Clifford Chester Pittman

Anthony Johnson was one such man that was able to rise from a life of slavery to a life even I would enjoy living. During this time in Virginia, he had to face many pressures both socially and politically; luckily he was able to overcome them both. Slavery was not a bad life for him but not having his freedom was, so he worked very hard to attain it and then worked even harder to make something of himself. Anthony Johnson was able to marry, have a healthy family and still own the land he always wanted. New to the concepts of free blacks existing in early America I was both excited about his being able to escape poverty and disappointed with the fact that he was not well known even in the state he lived in. Simply stated Anthony Johnson established himself in seventeenth century Virginia only to never reap the rewards any white would get in that same situation.

The time has come again to celebrate the achievements of all black men and women who have chipped in to form the Black society. There are television programs about the African Queens and Kings who never set sail for America, but are acknowledged as the pillars of our identity. In addition, our black school children finally get to hear about the history of their ancestors instead of hearing about Columbus and the founding of America. The great founding of America briefly includes the slavery period and the Antebellum south, but readily excludes both black men and women, such as George Washington Carver, Langston Hughes, and Mary Bethune. These men and women have contributed greatly to American society.

Having had challenging and somewhat turbulent teen years at home with his Father; I was most touched at Gary's meticulous care for his aging and ill Father for several years before he died. His compassion and assiduous attention to his Father over his remaining years was affecting.

With more in common than being dependable, poor, black Virginians, Earnest Baugh and William Ball would have but one fate. The two men likely never knew each other, but as nearly all blacks from the state of Virginia they were accustomed to provide services to white employers. However, in contrast to generations past, they would expect to be paid for their labour. Alas, in their final run, Earnest and William, like their earlier slave ancestors, would not be.

As you probably know it's Black history month, a month to celebrate the accomplishments of African Americans. In celebration of Black History Month, the contributions made by African American Inventors and their importance to American culture was researched. Do you use elevators? I am sure you do. Alexander Miles was born on May 18, 1838, in Duluth a city in Minnesota . Alexander parents are Mary Pope and Michael Andrea.

I see when I look at the history of Anthony Johnson that the hope for freedom of black people at the time wasn’t as grave as I would have thought. Anthony Johnson was

His name carries the weight of thousands of individual’s message, even to this day, to gain equal rights for African American citizens. And Rochester has taken it upon themselves to label him as their own, seen through a mass number of sites they have set aside to carry his name. This idea of ownership and an overall message for Douglass brings up a lot of concerns, and therefore a lot of ways one can hope to improve the situation.

During that summer he took many different back strengthening exercises, and in September he was accepted by the Navy. In March 1943, as a lieutenant he took command of a PT (torpedo) boat in the Solomon Islands. On the night of August 2, his boat was cruising west of New Georgia it was rammed and sunk by a Japanese destroyer. He rallied the survivors and managed to get them to an island after being thrown across the deck onto his back. He then towed a wounded man three miles through a rough journey through different seas. He was a very brave man, for several days he risked his life repeatedly, swimming into dangerous waters hoping to find a rescue ship. He finally met up with two friendly islanders and sent them for aid with a message that he carved on a coconut. Back home he received the Navy and Marine Corps Medal, and the Purple Heart, but his earlier back injury had been aggravated, and unfortunately he contracted malaria. After an operation on his back, he was discharged early in 1945.

16 million US Army soldiers fought in World War II. Only 431 received the nation’s highest award, the Congressional Medal of Honour. One of these heroic men to receive this did not kill a single enemy soldier during combat. His name was Desmond Doss. With nothing but his Bible and faith in God, Desmond managed to save 75 men in the bloodiest battle of WWII Pacific theater.

Richard Schmitt helps with the church, went into the air force, and has been a role model to many. Schmitt has influenced my family, the church family, and many other families. According to Sandra Dobmeier a Disabled American Veteran Volunteer, “Your efforts as a volunteer bring smiles to the faces of those helped, and their smiles make all of your efforts worthwhile”

There was a lot of African Americans that had the same exact upbringing, but handled it differently. When you see people that were so courageous

I agree that it would be interesting to read more of Leonard Pitt's work and observe his writing style and listen to his "voice" in a less tragic setting. Mrs. Yoakum seems to really enjoy this author's work so I am thinking that we will have more opportunities to discuss Leonard Pitt's writing. I know that when I have a topic that I feel strongly about, it's really easy to let the ideas flow and my emotions come pouring out. So it will be interesting to compare his writing

Two percent of the world’s population are living in a country they were not born in. Yet even though they make up a small piece of the total population they often are seen as a cultural threat to the native ninety-eight percent. With an influx of new cultural and religious ideas, natives rush to preserve their way of life. “A drive toward destructive integrity” is a phrase that means arrestment of expression. Clifford Geertz, the one who coined the phrase, meant that dominant cultural groups require minority groups to conform to the mainstream and popular way of life.

This documentary detailed the life and accomplishments of Bayard Rustin. He was born in Westchester, Pennsylvania in 1912. He grew up in a Quaker household and never knew his father, but his mom always encouraged him to oppose injustices nonviolently. Rustin seemed to take this advice to heart, based on movements that he organized later on in life. He was present for many major advancements of black people, but often times seemed to be in the background. I quickly learned that Rustin did not always receive credit that he deserved for his involvement because he was gay.

A secondary important figure in defining and examining the absolute film movement within Germany during the 1920s is Walter Ruttman. Unlike Richter he began as a student of architecture and graphic design, which shaped his identity as an experimental filmmaker and accounts for the prominence of shapes and lines within his films. He began his career as filmmaker directly after his release from a hospital in Berlin for treatment of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder caused by his experiences in WW1. His works are said to be the very first examples of completely abstract film, meaning that they are composed solely of the arrangement of various forms (geometric and arbitrary) with no outside reference to anything or to any particular meaning. His first