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Written Assignment 3: Reconciliation and the Forgotten African-American Jessica Howell History 2010 Dr. Michael Ramey December 3, 2015 Howell 2 The Campaign rhetoric of Horace Greeley in 1872, the religious revivals of D.L. Moody, and the yellow fever epidemic of 1878 influenced northern white attitudes regarding African Americans in the South in a way that actually had a negative impact. I had no idea these three events could have

to take their jobs. Throughout African Americans lost their jobs in various parts of the South. Ku Klux Klan practices were being resumed and it became more and more dangerous for Blacks to live daily lives. In the North and South, black women were forced into the Depression era "slave market," where even working-class white women employed black women at starvation wages, as little as $5 per week for full-time laborers in northern cities. A full 65 percent of African

Hairstyles often act as ways to identify cultures since they are both public (visible to others) and personal (linked to the body biologically, personally molded to suit cultural and personal preferences) – women’s hairstyles can be central to their social positions (Synnott 1987). Hair can act as both a symbol of self and group identity as well as a form of self expression and communication. I was recently listening to India Arie’s “I Am Not My Hair” and it reminded me of several occasions where

DaVon Davis English 102-04 Amy Guthrie Take Me Back To Africa The aspects of the African American community need to understand the concept of personal responsibility as well as learning to take personal responsibility for the circumstances that plague this generation. The Black lives matter movement began as an outcry by minorities to bring the unjust actions of the justice system as well as the actions taking by the police in profiling citizens. The beginning of this movement started with using

years after several controversial police- involved deaths of black people including Eric Garner, Freddie Gray, and Sandra Bland. The Black Lives Matter movement is important in today 's society for many different reasons. Making society safer for African Americans is their main goal. Equality of the races, protesting injustice, and attempting to restructure the police system are steps toward this goal. Yes Black Lives

argument or controversy between two parties. According to, my research Eric Garner was not a violent man, therefore I saw no evidence to support the U.S News’ defintion of a violent altercation. Eric Garner was a forty three year old, asthmatic African American male with a beautiful wife and six children including a three month old child who loved him dearly. Mr.Garner was under the suspicion of selling loose and untaxed cigarettes. Mr.Garner’s friend who was recording the whole incident stated

Assignment: Septima Poinsette Clark Throughout history there have been many individuals that changed the course of social, economic and public systems for people across Canada and the United States. Segregation has been a long standing issue affecting African American individuals. Segregation is “the institutional separation of an ethnic, racial, religious, or other minority group from the dominant majority.” (Dictionary.com, 2005). The Civil War become the beginning of the end of segregation, the differences

people make it out to be. The American Dream is not about fame or fortune. It is defined by studying hard at night, commuting to your long work day, and cleaning the home you own. The Dream is textured by hard work throughout a life. For the African Americans in our nation, the American Dream has regressed into somewhat of a nightmare, the people tortured by their own drive and hard-work that is constantly thrown out the window because of socioeconomic stereotypes passed down through generations

whites. When African-Americans were moving into Kansas City in the nineteenth-century, they had specific geographical boundaries with minorities such as Hispanics. Whites had their own geographical boundaries. “Thus, people did not perceive a connection between black ‘culture’ and a particular ‘place’ occupied exclusively by Blacks”(Gotham 2002). Discrimination existed through mandated school, medical segregation and through hiring practices(Garcia 1996 &,Gotham 2002). Nonetheless, Africans Americans

whole family. It is incredible how a human being has to go through rough times because they were not born rich or a certain color. In the 1950 's African Americans had to deal with the impact of racism and employment. Many of them moved from the South of the world to the North and West. From the article Great Migration we can conclude that African Americans wanted to escape Jim Crow racism in the Southern states and seek a new beginning with better living opportunities (Scott). The housing industry