In Michael K. Honey 's book Southern Labor and Black Civil Rights: Organizing Memphis Workers, Honey analyzes the various labor movements that occurred throughout Memphis, Tennessee in the 1930 's, 40 's, and 50 's. Throughout his book, we are introduced to key players such as "Boss" Ed Crump, the bias police, the AFL, George Bass, Thomas Watkins, and other organizers, and possibly the most important to the labor movement, the CIO (Congress of Industrial Organizers). Memphis acts as the backdrop of the war between labor rights and traditional, Southern labor standards. Memphis, like the majority of the South, was ruled by an elitist few, that fed off of the Jim Crow lifestyle. Memphis was led by "Boss" Ed Crump. Crump maintained control by
So the slaves used to have to work on sugar plantations for long hours and the process of creating this product was brutal hard labor for the slaves. The slaves got something good out of it because they were set free and they no longer had to work on sugar plantations and it was a great first step for them to live a better life than they were living at first on the plantations. But before they were set free they also had the negative impacts of sugar even though it
Faragher won six awards from three of his works, “Sugar Creek: Life on the Illinois Prairie,” which won the Early American Republic’s annual book prize; “Daniel Bonne: The Life and Legend of an American Pioneer,” which was awarded the annual book prize of the American Round Table of New York, Angeles Times Book prize for biography, and the State of Kentucky’s Governor’s Award; “The American West: A New Interpretive History,” which won both the Caughey-Western History Association Award and the Western Heritage Award of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum. Faragher also was awarded a Graduate Mentoring Award from Yale in
The Seminole legend “Two Hunters” introduced by Betty Mae Jumper presents the short story of two hunters on a hunting trip that highlights the consequences and life lessons of parsimonious hunting. In the Seminole legend by Betty Mae Jumper two hunters are on a trip to hunt and bring food back to their families, they embark on a journey to a big lake to gather the food necessary to support their families. One of the rules made known from the beginning of the legend is “ They only hunted when they had to, when the meat supply had run out”. (Jumper, pg.1). Meaning that the hunters only hunted and killed when the meat was needed or scarce.
The author of A History of the Hemp Industry in Kentucky, James Hopkins is a former professor and historian at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Hopkins tries to discuss the hemp industry in Kentucky and what role it played in Kentucky history. He discusses where the majority of American hemp grew, from the beginning of the nineteenth century until World War I. His focus in the book is on the hemp industry in Kentucky and does a good job relating the industry to production and manufacturing throughout the country. He does this by explaining “the methods of cultivating the crop, of obtaining the fiber from the plants, and of transforming that fiber into a finished product.”
Barbados had to develop an economic relationship with New England because they devoted “almost all of their land to raising cane,” (p.210). Other than food, New England supplied
I believe that James Gregory is the best applicant for MOOCs because he is determined, selfless, and slightly shy. In the essay “Chunky Peanut Butter” Gregory describes his personality in detail showing what his strengths are. Gregory is a very determined person which is key for MOOCs. In Mr. Ngs class he had about 46,000 students attended his class. “In the end he says 13,000 completed the class and earned a certificate-from him not Stanford.
Back, Back, back, it's gone! Impersonate yourself as a less fortunate African-American child to an all-time great professional baseball athlete. To be a black professional athlete during this time of segregation was extremely brutal. In addition to, Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier year's earlier, blacks still endured racial threats towards them. As the author of Willie Mays, the Life Legend author James Hirgh described the: accomplishments, life story, and informational facts about Willie Mays.
1850 – 1891: The Sugar Industry Imports Workers from New Countries, and Monarchs Fight Their Political Influence." Hawaii. Segisys, n.d. Web. 12 Mar. 2017. This source was used for the changes paragraph, its role was to provide key factors that changed after the stand and examples of change.
As mentioned before, the Mahele of 1848 left many business men very prosperous. As the Hawaiian’s property were put up to auction, aspiring businessmen swooped up the properties and turned them into cattle ranches and sugar cane farms (Puamana). Sugar cane farms especially brought businessmen to the top of the economical chain in Hawaii. Sugar cane farms were in demand because around that time Hawaii was the best place for sugar plantations, so they satisfied the demand with large plantations that took over hundreds of acres
Where I am from in Massachusetts is part of the Blackstone Valley, which is home to the Blackstone River. In 1790 Samuel Slater opened American’s first water powered cotton mill named Slater Mill, using the Blackstone River as it’s water source. This created many more mills to be opened along the Blackstone River and greatly affected the American Industrial Revolution. Because of this, growing up I had been used to see mills in many of the towns around me, whether they were closed, operational, or repurposed. Even though mills have surrounded me my whole life, I never experienced or witnessed the economical affects that they had on my community, since a majority of them where closed before I was able to understand their affect.
The Portrayal of Slavery in Antebellum Louisiana in Solomon Northup’s Twelve Years a Slave In his memoire Twelve Years a Slave, illegitimately enslaved Solomon Northup does not only depict his own deprivations in bondage, but also provides a deep insight into the slave trade, slaves’ working and living conditions, as well as religious beliefs of both enslaved people and their white masters in antebellum Louisiana. Northup’s narrative is a distinguished literary piece that exposes the injustice of the whole slaveholding system and its dehumanizing effect. It is not a secret that the agriculture dominated the economy of antebellum Louisiana (Louisiana: A History 183). Therefore the Southern planters needed relatively cheap workforce to cultivate
For the past eight-years, once a year, my family drives 200 miles north form Blaine to Barnesville. We make that once a year journey to go to Barnesville Potato Days. During Potato Days we go to many fun-filled and enjoyable events. Some of these events include a potato sack fashion show, a strongman competition (where you lift bags of Potatos), as well as a bunch of bouncy houses. Although my favorit epart of driving up north is not Potato Days itself but experiencing whith my extended family (I see them only about six times a year).
“The Search for Marvin Gardens” by John McPhee compares the Game of Monopoly to the realities of everyday life. This essay conveys that some people will search their entire life for Marvin Gardens, happiness, and success, but they will only make it to Atlantic City. McPhee uses metaphor, description, and narration to make his case. This intricate and detailed work is meant to reach anyone who is familiar with the Monopoly Game. The purpose of the essay is to show how rare and precious Marvin Gardens is, and if a person finds this square, he or she should never let it go.
