Essays on Jim Crow laws

It has been decades since the African-American community began the civil rights movement in the United States. The movement was created to improve the lives of black people by pushing for just and equal treatment. Many years later, has the movement reached its goal? Can African-Americans today exercise their civil rights? At present, the plight…

Disney is a brand that we associate with pureness and happily ever afters. However, even with all that Disney magic, there’s a hidden darkness that’s lingering behind it all. I grew up watching Disney films with my friends and family. From the iconic Lion King to one of my favorites, Tangled, they’re a staple in…

Blair L.M. Kelly is an American Historian and author specializing in African American history. She has a Ph.D. from Duke University for History and teaches history at North Carolina State University. The book she has written “Right to Ride” is set in the late 1800’s to the 1900’s during the early Jim Crow era. Her…

Inequality and discrimination have constituted some of the most significant aspects of US history. For the longest time, civil rights movements, campaigns, demonstrations, and human rights movements have centered their agenda one inequality and discrimination. At the same time, some of the most notable historical figures in the US have been associated with these two…

Joseph Holloway grew up in Los Angeles and was 9 years old in 1961, and was not even aware of the Jim Crow affect until he had to travel to Louisiana in order to meet his 106 yr old great grandmother who was dying of cancer. Joe’s Aunt and Uncle sat in the front seat,…

The following paper will be based on the articles from October 3, describing The African American Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration. After reading these articles, I have learned that the rate of marriage in the Black community is lower than that of other Americans, and is continuing to decline. The reasons for this…

“Hands up! Don’t Shoot!”, shouted thousands of demonstrators marching through the streets of Ferguson, Missouri just days after the controversial police killing of African-American teen Michael Brown. Ever since the Ferguson Protests, “Hands Up! Don’t Shoot!” has become a rally cry for what has become the Black Lives Matter movement, a group whose goal is…

This is a book that is about a personal journey into one Woman’s experience growing up in Little Rock, Arkansas during the Civil Rights movement as an African American. This book was a memoir, based heavily on Melba’s diary and the notes of her English teacher ‘s mother. It all explains how the then a…

In this essay I am going to be discussing the history of civil rights in Texas towards Latinos. I will be discussing the ethical and cultural perspectives that influenced the treatment of latinos, if things are better or worse now, and if any changes should be made to make things better for them. The fight…

Introduction The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness was written by Michelle Alexander who is an alumna of law from Vanderbilt University. It was released in 2012. This manuscript discusses issues related to racism and mostly specific matters that involve the African-American men and also mass imprisonment in the United States….