Black History is a reminder of the work that still needs to be done here in America between all races. Instead of erasing Black History month, it should used to focus on other issues for the rest of the 337 days. Kelley states in her article, “Black history is American history, no doubt. But Black History Month is a measure of how fully or accurately our story is being told and a reminder of the work yet to be done.” I agree with the author. I understand where Freeman is coming from, but he doesn’t seem to fully grasp or understand the meaning of Black History Month.
Leland Ferguson in Uncommon Ground uses historical archaeology as a lens to interpret African and African American history. African American archaeology was “brand-new” when the book was published in 1992 (xxxiv). Ferguson’s work focuses on sites and artifacts that are considered typical to, and characteristic of, enslaved persons’ lives on plantations in the United States. The basis of Ferguson’s argument is the pattern of locating colonoware and particular architectural forms on plantations. Compare and contrast became an analytical tool to identify markers of race and ethnicity and, in particular, how they relate to similar kinds of pottery and architecture in Ghana and Western Africa (8-9).
After the emancipation of slavery in the 1800’s, African Americans have struggled to be treated with the same equal rights as Europeans. Even with the laws that were pasted to protect African Americans there were states that ignored and created new laws to overturn the laws to protect African Americans. The ignorant of Europeans who denied African Americans the equal rights the laws stated they deserved. African Americans decided to stand up for themselves by developing non violent protest movement to fight for the equal rights of African Americans. ("Civil Rights Movement") Martin Luther King Jr. became the leader of the non violent protest movement in the 1950’s.The development of Martin Luther King Jr. in this era started when an African American woman named Rosa Parks, who refused to give up her seat to a white man in Montgomery, Alabama.
1896 Plessy VS Ferguson US Supreme Court Case HIST222 African American History after 1877 Instructor Dr. Donna J. Nicol June 13, 2010 Back in the twentieth century African Americans were newly freed slaves. These were very hard time for the African American race. Even though they were free the laws of the land did not allow African Americans to be treated as everyone else. “The end of the Civil War had promised racial equality, but by 1900 new laws and old customs created a segregated society that condemned Americans of color to second-class citizenship.”(Museum of American History) African Americans had to follow a different set of laws called the Jim Crow Law. Jim Crow Law was used to keep blacks separate from whites.
Race Relations after the Civil War 1 Reconstruction/Race Relations – First Draft Reconstruction and Race Relations after the Civil War Jeffery Presnell Strayer University – Global History 105 Dr. James Allen October 27, 2013 Race Relations after the Civil War 2 Abstract A lot has changed over the last 160 years since the Civil War. What was life like for the former slaves? What kind of changes did white Southerners have to go through to adapt? Apparently there were many as no one had a clear cut answer. Nothing back then was black and white for former slaves and the white Southerners.
The Black Power movement was a new era of ideals and methods to end racial segregation and inequality in America in the 1960s. They used a variety of different methods and attained to different ideals than Martin Luther King. Malcolm X was a main leader of the movement and he heavily pushed home the ideas of separatism, self-defence and Black Nationalism claiming that blacks would never be treated as equals under the current white system. It could be argued that Black Power did hinder the civil rights movement in the 1960s. It brought about the mass fragmentation of the movement and saw two main civil rights campaigners SNCC and CORE split from the cooperation of the NAACP and SCLC.
It took much determination, motivation and effort. These humans were not given the same opportunities like the white men had. Blacks had their own public restrooms, public drinking fountains, and schools that were usually run-down and the Whites’ leftovers. Women were just an object and a number in the system. They had no say, no rights, and no life.
The American blacks were victims of racism, segregation, discrimination and furthermore poverty in their community. They were neglected by the government. Nonetheless, they were neglected by fought for their rights and equality. The black people in America had their own separate communities away from the whites, because they were neglected by white people and the government. For instant they couldn’t vote in their country.
The Civil Rights Movement – What Caused the Change? The Civil Rights Movement – What Caused the Change? Slavery ended in 1865, yet over 100 years later African Americans were still fighting for their basic civil rights. The Civil Right Movement of the 1960s started out as a much focused movement with one goal in mind, equality for African Americans. African Americans wanted their voting rights, desegregation of schools and employment, and adequate housing.
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.