Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith Essays

The Lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith An iconic photograph is an image that brings to mind an event or location, often with emotional impact, for people in a given time, place or culture. An example I’d like to use would be the lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith two men both accused of killing a white man and raping a white woman. This photo was taken on August 7th, 1930 by Lawrence Beitler. A night before the lynching incident happened three men were apprehended for being suspects

1.1 A negative stereotype in the movie “Lion King” is seen when looking at Ed, one of the hienas. Ed is part of a minority group that is not based on ethnicity. Mental ability is one of the 7 categories of otherness, mentally impaired is the subordinate group in this category. When I watched Ed, I immediately grouped him in with the mentally impaired group. When Ed displaid behavior like chewing on his own leg, he portrayed an exaggerated, generalization of what all mentally impaired people act like

‘Music is more than an object of study: it is a way of perceiving the world. A tool of understanding’ (Haynes 2012, p.g 31). The power of music is indisputable. It can completely reshape not only the way we view the world, but our everyday thoughts and actions. It has the power to inspire great revolutions, to be the catalyst to social and political change and to ignite the spark of social consciousness even within those who live apolitically. Billie Holiday is an artist whose work had the capacity

On December 14, 2014 Jim Morin published a political cartoon through the Miami Herald as a commentary on the (at that time) recent Eric Garner case. His cartoon became popular across the country, scattering rapidly through the internet and social media. He sought to represent and support the ongoing movement against police brutality and systematic racism. His cartoon showed that the brutal treatment of African Americans in the United States today, by the police, is similar to the past when African

development or a change – a technical, scientific or social advance which contributes to making the world a better place. This year we studied several documents dealing with the idea of progress. We described a picture of the Lynching of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith in 1930 and listened to Billie Holiday 's song "Strange Fruit". We also watched the movie "I am Not Your Negro" and drew the link with Mr. Brainwash mural called Inauguration Day. I 'll use these documents in order to illustrate the notion

In 1920, Lynching was very common. In order to understand why this was such a big problem, we need to look at the numbers of people who were lynched. From 1882 to 1962, almost 5,000 lynchings took place in the United States alone with about 70% of people who were lynched being black. Lynching started becoming a heavily used punishment among the African-American community in the 19th century. After the Civil War ended, there were financial issues in the country, all of which were blamed on the blacks

As shown in the picture from source 15, new industries and new methods of production were developed in the USA. The country was able to exploit it's vast resources of raw materials to produce steel, glass, rubber, oil and construction. Oil was used to run cars, this booted the oil industry, rubber industry was used for the tyres. Steel industries was needed to create the frame of the auto mobile, auto mobile used up 75% of USA glass production in the 1920's. Construction industry was building roads

feel uncomfortable. Racism was a big part of the Great Depression but not really in Indiana. The event that took place on that day was very disturbing. People went to it with their youngs and smiles on their faces like it was a carnival. Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith were the victims that got pulled out of jail with sledgehammers, beat, and lynched by the public. “That evening, local police were unable to stop a mob of thousands from breaking into the jail with sledgehammers and crowbars to pull the

to do what we did in the past. In this poem by Abel Meeropol two teenagers have been hanged. Abel Meeropol had witnessed how whites had reacted to the lynchings back in that time. “Eighty years ago, two young African-American men, Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith, were lynched in the town center of Marion, Ind.”. (NPR). This poem is being said in the perspective of the northern people. The strange fruit is the colored people who got hanged. “Black bodies swingin' in the Southern breeze”. (Meeropol

Alex Viamari Professor: Marcus Nicolas ENC1102 T/R 9 October 2014 Issue Analysis Paper Following our nation’s reconstruction, racist sentiments continued to occur and White on Black violence was prevalent throughout American society. Racism was still alive with the oppression of African Americans through the Jim Crowe laws. Deprived of their civil and human rights, Blacks were reduced to a status of second-class citizenship. A tense atmosphere of racial hatred, ignorance and fear bred lawless mass

one of the greatest poem and song ever written to protest the hatred of discrimination to colors. This poem was written by a Jewish white high school male teacher named Abel Meeropol, who was inspired by a haunted photographic picture of Thomas Shipp and Abram Smith being lynched in Marron, Indiana. After seeing an image of the lynch, Meeropol was deeply disturbed which explained how it “Haunted” him “for days” (Blair). This made Meeropol opened his eyes to display the ugly truth about the horrors

“Strange Fruit” is known to be the first American protest song. More than that, this song is one of the most powerful protest songs. It’s historical history and impact is very important. Since it was released, it has become the song of the victim of racism. This song is about the lynching that has occurred from 1889 and 1960 in America. Lynching is an execution committed by a group of people without a fair trial and without leaving to the accused the possibility of defending itself. Lynching’s victims

Extended Essay: The Harlem Renaissance Question: What contribution did the Harlem Renaissance have in shaping the voice of African-Americans in New York City during the 1920’s? Introduction: For many, the 1920’s evokes images of flappies and speak-easies. But for one group of Americans, the decade was also the start of rebirth. The Harlem Renaissance was the first time African writers, musicians and artists won recognition for their achievements in vast amounts of areas. Their goal was to create

This topic was chosen out of the interest in the arts and specifically the arts within America. I aim to explore how art evolved and affected the Civil Rights Movement and changed the attitude of racist and unjust people who lived during the 1960s. The evolution of art throughout the 1960s in America introduced new styles of art into the world and had large political relevance in accordance to the Civil Rights Movement and unjust gender discrimination. The American arts industry is one of the