My reaction to this chapter is one that is mildly surprised. I found it interesting that “escape was easier than rebellion,” (Zinn 46). Apparently, the air was heavily charged with rumor of rebellion and revolt (something I think would work well for an espionage novel). I thought it was interesting how the white workers really put their heart and soul into getting a better life. This chapter made me start to see another side of the multifaceted history of the United States, one that wasn’t focused on equality for African Americans or women, but one that was focused on equality among common men.
outside the “political community,” to what degree did the framers anticipate future tensions and social conflicts? Essay#4 From 1775 to 1800, those twenty-five years was an important phase for America to establish self-government and to resolve many civil issues. During those years, American Congress indeed solved numerous urgent problems and brought wealth and liberty to its citizens. However, the benefits of equality and opportunity were merely brought to certain group of rich whites, Congress still left several issues of the outside political community unsolved. This negligence exacerbated the tension among settlers and induced future social conflicts.
In the end, one plan is always going to be better when put into action, and in this case I believe that W.E.B. Dubois had the better plan. Both of these men set out to fix poverty and discrimination against blacks in America, but their strategies were radically different. Booker T. Washington felt that the only way to become equals in an unequal society is for blacks to work hard and become something. His idea was that if enough blacks were to become doctors, lawyers, businessman, and become successful in general that they could not be considered anything other than equal.
They created a world where a few families owned most of the wealth. To strengthen ties & harness control of everything,..they strategically married into other wealthy powerful, families. They created laws to protect their wealth & power & appointed people to enforce the laws that would ensure they maintained their grasp on the control of everything & everyone. 3. Describe the disproportionate distribution of wealth in Boston, Philadelphia, and New York.
Without these men’s ideas of non-violence retaliation the black race would not have been seen as the victim, instead the problem. With that racism would have been prolonged for much longer. Thanks to two men America is a better home for all
Due to the distinct social values and beliefs represented by each party, the working class population primarily would vote for the Labour party and the middle class would vote for the Conservative party. This was strengthened by the fact that people want to belong to a group which has power and influence, similarly as what they would have when supporting their local football team. PJ Pulzer a political scientist stated in 1967 that; 'class is the basis of British party politics;all else is embellishment and detail' ,PJ Pulzer, in his statement, made it clear that social class was well above the media in terms of influencing the public until the early 80s. Has this power slipped or does class still remain strong. Nowadays, the media has an overall influence in who people vote for.
It’s no doubt that America was not the most favorable place during this time period for most, if not all African Americans. But without all the events that occurred then, we might not be where we are today. I’m not trying to justify what they did was right. But if we think about it, without the Voting Rights Act and the Civil Rights Act, things might have never of changed. African Americans could still be treated like slaves and not treated like human beings.
Sex between black men and white women was punished, because these relations were a threat to the power and privilege of white men. However, sex between white men and black women did not threaten the white power structure, but instead reinforced the domination of white men up through the 1800s. White men had free access to black women on plantations. Black women were over sexualized in the minds of white men, especially in contrast to white women. White men used this depiction to justify the idealization of the white woman, the degradation of black women, and the privilege awarded to white men, especially in terms of unlimited sexual access.
It is obvious that anyone who accepts slavery accepts racism, yet it is empirically evident that in early America, colonists were not racist. One man, Anthony Johnson, who was black, was able to safely and without any repercussions purchase property, the defining mark of a man at this time as according to John Lockian philosophy. This shows that the white men, his neighbors and fellow countrymen, did not believe in racism at that time. However, as we follow the story of the life of the Johnson family to the end, we can see that as time went on and slavery became more popular, only then did racism truly become a popular phenomenon. Compared to the relatively easy access of property at the beginning of his life, when Anthony Johnson died, his property was seized by the government because he was considered to be an outsider due to the color of his skin.
I Have a Dream speech it gave rise to many hopes and opportunities that allowed African Americans gain their rights and their position in society. Although we do not see racism to its fullest nowadays, we still see some sorts of prejudice amongst African Americans. In certain situations they are denied employment solely because the color of their skin or the fact that they are not qualified with certain perquisites, which most of the time are associated with the level of education and experiences obtained. Although at the same time we see successful African Americans that have excelled and become prosperous, they are only a small fragment of the African American community. But as a result of our history African Americans are frown upon and look as inferiors that as a result prevent them from achieving any sort of economical or social gain in our