For my Black scientist essay, I have chosen Theodore Kenneth Lawless. He is known as a dermatologist, physician,and philanthropist; and for his great knowledge. He was born on December 06, 1892 at Thibodaux, LA and died on May 01, 1971 at Chicago, IL. Once during his childhood, he had helped a Jewish peddler by explaining an information to him. After that was happening the Jewish peddler decided to help and be kind to Mr. Lawless and his family.
When there are more whites in a country than blacks and the whites were not willing to be near to the blacks, it means that there will be lesser audiences. Nonetheless, Alvin Ailey was willing to try. Ailey said that one of America’s richest treasures was the African-American cultural heritage —“sometimes sorrowful, sometimes jubilant, but always
The idea that there were treatments and disorders that were unique to certain races continued well beyond the Greeks. Byrd and Clayton observed that, “…white American physicians went so far as to create a lexicon of ‘Negro Diseases’ and alternate physiologic mechanisms based on race.” (Byrd 195) Many of the “Negro Diseases” were used to explain the reaction of African Americans to enslavement or their physical appearance; as these disorders did not affect white people, this was used as further evidence to support the claim that African-Americans were biologically different. (Byrd 205) The biological differentiation of races and their disorders was a continuation of the theories espoused in Airs, Waters, and Places, and used to justify the deprivation of proper medical treatment, as well as to argue for the
1690 to 1740 in South Carolina was a period of major growth and development for the colony. It was during this time that rice was determined to be an important crop for the economy, negroes began being imported in large numbers, society was developed through anglicanization and creolization, the economy began to thrive, and slave rebellions and runaways increased in number and intensity. Issues and ways of life that were implemented during this period that allowed the colony to develop as a major producer of rice, a black majority in population, yet a white majority in social and economic power. In the 1690s, rice was introduced to the area.
The Netflix original documentary, 13TH directed by Ava DuVernay explores the racial inequality in the United States throughout history. The documentary focuses mainly on the fact that most of the nation's prisons are unfairly filled with African Americans and colored people. The documentary educates the audience of the horrors the African Americans and colored people went through history and today beginning with slavery, to convict leasing, to Jim Crow Laws, and lastly to present mass incarceration. Ava deeply examines the economic history of slavery and Civil War racist legislation and practices that replaced it as "systems of racial control" and the present forced labor from the years after slavery was abolished. The powerful film 13TH represents
Professor George Lipsitz’s lecture was about the collective intelligence and gathered from centuries of struggle for black people in America and how it is key for Black survival and dignity. Black Studies can be applied to this topic through our exploration of these centuries of struggle, from the Atlantic slave trade to the Reconstruction period to the events in Flint, Michigan and Ferguson, Missouri which Professor Lipsitz highlights. Throughout these centuries we see various tactics and crises that contribute to the continued subjugation of black people, whether this was enslavement, lynching, or legislation. Black Studies also applies to Professor Lipsitz’s lecture through what we learned about notable people who resisted the endless cycle
Raj Patel, a professor at the UC Berkeley Center for African Studies, brings forth both personal experience and recollection of
In Chapter 1 and 2 of “Creating Black Americans,” author Nell Irvin Painter addresses an imperative issue in which African history and the lives of Africans are often dismissed (2) and continue to be perceived in a negative light (1). This book gives the author the chance to revive the history of Africa, being this a sacred place to provide readers with a “history of their own.” (Painter 4) The issue that Africans were depicted in a negative light impacted various artworks and educational settings in the 19th and early 20th century. For instance, in educational settings, many students were exposed to the Eurocentric Western learning which its depiction of Africa were not only biased, but racist as well.
Wolfe urges African Americans to take a closer look at history to see the
From the Euphrates River where the earliest African civilization begun to the Mississippi River where African Americans received equality in America, the heritage of African Americans flow like multiple ancient rivers that flourished human civilization. To be more exact, Hughes drew similarities between the old African race to the rivers that were flourishing by the African race. Hughes has shown pride in his heritage and he expressed the values of the ancient African and African American race. Hughes
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I continued to search”. In his search for the truth, he came across an essay entitled “The Negro Digs up His Past” by Artur Schomburg’s and this confirmed his belief that Africans indeed had a
This topic was chosen out of the interest in the arts and specifically the arts within America. I aim to explore how art evolved and affected the Civil Rights Movement and changed the attitude of racist and unjust people who lived during the 1960s. The evolution of art throughout the 1960s in America introduced new styles of art into the world and had large political relevance in accordance to the Civil Rights Movement and unjust gender discrimination. The American arts industry is one of the most widely recognized and most successful industries to date and much of its success is owed to the Civil Rights Movement that occurred during the 1960s. During this period of time, African Americans were extremely disadvantaged and oppressed.
In Basil Davidson’s video, “Different but Equal”, Davidson examines ancient Africa, and how Africans were perceived in ancient and modern times. Davidson discusses pre-colonized Africa and its history, and how racism prevailed in the past and in modern day. By discussing early civilizations, as well as modern day perspectives, Davidson allows the viewer to have expansive information on how individuals view Africans and their culture. In Davidson’s video, he discusses how people in the past have viewed Africa and African culture, and how that relates to our perception of Africa in modern times.
In recent years, media growth has exploded in ways unforseen a generation ago. Since media continues to grow and reach every aspect of an individual’s life, be it through the news they receive or social media they follow, media’s influence on our society is largely present and seen everywhere. Additionally, the widening expanse of media options has made documentary film an emerging influencer that is attracting attention from individuals of all generations. The newly popular genre’s ability to combine appealing narratives, striking visuals, and crucial facts has already left its mark on the way we think about controversial topics and critical issues. Activist documentaries - or documentaries aimed at addressing controversial issues or relevant
