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Introduction
You are an African American on your way out the United States for a business trip and the plane crashes. You look around for survivors, but you see no one and hear no one. First thing you do is call for help, but you get no responses. Then as you look over you see a flag: red background, a blue x, and on that x you see white stars.
“Our idea is simply to combine the present battle-flag with a pure white standard sheet; our Southern Cross, blue on a red field, to take the place on the white flag that is occupied by the blue union in the old United States flag, or the St. George's cross in the British flag. As a people, we are fighting to maintain the Heaven-ordained supremacy of the white man over the inferior or colored race; a white flag would thus be emblematical of our cause”( Mikkelson).
Immediately you realize the flag represents a group called the Ku Klux Klan, and based on your knowledge “the KKK is a secret organization of White Protestant Americans, mainly in the South, who use violence against Black people, Jewish people, and other minority
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The first to coming up with amazing ways to get off the island is to deep breathing, count to ten, think great thoughts, slow down and think things clearly (Rainbow). Do not use smoke or flares because even though you might capture the attention of nearby aircrafts you will alert the group. Try looking for wood or strong trees to cut down, but go deep into the forest and search for trees away from the group. Use the trees to kind of shape a boat or something you can get on and float into the ocean. Think of the future with this process; you need to pack flares, extra wood for repairs or even starting fires to create smoke, and most importantly start gathering food and
Hooded Americanism: The First Century of the Ku Klux Klan: 1865 to the Present by David Chalmers records the history of the Ku Klux Klan quite bluntly, all the way from its creation following the civil war, to the early 1960’s. The author starts the book quite strongly by discussing in detail many acts of violence and displays of hatred throughout the United States. He makes a point to show that the Klan rode robustly throughout all of the country, not just in the southern states. The first several chapters of the book focus on the Klan’s creation in 1865. He goes on to discuss the attitude of many Americans following the United State’s Civil War and how the war shaped a new nation. The bulk of the book is used to go through many of the states, and express the Klan’s political influence on both the local and state governments. The author starts with Texas and Oklahoma, and goes through the history of the Klan geographically, finishing with New Jersey and Washington. The author stresses that the KKK did not just commit acts of violence towards minorities, but also carried political power. He continues to discuss the impact of the Klan on Civil Rights movements in the 1960’s, and various other important political controversies between the 1920’s and 1970’s. Towards the middle of the book, David M. Chalmers focuses on portraying the feelings of governments and state legislatures, as well as normal citizens towards the Klan. To do this more effectively, the author uses excerpts and quotes from editorials and newspapers, along with several dozen pictures. The conclusion of the book was used mainly as an overview of all of the major incidents and deaths involving the Klan, and how their persistence has allowed them to still exist today despite a lack of resources and support.
The colors red, white and blue did not have any real significance in America until their rights for freedom and territory were challenged. "The American flag played no significant role in American life until the Civil War, during the fight at Fort Sumter" (Goldstein 1). Then, to all northerners it became a symbol of pride and an object of "public adoration" (1). The flag was held in such high esteem that the Flag Protection Movement was created in 1890 so that there would be no commercialism of the object(2). The FPM felt as though politicians and merchants were "prostituting" the flag so, in 1900 they joined with the American Flag Association and made a set...
The Confederate flag is a famous symbol of the South’s side in the American Civil War. The controversy surrounding this flag has received a great bit of media attention considering how deeply affected and offended some people have become. Southerners consider themselves to be personally affected. A majority of supporters state that banning the Confederate flag strips them of their heritage, referring to the South’s part in the American Civil War. Persons who do not support the continued showing of the Confederate flag, such as non-Southerners, African Americans, and many others say that while the flag is a symbol of southern history, much of the history in the South includes racial segregations, lynchings, and slavery. As a matter of fact, the purpose of the Confederacy in the Civil War was to make sure slavery stayed an institution in America. The man who created the Confederate flag, William T. Thompson, stated this about the symbol of heritage: “As a people we are fighting to maintain the heavenly ordained supremacy of the white man over the inferior or colored race; a white flag would thus be emblematical of our cause” (Miessler par. 3). This alone clearly shows what the goal of the Confederacy
“The Confederate Flag: Controversy and Culture.” David Sarratt American Studies University of Virginia. Web. 22 Feb. 2014
On that same day they all heard an aircraft flying and they lit up the big SOS and let them know that they were on the island. The rubbler and other green material that they added was smoking like a wild fire on the side of a dry mountain of grass. They all saw the plane, but noticed that it was a passenger airliner and would never see the smoke above the clouds and distance from the island.
The Confederate flag has been a prominent representation of Southern culture and heritage. Particularly, the significance of the Confederate flag in my home state of South Carolina is the symbolic representation of Southern states succeeding from the Union because of ideas by Abraham Lincoln that were not ideal to Southerners. The origin of the Confederate flag was during the Civil War when Confederate regiments could not distinguish the Union battle flag of stars and stripes apart from their own. Throughout the progression of the Civil War as southerners became known as Confederates, they began to distance themselves from symbols of the Union and sought a new symbol that represented their “confirmed independence”. The symbol later became the Confederate battle flag. As stated in the Confederate Battle Flag by John Coski, General John Bell Hood states, “To avoid dangerous confusion in action, each regiment will be required to bear the Confederate battle flag” (Coski 13). Confederate regiments were seeking for uniformity by adopting one battle flag to represent the Confederacy not only on the battlefield, but as a separate nation as well. Following the significant amount of blood shed from the Civil War, the Confederate flag did not shy away during Reconstruction. The flag ties in with southern culture because many southerners believe its representation is of their fallen ancestors who fought during the American Civil
Although, it was used in several battles by armies like the Army of Northern Virginia and the Army of Tennessee. The Confederate flag was also used as a Naval Jack by the Confederate Navy. The Confederate flag had thirteen stars, which represented the thirteen states accepted by the Union. The Confederate flag was how the thirteen states that were first brought into the union differentiated themselves from the Northern states and New England. The Southern states wanted to be seen as free from New England during the succession and separate from the North during the Civil war. The Sons of Confederate Veterans also, known as SVC is an organization that has been teaching people the true meaning of the Confederate flag. Honestly, there was nothing to do with slavery as the states just wanted to be viewed as having their rights and
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Are you tired of the stereotypical lies about Hispanics? Well I’m here to clear that up. Not all Hispanics are Mexican or Immigrants like society has told you. Not every Hispanic is a poor, Spanish speaking Immigrant. Society does not know who you are, unless they know recognize your language, origin, and culture accurately!
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The colors are adopted from the U.N.I.A or Black Nationalist Flag. The Universal Negro Improvement Association constitution defines red, black, and green as the Pan-African colors. "Red representing the noble blood that unites all people of African ancestry, the color black for the people, Green for the rich land of Africa” . Alternatively, it was reported that Marcus Garvey projected the colors for the following reasons: Garvey said, “Red because of sympathy for Native Americans, the Green is sympathy for the Irish in their fight for freedom, and the Black for the color of the Negro” . The impulse to put forth a flag became even more urgent because of the white supremacist song that became extremely popular in the early 20th century, “Every Race Has a Flag but the Coon.”. The Red, Black and Green were officially confirmed as the Flag for African people at the 1920 Universal Negro Improvement Association Convention. After that occurred, it led Marcus Garvey to declare, “Show me the race or the nation without a flag, and I will show you a race of people without any pride. Aye! In song and mimicry they have said, ‘Every race has a flag but the coon.’ How true! Aye! But that was said of us four years ago. They can’t say it now.” . In the end, the Universal Negro Improvement Association flag became a symbol of Black liberation and unity in the United
We started this Government and Politics class with reading a speech from Barack Obama during his campaign for presidency in 2008 that was a response to comments made by the minister of the church his family has attended. Barack says, “It’s that he spoke as if our society was static; as if no progress had been made.” President Obama was regarding the state of the treatment of Black people in the United States. He took a stance that is present in many white people throughout the U.S., and one that I believe definitely needs to be acknowledged in the discussion over the treatment of Black Americans. But on the other hand, I truly believe that there is a problem with the treatment of Black Americans in our country, and to deny that would be a denial of various statistics. The combination of the huge amount of police discrimination towards black people (which leads to the various brutality cases) along with massive socioeconomic gap between White Americans and Black Americans are both major issues plaguing the United States that need a solution for the betterment of the nation. This is where my opinion comes in. I agree
Oh most Christian Monarch of Europe, I Bartolomé de Las Casas eager servant of our lord begs for your audience. Please listen to the plight of the natives in the Americans. First I will describe the native people. Hear me when I say that these are the most peaceful, humble, obedient, and calm people you will ever come across. They are without war, quarrels, and have no desire for revenge. Therefore, there is no reason we would not be able to convince them without violence or torture to become apart of our Holy Faith like our Pope and God requested of us. But hear my Monarch how the Native Americans have been treated.
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