Afro-Latin American

The Haitian Revolution was one of the most important slave revolts in Latin American history. It started a succession of other revolutionary wars in Latin America and ended both colonialism and imperialism in the Americas. The Haitian Revolution affected people from all social castes in Haiti including the indigenous natives, mestizos, mulattos and the Afro-Latin. The idea of starting a rebellion against France began with the colony’s white elite class seeking a capitalist market. These elites in

Rhythm and Blues is the genre of music made by and for African Americans between the end of the second World War and the early 1960s. Rhythm and Blues wasn’t always what it was. It was originally called “race music”, which was a term generalized for all genres of music created by African Americans at the time. After the term “race music” was deemed offensive due to the fact that black people were becoming more prominent in the work force and society, the term R&B or rhythm and blues was created.

In Latin America, African music and dance did not rise to prominence in an unadulterated form, but rather one transformed by interactions with European styles in a process known as transculturation. Such an intricate transmutation occurs when cultures exchange aspects, including music, language, or dance, and mutually influence each other in both beneficial and adverse ways. John Charles Chasteen explores this concept in profound detail throughout National Rhythms, African Roots wherein he explains

one of the most influential African-American, female leaders during the Antebellum era. As an advocate for equality and integration, Cary contributed an immense amount of effort towards establishing the foundation of black livelihood. Though labeled inferior on the basis of ethnicity and gender, she was a fierce, headstrong, successful activist in a political world dominated by white males. This essay will analyze Cary’s approach to solidifying African American safety and nationalism during the 19th

Development of African American Studies Scholars have dedicated their time and attention to furthering the discipline of African American Studies and can define the field with many different definitions. Through looking at the origins and development in the study we can see how it became a legitimate academic field. As we study the writings of the African American intellect, it will fully explain the importance of the discipline. Their work will justify the study of cultural and historical experiences

Pittsburgh because of the poverty. He explained that the only logical way to get out of these unbearable conditions were to go to college. For many African Americans growing up in the 1960’s college was not an option. The only thing that was option for African Americans, were to get a job to support their family. Most of the African American communities did not have enough money to send their child to college. John understood this situation and did not let it hinder him. He knew that the first step

naturalistic perspective; however, while doing so I will propose that because Morrison 's novels are distinctly black and examine distinctly black issues, we must expand or deconstruct the traditional theory of naturalism to deal adequately with the African American experience: a

So beloved I salute you today and if you will allow me to paraphrase of one of our American slogans, "YOU 'VE COME ALONG WAY BABY". And I want to tell you that we have indeed have come along way, but that 's not to say that there isn 't still a ways to go; because it seems like we have been carrying our cross from the beginning of time

controversy of one's color has been around since the beginning of time. In the history of the United States, the racism against African American's has put them through much oppression, and many walls have been built up over the years between African Americans and other ethnic groups. As a result of the barrier between these ethnic groups, the movie Jungle

Describe the involvement and participation of African American civilians and soldiers in the Great War (WWI), 1917-1918. Initially when the war started, United States remained reluctant. Black citizens saw a chance to be successful in the approval of their white neighbors. America was a divided society and Blacks were well thought-out at best as second class citizens. Yet regardless of that, there were many Black people prepared to work in the nation’s military, but even as it became obvious that