Category: African American

Essay on Through My Eyes by Ruby Bridges Introduction “Through My Eyes” is a powerful memoir written by Ruby Bridges, recounting her experience as a young African American girl who became a symbol of courage during the civil rights movement. In this literary criticism essay, we will explore the themes of resilience, empathy, and the…

Representation of African Americans during the Harlem Renaissance in the Novel Their Eyes Were Watching God: Critical Analysis As humans, we might prefer to find others for comfort to feel like we belong, and over anything we want love. We would wish to be loved and to like another through our trials of life. This…

African American Challenges and Aspirations Depicted in ‘Sympathy’, ‘Harlem’ and ‘The Lesson’ During the Great Migration, thousands of African Americans poured into industrial cities to find work and fill labor shortages created by World War I. Blacks faced exclusion and discrimination in employment, as well as some segregation in schools and public accommodations. However, the…

The Progressive Era and Race Relations with African Americans: Analytical Essay One major change in race relations included African Americans’ new freedom to vote. This new freedom allowed African Americans to finally have a say in the decisions that were made for the country. The large number of African Americans who voted created a southern…

The Invisible Soldiers of World War I In 1914 the world became plunged into a conflict that would be known as the war to end all wars. World War I was a transformative crossroads in African American history. What started as an apparently far off European clash soon turned into a war with progressive ramifications…

How America Went From The Roaring 20s To The Great Depression The time period in US American History known as The Roaring 20s and eventually the The Great Depression refers to a decade, of economic prosperity in major cities like Chicago, Los Angeles, New York City, London, Berlin, and Paris. It was an era of…

Portrayal of Harriet Tubman in Durham’s Work on Destination Freedom Durham’s work on Destination Freedom based on the verifiable methodology of Herbert Aptheker’s momentous book, American Negro Slave Revolts, first distributed in 1943, which featured the steady nearness of obstruction among slaves in the US. Aptheker was remarkably a customary supporter of the arrangement. The…

Exploring the Prevalence of HIV among the Black African Community in the UK Introduction As a woman of black African decent, I am sometimes overwhelmed with disbelief about the negative perception of others towards other black African women in terms of HIV and AIDS. Some incidents such as a routine visit to the hospital in…

The Effects Of Racial Profiling In Schools Racial Profiling in America has become more common in schools and places where people hold a lot of power even your place of work or in the government, places you would never expect racial profiling to happen is most likely where it happens and it needs to be…

Inequalities And Discrimination In The Workplace Abstract This paper explores the many challenges minorities face in the workplace. Over the past 100 years African-Americans have struggled with being considered as equal as the white counterpart and women as equal to the male gender, in life and at work. African-American minorities have made major educational and…