Saturday, June 3, 2017

Civil Rights During the Cold War.
 The Cold War lasted between the year 1947 to the year 1991. Between those years a civil rights act was active. http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/civil-rights-act This article describe the civil rights movement of the year 1964. To summarize, this act ended segregation  in public places such as public bathrooms, libraries, and water fountains. This article also explains somme history of before the civil rights act explaining that decades before the recession the act was refused to be passed. Years later John F. Kennedy became president pushed hard in order to segregation. I think that this article takes the side against segregation, the author has a bias opinion over John F. Kennedy often complimenting him, and sharing one of his quotes. “will not be fully free until all of its citizens are free.” I agree with this article, the civil rights movement was a large event during the cold war that needed to occur.  With this act the people finally began to receive the rights they deserved.

Friday, March 31, 2017

Race during the Gilded Age

http://digitalexhibits.libraries.wsu.edu/exhibits/show/2016sphist417/race/dalvin-williams-yarbrough

This article talks about the two men that played a very special role in the Gilded Age. W. E. B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington  made very large contributions to the African American community. Both disagreed in ideas. Washington believed that African American americas will gain civil rights once they take a higher role in economy. W.E.B Du Bois believed that "ceaseless agitation" was the only way to gain equal rights. This article seems to agree with both men, he believed that because of the both men major contributions where made to the movement towards equal rights for African Americans. I agree with the writer I think that both men contributed to the moving towards equality. Both men made great advantages wanting a higher education for African Americans


Thursday, February 2, 2017

Race during the Civil War
http://mrnussbaum.com/civil-war/african_americans/

This article talks about how African Americans played a large part in the civil war. But although they played a prominent role in the civil war it did not mean they benefited as much as White soldiers did. The article says they received less pay and deducted from their low pay, until June 15, 1864 where they began to receive equal pay. This article takes a side against the mistreating of African Americans, the writer believed that African Americans should be paid equally if they were performing the same amount of work as whites did. I agree with this article because this was a time where amendments where being passed, and equality was finally being placed in, it would be hypocritical to call African American equal as whites but then take away their rights.