed or abused, really can have no positive effect, either for those it presumes to help or for the nation as a whole. He states, "... black Americans, after generations of psychological and cultural evisceration have every right to seek an affirmative definition of their past". But he also states that, "History as a weapon is an abuse of history. The high purpose of history is not the presentation of self nor the vindication of identity ..." He points out that the reinforcement of such a separatist concept of black identity through such slanted or inaccurate history, coupled with a complete dismissal of the history of black people in America over the past 300 years, can only result in the "...fragmentation, resegregation, and tribalization of American Life".
When the option to choose a black over a white counterpart the black race still to this day fear being looked over; only because of skin color. Some blacks in authority do the same discriminating practice when given the opportunity to be in authority; for fear their supervisor will think they are being partial to their race. It should be who would fit in the organization with the right attitude, the right qualifications, & capabilities to adjust to the task at hand. This also, brings into play so many aspects of why do gangs exist at all? In the film they pointed out that the majority of the young men were raised and mentored by their mothers, grandmothers & aunts.
“Did Slavery Destroy the Black Family?” Slavery in the USA had a large impact on all Afro-American population, which inhabited the country at that time. This impact can be still felt nowadays, as the consequences of such a relationship between the whites and the blacks are immense. Common opinion on the modern institute of black family is rather negative, stating that the black families are not so morally developed as the white ones. Although, there is a large number of single-parent black families living in the USA, however, the number of white single-parent families is not smaller. In order to understand the problems that black families face it is necessary to analyze the development of black families throughout the history.
Santeria has been portrayed in movies and television since the mid-1980s as a form of Afro-Caribbean "black magic" similar to Haitian vodun, popularly known as "voodoo." These media portrayals, which have been largely negative and frequently inaccurate, have led to a public misunderstanding of the nature of Santeria." Also according to Countries and Their Cultures (2010) "the Cuban American family is different in significant ways from the Cuban family. The Cuban family is characterized by patriarchy, strong parental control over children's lives, and the importance of non-nuclear relationships for the nuclear family. In the United States, these elements have become less characteristic among families of Cuban descent."