Sunday, February 12, 2012
Homework 7, Due February 17, 2012
I hope you enjoyed the topic of last week's assignment. This week we will follow up with another Black History Month essay. Follow the link http://www.biography.com/tv/classroom/black-history-timeline to see a very interesting timeline of significant events in black history. Follow one (or more) of the inbedded links to read more and then report back on your findings. Once again we will limit the assignment to a 200 word essay (no responses at this time). Enjoy your research!
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ReplyDeleteThe Election of Barack Obama
ReplyDeleteBarack Obama is the first African-American President of the United States of America and the fifth African-American to serve in the U.S. Senate.
In 2008 democratic candidate Barack Obama won an overwhelming victory over Republican John McCain in the US presidential election Tuesday, and the Democrats significantly increased their majorities in both the House of Representatives and the US Senate.
As of midnight, Obama was projected to win 338 electoral votes compared to 156 for McCain, with five states still too close to call. A total of 270 electoral votes is required for victory. The Democrats had gained at least five seats in the Senate and nearly 20 seats in the House. Obama carried 26 states: all 19 won by the 2004 Democratic candidate John Kerry and seven states won by Bush in that election. He was leading in three more states won by Bush in 2004--Indiana, North Carolina and Montana. Obama's national margin in the popular vote will approach ten million. He has won by the largest margin for a non-incumbent candidate for president since Eisenhower in 1952.
“America, this is our moment. This is our time. Our time to turn the page on the policies of the past. Our time to bring new energy and new ideas to the challenges we face. Our time to offer a new direction for this country that we love.” - from his June 3, 2008, speech declaring his win as Democratic candidate
SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee) was founded in 1960 by black and white students. The students had become impatient, because the success of the civil rights movement came slowly. In order to take the initiative, the SNCC was founded. It organized nonviolent protests, and helped the blacks to participate in the elections. A very important member was James Lawson, who had studied the nonviolent philosophy of Gandhi. He believed, like King, that Christian charity, the hatred and violence ending could. From the mid-60s the organization under Stokely Carmichael radicalized and began to form a black nationalism. Members called for the "Black Power" and white members were thrown out of the group. In 1969 the name of "Student National Coordinating Committee" has been changed and a year later the organization broke up.
ReplyDeleteCORE (Congress of Racial Equality) was founded in 1942 in Chicago, and relied on non-violent protests against racial segregation. CORE has established itself in major U.S. cities and organized many projects. In the 1940s, CORE members protested peacefully in restaurants in order to achieve the control of blacks. In 1946, the Supreme Court outlawed segregation in intercity buses. In April 1947, the CORE organized the "Freedom Riders", a group of eight white and eight black men who traveled together on buses and checked the ban. They suggest abuse, and arrest without defending themself. In 1961 the action was repeated, after it was banned as a result of the Montgomery bus boycott that segregation in public transportation.
Harriet Tubman:
ReplyDeleteHarriet Tubman was born as Araminta Ross in 1820 but changed her name to Harriet as a child possibly in honor of her mother Harriet Greene Ross. She suffered seizures after her owner threw a two pound rock and hit her in the head because she was helping a slave escape. She later escaped from slavery and married a freed black man named John Tubman in 1844. She played a great role as a leader and guide in the Underground Railroad. She was never caught while she was rescuing these escaped slaves, and she was quoted to have said that she “never lost a passenger.” She was referred to as the “Black Moses” by the people that she helped free.
The Underground Railroad:
William Still Started the Underground Railroad. The purpose of the Underground was to help slaves escape from slavery. It consisted of secret routes, way-stations, safe havens and meeting points and helped thousands of African-American slaves escape to their freedom. The routes traveled ranged from as far south as Mexico to as far north as Canada. Some important “conductors” of the Underground Railroad include Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth. They both helped many people escape from slavery to freedom in Canada.
This is the month dedicated to the Black people, so in this week assignment I want to talk about the most awesome black singer that made story of the music; this guy is the King of the Pop, this is Micheal Jackson!
ReplyDeleteMicheal Joseph Jackson entered in the guinness world record as the most successful entertainer of all time. He was born in August 29,1958, the eight child of an African American working-class family, near Chicago. He didn't have a good relationship with his dad; infact he abused of him and he insulted him for his aspect. Those insults would make feel MJ really bad. He start singing with his brothers in a bend called "The Jackson Brothers" (after change in "The Jackson 5"). They tured around America in black clubs. In June 1975, they signwd with Epic Records, a subsidiary and they re change the name in "the Jacksons". In one of their performance Micheal broke his nose and it affected his career. He started to sing alone and he won a lot of prize. He won 13 Grammy Awards , 26 American Music Awards, 13 number.one single in the United States and the estimated sale of over 750 milion records worldwide. At this point his skin became a rumor and Jackson felt really bad, so he decided to change his aspect with plastics surgeries. In the early 1980s he lost weight because of a change of diet and a desire for a "dancer bosy". These drastically lose of weight make him suffering from anoexia nervosa. In 1988 he wrote his autobiography, Moonwalk, where he wrote about his childhood, the Jackson 5,and the abuse that he suffered.
In January 1993 he appeared at the half time of the Super Bowl XXVII with an amezing show. It was the first Super Bowl where the audience figures increased during the half-time show, and was viewed by 135 million Americans alone. For the 35th Grammy Awards he recived the title od "Living Legend Award". In May 1994 Micheal marry Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of "The King" (Elvis Presley) but it lasted only two years. After a few years he married Jackson married his longtime friend Deborah Jeanne Rowe, a dermatology nurse, and they had a child, Katherine; this marriege broke up in 1999 and he got the full custody of the children. He died on June 25,2009.
Source: Wikipedia
For this week's assignment, I chose to write about the inspiration that is Rosa Parks. She helped shape the Civil Rights movement as well as the modern America. She was born on February 4,1913 to James McCauley and Leona Edwards, a carpenter and a teacher. Rosa married Raymond Parks, Abarber in 1932, just a few years before ther event that made her famous: The Montgomery Bus Boycott.On December 1, 1955 when she refused to give up her seat, she became a civil rights hero.Today, thanks to Congress, she has come to be known as the "first lady of civil rights",and the mother of the freedom movement." Mrs. Parks died on October 24,2005, a lady whose legacy will last for generations to come.
ReplyDeletethank you,
Rebecca
Michael Jackson:
ReplyDeleteAfter looking over the options to report back on I decided that Jackson was my choice. Michael Jackson was a man with quite a past and as sad as it is now he appeared to have quite a promising future. He wasn't just a one hit wonder or just a one generation pleaser... Michael Jackson has been a life long favorite of many. After Jackson's passing in 2009 he left behind 3 young children Prince, Paris, and Blanket... Even though Michael is gone his children will carry his legacy for the rest of their lives. One interesting fact about Michael is that after his death he became worth more then he ever was while he was living. In his career Michael had 13 number one single hits in the U.S. alone not forgetting another ton of awards and special mentions throughout his lifetime, and even up to just before his death he was working on a video named "This Is It" the man went out with quite a bang. Michael died way to early and completely unexpectedly, but Jackson influenced and mentored so many other singers in his lifetime he may not have even realized his impact but... The King Of Pop lives on :)
The first African Slaves:
ReplyDeleteThe first American Slave Trade took place in Jamestown, Virginia, when a trader exchanged 20 Africans for food. Many historians believe that those people were sold into indentured servitude, which was a common thing in those days. The form of slave trade how we knew it developed circa at the 1680. I think it is really interesting that the slave trade developed so early in the history of the United States. Before this article I thought slave trade was only in the 18 and 19 hundreds.
Amistad Slave Ship Revolt
In 1815 Joseph Cinque led 37 Africans into a bloody revolt killing the captain and taking over the ship. Later on the slaves got sued in the supreme court. Surprisingly the court decided to ship the slaves back to Africa. This story is interesting. I didn’t know that the courts or government ever took the sides of the slaves before the civil war. For me this decision seems like a good step in the direction of freedom and liberty for African-Americans.
The 24th Amendment
This Amendment abolished the poll tax in the south. This tax was a way to keep poor African-Americans from voting, their constitutional right.
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ReplyDeleteFor my assignment I decided to write about the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. King was killed in Memphis Tennessee on a visit to stand up for striking African-American sanitation workers. The killer’s name was James Earl Ray. Ray was a man on a mission- kill King. King was shot while standing on the balcony of the Loraine Motel. Ray shot King from a boarding house across the street from the motel where King was. After king was shot he was rushed to the hospital but it was too late. After this launched a man hunt to find James Earl Ray, and they eventually found him at London Heathrow airport. I wonder what would have happened if King wasn’t shot, would there have been so many problems, would we still be dealing with the issue of racism today, would we have had all the riots that happened after the assassination (like the Louisville riot that happened in Louisville, KY.) I think that the world be a better place if Martin Luther King Jr. had been able to live longer. But King Himself said that he wouldn’t live to be forty years old and he was right- he was thirty-nine when he died. King definitely did die for a very important cause and is a martyr for civil rights.
ReplyDeleteFor this week homework, I decided to talk about Harlem Renaissance and the great migration. After the American civil war, liberated African-Americans searched for a safe place to explore their new identities as free men and women. And so they found it in Harlem. The end of the American Civil War in 1865 ushered in an era of increased education and employment opportunities for black Americans. This created the first black middle class in America, and its members began expecting the same lifestyle afforded to white Americans. As a result, blacks began to head to the Northern United States by the millions. This is known as the Great Migration, it brought more than seven million African-Americans to the North. During the early 1900s, the burgeoning African-American middle class began pushing a new political agenda that advocated racial equality. The epicenter of this movement was in New York, where three of the largest civil rights groups established their headquarters. At this same time, the Jamaican-born Marcus Garvey began his promotion of the “Back to Africa movement.” The National Urban League (NUL) also came into being in the early 20th century. Founded by Ruth Standish Baldwin and Dr. George Edmund Haynes, the fledgling organization counseled black migrants from the South, trained black social workers, and worked to give educational and employment opportunities to blacks. Together, these groups helped to establish a sense of community and empowerment for African-Americans not only in New York, but also around the country. This blossoming of African-American culture in European-American society, particularly in the worlds of art and music, became known as The Harlem Renaissance.
ReplyDeleteIn Mississippi one of the most well-known woman and African American in the world was born to a young teenage mother. Oprah Winfrey, born Orpah Winfrey and later changed her name because her friends and family “couldn’t pronounce” her name, was born from a young couple that made a mistake and split soon after Oprah’s mother found out she was pregnant. She was raised up by her mother and grandmother, which is probably why she is such a strong-willed woman today, because she saw the courage and strength of the woman figures in her life. She grew up in church and knew how to read before the age of three! At six years of age Oprah and her mother moved to Wisconsin where Oprah’s mom got busy with work and couldn’t spend as much time with Oprah was used to spending with her family, because she always had her grandmother with her in Mississippi.
ReplyDeleteIn 1886 Oprah Winfrey became the first African American woman to have her own talk show on national television. Today Oprah has become one of the most rich and powerful woman in the world. And from her talk show she has continued to increase in popularity and now has her own television channel, the O channel!
Martin Luther King
ReplyDeleteActually I don’t know lots of black people but I’m pretty sure Martin Luther King is my faverite black person. I read a book about Martin Luther King when I was in elementry school. I still can remember that book. His father was a pastor and of course black person. One day, one white person said inappropriate stuff about black people. Martin’s father was really mad about that and he had argue with that man. When Martin saw that, he could learn about which one is right or not. After lots of years later he was become a pastor too. Still white people thought black people are not good. Martin couldn’t understand why, so he dicided change other people’s mind. When he dicided no one thought he can change theirs mind. He did his best, he was really good speecher so when he speeched lots of people came to there for watch his speech. But, still white people didn’t like him. Actually some of black people didn’t like him either because he grown up with really rich parents. One of bad people killed him because……..I don’t know how can I know but I think he didn’t like Martin Luther King. I think he gave black people of dignity black people.
And sorry about late :)