In the 1920s, flappers were rebellious young women that shifted away from the norm. They would smoke, drink, go out to clubs and do other things that would not be expected of women at the time. They also played a … Continue reading
In chapter 27 Foner mentions Native Americans in 2000. In the 2000 census their population ranked in the 4 millions. According to Foner, this was a sign that their population was growing and that they have renewed pride that allowed … Continue reading
African Americans were brought to the United States as slaves for southern plantation owners. They picking cotton, helping the owner as a maid and working on the fields all day. They had to endure through all the horrible working conditions. … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1zywzzl9AiU This documentary explains the roots of the first Red Scare and who it affected. The United States has had a diverse population of many nationalities since the beginning. Unfortunately during times of war, when certain people share the same … Continue reading
The artists responsible for these posters clearly see the war as a “good war”. They show this by portraying a choice between freedom and slavery. It represents Nazi Germany as an evil which will corrupt and enslave mankind while we … Continue reading
African Americans started here in the United States as slaves who served the southern plantation owners. They had a range of jobs from picking cotton, helping the owner as a maid and working on the fields. They lived and worked … Continue reading
The Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education court case took place in 1971. This court case made it required to extend transportation to students to achieve school integration. During the 1990s is when international human rights orginizations helped include access … Continue reading
One of the freedoms gained in the 1950’s is rebellion. Our civilization started to expand in it’s concept of what is accepted and what isn’t. Rock and roll, specifically Elvis, was an expression of teenage freedom and nonconformity. Music was … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zx3m4e45bTo This song is different from those in the 60’s because it’s not about war; it’s about surviving every day. What the artist is saying is that it is difficult to live in these times because even though we don’t … Continue reading
This a really sad song about the Vietnam war that attempts to depict all the hate, violence, and death seen on the battlefield. It has a dramatic ending where the soldier the song is about has a dream that there … Continue reading
Jason Mraz’s No Stopping Us gives a general message of freedom saying if we try, we can accomplish something. The message and goal is very vague as we don’t know what they’re trying to accomplish and what their problem is. … Continue reading
“We Both Go Down Together” is an indie folk song by the band The Decemberists. The freedom that is represented in this song is of love between two people of different financial standing. Unlike the 60s where freedom’s focus lied … Continue reading
This song ,”The Great Escape”, compared to my previous blog’s song is actually quite similar lyrically. But this song focuses on just living freely while the previous song desires for peace for the future. This song also is more positive … Continue reading
This song is actually quite similar to the song I posted from the 1960s. Both songs is a direct message criticizing a part of society. The song from the 1960s by James Brown – Don’t Be A Dropout is simply … Continue reading
This song is Sippin’ Champagne by The Cataracs. This song talks about a much different type of freedom than that of the 1960s – 1970s. It relates to the freedom that most young adults feel, which is the freedom to … Continue reading
This song is a lot different than Elton John’s Philadelphia Freedom. Even though they both have a similar theme of freedom for their songs, the types of freedoms they sing about are different. Elton John talks about patriotism and to … Continue reading
watch?v=_pKXcDrmjFk “Sound of Freedom” by Bob Sinclair is about the freedom of being yourself and not worrying about what others say. Especially in the society like today where appearance makes up a big part of one’s impression, everyone is trying … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o7zBYWz0uH4 This song was written and recorded by Paul McCartney in response to the September 11 attack in 2001. In this song, McCartney proclaims that he will fight for the right to live in freedom. When compared to the 1971 … Continue reading
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UCOXCTEv2Mc&feature=fvw George Michael’s song, “Freedom” was originally written about him breaking away from Sony but eventually became to be known as the song that revealed his hidden sexual orientation. Compared to the song in my previous post which was “Eve … Continue reading
This is a song by a Reggae Artist named Sheldon Campbell, aka Turbulence entitled “4000 years”. Turbulence stresses that freedom is nonexistent; therefore, liberation has to be seek and “we need it now”. He questions if modern day slavery will … Continue reading