Destiny In Fences And The Piano Lesson

This was an idea which was unthinkable just a couple months before, and now African Americans were in the government, deciding what bills to make, or pass. They represented the interests of all African Americans, and they started to make decisions based on ones which would make their lives better, because they still faced many hard ships even though they were now equal to whites. African Americans greatly shaped the outcome and consequences of the Civil War. They were the cause of it, they played a key role in the battles, and they effected the political make up regarding African Americans, of not only the South, but the whole country. If the African Americans had not played a role in the war, the north may have still won because of their size, but the odds are that there would still be slavery and or segregation in the United States

‘Belonging to racial equality and a sense of social justice is difficult to achieve’ Throughout the ages racial inequality and social injustice have been prevalent. Equality and justice play a large part in defining our social and internal belonging, as it helps forge connections with those around us. However though the centuries racial equality and social; justice have been hard to achieve, even now in the modern era. However, both social justice and racial equality have made large steps in the right direction; change has occurred but racial inequality still exists. Social conventions and generational behaviour becomes one of the largest obstacles when facing any type of change; and racial equality is no different.

After going through many years of being imprisoned and forced to work, African Americans were emancipated after the Civil War, but they were still not completely free. This lead many African Americans to move to the north where there were more jobs and less oppression.

Two of the major well known individuals, who had their message heard was Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth. Their message has changed not only the several of months and years in order help the Black community but change the path America was going and truly developed the true meaning of liberty and freedom. Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth have given speeches that helped the Black community show that they are

The years that encompassed the hardships of African Americans during and after the World Wars were depicted almost entirely by the artist Jacob Lawrence. These works of art relayed the difficult process that resulted from being a slave that had been freed at last. One would think that upon reaching freedom living conditions and treatment would change, however the reality was much different. Jacob Lawrence thoroughly pictures the difficult times through his series Migration, which encompasses the journey of men, women, and children reaching ultimate freedom and a better way of life in the north. His art was persistent with this theme from the years 1941 to 1970 and although many perceived his art as a means of protest, his artwork was merely

Although they were freed from slavery, there was still a long way to go for equality through America’s reconstruction plan. In social settings, African Americans faced many challenges due to what the US had planned

African Americans had many struggles in previous generations. Many authors such as Richard Wright and Langston Hughes have different perspectives on how they approach these struggles. In works such as Black Boy and "Mother to Son", the authors provide evidence on if they interpret the struggles in a positive or negative way. Langston Hughes and Richard Wright have positive and negative views respectively towards their lives, and they use metaphors and life experiences to show it. Richard Wright uses a negative attitude to convey the life experiences he used in his novel, Black Boy.

There have been many movements in the United States in which African Americans have been the focal point for example the Selma March, the March on Washington, the civil rights movement, and even today the Black Lives Matter movement. Those movements have had a significant impact on the United States and still play a part in today’s society. Those movements still play a part in today’s society because without those movements there wouldn’t be a Black Lives Matter because African Americans wouldn’t have the courage to stand up a fight for their rights if it wasn’t for Martin Luther King Jr., Malcolm X, Rosa Parks, or the many other activists that stood up for African-American rights. Selma and the March on Washington share a big relationship to the Black Lives Matter and they are just as important to the civil rights movement.

The issues of racism, poverty, and segregation suffered by African Americans are commonplace not only in today’s society but society of the past. These issues were a major barrier in the way of those before us who strived for the equal treatment of all humans. In both The Autobiography of Malcolm X and Silent Gesture the authors write about their specific struggles against social injustice and human suffering. An analysis of the two novels show that to convey their individual hardships, the authors give examples of their struggles that appeal to ethics, logic, and emotion. Both of these novels express that these issues were an everyday struggle of African Americans of the time period.

African —American history is a record of the struggle of this community for the right to exist and recognition of their place in American society. The struggle has been long and hard a. taken on various forms. This past of history has a great impact on Afro-American lives, and marks their fight for recognition a. social and political progress. Resisting dominant opposing forces has been an integral part of this struggle. Therefore, this paper attempts to present the way African-American have resisted.