Essays on Emancipation

What is the Influence of Romantic Literature on Slavery, Abolition and Emancipation?

The Romantic period will go down in history as the period when a lot of events took place across the world. Peter Kitson and Fulford (1998), co-editors of Romanticism and Colonialism: Writing and empire, 1780 - 1830, have put together the writings of a number of writers who sought to debate on the Romantic Movement in relationship with colonialism. The Romantic period witnessed a number of momentous events which included, the “loss of the Americas, the French Revolution, the abolition of slavery, and the turn to the east signalled by the British Empire’s expansionism policy.” Therefore, they argue, most of the ...

The Emancipation Proclamation meant the freedom of the slaves from bondage to their masters. It was a public declaration that made the slaves "forever free," ending slavery in the country. The proclamation happened during the American Civil War in 1861 - 1865, where the North (Union Army) went to war with the South (Confederate Army), as the eleven states of Confederacy made a withdrawal from the Union in 1860 & 1861, to reunite America, not to end slavery. During the time the Proclamation to free slaves was issued by President Lincoln, no slaves were actually freed, as he did not have control ...

The relationship between the revolution in France and Haiti

The Haitian Revolution resulted from a long fight on the fragment of the slaves in the French colony of St. Domingue, however was also driven by the free Mulattoes who had initially faced the prosecutions of being signified as semi-citizens. The revolution saw slavery to end and resulted to the establishment of the republic of Haiti. The colony of Saint-Domingue, geologically roughly the identical land mass that is currently Haiti was the lushest colony in the West Indies and perhaps the richest in the history of the globe. Driven by slave effort and enabled by rich soil and model climate, ...

Sometimes the world of theatre and literature may seem straightforward in what it aims to tell the target audience, but usually there is a hidden meaning to what is told or shown on the stage. In other words, every play needs a deep analysis in terms of context and author’s intentions. The aim of this essay is to analyse August Strindberg’s play “The Father.” The play is analysed in terms of the sociological and gender issues posed in it. One of the most important themes discussed in the play is the process of infantilisation of young adults by ...

Written by Harrold Stanley, American Abolitionists is a book that scrutinizes the movement of abolishing slavery in the United States. It examines the movement from its origin in the 18th century in the course of the Civil War and the elimination of slavery in 1856. American Abolitionists book focuses on the American Abolitionists who struggled to end slavery and advocated for equal rights for all African Americans in the United States. Harrold mainly focuses his book on the abolitionist movement and the effect of slaves on its expansion. The book uncovers how abolitionist fought for the end of slavery and ...

What factors have catalyzed developments in human civilization during the past millennium?

Introduction Throughout the past millennium, humankind has experienced vast developments that became instrumental to reaching its eventual current state. Although there is an understanding that humankind inevitably undergoes change as time goes by, various themes in world history have characterized the transformations that emerged during the past 1000 years. Such provides valuable insights on how humankind could possibly evolve as they continue to exist. The following themes have depicted developments in human civilization – the growth of empires, emancipation from oppression and permeation of foreign influence that has countered tradition. The constant desire of humankind to expand their utility ...

The Emancipation Proclamation, which many historians have described as Abraham Lincoln’s turning point, is arguably one of the most controversial instruments in the entire history of the United States. While it failed to achieve its supposedly main agenda, the paper accomplished a lot. According to the Fradin (2008), Lincoln’s main objective was to abolish slavery in those states that had remained defiant all through the American civil war. This was the main issue that the paper raised. However, many scholars have argued that the paper was both a strategy of winning the war and a way of President Lincoln soliciting ...

Today, when someone hears the name of Jane Eyre, a classic story of female emancipation and personal development, struggle against society-imposed norms and unjust gender segregation system in times when woman was treated as nothing but men’s addition and reason for his pride and showing-up are imagined. Indeed, the story of Jane Eyre is nothing new for the modern society, just as two centuries ago, there are places in the modern world, where women do not favor equal rights with men, where the main role of woman is to serve and obey to male malicious will and desire to ...

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The Civil War has been hailed as one of the most defining events of American history. The Civil not only led to the unification of the nation but was also accompanied by another revolutionary occurrence which was the end of slavery. Several states abolished slavery during this period. One of these states was the state Washington, District of Columbia. The District of Columbia officially ended slavery in 1862 after the signing of the document “The District of Columbia Compensated Emancipation Act”. The act was signed into law by President Lincoln. The signing of this document was seen as a great ...

‘Instructor’s Name’

Reconstruction The ‘Reconstruction’ era denotes the period between the years 1865 and 1877 in the American history, which marked the end of the civil war and the commencement of the process of slavery abolition. Four presidents, Lincoln, Johnson Grant and Hayes, oversaw this period and it came to an end while Jim Crow was in the office. Close to four million African Americans were released from slavery and their rehabilitation and granting them rights, and planning how to accommodate the Southern states in the congress, were the crucial agenda of the politicians of this period. The reconstruction era ...

Frederick Douglass was one of the most important orators of the 19th century, and a well-regarded abolitionist leader. He is also well known for his autobiographies, which provide a detailed account of his childhood as a slave, his unofficial education, and his eventual escape from slavery. In this essay, Douglass' life and writing will be detailed, in terms of its importance to the overall canon of American literature and the emancipation movement at the time.

Growing up as a slave in Maryland, he was separated from his biological mother and endured many trials and tribulations. Learning how to read from the wife of ...

Historians contend that the American Civil War and Reconstruction created immense changes regarding political, social and economic dispositions among the American people. However, it also produced significant pain and hardship for generations of Americans who are still considered marginalized today. This essay seeks to explain the many changes that occurred due to the American Civil War and Reconstruction (1850s – 1870s). Communities affected will be highlighted. Also, an exploration into whether the Civil War and Reconstruction was another American Revolution would be undertaken. The significance of this era in relation to acquisition of rights and freedoms experienced today will be ...

African Americans in the United States comprise the second largest ethnic group in the United States. The African American history stretches as far back as the 16th century when Africans were captured and sold to the American plantations in the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. After the United States of America became independent, African Americans continued to be enslaved. They were mistreated economically, socially and politically. The constitution of United States at independence stated that an African American was three fifths of a person. Anti-miscegenation rules were enacted in various states to prohibit interracial marriages. Interracial sex was also criminalized with harsh ...

(Insert Institute) Most of the American Reform Movements date back to the nineteenth and twentieth century. Finding a basis in the political, economic, and social traditions within societies living in the United States, said movements sought to alter certain practices and beliefs amongst the citizens. Consequently, different minority groups, with the support of various allies, called for changes to alleviate their current positions within the social order. The primary goal for the movements revolves around raising awareness amongst community members and in turn, steer the country into policy changes (Kennedy and Bailey, 2001, p. 320). It is important to ...

The Gabriel Rebellion is a revolt organized in the summer of 1800 by a man whom many call Gabriel Prosser. His last name was derived from his master, Thomas Prosser. The main objective of the revolt was to fight for the freedom of black slaves held within the state of Virginia. However, the revolt did not materialize because word spread around before the plan could be executed. Immediately after the governor got wind of the revolt, security was beefed up around Richmond where the uprising had been planned to start. Nonetheless, the rebellion had an impact on the treatment of slaves ...

The book is a firsthand account and detail of the events that took place in the life of author herself. It stretches back to the days when she was faced with the issue of containment in Toronto Interval house. She along with her mother had to live there. The story gives an account of the events that unfolded in the mid 1970s, exactly in 1974. The overall dismal outlook of the social institutions and the lack of awareness and attention being given to the women’s problems that are faced by them, along with the various other associated disturbances have ...

Slavery in the United States could be considered one of the darkest moments of early American history as the newly established nation had caused one of the largest migrations of slaves through the Atlantic. African Americans and Africans were forced to let go of their traditions, identity, and human rights as they are treated as animals without rights to freedom. Many slaves had opted to stay quiet and accept their fate while a few had tried to fight back and learn the methods in fighting those in power and subsequently call out for their rights. While a few had tried to ...

Final Essay Examination: HIS335 – US Civil War

Answer to Question 1 The most important factors that led to the defeat of the Confederacy in the Civil War were: a) the Emancipation proclamation of 1862, b) General Sherman’s 1864 March to the Sea, and ) low morale arising from poor economic planning by the South. One of the most important factors that led to the defeat of the Confederacy in the US civil war was the Emancipation Proclamation of 1862. The Southern states comprised of a substantial African-American slave population. It was expected that these slaves would be used as soldiers to fight the North on behalf of ...

The nursing profession, just like any other profession, is bound by ethics, rules and regulations. The most pertinent legal and ethical issues revolve around getting the consent of the patient for any given treatment. However, when the patient is incapable of giving an informed and voluntary consent, the nurse may have to act in the best interests of the patient. This is applicable to both adults and children.

Mature Minor Concept

One of the most controversial legal and ethical doctrines in the nursing profession is the mature minor doctrine. The mature minor doctrine is a statutory, regulatory policy stating that un-emancipated minors have ...

Dr. Martin Luther King's speech, I Have a Dream

Introduction; The famous speech of Martin Luther King is widely known for its rhetorical appeals exploited by the speaker to grasp the attention of the audience and provoking their thoughts and feelings. In the referred speech Martin Luther King invested huge effort to stir the awakening urge under the political and social influence of the time in the year1963. Martine Luther King writes and spoke the speech himself. Thus, the focus on logos, pathos and ethos with the use of symbolism, imagery and diction was duly justified to cast a hold on the audience. In the context of referred ...

“Issue #20: Is Now the Time for Reparations for African Americans?”

Introduction The question of reparations to African Americans owing to slavery, lost opportunities, and state-enforced segregation has been long unresolved. The issue keeps emerging into the realms of national debate. The American psyche would not be healed till the time the question of reparations to African Americans is laid to rest, one way or the other.

Arguments for Reparations

Robert Allen, Adjunct Professor for African American Studies at the University of Berkeley, lends his voice in favor of reparations for African Americans. Allen is the editor of the Black Scholar journal and has written eight books covering the odyssey of the ...

Whether happening on the American territory or abroad, the major wars did not leave the black society without hope for freedom and more rights. Although initially the hopes were minor, and the thoughts of completely equal treatment were unrealistic, the black slaves and free black people recognized that political rhetoric could be used as a basis for their fight, and it has been used successfully through times, gradually leading to the abolition of slavery and emancipation of the black people. While the wars had different effects on lives of the black people, these effects built up to become the defensive ...

BETWEEN ISLAMIC LAW AND FEMINISM

BETWEEN ISLAMIC LAW AND FEMINISM

Introduction

First of all, in the scope of this paper it is essential to put an emphasis on the fact that the concern of female’s rights from the Eastern and Southern is mainly referred to the Mediterranean, who inhabit the territory of Egypt, rather than in Morocco or Algeria. Those females, who have left the above listed countries for emigrating to Europe, currently represent the paradigmatic expression of the human rights, which is related to the conflicts between local and global in terms of female’s rights protection. For instance, after the events ...

Introduction

Among the highly controversial themes that Orhan Pamuk explores in his novel “Snow”, such as political Islamism versus secularism, the installment of martial law, political exile, suicide, the writer also treats a current issue, very debated nowadays, which is the Islamist feminism, reflected through the resistance to the head scarf banning in public spaces. A cultural trend defending the values of the Islamic society arose in Turkey, as presented in Pamuk’s writing, which end-up in a girls’ suicidal wave, when confronted with the brutal opposition of secularism, which attempt to modernize Turkey by banning the head scarf wear in public ...

Book Review of ‘The Souls of Black Folk’ by W.E.B. Du Bois W. E. B. Du Bois' The Souls of Black Folk, which was first published in the year 1903, is an influential work in African American literature and is rated as an American classic. The book contains nine previously published articles with a few more added to them. The essays presented in the book, deal with a mixture of subjects such as social studies, historical documentation, political science and above all the author’s personal recollection of how the color line cut through his life and many others such ...

William Tecumseh Sherman was probably the greatest asset to the Union side during the American civil war. He is considered among the greatest generals that civil war of the United States of America saw. He was present in the campaigns in 1862 and 1863 that resulted in the fall of the confederate stronghold in Vicksburg along the Mississippi river. In 1864, Sherman took after Grant as a union commander and in his reign saw several important victories. He led his troops to capture the Atlantic City. His march through the Georgia and the Carolinas did a good job of undermining the ...

U.S. American Health Issues, Health care system

Summary

"My Sister's Keeper" by Jodi Picoult is a novel about the family of Fitzgerald. At a tender age of two, Kate is diagnosed with leukemia and she urgently requires a donor in order to save her life. However, there are many attempts to find her a suitable donor, but all this is in vain. The novel is set in a span of two weeks where the author divides the scenes according to the day of the week. The story that happens within the two weeks gives a flashback from the points of views of the main characters in the ...

Persistent disagreement over the Civil War - its causes, consequences and implications - is a testament to the strength of feeling that still remains over what many agree is the central event in American history. When historians argue, more than 150 years later, over the circumstances that brought America to the brink of dissolution, it is a sure sign that it is still a contentious subject, the roots of which are still with us. The debate over federalism vs. states’ rights, for example, is still very much alive, though it takes forms that are different from those that animated political debate in ...

Entry of African-Americans into the United States of America was mainly through the slave trade organizations. The main purpose of slave trade was to provide much needed cheap labor for the white-owned and run plantations concentrated in the South. The enduring onsideration of African-Americans as second class citizens can be attributed to those origins and hence their treatment as property of the slave owners (Danns, 2009, p.303). It was this practice that saw the entrenchment of segregation, discrimination and isolation of the African-American from the greater American society. African-Americans have had to work hard and tirelessly to bring about ...

United States of America is a nation where people of different ethnicity have been migrated and have become an inseparable part of the society. This is an example of diversity which lacks in several countries. This diversity shows how a society can develop while respecting rights and cultures of people from different ethnicity. This ethnic diversity has strengthened the society of United States and contributed in the development of the nation. This paper discusses the ethnic roots of American Civilization and other related aspects. Modern US society is majorly constituted of British, Germans, and African Americans along with several other ...

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In the years following the Revolution, anti-slavery sentiment created an opportunity to rid the nation of what even many slaveholders considered a negative and destructive influence. The generally accepted view of this period is that the Constitutional Convention was overwhelmed by wealthy southern planters, anxious to preserve their wealth and way of life. In Race and Revolution, Professor Gary B. Nash examines the role played by northern authorities in eroding the move toward abolition. Nash also criticizes historians both past and present for ignoring this more complex perspective, choosing instead to divide the issue along neatly assigned lines ...

Question 1

The U.S. policy toward Mexico over Texas and the Southwest during the 1840s was primarily motivated by the need to fulfill Manifest destiny and the nationalistic ambition to expand the boundaries of the United States. The Manifest destiny was a strongly held belief that the entire American continent was pre-ordained for the Americans and hence, had the obligation to fulfill this destiny. At this time, James K. Polk was the US president, and he had primarily intended to negotiate with Mexico over territorial expansion without necessarily going to war. His decision to wage war against Mexico was thus driven by ...

1. Discuss the reality and significance of the Civil War in U.S. history. What were the factors that led to the outbreak of war? What were the long-term consequences of the conflict? Discuss Lincoln s role. What did emancipation mean to both sides in the war?

The reality of the US Civil War lies with the then economic and social differences between the Northern and Southern parts of the US, where Northern Federal states, grew industrialized, welcoming new cultures, while the Southern confederate states maintained an antiquated social order, and agriculture, utilizing the slaves in their farms. These socio ...

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Slavery was a profitable business between 1500 and 1900. People from other continents such as Africa and Latin America were captured forcefully and transported to be sold in America or other places. These people would be enslaved and forced to work in industrial firms, cash crop farms and even as household employees. Latin American nations such as Brazil and Cuba became the target grounds where slaves were captured. These people started resisting this degrading activity. This was the start of the journey to the abolition of lave trade. The manner in which slave trade was abolished in different countries was ...

Harriet Ann Jacobs was an American Writer who once served as a slave. She escaped from slavery and became a reformer and a speaker whose works were characterized by slavery eradication. In her narrative, Incidents in the Life of a Slave girl, which is from a real life experience, was one of the first autobiographical narratives about freedom struggle. It had an account of sexual harassment and several types of abuses that slaves endure. Anne Frank’s narrative is a well organized accurate diary which about the hardships endured by slaves in the hands of Nazi forces. The narratives are similar in a number of ways.

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Introduction

The era of 1940s and 1950s is marked by sheer resistence from the Black Americans for their equal rights. During the course of history, the Black Americans have faced open discrimination in political, social, and economic landscape of United States. The Black became part of the American society in a slavery role few centuries ago primarily from West Africa and Caribbean territory. While they were part of the new country, but they were never legal residents of the land. They were landless community, which got their first American dream fulfilled through the Emancipation Proclamation by President Abraham Lincoln. While they ...

(Insert Course) (Insert Instructor) (Insert Date of Submission) Anderson, James D. Education of Blacks in the South, 1860-1935. The University of North Carolina Press. In “Education of Blacks in the South, 1860-1935” Anderson covers the years before the Civil War (1861-1865) and those that followed. Anderson tries to “tell the story of the unique system of public and private education that developed by and for black southerners between 1860 and 1935” (1). As the pro-slavery force, the Southerners found it hard to view previous slaves as their equals. Slaves were viewed as mere property and ...

Introduction

In several instances, in the history of United States, African Americans have been referred to as African, Afro-American, Negros as well as blacks. The portion of the African American population which is of completely African ancestry is not known. This is mainly because, over the past 300 years, racial mixture has considerably taken place in the United States between persons of various descents such as Europeans and the Indians. It’s been, however, considered historically that any person with black African ancestry in the United States is African American. It is however, important to note that physical characteristics, as ...

Elizabeth Cady Staton

Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a civil rights activist in the abolitionist movement. She was involved in the first convention of women’s rights and together with Susan Anthony, they formed the national women’s loyal league as well as the national women’s association. She was a voice among reformers for women’s rights even in her later life and due to her efforts she enabled the 19th amendment which enabled women to vote. She attended Willard’s academy which was one of the best schools during her time. After school, she spent her years like other women, in leisure as ...

Article Review

Article Review

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The article, “Managing the Transition to a Free Labor Society: American Interpretations of the British West Indies during the Civil War and Reconstruction” by Nichola Clayton is devoted to the analysis of written sources regarding the slavery abolition during the Civil War in America and American isles. The main idea of the article is shown in the summary: American reaction to the abolition, shift in views of the white population and the political parties of the USA, an attitude of the Republicans to the black population freedom and black farmers. Firstly, the author describes the Morant Bay rebellion ...

Abstract

Slavery was one of the biggest social evils in practice for centuries. Only in the last few decades, we have seen a sharp decline in slavery across the world. The two most talked about slave trades took place in the 19th century America and the 20th Century Saudi Arabia. The nature of two slave trades was different in many ways. The American slaves were bonded laborers, whereas the majority of the Arabian slaves were concubines or sex slaves. The American slave trading and the practice of slavery stopped after the Civil War and the Saudi Arabian slave practice was announced ...

African Americans in various states experienced a harshly segregation and a wide range of oppression during the civil war. This led to civil movements that were meant to end the slavery life and fight for civil rights. The slavery was more evident in southern especially Georgia where more slaves were needed to work in the growing cotton plantation. In order to protect their interest, Georgians established political, social, and cultural boundaries that oppressed the African American. The paper will evaluate the meanings or boundaries of freedom change throughout Georgia history. The cotton boom not only revitalized slavery, but it also ...

African American History

Introduction Discursive formations an explanation of the human behavior attempts to undermine the archeological historical analysis. In the discursive formations analysis, human beings are not the center analysis to avoid problems associated with anthropological approaches used earlier. This discursive formation analysis can be used in explaining the revolutionary discourses that constantly undermined the history of Europe towards the end of the nineteenth century. At the end of the middle ages, there was an increased power struggle and increased women's participation in social and political activities. The same period experienced the first wave of feminism when women's emancipation movements ...

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After the American Civil War of 1861 to1865, Americans were faced with the issue of reviving themselves from the changes brought about by the war. This is especially so with regard to the Southern and Northern states that had formed the opposing sides in the battle. Finding basis on the issue of slavery, the North had been anti-slavery while the South had been pro-slavery. These different opinions later erupted to full-blown war that tore America into half and in turn saw previous patriotic citizens kill each other. With regard to the ...

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The American Civil War (1861-1865) was mainly caused by different views on the issue of slavery among the Southern and Northern States. Democracy has four institutions that seek to influence outcomes that dictate democracy. They all revolve around freedom and citizenship of an identified people. Before the war, America was not a democratic state as slaves were considered property and not citizens of America. The Dred Scott vs. Sanford decision dictates these factors regarding slaves. When the pro-slavery states are defeated, America sees the start of a democracy in the country. The Emancipation Proclamation was the first step towards a ...

The crisis of modern society is expressed in a crisis of identity as an individual social individual (man) and individual communities. The relationship between global, „world „society of individual communities is mediated by the so-called . Mega - trends: scientific and technical progress, economic integration , information and communication revolution , the movement for human rights and the practice of globalization, exposes contradictions identity of traditional and modern society , and identity of human existence in general . Where is the social process role and place of politics and religion - working on new content identity of a man and society , or maintaining the status quo ...

Annemarie Jutel vide her book Running Like a Girl: Women’s Running Books and the Paradox of Traditions attempts to demystify the involvement of women in running, a sporting activity that was previously dominated by and believed to be the forte of men to the extent that any woman wanted to be associated with running let alone taking part in the running itself. She posits, and emphatically so, that even those who dared to partake in such activity, did so cautiously and with utmost restraint for fear of becoming more muscular and less feminine and thus less appealing. Her article is ...

Introduction

The Chicano Movement is traceable to the agitation of better Mexican-American human freedoms and civil rights, expanding from its humble beginnings of the 1940s, to the vocal Mexican American Movement it was during the 1960s. Its core goal was the agitation of greater Mexican American empowerment. The movement expanded from its humble beginnings, through time to later on transform into the national movement it became. As a whole, it encompassed a wide-ranging cross section of aspects and issues affecting the greater Mexican identity. As such, these included Mexican farm workers’ rights, the restoration of land grants, the enhancement of educational development, ...

How Religion Was Affected with Slaves before the Civil War

Introduction At the beginning of American slavery, before the Civil War, either Christianity was forced upon the African slaves or it was denied completely. The white man's religion gave purpose to American domestic religious missionaries in their intent to Christianize the earliest of slaves predominantly in the southern states. Numbers of the white slave masters believed allowing slaves any type of religion gave them, unwanted ideas about autonomy and thus, made them troublesome, lazy, and therefore, the slave masters would beat any slave professing their Christian beliefs. Holding secret gatherings to practice their religion – Christian or the ...

According to the dictionary, a revolution is defined as “an overthrow or repudiation and the thorough replacement of an established government or political system by the people governed” and a civil war is defined as “a war between political factions or regions within the same country.” Then, these definitions lead us to a question: Is the Civil war a revolution? As the dictionary defines, through the American Civil War, the former political system was replaced by Union who won the war. First of all, slavery, which was one of the important reason of outbreak of the war, became illegal. In the beginning of the ...

The world has documented in its history gazillion years of oppression and disregard toward certain social groups across cultures. The chronology of oppression was institutionalized in the course of time and had unfortunately become the normative. Even the innumerable people who were being shackled by the brutal forces of inequality could not assemble and raise their voice against the ill forces of the society. It was in the second half of the 20th century when the social groups exuded the valor and zeal to realize their journey of emancipation in United States of America. Voices of protest echoed across ...

W.E.B. Dubois and Mr. Booker T Washington and others William Dubois, Booker T Washington, and others played an integral role in the freeing of Africans both within and without the United States from oppression. Dubois for example was born in 1909 in the state of Massachusetts. He was to attain an education and a career as a lecturer in various institutions of high learning such the University of Atlantic. It was Dubois’ intellect that enabled him to be actively involved in agitating for better treatment of Africans in the United States. For instance, Dubois fought for full civil rights of ...

How have Africans Americans worked to end segregation, discrimination and isolation to attain equality and civil rights?

The African Americans’ entry into the United States of America was mainly through the slave trade organization. The main purpose of slave trade was to avail the much needed cheap labor for the white plantations concentrated in the South. The African Americans’ consideration as second citizens can be attributed to that occurrence, hence, their treatment as property belonging to slave owners. It is this practice that saw the entrenchment of segregation, discrimination and isolation of the African American from the larger American ...

The religious impulse is one of the most deeply seated within all of us. Because it involves the totality of our response to the events of our lives, it begins with our emotional responses to events when we are too young to have the ability to process those events on a more rational level. Often, it is the effects of these events that shape the way that we deal with others our whole lives. When one is in an ethnic group that is the object of discrimination, religion can become an important part of one’s life, as the suffering ...

After the end of three hundred years of slavery, the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 by Abraham Lincoln freed Americans from shackles and chains of slavery. However, The Emancipation Proclamation was limited to the Southern States. States outside the South were still legally slaves. The final nail to slavery was realized when the thirteenth amendment was passed that abolished slavery across the territory of the United States.1 Still, the abolishment of slavery was only the first step towards racial cohesion and equality in America. For many African Americans, the legal abolishment was only a façade of the truth. One ...

The Age of Enlightenment was the time in the eighteenth century where the emergence of intellectuals reformed the society and brought in advanced knowledge in both America and Europe. This time was characterized by rapid Intellectual and scientific inventions through diffusion of ideas and knowledge. In my writing I will focus on Henry David Thoreau and Benjamin Franklin, some key influential figures during this period. Critically examine their personal thoughts and views towards the freedom and independence of other individuals.

Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790)

The 84 year old American is a vital image in the American history and always been referred to as the ...

Jodi Picoult’s novel, My Sister’s Keeper, introduces many complex themes such as ethical dilemmas, medical autonomy and justice. The story introduces Anna Fitzgerald, a thirteen year old girl, as the protagonist. Anna wishes to sue her parents for medical emancipation as Anna’s parents expect her to give up one of her kidneys for her older sister, Kate, who suffers from Leukaemia. Picoult tackles her subject with skill and sensitivity, and not only raises the themes into public consciousness, but makes them accessible to a wide audience. The book reveals, early on, that Anna was conceived because Kate ...

In his three poems, “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” “I, Too, Sing America,” and “Harlem,” James Langston Hughes explores the struggles through which African-Americans had to endure in the first half of the twentieth century to be considered equal to white American citizens. James Langston Hughes was born on February 1, 1902, and died on 22, May, 1967. He was a central figure of the 1920s Harlem Renaissance (Langston). Hughes lived as an African-American, and experienced the racism that existed in America in the early twentieth century. However, despite his suffering, he retained love and compassion for all races ( ...

Ellis Joseph opens up to his readers through an examination of America’s third president, Jefferson Thomas. As it concentrates on Jefferson’s character, the text gives insight to the ideologies and decisions he made that in turn, led to his different achievements in office. For instance, there was the Louisiana Purchase and the Declaration of Independence, which has shaped the politics of the United States since its drafting. However, there are many more achievements as evidenced by documents passed down through history and his duties whilst serving in different offices, aside from that of the president. In the ...

In as much as the American Civil War was devastating for the U.S as far as human misfortune of life is concerned, it was also the occasion that made the American states at long last to get united as one. As such a number of factors are seen to have contributed to the rising tensions leading up to the American Civil War and these include the following. In the year 1854, the Kansas-Nebraska Act ultimately was passed permitting the Kansas and Nebraska domains to choose for themselves utilizing famous sovereignty if they needed to be free or slave. By ...