Black-Americans In Congress

African American Studies is a very complex subject. To confuse African American studies with black history is a common occurrence. African American studies is much deeper and more profound than just Black history alone. There are many unanswered and unasked questions among the Black American culture which causes confusion and misunderstanding in modern day society. In unit one there were many themes, concepts, and significant issues in the discipline of Africana studies. Both W.E.B Du Bois and Vivian V. Gordan touched on many concerns.

“The Black Studies Program: Strategy and Structure” was published Fall of 1972 in The Jounal of Negro Education. It’s contents are a relection on the years before when colleges and universitys were allowing African Americans to attend , but did not provide curriculum about or for African Americans.

The aspect of African-American Studies is key to the lives of African-Americans and those involved with the welfare of the race. African-American Studies is the systematic and critical study of the multidimensional aspects of Black thought and practice in their current and historical unfolding (Karenga, 21). African-American Studies exposes students to the experiences of African-American people and others of African descent. It allows the promotion and sharing of the African-American culture. However, the concept of African-American Studies, like many other studies that focus on a specific group, gender, and/or creed, poses problems. Therefore, African-American Studies must overcome the obstacles in order to

Throughout history, African Americans have encountered an overwhelming amount of obstacles for justice and equality. You can see instances of these obstacles especially during the 1800’s where there were various forms of segregation and racism such as the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan terrorism, Jim- Crow laws, voting restrictions. These negative forces asserted by societal racism were present both pre and post slavery. Although blacks were often seen as being a core foundation for the creation of society and what it is today, they never were given credit for their work although forced. This was due to the various laws and social morals that were sustained for over 100 years throughout the United States. However, what the world didn’t

Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is immensely knowledgeable on African American contribution to the World and American History. Spending at least an hour or two into the museum, the exhibits have guides to educate yourself. I recommend more people to experience the journey in person, so they too can be left very much

According to history.com staff, 2010; “The rise of African American leaders during the Reconstruction in political life was a quest for autonomy and equal rights under the law, not only as individuals, but also as black community as a whole.”

effort to support and build the African Americans progress in politics, law and strong business

Primarily in this semester , we will talked about what we learned so far on African American leaders that used their voices and education to talk to their crowds, like Frederick Douglass who believed that we should act not as if were not a part of the world and ignore what may be happening to others but to stand up and take ownership by acting and making a nation a whole of happiness rather than a tragedy for others , Douglass uses pathos with his imagery and figurative language that provokes an emotional response, by connecting his audience on how it may feel to be without a family and how it feels not to be welcomed in a community by the color of your skin , he also implies how using the Fourth of July as a state of being free is an understatement because freedom is still not for all . he also used ethos such as being a credible source of his own life experience that he has been through being a slave himself and striving for freedom. And lastly, he used logos meaning his reason for why he was giving a speech on why slavery is wrong and how peace will not be as a community if it can’t be for a whole nation.

The text “The Negro's Civil War: How American Blacks Felt and Acted During the War for the Union”, by James Mcpherson, gave me great research information on the 54th Regiment Massachusetts Infantry. McPherson tells African-American history using their feelings and actions during the Civil War as his evidence. Specifically, the book contains many letters written by heroes of this time period to tell the story forgotten by the United States. Teachers usually focus on famous battles and strategies of the two sides during the war. However, students could have grasp a better history of the war if given a broader sense of the account-which can only accomplished when one gains more knowledge on who were most affected by the war, American Blacks.

The topic of race, redistricting, and minority representation in Congress has emerged as one of the most salient issues in contemporary political thought. The creation of so‑called majority minority districts has been attacked as unfair and racially polarizing by some observers and ultimately struck down as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. The study of race in relation to American politics and institutions, and, in particular, to the institution of Congress, has produced a wealth of research and literature in recent years. This scope of budding research ranges from legislative activity and Congressional voting to the electoral process and campaigning. This study examines the effects of

This portrait shows some of the 16 African Americans who represented Southern states in Congress between 1869 and 1880. The last black Congressman from the South in this era was George Henry White of North Carolina. Elected in 1897, his term ended in 1901. For the next 28 years, no African Americans served in

Throughout the history of the country and that which impacts African Americans there have been numerous black individuals that have been very influential in the advancement of black people, which we have learned this semester. Some of these people receive wide recognition as their story is told as a part of the history of this country, while others are not so famously documented. Martin R. Delany is one of the many people that have impressed me as I feel that his views and persistence have contributed to the overall body of African American history.

Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) is a interracial American organization established by James Farmer in 1942 at University of chicago to improve race relations and end discriminatory policies through direct-action projects. Farmer had been working as the race-relations secretary for the American branch of the pacifist group Fellowship of Reconciliation (FOR) but resigned over a dispute in policy; he founded CORE to make a nonviolent approach to stopping racial judgment that was inspired by Mahatma Gandhi. CORE’s activities began with a sit-in at a coffee shop in Chicago in 1942 for the purpose of protesting segregation in public settings. The event was one of the first demonstrations in the U.S. and identified CORE as an influential force

When he actually did his own assignments, my subject was disturbed by how little African American history was taught, how much the African culture was ignored. “We spent half a semster on World War I and never talked about the black military units! I learned about the black efforts through my parents!”

Introduction to African American Studies was the class that I decided to take this summer because I am genuinely interested in learning more about the cultures and lifestyles of African Americans through out history and I want to further my knowledge beyond just learning about what was taught to me in secondary school. I do not know much about African American studies as I have not taken any courses on it or relating to it in the past but I hope that I can gain a lot of information on the topic through out this intellectual experience. I also hope to gain a better understanding of the history of Africans and African Americas and be able to dive deeper into this topic instead of just hitting the surface as I feel as though my previous experiences with this topic have covered. In just this first weeks lesson I have learned about the three great principles that characterize the “Black Intellectual Tradition” and how these three principles are used and perceived.