The Problem Of Corporal Punishment In South Africa

First of all, Britain made the Boer’s sing a peace treaty. This treaty stated that: Uitlanders could come back to the Transvaal, Boers must put down their weapons,Dutch would still be taught in schools and used in courts, Voting rights for black people would be talked about once the two new colonies could govern themselves, Financial help would made for poor citizens and,The two new colonies would have their debts paid.The war also ended independence of South African Republic (Transvaal) and Orange Free State. The british government also paid out about 3 million euros to the South African Republic for any repairs that was needed. Also, this lead to black people being able to vote in cape colony in 1910 because south africa joined them. This war also helped to poison the atmosphere between Europe's great powers.

Oates keeps the story and name Nat Turner alive, almost 200 hundred years later. This is especially important in a time when schools are teaching less and less about the bruteness innate to slavery. However, the severe distortions that plague the book opens up discourse to how one can preserve and present the authentic story of Nat Turner. Seeing how these distortions in the telling of the life of Turner are rooted in the dynamics of our society, it shows the importance in whom the author of a story is and how that matters. The misrepresentations of communities in authorship in histories will continue to perpetuate these

American literature has always been a form of entertainment and education. When slaves were introduced as characters in books, they were always negative, stereotypical characters, but not until 1883 when Mark Twain wrote The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was a change made. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a book about a southern white boy in the 1800’s that runs away with an escaped slave on the Mississippi River. For years, schools have been debating on if the book should be banned in schools or not, and it is already on a variety of banned lists. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn should not be banned in schools because it is an anti-slavery novel that teaches students valuable lessons and informs students of the past culture.

The adventure novel, The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, written by American author Mark Twain, tells the story of a young white boy who is trying to find freedom from civilization. Along his journey, Huck encounters a slave named Jim who plays a big role in changing Huck’s views on racism. Considering that the novel was published shortly after the Civil War, the language used to refer to African Americans at that time is often seen as offensive. The risk of potentially offending somebody led for it to be banned from many schools. However, the book provides a first hand look into the mind of a person questioning racism despite society’s idea of it, as well as an educational opportunity for students to briefly learn about the struggles of living in that time period.

Title: Mendez v. Westminster (1946) Abstract: The Mendez v. Westminster (1946) was the stepping stone to ending school segregation in California. The lawsuit was led by Gonzalo Mendez and five other parents who were denied enrollment of their children in an Anglo school. This led them to protest and then file a class-action lawsuit against the Westminster School District of Orange County California. Accusing them of segregating Mexican and Latin decent students. With the help attorney Dave Marcus, the plaintiffs were able to prove segregation in schools by using social and educational theories conducted by social scientist.

From this, derives a bond with the reader that pushes their understanding of the evil nature of slavery that society deemed appropriate therefore enhancing their understanding of history. While only glossed over in most classroom settings of the twenty-first century, students often neglect the sad but true reality that the backbone of slavery, was the dehumanization of an entire race of people. To create a group of individuals known for their extreme oppression derived from slavery, required plantation owner’s of the South to constantly embedded certain values into the lives of their slaves. To talk back means to be whipped. To fail to do work to a respectable level means to be sold to another plantation and ripped away from one’s family.

Kelley, is an opinion essay about the treatment of “people of color” by United States law enforcement, in a historical and modern sense. This essay was very eye opening to me personally, because I have been somewhat sheltered to this in school and at home. The author’s experience showed me how awful police treatment can be, even if no crime was committed. The historical perspective of the essay showed me that we as a nation have progressed, in terms of race relations, but we still have a long way to go. The essay often discusses how bad things were in the south, which made me think about my family history, coming from a small town in the southeast corner of Tennessee.

(143) Consequently, Alexander wants us to know from this just how much ex-felons are treated as second class citizens, if even citizens, in our own country. Through this course, by discussing Alexander’s argument on life after prison, I have opened my eyes to the reality of the harsh treatment of ex-convicts in this country. I now feel it is important to be aware of and fight for the rights of those released from our corrupt prison system so that they can be given a real second

Nancy A. Heitzeg, a Sociology Professor at St. Catherine University published an article titled Education or Incarceration: Zero Tolerance Policies And The School to Prison Pipeline. In this scholar article Heitzeg, addresses the zero tolerance policy and the negative effects of this policy. She looks at the growing number of suspensions, expulsions, and dropout rates. Most importantly how this policy is racially disproportionate; for more Black and Latino students are likely to face harsher consequences for this zero tolerance policy. She argues for reform and alternatives that will lead our youth away from the criminal justice system and back toward the education

America, the land of the free, but is that true? The book The New Jim Crow raises many questions and forces its readers to reconsider the way we think about our judicial systems. Michelle Alexander brings up 6 main themes that we need to consider, the first one being The New Jim Crow. This is the main theme of the author’s work. She believes that our current American system of mass incarceration due to the rise in drug related arrested, is an attempt to neglect people of color, the same way that the Jim Crow laws had targeted African Americans in the 19th and 20th centuries.

Jim Crow laws were created to help the south keep Africans from contributing to society and keeping them separated from the “favorable white people.” They did this by making laws such as White and Black only water fountains, seats, bathrooms, etc. Even though Jim Crow was outlawed once the Civil Rights act was passed, it has created a long lasting tension between people. This is shown by radical groups such as the Black Panthers and KKK who have created a long lasting hatred towards each other. Jim Crow has created a long lasting effect on both past and present generations of different ethnic people by allowing certain people to obtain a job based on how their name sounds, keeping different ethnicities stuck in poverty, and by creating ethnic

Harriet Beecher Stowe 's Uncle Tom 's Cabin created outrage in the South due to its "anti-slavery" ideas, resulting in it being banned. As the ideals of the country changed, it was later challenged due to "undesirable racial language.” Free speech is not the enemy of social progress – censorship is the enemy of social progress. Our libraries, schools, and internet must remain a haven for liberties and freedoms. If society continues to allow educational institutes to display and teach materials deemed worthy enough to allow students to think critically and learn from the mistakes of the past, no matter how “politically incorrect” the books may be, America will be stronger because diversity of opinion exists and freedom

The United State 's Southern states are being accused of teaching historically inaccurate information in schools in order to erase the South 's previous mistakes made in history. These attempts at erasing the past can eventually lead to the further increase of ignorance of those influenced by Southern education, which will cause Southern resentment for the North. The South detaching from the North may result in an unbalanced America, and possibly lead to the return of the Confederate South. However, reversing the ignorance of the South and their desire to erase history will not be easy because each state has developed its own set of laws as to how it can teach the youth about history and other subjects. So, as a united country, the properly educated people of the North need to band together to solve this problem to avoid the repetition of the South 's mistakes.

The U.S. Supreme Court encountered various difficulties in trying to overthrow Jim Crow. After the infamous Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) decision, it makes things difficult for the court to overturn its “separate, but equal” ruling. Heading into the 20th Century, Black civil rights in America, particularly in the South were met with swift opposition. It was in large part due to the Supreme Court ruling that gave those states the power to enforce discriminatory legislation. In Robert J. Cottrol book, “Brown v. Board of Education: Caste, Culture, and the Constitution”, he described the Jim Crow era as it dealt with public education.

They have seized upon the present situation to promote and foment concern and discontent, because of the temporary closing of the schools. They have spread wild rumors and attempted to organize demonstrations. These are the same people and the same forces who have all along been opposed to the majority will of the people of Little Rock and Arkansas….” This excerpt shows that Governor Faubus wanted segregation to continue and make schools segregated. He also said It is his responsibility, and it is his purpose and determination, to defend the constitutional rights of the people of Arkansas to the full extent of his ability. This also shows that he knows what the people want and Governor Faubus said that his responsibility was to protect the people 's’ rights but what they want and what their rights were horrible and that was