The United States of America is thought to be the “land of the free.” Freedom is what one thinks of the U.S., but there is a long history of millions of African Americans that were treated unfairly and worse than people of the Caucasian race...
Introduction Racial oppression and discrimination are identified as a prominent and critically vital subject in the American lives and all through the American history. Over 150 years following the 13th Amendment obliterated slavery in America, majority of the American citizens claim that the legacy and...
Being American and black can be described as the constant struggle to prove your patriotism to a country that systematically works to exclude you. Niambi Michelle Carter tackles this concept in her book, “American While Black,” and outlines the contradictory relationship between black national identity...
Today in society, there are still many types of oppression happening. People are forced to go through these different types of oppression because of something they had no control of. Being born black, a woman, or in the wrong place. Subjected to violence, discrimination, and...
Martin Luther King once famously said that he looks forward to a day where people will not be “judged by the color of their skin, but by the content of their character.” Though we as a society have made great strides since those words were first...
Since before the founding of the United States, the issue of white oppression against blacks has permeated American society. From the Three-fourths Clause in the Constitution to the American Civil War, from Reconstruction to the Double V Campaign, and to some extent even until today,...
Malcolm X and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr both had a vision of equality and freedom from oppression for the African-Americans during the 1950s to 1970s. Although sharing a vision, they differed in background, religion, and opinions whether racial inequality should be approached with active...
Throughout the past, oppression has been a part of Human relations, from the treatment of siblings to the enslavement of an entire race of people, to everything in between. This is empirically proven through the non-fictional autobiographies of two men; Benjamin Franklin and Frederick Douglass,...
In the biological view, there are only two known genders in the world, one in which is male and the other is female. Everyone regardless of gender receive a form of oppression in our daily lives. Oppression is a state in which a person is...
According to Iris Marion Young, oppression is structural, and America is not ready to talk about it. In a traditional sense, oppression is defined as the political dictator preventing people from exercising their freedoms such as voting or protesting. It is also defined that oppression...
Modern literature, cinematography, music industry, graphic novels or any other major component of pop culture is in one way or another reflection of the society in which it is created and formed as a part of the mainstream culture. For years, popular culture has been...
One of the most important issues that have been talked about for centuries is equality. Dividing people based on their race, gender, sexual orientation and etc… has been seen from the beginning. In the early times of the United States, African Americans were treated as...
Oppression has been a common subject in both history and current times, but what is it? Oppression is prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control. (dictionary.com) In the United States oppression has happened since early America. It is still happening in current times. But is...
Oppression has been a pervasive force throughout human history, affecting individuals and communities across the globe. Defined as the prolonged cruel or unjust treatment or control, oppression takes various forms, including racial, gender-based, and socio-economic oppression. Its roots can be traced back to historical events...
