Category: African American

Rosa Parks Brave: A Fighter For The Rights Of Black People At age 2, Rosa moved to her grandparent’s house with her mom and brother. She helped to work around their farm and picked cotton for a white farmer to earn some extra money. With the payment of only 50 cents a day, it felt…

How Human Zoos Relate To European Imperialism Human Zoos were created in the 19th century to display African Americans that were believed to be related to the descents of monkeys and apes. They put indigenous people from across the world on display like a giant human zoo, coined the name. Human Zoos became popular because…

Stranger in the Village: Essay In James Baldwin’s thought-provoking essay, “Stranger in the Village,” he delves into the profound experience of being an outsider in an unfamiliar environment. Baldwin recounts his time spent in a remote Swiss village, where he grapples with the complexities of race, identity, and the human condition. Through his introspective reflections…

Racialized Mass Incarceration: The Facade of Liberty and Justice for All Millions of individuals throughout the United States have the Pledge of Allegiance memorized and some even recite it every day. One particular line, however, is rather conflicting. Liberty and justice for all. The United States prides itself on being a utopian world of freedom…

History Of Racism In America Since the birth of the United States, African Americans have been controlled through institutions such as slavery and politics which come and go in new forms that reflect the political climate of the time. Each time a new form of racial discrimination emerges, the new system is weaker than the…

How Black Artists Became Mainstream In America Motor city, Detroit, Michigan, had long been known as the automobile centre of America but by the end of the 1960s Detroit was equally as famous for being the home of Motown records the launch pad for many black artists to become successful in mainstream America. Because of…

Racial Identity of African American Women of the Harlem Renaissance in Nella Larsen’s Works The Harlem Renaissance was a time for cultural growth for African Americans, who had been marginalized and dealt with racism and discrimination in their own country. It was a cultural movement that took place during the 1920s. Poets and writers such…

What Ways Did African Americans Shape the Course and Consequences of the Civil War: : Informative Essay How did Africans begin to conceptualize unity in thought and action beyond National boundaries in the face of European and American imperialism? This question goes over the move from slavery in the western hemisphere, the artificial lines that…

History Of Discrimination Through The Military The history of the greatest military in the world has been engraved in stone from the earliest of its birth to the nearest of its future, there have been many bumps along the way especially regarding the discrimination that the military is guilty of. From those who are a…

Proposal Essay about Black People Racial Democracy? Situation Statement: As a student of African descent who was born and raised in predominantly Black communities, I am speaking to my fellow Brazilian peers (about 40 people) at the University Of Notre Dame who are predominantly white and wealthy who might think that, since Brazil is such…