Gabrielle Lewis Final Paper Howard Zinn’s “The Peoples History of the United States”‚ is a must read. This book is very eye opening and informative. By just looking at the title we can conclude that the approach to the history of the United States used by Zinn‚ is that of the people. His writes this book from a completely different perspective of most historians. He finds a way to make history become alive and present in our everyday lives. He creates awareness in things our forefathers wanted
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many people have questioned authority and plead for justice and if they had not very many of us have heard of it‚ Chapter 11 is ultimately about achieving justice without massive violence using dissent. P-1) Dissent is the ultimate power. P-2) Nonviolent direct action is an example of dissent. Therefore‚ nonviolent direct action is the ultimate power. The argument is valid; premise 2 is acceptable because many protesters use nonviolent direct action to express their dissent. Premise1 is also valid
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What is Gordon S. Wood’s argument and what is Howard Zinn’s argument on the nature of the American War for Independence and what evidence do the two historians present to support their interpretations? Who do you think presents the better case? Howard Zinn Howard Zinn’s argument on the nature of the American War for Independence was the war for independence was not a social revolution. Instead‚ he argues the colonial elite used the war for their own personal gain in power and status. The wealthy
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chained like animals‚ to the Americas to be sold for a profitable amount in order to work the plantations and to be a slave to their white masters for the rest of their lives gaining increasing and wealth for their masters. Zinn explains all of this in Chp 2‚ “Drawing the Color Line.” He explains the mistreatment and punishment that blacks encountered during the time of slavery and the physical and psychological effects that blacks were compelled to endure for the countless years of slavery and downright
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Zinn: Chapter 11 Courtney Sever Period 2 Chapter 11: Robber Barons and Rebels Main Ideas - Businessmen monopolized the markets (railroads and steel are two good examples) in exchange for “economic stability” to ensure that they had control over the full market. They would then change prices as they pleased to drive out their competition. - Many workers in the South organized strikes‚ asking for higher wages. Most of these workers were black or members of the Knights of Labor. These strikes were
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1. In a nutshell‚ Professor Howard Zinn’s purpose for writing “A People’s History of the United States” was to offer a history of the United States (from the first settlers all the way to the mid1970’s at the time of publishing) that did not outright lie or “sugar coat” our country’s past. Furthermore‚ Zenn seeks to avoid manipulating our history as a means to calm the reader‚ albeit causing controversy when his book first debuted. Additionally‚ in the word’s of the author himself‚ “If history is to be creative
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Howard Zinn challenges the American identity by suggesting that America is just as bad as Great Britain in that the countries are both incredibly elitist. Going back to the founding fathers‚ the U.S. has an uneven distribution of wealth‚ and the founding fathers wanted to oppress the lower class. Once the lower class realized this‚ riots were held against the elites. Zinn argues that the American Revolution merely shifted the elite tyranny from one leader to another. The founding fathers that are
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Catch 22 The Caged Bird Sings of Freedom 2. What actions did the U.S. government take to support slavery? Do these actions support Zinn’s assertion on p. 139 that "Such a government would never accept an end to slavery by rebellion"? Why would the white elite want to determine when and how slavery would end? The U.S. government supported slavery by refusing to enforce the law that prohibited the shipping of new slaves into the nation‚ passing new laws that burdened slaves‚ and repeatedly
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the least talked about in America but Racial lines still exist. Its 2017 and social injustice things are still occurring within the nation. Football players have brought it to the attention of the president by taking a kneel during the anthem. The players were looking for attention not only from the president but from the police the people. Everyone is trying to raise awareness so that whites and blacks can coexist without hatred. Which is the color line racism it never truly ended. It all begin back
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Life on the Color Line is a powerful tale of a young man’s struggle to reach adulthood‚ written by Gregory Howard Williams one that emphasizes‚ by daily grapples with personal turmoil‚ the absurdity of race as a social invention. Williams describes in heart wrenching detail the privations he and his brother endured when they were forced to remove themselves from a life of White privilege in Virginia to one where survival in Muncie‚ Indiana meant learning quickly the cold hard facts of being Black
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