Tom Robinson vs. Mayella Ewell. It was the trial it seemed everyone in Maycomb County had been waiting for. A white woman accusing a black man of rape and battery? I knew the outcome right from the very beginning; Tom Robinson would not win. Though, I appointed Atticus Finch to defend him. Might as well give the man a fighting chance not to be sentenced to death. While he was a Negro man, I knew Mr. Ewell was not a respected man in the community and I was liable to believe that Tom was not guilty. As Atticus professed, in the eyes of the law, no man should be discriminated against because of the color of his skin. I agreed.…
In the sixteenth, seventeenth, and eighteenth centuries of America, many settlers and colonists were taken captive by the Native Americans, commonly known as Indians. The Native Americans had many reasons and motives for capturing the settlers or colonists. Captives were often taken to be traded, ransomed, or “adopted,” which Native Americans did to replace tribal members who had passed or who had been killed. Two very famous captivity narratives are those of James Smith and Mary Rowlandson, whose stories are very different due to their captors, gender, and religion.…
Rose Tyler and Martha Jones are characters from the tv series Doctor Who. They are both companions of The Doctor who travel through space and time with him defending the Universe and saving people in need. There are many similarities and differences between these two characters. In their personalities as well as their appearances, these differences and similarities can be seen.…
Mr. Malone lived in rural Arkansas and did not have to deal with the restrictions that segregation caused around town or during road trips. He grew up and continued living in close proximity to his birthplace. On the other hand, Ms. Davis who lived in larger cities and worked as a domestic worker grappled with the stifling effects of racism on a daily basis. Interestingly enough, her family chose to travel by train in order to avoid the hassles of segregation. That is how she fought…
I think that Ida B. Wells and Booker T. Washington were both fighting for everyone to be treated equal whether it be about race or sex. The Women’s Era had helped women to become more equal. “Though a network of women’s clubs, temperance association and social reform organizations, women exerted a growing influence on public affairs,” (Foner, pg 654)…
During the lifetime of Rosa Parks, she was put up against many battles that she over came by always staying positive and never giving up. Rosa Parks can be compared to Jackie Robinson in many ways. Jackie Robinson was put on an all white baseball team in the late 1940s. African Americans were not accepted in baseball since it was considered a “white man’s game”. Rosa Parks was an African American lady who sat in the front of the bus even though blacks were suppose to sit in the back. Being discriminated for not looking like everybody else is the reason they both stood up for themselves. Rosa never listened to the law and Jackie never stopped playing baseball just because it was “white mans game”.…
Nellie Tayloe Ross played an important role in creating the United States by contributing her leadership and opinions; changing many aspects of culture towards women. Nellie was part of many organizations, performed countless speeches, taught children and adults, and also became the first woman governor in the United States. She was a southern woman, born in Missouri. She was raised on a farm where she learned dedication and hard work. This same dedication helped her throughout her career of politics and teaching. After marrying William Bradford Ross, Nellie moved to Cheyenne, Wyoming.…
Shirley Chisholm’s life gives us a perfect understanding of the civil rights movements, of what it had achieved and what it meant then and what it means now. Some people believe that after the Civil rights Act of 1964 was signed, everything in the United States changed; the lives of African Americans, were transformed after that act was sign. In reality, that passing of such act did not mean the end of racism, it only meant one couldn't openly have an opinion of someone based on the color of their skin. Through Chisholm’s life, we can see how inequality transitioned from open racism to a more indirect yet predominant form. For instance, after living in Barbados with her grandmother throughout most of her childhood, she moved to live with her…
Frederick Douglass and Sherman Alexie both grew up in different times and environments. Frederick Douglass was born in 1818 and was raised on a plantation as a slave, Alexie was born in 1966 and was raised on an Indian reservation, but being raised in different worlds didn’t make either of their struggles any different or easier than the others. They both faced judgment and discrimination against their races. Due to their different races they were both considered stupid, illiterate, and were thought to doing nothing with their lives besides working on a plantation or becoming an alcoholic and drug addict. Getting out of those types of environments and doing better things than what they were thought to do was just one of the many things that motivated them into getting an education.…
Thomas Paine was a great person who took pains to educate himself and read wisely . He read all the latest scientific publications. He would get together with like-minded people to current wisdom, experiment with science. Likewise, Oprah was a very educated women , by the age of three she was reciting poems and bible verses in local churches. Second similarity , was that America provided a second chance for success for both of them. Thomas left a failed marriage and business behind him, with few opportunities left for him in England, he left for America, as thousands of others would, in the hope of a better more successful life. In my perspective I can say that they both lived the American Dream . Thomas Paine words helped established a revolution , while Oprah Winfrey words helped Americans and incline the nation toward becoming more educated, benevolent, and caring. Both of these characters are important Thomas paine off course the Founding father of , he was a philosopher of the American War of Independence , and a true revolutionary . And Oprah Winfrey helps others in need to overcome…
Melba Beals was one of the nine African American students to go to an all white school. These events challenged her because she was facing lots of racial comments and actions. “Some of the white people looked totally horrified while others raised fists to us, others shouted ugly words” (Beals). People didn’t want her to go to school she wasn’t able to go for a few days. She felt proud for changing her society and showing people she can go to school. “I felt proud and sad at the same time. Proud that I lived in a country that would go this far to bring Justice to a little rock girl like me, but sad that they had to go to such great lengths” (Beals). Melba Beals had the courage as an African American student to go to a white school and in the path she changed her country and…
Inez was born into a family with 10 other siblings where she attended “schools for…
through the lens of each author with a set of specific historiographical questions as a guide. This…
The main character Ruth McBride Jordan came of age during the 1940’s. American History tells us that during the 1940’s Jewish people were fleeing to America from Hitler and the Holocaust. World war II was also taking place and with the men leaving to go fight in the war women were needed to replace the men and get jobs. These historic events in American history are relevant to this story, because during this time frame, Ruth had to work at her Aunt’s leather factory in order to survive in New York on her own. At this point in her life, she was dating a African American man named Andrew Dennis McBride, and during these times if you were white and dated a black man you were now known as “one of them.” African Americans back then were minorities, and were given no respect.…
They are Sarah Grimke and Frederick Douglass. Sarah was born in 1792 and Frederick was born in 1818. These two individuals are very devoted to abolishing slavery and finding true equal rights but ironically, other than their gender and race difference, they both come from unique backgrounds. Sarah was white and born into a large wealthy family. Her father owned a plantation with slaves and Sarah grew to hate the abuse that the slaves had to endure. She was deeply religious and felt that slavery was against her moral beliefs. She speaks a lot from the bible and believes that men and women were created equal. After the death of her father she moved out of South Carolina and moved up North to pursue a role as an abolitionist and women's rights activist.…