Minstrel Shows and Theater

In the nineteenth century the daily life for the average American was changing, with the industrial revolution in full swing, Americans began to see changes in the economy, transportation, increases in food production, and the birth of the American system of manufacturing. America was modernizing, but modernization took place mostly in the north creating a divide between the south which remained agriculturally based.

problems of poverty and discrimination faced by Black Americans at the end of the nineteenth

After the civil war and the period of reconstruction during the 20th century, many economic, social and political conditions changed for African Americans. This new freedom and opportunities given to them were not dramatically a big change. Even though the civil war had ended African Americans still faced discrimination and didn’t get as promised. One social change that came out of the civil war and reconstruction was segregation between the two races it was the process of separating the black people from the white. As shown in document 6, we see the public drinking fountain in North Carolina are kept separate from the white.

The 1800s to 1820s, America was still in its growing phase; it had gained independence only 25 years prior and was already becoming a great nation filled with proud, hard working men. Arts, architecture, business, and books were all a large part of society. Eighty percent of the population was farmers and the import of slaves to America was banned. Thomas Jefferson and James Madison had each been elected as President, in a government that was beginning to build a nation. “During this decade we were once again at war with England, in the War of 1812” (Sutton, 2008). Colleges were for the privileged, “The cost of education at Harvard was $300 a year” (Sutton, 2008). Slavery was still ramped in America and women had no

The late 1800’s is called The Second Industrial Revolution or “Gilded Age.” Along with railroads, automobiles, telephones, telegraphs and phonographs became part of daily life in cities to the middle-class american. There was more work opportunities outside of that of farming. The gilded Age was characterized by the rapid industrialization that transfigured the country from a central rural and agriculturally-based republic, into a urbanized and industrial

Many African Americans during the 19th century were treated and made as slaves. It was legal until the mid to late 19th century. Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation and both times it passed, mad slavery illegal. A book by Octavia E. Butler called “The Kindred” puts the perspective of how African Americans were treated in the 19th century.

During the 1800s was when african Americans had initially achieved independence, citizenship, and rights pertaining to property and jobs. However, in the 1900s, it was easy to notice that their actual rights and the way they were treated as Americans made it apparent that

It is clear that our country 's criminal justice system is the new Jim Crow; with a huge majority of felons being African American, it is obvious that people of color have it harder when it comes to crime sentences. We must acknowledge that mass incarceration and the Jim Crow era are greatly similar. Minstrel shows, which showed black men to be lazy, dumb, and clownish, once justified the oppression of african americans. Many now believe that gangsta rap does just the same and is the modern day minstrel show, by portraying blacks to be drug dealers, angry, and violent men. Though many people believe that gangsta rap reinforces these stereotypes, it’s important for one to realize that this form of expression is not a modern day version of blackface performances.

America exploded in the early 1900s due to a new variety of things to choose from and more money to be made. With people getting better jobs and starting to have more kids, the rise in leisure time activities rose extravagantly. At the start of the 20th century, families filled their free time with amazing new inventions like the radio and television. These new inventions paved the way to a new lifestyle.

The nineteenth century was an era that a lot of memorable history events had happened. Race, place, gender and class have been perpetuated in this century and have influenced the society from then. White people were obviously living better than black people; big cities always offered more opportunities and chances for people to find jobs; males were admittedly getting jobs easier and having higher salaries than females at that time; people who were in the upper class were undoubtedly enjoying more liberty and possessing more social properties than those were in lower class. The Civil War is considered one of the most significant history events that happened in American history. The government abolished the slavery law after the war, which emancipated many black people from being slaves. Also, there were many women going outside and finding jobs on their own. But under these circumstances, there were several events that still had impacts on people at that time and divided people by race, place, gender and class. These included the events of H.H.Holmes and the events of Margnet Garner, which illustrated how and why race, place, gender and class were dividing people and perpetuated in the nineteenth century.

Over the course of approximately one-hundred years there has been a discernible metamorphosis within the realm of African-American cinema. African-Americans have overcome the heavy weight of oppression in forms such as of politics, citizenship and most importantly equal human rights. One of the most evident forms that were withheld from African-Americans came in the structure of the performing arts; specifically film. The common population did not allow blacks to drink from the same water fountain let alone share the same television waves or stage. But over time the strength of the expectant black actors and actresses overwhelmed the majority force to stop blacks from appearing on film. For the longest time the performing arts were

Theatre today as in ancient Greek times is a popular form of entertainment. Today’s theatres share many similarities with the Greek predecessors however they are also very different. There are in fact many differences for example; layout, special effects, seating arrangement, the importance of drama and religion, setting, location and architectural features.

African Americans still struggled in the early 1900s even though slavery was abolished in 1865. They struggled because people all over the U.S. disagreed with ending slavery and racism was still a big issue. Many white people did not like the fact that African Americans could do everyday things that they did and especially when it came to their contributions. This caused r African Americans hardships

Life in the 1800s vastly differs from that of the present. Ideas held as common sense now were once seen as absurd in the past. One such idea concerns the equality of man. Up until the mid-19th Century, the enslavement of black folks was a pervasive and significant part of colonial empires. Racist ideology ran rampant in ways that would be seen as appalling today.

Slavery in the middle of the 1800's was abolished except for the rebellion states in the south. In 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation was issued which made slavery illegal in the states that had rebelled and allowed black slaves to serve in the army and get other jobs, or continue to work on the plantations, as employees making money. The nightmare of slavery was over but a new one was to begin. One that was worse for it was prevalent but was secret and silent. One that exists today. One that does not shrink but rather grows. Racism was and is still upon us.