Drawing the Color Line Drawing the Color Line by Howard Zinn the second chapter from A People’s history of the United States. The authors writes this chapter to explain racism and how it started‚ “a continent were we can trace the coming of the first whites and the first blacks-might supply at least a few clues” he wants to use history to try to explain why it started. In this chapter Howard Zinn gives us an insight on Slavery and racism in the early 17th century of America. This chapter does
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Background Information: Intro: Drawing the Color Line shows the development of racism in our country and how our society has lowered people of a different race other than caucasian to be the "have-not’s" of society. Background Information: Sometimes it is noted that‚ even before 1600‚ when the slave trade had just begun‚ before Africans were stamped by it—literally and symbolically—the color black was distasteful. In England‚ before 1600‚ it meant‚ according to the Oxford English Dictionary:
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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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Outline of “Drawing the Color Line”‚ chapter 2 of Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States p. 23 “. . . that special racial feeling . . . that combination of inferior status and derogatory thought we call racism.” Zinn says we need to understand how racism started in order to see how it might end. Factors that led to U.S. slavery 24 a—“The Virginians needed labor”—to grow food & tobacco 25 b—“They couldn’t force Indians to work for them” c—“White servants
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Vin Patel AP US History Howard Zinn A People’s History of the United Sates Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States has been a moving and influential book till its first publication date in 1980. It has told the story of the conquers‚ the leaders‚ and the rulers but also the hardship of the enslaved‚ the oppressed‚ and the led. Like one of his famous quotes say “There is an underside to every age about which history does not often speak‚ because history is written from records left
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Howard zinn Christoper colombus They ... brought us parrots and balls of cotton and spears and many other things‚ which they exchanged for the glass beads and hawks’ bells. They willingly traded everything they owned... . They were well-built‚ with good bodies and handsome features.... They do not bear arms‚ and do not know them‚ for I showed them a sword‚ they took it by the edge and cut themselves out of ignorance. They have no iron. Their spears are made of cane... . They would make fine
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political or religious views‚ however‚ Howard Zinn take his political opinions to an extreme in his textbook. If Howard Zinn was to be placed in a room with conservative Republicans‚ nothing good would come from it. Howard Zinn has extremely liberal views‚ and these views could get a class of high school students stirring and arguing against each other easily based on their own political opinions. I find that in learning about the history of the United States‚ Howard Zinn’s textbook is too biased for
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Howard Zinn: A People’s History of the United States This book explains the history of America starting from 1492 until the present. The history is told from the common people’s point of view. During my presentation I summarized chapters six through ten. Chapter six was titled “The Intimately Oppressed” and it refers to the inequalities in the lives of women during and after the revolution. Even though African American women had it the hardest‚ he referred to more women such as Caucasian‚ Native
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Felicia Cohn Professor Richard Stafford History 130-08 18 March 2014 Chapter 2 Summary Drawing The Color Line “Sails furled‚ flag dropping at her rounded stern‚ she rode the tide in from the sea. She was a strange ship‚ indeed‚ by all accounts‚ a frightening ship‚ a ship of mystery.”(Pg. 23‚ J. Redding) Without knowing what was to come they looked at the ship with most likely a look of shock. Not knowing what was to come‚ ahead of their journey and with this beaut they might have
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particular period in the film production industry. This type of filming industry has become important to the American society‚ and there are beliefs that Hollywood has influential effects on a society as well. Howard Zinn was a professor and currently is a book publisher‚ a play‚ and musical writer. Howard soon realizes in his career‚ something seems to be odd about the way Hollywood makes films in history. He felt it was very important for the public to realize how Hollywood portrays the teachings of American
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