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Reconstruction was put in place to rebuild the south. There were a few positive aspects of reconstruction. One would be reunification of the Union as it had been separated for 4 years. Another would be the expansion of both the North and the South's economies. Reconstruction allowed for all to be educated and it was forced in the south. Some failures of reconstruction would be poverty which was still popular in the south, slow industrialization of th south, and the violence and discrimination…

1b. The Ku Klux Klan or KKK is a white supremacy group that has existed for many years, and still exists in small numbers today. In this scene, members of the KKK burned a cross to show their hate towards Bigger, not only for the crimes he committed against a white woman, but also because he is black. Bigger felt angry and ashamed. He did not want the preachers wooden cross anymore. Bigger did not want the society to look down on him. He felt that the cross was a sign of weakness. This scene is…

this period of time. Multiple people gave up their lives and thousands of people were sent to jail for believing in and supporting this movement. The epicenter of the Civil Rights Movement took place in the Southern States of America. At the time, Jim Crow Laws were in put segregate African Americans from White people. This resulted in African Americans being mistreated by having to follow unfair rules such as having to take a test to try and register to vote. Some of the main events that…

The civil rights movement in the United States have a long and complex story throughout American history. It is hard to pin point a key moment, or where it all begins. Because, usually a movement of this kind it takes a mass of people who are fighting for a mutual goal, and they continue to fight even when the movement has achieved the objective and new ideas. When the term “civil rights” is used when discussing an issue, it does not only apply to a racial conflict, it could apply to racial…

In a time where America was dominated by white Americans the song popularised and as a result of the song 'Jump Jim Crow' became a 'projective adjective meaning African American' by 1838 from this the laws of segregation became known as 'Jim Crow laws'. This law mandated racial segregation in all public places; this law was created in effect to make black Americans 'separate but equal' Linder, Doug. Exploring Constitutional Law [online]. In reality, this led to treatment and accommodations that…

There are dozens of examples of Jim Crow laws - and many of them sound ridiculous. Laws were passed to create separate schools, churches, parks, trains, buses, toilets and so on. Even drinking fountains were segregated. Marriages were banned between colours. Blacks even had a Jim Crow Bible to swear by in Court! One of the most bizarre Jim Crow laws was passed in Louisiana, saying that 'there will be a separate building, on separate ground for the admission, care,…

There were a number of educational, economical, and social disadvantages for the blacks compared to the whites. “After Slavery was abolished in America by the Thirteenth Amendment, racial discrimination then became regulated by the Jim Crow Laws,” (Wikipedia). The Jim Crow Laws were state and local laws that mandated segregation in just about everything that was public. In the United States, legal segregation was required in some states and came with “ant-miscegenation laws”, which prohibited…

Alvin Ailey is such a great contributor to the dance world and his dance pieces are phenomenal. The purpose of Alvin Ailey 's dance pieces is to show the history of African American and the cultural heritage of African Americans. The history of African Americans and cultural heritage of African Americans is portrayed throughout Alvin Ailey 's amazing dances. Alvin Ailey’s “Revelations” portrays the hardship of slavery, christianity, baptism, and the reconstruction era. The lighting, music and…

this once again gave African Americans the opportunity to serve their country. Domestically, The Great Migration, in which at least 500,000 African Americans moved to cities in the North and Midwest to escape legalized southern oppression such as Jim Crow laws, lynching, and denial of suffrage rights. Living in the north would provide African American with better job, housing, educational opportunities. The Great Migration would serve the…

The United States is a country rooted in change. Whether caught up in an international war or embroiled in internal strife, America is in a constant state of flux, rarely settling into peaceful periods and frequently falling into trouble. Economic depressions, natural disasters, civil war, international incidents, and political scandals are only a few of the many trials that the United States have faced as a nation. While all of these obstacles loom large in our heritage, one of the greatest…