prison was devised by American reformers who believed that people should not be tortured and that criminals could be "reformed" by incarceration‚ labor‚ and "penitence." But with the rise of industrial capitalism‚ unpaid prison labor became a source of superprofits‚ a trend accelerated by the Civil War‚ and the "penitentiary" became the site of industrial slavery conducted under the whip and other savagery. Prior to the Civil War‚ the main form of imprisonment--African-American slavery--was‚ like
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First Key Point The lack of family structure is one of the major factors that contribute to the crime epidemic in the African American community. Family structure is the way in which the child and or children are raised. The mother and father play a significant role in the growth and development of children. Majority of Hispanic families are traditional. Meaning the family is raised by the biological parents. Compared to the African American family structure in today’s society where the families
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Women are part of the human race and they are part of the history of African-Americans. They experienced class oppression‚ sexism‚ gender discrimination and racism all together. The idea of sexism and racism started in the 1960s. During 1970s to 1980s‚ various group proposed their agenda to stop this kind of idea to women. However‚ Black theories was being popularized and reached different countries with the help of social media on 2010. There were various black feminist movement that exists during
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In what way the African Americans shaped the course and consequences of the Civil War? Confine your answer to the years from 1861 and 1870. Immediately after the election and inauguration of Abraham Lincoln‚ the newly-established Republican Party’s presidential nominee‚ eleven states of the South seceded from the Union. These events marked the beginning of the Civil War and the war was a result of many political tensions that had emerged between the North and the South in the prior decades‚ all
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The First Amendment secures four main freedoms and rights of the Constitution that affect American citizens every single day. These include the Freedom of Speech‚ the Freedom of Religion‚ Freedom of the Press‚ and the Right to Assembly. The Freedom of Speech certifies the ability to speak about current political issues and opinions. The Freedom of Religion insures that all citizens may practice any religion wished and attend mass or other religious practices of choice. The Freedom of the Press guarantees
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When African Americans were enslaved‚ it was not of their own will. They were dictated under Whites‚ suppressing the rights of slaves to the point where they were mere objects. Overpowered by their own people for being seen as criminals or thugs‚ they were packed below deck onto ships headed to a foreign land. Each man on the vessel had roughly only two square feet of room they could claim for themselves. In this space crammed with four hundred other African Americans‚ disease accumulated within
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main reasons for the formation of systematic oppression‚ racism‚ and prejudice towards African Americans in America. It has always been about economic‚ social‚ and political power. The English first kidnapped Africans and brought them to Britain to work as slaves in order to gain economic power. Jim Crow laws used to enforce segregation was used in order for white europeans to keep social power over African Americans in the United States. Similar laws were enacted and black people were denied rights
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Racial discrimination is the main and ongoing problem in the social life of Americans. When we look at the gap of incomes between White and African Americans‚ we can see the inequality between these two groups. In general‚ whites have more annual earnings than their black counterparts in America. Lori Ann Campbell and Robert L. Kaufman emphasized that the wealth determinants‚ which are the indicators of socio-economic status‚ have effected more on Whites than Blacks. And even when society is organized
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human life‚ In the nineteenth century‚ technology advanced‚ reaching first the United States and later the whole of America‚ as it will be presenting in classes from number 3 to number 6. In addition‚ the consolidation of this new industrial capitalist society will confront colonialism in the American continent‚ causing several countries in America to fight for independence‚ as we will see in classes number 7 to number 14. However‚ we will notice in classes number 15 to number 18 that only from the
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Many African Americans turned to selling drugs due to economic deprivation. Once‚ public perception changed‚ many employers moved companies out of inner cities. Factory jobs which required little education where no longer accessible to African Americans whom lived there. Comparatively‚ freed slaves were forced into the criminal justice system through economic exploitation. Deprived of an education‚ many freed slaves could not read or write‚ and as a result often signed working contracts with their
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