Climbing Up To Glory Analysis
As an American citizen, I consider it important to have an understanding of our countries history. Having knowledge is beneficial for avoiding future mistakes. We are aware that trends come and go. There will always be a level of social injustice in this country. It still occurs and we see this by turning on the news. Society tends to stereotype different cultures instead of viewing that person individually. We are all guilty of this, at some level. As a culture, we need to be aware and cautious of misinformation, which can be dangerous.
To some history might appear irrelevant today, I disagree. It strongly relates to present-day issues. Initially President Lincoln did not begin as an advocate for abolishing slavery; however, God had …show more content…
This affects society multiple ways. One is that there is still prejudice thinking in our country. Because of this, many black people experience fear that is perpetuated by their mistrust. How often do we see a wealthy, White person who has the financial means buy their way out of trouble? Quite often, that same charge for a impoverished young Black man would mean a life behind bars. In some ways, we have improved, but we have a long way to go.
The Civil rights movement ignited due to unjust treatment, as they did in the Civil War and the issues we face today. An interesting aspect, in Climbing Up to Glory (Jenkins, Wilbert L, 2002) is that the predominant thinking was that a Black man lacked the qualities of a good soldier, yet there are few cases of drunkenness, gambling, desertion, or mutiny among blacks (p. 44). In addition, the author indicates that in most cases, black soldiers refused to be openly critical of one another, fearing that doing so would reflect negativity (p. 46).
Being mindful of the past helps us from repeating it in the future. We need to recognize that it is not that long ago that black people were slaves. Many white people truly believed they were superior and we hand-down this way of thinking, one generation to the next. We need to do better and open our hearts to
To some history might appear irrelevant today, I disagree. It strongly relates to present-day issues. Initially President Lincoln did not begin as an advocate for abolishing slavery; however, God had …show more content…
This affects society multiple ways. One is that there is still prejudice thinking in our country. Because of this, many black people experience fear that is perpetuated by their mistrust. How often do we see a wealthy, White person who has the financial means buy their way out of trouble? Quite often, that same charge for a impoverished young Black man would mean a life behind bars. In some ways, we have improved, but we have a long way to go.
The Civil rights movement ignited due to unjust treatment, as they did in the Civil War and the issues we face today. An interesting aspect, in Climbing Up to Glory (Jenkins, Wilbert L, 2002) is that the predominant thinking was that a Black man lacked the qualities of a good soldier, yet there are few cases of drunkenness, gambling, desertion, or mutiny among blacks (p. 44). In addition, the author indicates that in most cases, black soldiers refused to be openly critical of one another, fearing that doing so would reflect negativity (p. 46).
Being mindful of the past helps us from repeating it in the future. We need to recognize that it is not that long ago that black people were slaves. Many white people truly believed they were superior and we hand-down this way of thinking, one generation to the next. We need to do better and open our hearts to