Red Summer The Summer of 1919 and The Awakening of Black America Mackenzie Zeiler History 1221 Professor Mary Ludwig March 9, 2014 The year 1919 was a violent and tragic time for Americans. WWI was ending, and many soldiers were coming home. Some of these soldiers were black men who fought for their country and these men came home expecting that they had earned a place in society and were hoping for change. They believed that with the reconstruction era coming to an end and slavery being outlawed, they would have the equal rights that they were promised. The cause of so much violence during this time was the fact that whites felt that things should return to the way they were before the war.
Carissa Rumble Mrs. Stamps Senior Honors English 3 October 2012 Blah Throughout history, the relationship that parents have with their children has changed drastically. Two hundred years ago, children were rarely allowed to speak to their elders unless spoken to. However, the relationship between parents and their children has evolved into something much greater since then. One event that changed the father-son relationship forever was the holocaust in the 1940s. The tragic experience forced families to look out for each other and grow closer.
As Jamake Highwater became more and more famous for his Native American studies and knowledge the controversy over his actual heritage became more and more public. In his movie Primal Minds he states he was sent to an orphanage at the age of 10, but then later on in the movie he says that his mother came to visit him in New York, and she did not like the city. Early on in his career he says his mother was Marcia Highwater a Cherokee and his father was Alexander Markropoulos who was Greek. Later he states that his mother was Blackfoot named Amilia Bonneville and his father was actually Cherokee Indian and whose name was Jamie Highwater. Not only did the information about his parents changed but he claims to of had a brother who was killed
It’s a wonder anyone could have survived such a way during this time period in America. The first to happen to this family was little income. They were barely making it through when he lost his job. Several men during this time period became a part of the category, “unemployment.” The unemployment rate increased a lot during the great depression. People who lost their jobs could not feed themselves, pay their rent, and support their family.
The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck “Okies” During the 1930s, the Dust Bowl hit and triggered a time of great hardships that struck several farmers and their families. This troubling era became known as the Great Depression. Countless families began to make their way down to California in a quest for work. Most Migrant workers traveled to California from Oklahoma, thus the nickname “Okies”. John Steinbeck grew up in California in the early 1900s and witnessed the troubles of migrant workers.
Shadow of Hate Assignment Explain which story or section in the documentary was the most powerful/ shocking and why. Japanese American arrived in the early 1900’s. They did a lot for the country by transforming American agriculture in the west. They worked hard to become successful farmers and businessmen. Envy against these innocent women and men was degrading they were given a week to sell properties and businesses. They were sent to internment camps over 100,000 were ordered by government custody and were announced as disloyal.
She is by far one of the most influential people in my life, her hard-work and optimism are just two of the things I admire most about her. Unfortunately my grandmother, had limited knowledge of the war itself, but had extensive amounts of familiarity with the social aspect of the sixties. My grandmother was 19 at the time of the war, but without attending college she had little to no familiarity with what was going on at the time. She quoted, “The closest I ever got to knowing discrete information about the war was when it came on the radio.” However, she was able to tell us how racism affected her life personally. She mentioned how she wasn’t able to use certain bathrooms, water fountains, stores, and even gas
Today, we hear stories about the holocaust and we learn about it in global history, but we have didn’t live through it so we cannot relate to how the people felt as they were living through it. Reading the section of the book Night makes me wonder why the Jews didn’t rebel against the Hungarian and German officers but then I realize that rebelling would just get them killed. This portion of the book makes me think of my great grandfather because my grandpa would tell me stories about my great grandfather’s life in Ireland and how he had lived in terrible living conditions because he didn’t have a lot of money. Just hearing about my great grandfathers living conditions when he lived in Ireland makes me realize how terrible the Jews living in the holocaust had been because just hearing about my great grandfathers life makes me realize how much worse living in the holocaust would be because they were living in unsanitary places, did not have much food and were treated horribly and this affected all of the Jews in
America once a racist country that was initially run by white settlers who felt subgroups should be enslaved to do peon labor. The enslavement of minorities has been a major theme of American history but look at us now. Take note to all this country has done to overcome these obstacles. Although still not perfect but at least the effort to continue to make improvements is a common language we all can
That’s why I believe that the role of a medicinal historian is very important because their job is to connect historical identity within generations, which gives individuals a sense of who they really are and where they came from. When untold stories are shared, the absent becomes visible and history is learned. This can be a powerful way of correcting or changing the way individuals live as centuries go by. Slavery for African Americans was definitely unjust, and although I’ve never been discriminated for the color of my skin, I have experienced slavery, discrimination, and bondage at the age of only