Sociology Essays

Upon reading a story in the Guardian, the long read titled; “Black Lives Matter: birth of a movement” by Wesley Lowery, one recognizes the theme of police brutality on the black people. Death of Michael Brown generated black activists’ movements with an aim to protest against this cowardly act by …

Bobby Vaughn on #BlackLivesMatter Having taken the Color of Crime course with Professor Vaughn last year, I was excited to hear him speak freely and openly on subjects that had been well-discussed in that class: inequality, disparity, and racism in the United States. But what I was most interested in …

What were the major factors contributing to US territorial expansion in the 1840s? The major factors that contributed to the US territorial expansion in the 1840’s was the Manifest Destiny and that it was God’s wish that they expand to the Pacific Ocean. A painting by John Gast depicts westward …

Ideas regarding what the American west is and where it is located have been widely argued since the time of Frederick Jackson Turner in in the 1890’s. Is the west a place? A process? Turner believed that the frontier was a process of expanding westward and developing civilizations. Those who …

Improvements on technology increased efficiency. The shift to steam engines from water power and a shift to electricity using natural resources like coal improved the efficiency of business. Americans focus on improving technology helped the economic and business consolidation. The transcontinental railroad allowed for access to the West which gave …

The “Roaring twenties” was a time when many people defied prohibition, indulged in new styles of dancing and dressing, and rejected many traditional moral standards. The United States had developed a surging economy which created an era of mass consumerism. The almost instant urge to create a life of lavish …

Langston Hughes’s poem, “I, Too,” was written in 1932. Claude McKay wrote, “The White House,” in 1937. The authors are describing how white people treat African-American people back in the Harlem Renaissance, a period in the early 1920s and 1930s, In Langston Hughes, “I, Too,” line three he says, “They …

Research has shown that about four-in-ten blacks are doubtful that the United States will ever achieve racial equality (Pew Research Center). This clears any benefit of the doubt that doubts that racial inequality has powerfully shaped American history from its beginnings. There has been many cultural changes throughout history, in …

African Americans in the 1920,The kkk is a klan that is not good for the African Americans. African Americans could not do the stuff that they can do now such as right to vote and the segregation was very bad for the back people sadly.The kkk aka KU KLUX KLAN …

During the 1920’s Lois was a positive influence on the world through the Harlem Renaissance. She painted African American traditions, styles, and themes. Her artwork was displayed in museums for everyone to see. Jones was also a teacher at Howards University for almost half a century. Early Life “Visual artist …