Author Archives: alina.ivanitskaya
Show must go on
The American civil right movement of the 1950s and 1960s often used Negro spirituals as a source of protest, changing the religious lyrics to suit the political mood of the time. The use of religious music helped to emphasize the … Continue reading
www.best-immigrants.com
If i could create my own site without money limitations, i would make the following way… I would divide the site into two separate section. One is for lecture material, data, videos, online books and articles and other useful information. … Continue reading
Lincoln Riots
The New York City draft riots were violent disturbances in New York City that were the culmination of discontent with new laws passed by Congress to draft men to fight in the ongoing American Civil War. First Lincoln freed the … Continue reading
Let s change anything in our Life!
#1 – Women in the Labor Force. Women’s work in the World War 2 of the twentieth century was an important factor in the outcome. This involvement changed the social … Continue reading
Museum of the City of New York
There are 4 main exhibition i could mention after visiting Museum of the City of New York, which also may inretesting for you: “Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing: How the Apollo Theater Shaped American Entertainment”, which traces the evolution of … Continue reading
Dreams come true!
I think my history of immigration to the United States was more positive and carefree. It was devoid of any religious prosecution or political reasons. Originally i am from Belarus. It is as small country near Ukraine, Poland and Russia. … Continue reading
Barnum museum
Phineas Taylor Barnum – the very name connotes American popular culture in the 19th century. The Great Showman and purveyor of public amusements never shied away from innovation in the course of his varied career, and so it seems only … Continue reading
Three sources of Five points
Source 1. Evening Post would be a primary source. Tyler Anbinder used this source mostly in his book(so we may assume it gave him many ideas and info for their own book). Evening post … Continue reading
Get into deep water
The most important thing for people after oxygen is water. An average human has 43 liters of water and may exist without water 3-5 days. So importance and necessity of water is obvious. In 1830s New York faced with a … Continue reading
Continual growing population
According to Homberger (p.55), when the British Army and their loyalist allies evacuated New York in 1783, the population of the city was 12,000. The demobilization of the revolutionary army, and the return of many patriots who had fled the … Continue reading