Tag Archives: African American
Visiting History with Histories
The Museum of Modern Arts is itself a very historic museum that contains modernistic art – whether paintings, sculptures, drawings, letters, or photographs. MoMA was first created by John D. Rockefeller Jr.’s wife, Abby Aldrich Rockefeller in 1928. As any … 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
What A Riot!
The website sight was definitely geared toward the draft riot and the events going on in New York. I learned that the majority of rioters (German and Irish) were extremely unsettled by the draft riot and its implications. Recently arrived, … Continue reading
… and this time, They Riot!!!
According to the Bernstein reading, the Draft Riot began as a demonstration on the morning of July 13 and expanded into the catastrophic event we read about. It stated that those who were targeted, were the black folks and the … Continue reading
The Emancipation of Slaves
The website’s visual effects were effective in me understanding slavery more. I do feel as if it was too brief and straight to the point and could have been more effective if it was more explantory. The website also had … Continue reading
“Stick & Stones May Break Our Bones, But We Will Get Our Freedom”… and They Did!!!
Stated in the readings and the website, were information pertaining to slavery, covering who the slaves were, how they were treated and their reaction to their treatment. Homberger shares with us the ones who were brought into the City of … Continue reading
Give me Liberty, or I will Revolt!
The website starts off with mentioning the topic was on the abolishment of slavery in New York between 1600s -1827. I felt this was a misrepresentation of what was covered in our readings. While it is true that in the … Continue reading