Chicano Struggles

Don’t Sleep Through the Amendment Annoyed about the loss of the civil war and hoping to declare continued superiority over the blacks of the South, the Southern states created the poll tax. All who wanted to vote in 1904 Virginia had to pay a tax of a dollar and fifty cents a price about thirty dollars in today’s money. Because of its high price poor whites and most African Americans were not able to vote because they were generally poor. Many saw the injustice of the poll tax and tried to push for its demise. “The poll taxes themselves were at one point ruled not to be unconstitutional in the Breedlove v. Suttles case because it did not violate the provisions set forth by either the Fourteenth Amendment or the Fifteenth Amendment”

The reason being so is it was a major turning point for anyone of color. The union who was of the north was for abolishing slavery which many felt were wrong even though they still didn’t consider them equal. The south was comprised of the confederacy which was a bunch of plantation owners who owned many slaves that tilled their fields. The north was losing at first two years after the start of the war the union allowed for runaway slaves and freed slaves to join its ranks. This was a major turning point now since white men fought alongside black men they were equal on the battlefield but not in pay.

In 1968, many protests, boycotts and walkouts were arranged for the equal rights of Chicano people. The period of 1960’s, many movements were emerged to raise voice against the civil injustice. Chicano Movement is also one of those movements which has a great impact on later generations. This movement was basically held to raise the voice of Mexican Americans so they can feel pride in their own identity. During the movement, a group of

Who killed Reconstruction: The North or South? Following the civil war, the south killed the reconstruction of the United States. (Reconstruction was putting the country back together after the Civil War) There are many reasons why, the south slowed down the reconstruction of the United States, the main reason was freedmen were not seen as equals to the white. The blacks were forced to vote for republicans, the blacks were looked at as free but not as equals in the south, the most powerful people lawyers, doctors and dentists who could make a difference were members of the Ku Klux Klan, who were against reconstruction. The southern leaders of the government only wanted white people in power, the north pulled out all its soldiers from the south, making it even more difficult for the freedmen to be free and equal.

One of the biggest injustices towards blacks were the unjust segregation laws in the country. The nation was divided based on skin color and nothing else. Colored people were oppressed and treated with no respect every day in this country. White people of the time made it become

World War I saw many casualties throughout its duration, and even though this caused a great uproar in the world, it had a lesser significance on social issues. This gruesome war was fought primarily with no motivation except for the fact it is a war with many allies. With whites owning the war, in terms of population and rank, African Americans became outcasts, only to be seen in regiments of their own race. Gaining some level of Authority amongst their black regiments, the African American troops were placed in trenches miles apart from whites. Discrimination against African American has always ended in violence, and though they served in the war, hostility and contempt still ensued them towards the end and shortly after World War I.

Roosevelt changed America with the New Deal. Yes, it failed its utmost purpose of being created but it did refine economic security and stability. The New Deal made numerous jobs and if it wasn’t for America being the employer of citizens, millions of people would have been unable to provide from themselves and their families. Unemployment rates moderately decreased but profuse numbers of individuals were still jobless. When, the New Deal helped workers, it excessively favored white males.

In the war, Mexican Americans soldiers were segregated just like the African Americans. Even though they were serving just like any other soldier, they were still disrespected. It was estimated that anywhere from 13.9 percent to 18.6 percent of Mexican Americans joined the military during World War II. One example of segregation of soldiers during the war, is segregated bathrooms. A private first class in the Army Air Corps, Tabares, explains an incident he encountered at a train station, “...

Whites are privileged, though this way of life should be common for every race. Our privilege should not be taken away it should be granted and transformed into a greater idea American Privilege. Whites are not aware of the privilege they have, simply for the fact that this is their life the majority do not know anything different. When you have been drinking coke every day of your life and everyone else has ben drinking diet coke labeled as coke you wont know the difference. Lipsitz (1995) affirms whiteness is everywhere in US culture, but it is very hard to see.

I don’t think so right so that’s were the benefits come in handy because thanks to them you get your hospital expensive covered by your job. Hispanics are not offered the same benefits they should get at work especially the risky jobs (construction, Painting, electric and etc. Hispanics being abused and taken advantaged of due to there race by not giving them health care benefits every one is the same no one is different so why give some one more benefits than the us citizen. They came here to support their family’s and strive for greatness and not failure. However, some people that come here come just to make their drug cartels economy good because they come here to sell they’re products.

Another conflicting issues happened in the 1920’s were the racial conflict between the Ku Klux Klan and the blacks. Clashes always happened between Ku Klux Klan and blacks in America history and it was not an exception in the 1920’s. At that time, a new Ku Klux Klan, which was also pro-White Anglo Saxon Protestant, was formed and it was a racist group that targeted on foreigners, Catholicism, blacks, Jewish, Communist and etc. Among the groups that Ku Klux Klan targeted, the blacks were attacked the most. The Ku Klux Klan hated the blacks a lot because many blacks received their rights after the Reconstruction Amendments were passed and they had experienced great economic prosperity during the 1920’s.

The African Americans have been mistreated by white people for years, and have witnessed first hand the brutality that continues to plague them, “when you have seen hate-filled policemen curse,kick,brutalize, and even kill your black brothers and sisters” (P.10). The policemen in the Clergymen eyes were thought to be tranquil

This excerpt has taught me that during the time of segregation, Black Islam was not really a religion. Black Islam was a civil rights movement. Also, as time changes, Black Islam rapidly starts to fade away. Since this movement is no longer an “issue,” there is no solution to the problem. Because of going back in history, the events previously mention causes one to think of an excellent

Minorities have had far from an easy ride in life especially in America. The past policies of America to segregate individuals by law and press them by the practice of “redlining” may no longer be around, but both policies have left traces of their effects in American society even decades later. The American public is often oblivious to their own actions of segregating people in their lives and oblivious to the obvious reasons for the large minority population in the lower class. Once Americans can take responsibility for their actions and actual follow their own words of equality America can become a country that minorities and non minorities can be proud to live

The Civil War was a defining point for the United States, it was necessary to happen due to the injustices of the White man, varieties of crimes and obtuse laws were governing the Nation of The United States, I would describe it as an awaking of many abuse and discriminated people. During that time these people were forced to step back against White men feeling impotent and powerless. The Civil War brought freedom and rights to African-Americans, yet it had a positive effect on women’s rights and freedom. While African-Americans were seeing their lives and futures change, women’s rights movement seemed barely affected by the astounding transformations of the Civil War; however, they stay optimist and positive. Women did not carry out much on