As the wheat is harvested, and the long summer days only get hotter, it is the time for the annual Shelby County Fair. The Fair offers one week of fun, competition, and enjoyment for kids as well as adults from surrounding communities. Even though the days are extremely hot, the boys and girls continue to wear jeans. Jeans and boots is a very popular clothing attire in Shelby County, and you will find your share of it at the fair. There is a vast variety of different competitions and entry openings at the fair. Shows consists of cattle, pigs, chickens, sheep, goats, and hams. Now the ham is done by almost all kids in either the FFA, or 4-H organizations. It is viewed as a very easy way to make a large sum of money by only doing minor work
This case study is a situation from Case Studies on Educational Administration (Kowalski, 2011). The background information is listed below.
An issue that we can have here in Horry County is dry weather. Dry weather can be conducive to an increased risk of wildland fires. In the unincorporated areas, people are allowed to burn their debris without a permit and often don’t think about weather conditions.
The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921 was of the most devastating riots in the history of the United States. Was the reaction of an envious white mob to the extremely wealthiest “Black Wall Street”. How was it that one scream that was heard by almost no one was able to create an angry mob of thousands of people? The setting of the Tulsa race Riot history, impact on law enforcement and the nation made a huge impact on us today.
The Scottsboro trial of 12 young African American boys over the alleged rape of rape of 2 white girls was completely unjust, because of lies, ignored the facts, and racism. For example, the first thing to remember is that the boys were put on trial for “raping” two white girls on a train in Tennessee. The girls claimed that the boys made 6 of the 7 seven white boys on the train jump off, then the boys assaulted the women. First of all, during the trial, Victoria Price gave a testimony that crucified the boy, and yet getting sympathy from the jury. Her testimony was not the same as the other girl’s, Ruth Bates. When this happened no one went back to check if any of their stories were true. This was unjust, because in normal cases, without racism, there
Coca-Cola was first bottled in Vicksburg, Mississippi. In addition, the first heart transplant took place in Jackson, Mississippi (Skates, Jr. and Wales). The same doctor also performed the first human lung transplant. Many events in the past have shaped Mississippi to what it is today. Based on the founding, historic events, and the famous people who were born in or live in Mississippi, one can conclude that Mississippi has a very interesting history.
Imagine walking down a United States’ city street during the 1930s and 1940s. As you passed shops, businesses, and restaurants, you would probably see two things: advertisements for the war and signs saying white or black people only. The Jim Crow laws and World War II are both significant part of United States history. Even though this was a pretty controversial time in history, the events that took place helped mold the United States into what it is today.
The 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre is identified as one of the bloodiest and least discussed massacres in United States history. Tulsa was the first US city attacked by air when the white majority turned on the black minority. In a bold move to embrace a shared, painful history and promote honest dialogue, a delegation consisting of 10 Tulsans told their different perspectives and understanding of the city's past. Included in the delegation was a past elected city official, librarian, educator and historians. Descendants of the massacre referenced today's value with relation to the economic loss their families suffered. Educator, Dr. Anthony Marshall, drew the striking diagram of what the city would look like today had the victimized half of the community thrived financially
Equality: the monumental segment fought over for centuries, faced one of its biggest challenges in 1965. Selma to Montgomery, the march that shook a nation, is considered one of the most influential timestamps of fairness. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 attempted to combat the controversy of equality by forbidding segregation in public places, as well as prohibiting discrimination based off sex, color, race, origin and religion. This, however, was only the inauguration of a collection of moments aimed at shaping the future. In November of 1964, Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and his administrative group, the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, also known as SCLC, developed a campaign aimed towards allowing African Americans the right to partake in voting.
What makes the topic about confederate flags so controversial? There are two sides to this topic. On one side we have people saying that it should be placed where the public can look at it. On the opposing side we have people that want to get rid of it. Does removing the flag violate our first amendment of free speech? The first editorial called, Symbolism of Confederate Flag Is Undeniable it is for the flag staying up in public places. The second editorial called, Take Down the Confederate Flag, Symbol of Hatred, this is editorial is for taking the confederate flags down permanently.
In 1931, on a freight train bound for Memphis, around twenty-five young men, both black and white, were hoboing, looking for work. The whites began to act spitefully at the blacks, picking up rocks to throw at them, stepping on their hands, and calling them names. The blacks, wanting to keep their pride, came back at them. In the brawl that followed, all but one of the whites were thrown off the train. These whites, sore about being beaten, ran back to the nearest rail station, who phoned ahead to the next station, in Paint Rock, Alabama. A mob of whites were waiting there, armed to the teeth. They took everyone off the train and rounded them up. Nine of them were blacks. These men: Roy and Andy Wright, Eugene Williams, Haywood Patterson, Olen Montgomery, Willie Roberson, Charlie Weems, Clarence Norris, and Ozie Powell were brought to the Scottsboro jail, and charged with the rape of two young white women, also hoboing, Victoria Price and Ruby Bates (Patterson 13-17). They were tried for rape, convicted, retried, convicted again, retried again, and convicted a third time (Patterson 9). These trials and retrials of these nine young men, who became know as the “Scottsboro Boys,” were not fair.
Washington our nation’s capital, became the home of the Washington’s Puyallup state fair, in June 1900, when a group of local businessmen, farmers and residents joined together to discuss the idea of a fair in the Puyallup Valley area. 1According to the fair.com/about-us/history/, a board of directors were formed as the governing body of the "Valley Fair", decided the purpose of the Valley Fair Association was to advance the interests of agricultural, horticultural, dairying, stock raising, mining, and manufacturing industries of the Puyallup Valley. 2 Selling shares of stock provided the capital to begin the, Puyallup Fair, it was located on a vacant lot; the dates of the first Fair were October 4-6, 1900. 3 At the time, admission to the first annual "Valley Fair" was $1 per family for all three days. Today admission prices are $12.50 for adults; $9.00 for anyone 62+, for ages 6-18 and it is free for children 5 years or younger.4 Surrounding the fair, was a 10-foot fence which acted as the first main gate. Sheds were built to house exhibits etc. with the left-over wood from building the fence.5 Inside the fair a tent was raised to protect produce, "ladies work," and livestock, horses as well as cows were tethered to a nearby fence.5 At the Fair, the most popular entertainment was horse racing, therefore the fair was built around a race track which was used from 1901-1977. 6 Parking lots were established in 1902, with the invention of the automobile, and people were travelling from all over to come to the Fair.7 At the time parking a buggy or automobile cost only 25 cent, today official fair parking s is $10 on weekdays and $12 on weekends.8 Also today during the Puyallup Fair a number of locals also provide private parking areas...
Imagine waking up to beautiful freshwater streams and wildlife foraging through the mountainside. This is what citizens of Pigeon Forge, Tennessee get to wake up to ever day. Pigeon Forge is a small town near the border of South Carolina. It sits along the edge of the Cherokee National Forest and on the west side of Little Pigeon River. It is not only located in a beautiful area, but also a thriving area economically speaking. Overall, Pigeon Forge is a family friendly place where people can not only live in a beautiful city, but also exciting environment.
Jim Crow Laws are laws that promote separation between black and white races. This separation caused the Jim Crow laws and it’s practices to deprive American citizens of their civil rights based on the significant difference in treatment between the two races and the laws built on separating said two races. Examples of the Jim Crow laws include separate waiting rooms, separate water fountains, separate bathrooms, etc. The Jim Crow laws also deal with educational rights, social freedoms, and voting rights, mainly (when it comes to treatment with the two races) treating black people like dirt, depriving them of their civil rights while white people get treated like how any normal human being should be treated.
On December 5, 1960, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in the case of Boynton versus Virginia. The case overturned a law-court conviction of a black law student, Bruce Boynton, for trespassing in the “whites-only” section of a bus terminal restaurant. The Supreme Court ruled that racial segregation in public transportation was illegal because such segregation violated the Interstate Commerce Act. However, the U.S. Government did not actively enforce the ruling and many bus terminals continued to segregate the races. To challenge this, the Interracial Civil Rights Organization known as, C.O.R.E.(The Congregation of Racial Equality), decided to draw attention
The local product exchange included food items such as butter, preserved food, honey, wine, whisky, and fruit, as well as cloth and clothing. Some farmers took place in labor exchanges. During the idle winter months, farmers could sell there workers to mills, other farmers, or the state or county for roadwork.