Author Archives: Rommie Pierre
Hello land of prosperity
In the 1990s, a small part of my family immigrated to the United States from Haiti. At the time, there were many difficulties in finding a job in Haiti, so they were forced to emigrate to seek a better life. … Continue reading
Freedom riders
HALLELUJAH, I’M A-TRAVELING In nineteen fifty-four, The Supreme Court has said, Listen here, Mr. Jim Crow It’s time you were dead. CHORUS: Hallelujah, I’m a-traveling Hallelujah, ain’t it fine; Hallelujah, I’m a-traveling Down freedom’s main line. At Howard Johnson’s one … Continue reading
It brought positive outcomes….
1- Integration of Blacks into suburban neighborhoods 2- Expansion of the economy: during wartime migration was encouraged, therefore newcomers had opportunities to live and to work in industrial cities, expanding the economy 3- People were working again: as mentioned by … Continue reading
Depression
Around 1929, the American nation was experiencing a problem, which is the Great Depression. It was not surprising that the nation had to face this crisis because the economy was treated irresponsibly, and a lot of unnecessary excesses were … Continue reading
Beauty captures attention
According to Chudacoff, during the years 1870 to 1920, there were groups of men that wanted to give the city another aspect. With the emergence of new professions, architecture and engineering, the City Beautiful movement was created. The first city … Continue reading
And they fought, this time for a good cause!!!!
When reading about the movie Gangs of New York on wikipedia, i learned about the Battle of Antietam. In the movie a grown man returns to his town during the second year of the Civil war, on September 1862, days after … Continue reading
Website!!!!
With the budget available, i should be able to create a decent website that gathers all the information about immigration. When going through the website, one should understand the story of Nnew York until the immigrants came. I would classify each ethnic group by race, … Continue reading
Cable car is here!!!!!!!!!!!!!
According to Chudacoff, public transportation has been introduced in the mid-nineteenth century. The first vehicle was the omnibus which was, mostly accessible to the middle and the upper class because of the fare the passengers had to pay. As the … Continue reading
And there were riot!!!!
According to Bernstein, the New York Draft Riots started on July 13 to July 17, 1863. The riot which started as a protest soon degenerated into a violent disturbance. The people initially angry about the National Conscription Act were attacking … Continue reading
Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves (Abraham Lincoln)
Both the reading and the website are presenting the same subject which is slavery. They are explaining the slaves’ life, how they were treated, what they had to do to obtain their freedom and the challenges they had to face … Continue reading