Essays on Slavery

A non-governmental organization is termed as any type of non-profit organization created by a voluntary citizen’s group and organized either on a local, national or even international level. NGOs are tasked oriented where they perform a variety service as well as humanitarian functions, while also while also airing people’s concerns...

Clyde Ross's Childhood Clyde Ross was born in 1923 near Clarksdale, Mississippi. During the 1920s, majority of the locals in Mississippi were continuously robbed of the vote, a control plotted through the deceit of the poll tax and the influence of the lynch mob. The state’s regime at the time associated...

Frederick Douglass What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? Frederick Douglass piece What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? is a write-up wherein he pours his thoughts on how he views the celebration. Dated 5th July 1852, Douglass starts off by...

The International Committee of the Red Cross The International Committee of the Red Cross actively supports conflict victims, strengthens and promotes humanitarian efforts, and raises awareness of universal values among its constituents. In the contemporary world, political violence and conflict have become all too common, affecting an increasing number of people...

Barbara Ransby penned the first piece, "Columbus and the Making of Historical Myth," in 1992. The major argument of the essay paints Christopher Columbus as a bad guy who shouldn't be honored for the social injustices he brought to the American Indians. The article claims that history textbooks omit the...

History of African American Equality Movements History documents the enslavement of African Americans during the era of the slave trade as well as the general progressive fight for equality among Americans. It has been difficult to win the battle because there has been opposition at every political and social stage. Despite...

I've decided to answer point six, which concerns how Frederick Douglass portrayed slaveholders, in this narrated piece. One of Douglass's strongest arguments, in my opinion, is that he views slaveowners as being united by the institution of enslavement. Because of this situation, they actually become abominably cruel and sadistic. Fredrick...

William Lowrance's Definition of Safety William Lowrance outlines the definition of safety and how it should be decided in his book Working Conditions of Acceptable Risk. He says that protection is immeasurable in the essay. In other words, safety cannot be quantified in precise terms. Safety is still determinable though it...

Langston Hughes' poem I, Too has been quoted and referenced by many scholars not only in American literature but also in other literary disciplines. The title of the poem causes a lot of worry among those who read it, and the author primarily relates African American history from time immemorial...

The tragic play 'Blood Wedding' by Spanish playwright Frederico Garcia Lorca. It was composed in 1932 and initially performed in Madrid in 1933, then later that year in Buenos Aires, where it is being played today. It belongs to the country tragedy genre. Feminism can be approached in 'Blood Wedding.' Feminism...

The Film: A Journey of Struggle and TriumphThe film is about a group of slaves who were being transported to America to be enslaved. When they realized the journey was causing them pain and anguish, they vowed to battle their way back by disarming the crew on board.A Chaotic JourneyThe...

Susan Glaspell s play Trifles focuses on the plight of women in society during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Women were seen as housekeepers and not as significant as men in society at the time. In this way, they were helpless within a patriarchal system, making them vulnerable...