...Museum Review for Buffalo Soldier Museum Yan Wu Museum Review for Buffalo Soldier Museum The Buffalo Soldier Museum is the only museum in the U.S. dedicated primarily to preserving the legacy and honor of the African-American soldier. It houses the largest repository of African-American military history in the world. In fall 2012, the museum moved into its new 23,000-square-foot home at the Houston Light Guard Armory in Midtown. The historic armory space is seven-times the museum’s previous space, giving the national museum significantly more room for reenactments, exhibits and lectures. The process of relocating the museum took nearly a decade to realize. The 10th cavalry, an all African-American Army unit, was nicknamed Buffalo Soldiers by Cheyenne warriors in 1867 out of respect for their fierce fighting ability. Over time, the term Buffalo Soldier was applied to all African-American soldiers. The museum aims to articulate, collect, display and preserve historical artifacts, documents, videos, prints and other historical memorabilia which detail the history of the brave men and women who overcame extreme adversity while fighting the great American wars. Original uniforms from the Indian Wars and a musket from 1775 are among the items on display. Visitors will see artifacts stretching from the Revolutionary War through both world wars to present day conflicts. Matthews, a Vietnam veteran and military historian, founded the Buffalo Soldier National Museum...
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...two cultural events experienced: The International Civil Rights Museum and the Greensboro Historical Museum. International Civil Rights Museum. The first cultural event I attended was the International Civil Rights Museum (ICRM) located in downtown Greensboro on February One street. At this museum you relive and learn the history behind the Greensboro Four and the Civil Rights movement. It was a privilege to have experienced the museum in person. Walking through the Woolworth building where the sit-ins occurred will leave an everlasting impression on me. In that experience, one can understand the sense of anguish and pain that was experienced during that time. The museum can bring up all sorts of emotions in a person that truly enjoys history. The museum exhibited how during the time of the civil rights movement both black and white people came together to rid, not only Greensboro but the nation of discrimination. They believed in equality amongst the people; they protected, marched, and performed sit-ins to display their thoughts and feelings about racial segregation. About the International Civil Rights Museum & Center. (2010, January 20). Greensboro Historical Museum The second cultural event I attended was the Greensboro Historical Museum. This museum was founded in 1924 to tell American history the perspective of Greensboro. It was very enlightening to experience the museum in person. Inside the museum you are able to see how deep the history is within...
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...2016 El Museo del Barrio Paper I went to El Museo Del Barrio on March 12, 2016, taking the train into Manhattan from Dobbs Ferry. The train was not very long as the museum is in Harlem. Though the museum is not very large, it has various paintings and historical information. I went to the museum during the day for about one hour. Lining the walls were many different articles written about the history of the museum. The Black Panther newspaper was a major newspaper in Puerto Rico in 1970. It was the voice of the oppressed and the poor. This article was published during the Vietnam War and promoted the Young Lords Party group. The newspaper spoke to the poverty stricken Puerto Rican community saying their opinions and events that occurred in their lives. Young Lords Party was modeled after the Black Panther Party. The Black Panther Party was a group during the Vietnam War, which was against sending African Americans to fight in the war. Young Lords Party was for the people of Puerto Rico. Party members of the Young Lords were children between the ages of fifteen and twenty five years old. They were children and young adults. They were young activists at a difficult time for people and were very brave. I did not know that this culture had a very large during the civil rights movement for African-American movement. I also saw a wall dedicated to an event that happened in the summer of 1969. It is a picture describing an offensive trash neighborhood. The Puerto Rican...
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...“King in New York” is one of the current exhibitions in the Museum of the City of New York. It provides a unique view of Martin Luther King Jr.’s life and works, especially his connection with New York and the world. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the most important civil rights activists of the 20th century. He spent his life seeking equality and human rights for African Americans. He played a significant role in bringing about such landmark legislation as the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act. He was best known for his speech “I Have a Dream” that inspired more people to keep peace and gain equality. Instead of talking about Martin Luther King Jr.’s legendary and well-known actions and contributions, the exhibition emphasizes...
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...The Coastal Plains are one of the 5 physiographic regions of Georgia. POINTS OF INTEREST: Antebellum Homes: These houses were built before the civil war. It was the style of home in the Southern United States. It was from the end of the American Revolution to the beginning of the Civil War. An example of an Antebellum Home is Barrington Hall. Tubman African-American Museum The Tubman African American Museum is located in Macon. It is close to the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and the Georgia Sports Hall of Fame. It started in 1981. It is mainly based on preserving and displaying various arts, history, and culture of the African Americans. There are exhibitions and programs for adults, families and students, and teachers alike. The museum offers...
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...Segregation The road to ending segregation was a long and hard move for the South. In the 1800s-1900’s segregation was enforced to keep African Americans separated from whites. During this time African Americans had to deal with the symbols of what was called Jim Crow’s, (Whites Only and Colored Only) signs; which are found today in museums, old photographs, and documentaries. Now since an African American has been elected President of the United States, a person could say segregation seems as old-fashioned and distant as watching an old black and white television. Although, the major challenge is to explain the reasons for the legacy of segregation, discrimination, and isolation to attain equality and civil rights, that African Americans worked to end. The best way to describe the shape of the United States in the second half of the 19th century, “according to eminent historian Robert Wiebe, the answer was isolated island communities,” (Bowles, 2011, Section 1.1, Para 1). Wiebe used the symbol of the island because cities were very much separated and isolated from each other and had a weak system of communication between them. The time came, after the divisiveness and devastation of the Civil War, when the nation searched for order economically, politically, geographically, and racially. Although, emancipation came during the Civil War, nearly 4 million freed slaves struggled to make a home for themselves as citizens during a period known as Reconstruction, which lasted...
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...Standing at 38.21 feet with an interior of 341,000 square feet and holding over 30,000 works of art viewed by 400,000+ visitors a year, it is needless to say the Milwaukee Art Museum is anything but exceptional. The Milwaukee Art Museum is an essential aspect of Milwaukee’s rich history and has been serving the community for over 125 years. The museum displays diverse works of art to promote cultural appreciation and ethnic representation similar to the reading Picturing Indians. The Milwaukee Art Museum is one of the largest museums in the country, but it was not always this monumental. During this era, Milwaukee was a prosperous distribution hub with a substantial focus on meatpacking, tanneries, and breweries. Numerous organizations...
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...Carver is a famous African American Scientist. Carver was also a teacher at the Tuskegee Institute. He is well known for the variety of discoveries he made with the use of peanuts. He was born into slavery near the end of the civil war, but the actual day and year is unknown. Carver was the son of Giles and Mary, and their family was owned by the Carver family. Before George was even a month old, him, his mother, and his sister were kidnapped and taken to Kentucky where they were sold. George was the only one that was found out of the three; he was also returned to his master, Moses Carver. George would later become a very successful man because of his will to learn, the discoveries he made, and the monument made for him. Carver had a desire to learn after the civil war ended. Moses and Susan Carver kept George and his brother and taught the two how to read and write since there were no schools near the plantation for African Americans at the time. George had a fiery want for knowledge and by age eleven, he attended a school that was roughly eight to ten miles away from the farm he grew up on. He was later accepted into Highland college, but was rejected when his race was discovered. However, Carver had a strong interest in plants, and enrolled in Iowa State where he Got his Master’s Degree in...
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...Speck Mrs. Convery American Studies-A3 19 September 2014 Voting Rights? The United States had some issues regarding the south and their loyalty to the union. The southern states wanted to break free, thus, the Civil War broke out. Because of this war, enslaved African Americans are now free. However, some people did not want them to be able to vote, while some of them did. So, how did they solve this? They made an amendment to the Constitution. In 1870, the fifteenth amendment was added to the constitution. It stated that no man could be rejected the right to vote based on their race. So, did this plan work? Or were there issues that needed to be fixed? The answer is no. due to the Grandfather Clause and terrorism to make sure that...
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...and how they brought about many changes in our nation leading up to its present day success. Inside the time capsule we have found a newspaper article dated February 2nd, 1960 with the headline “A&T Students Launch ‘Sit-Down’ Demand for Service at Downtown Lunch Counter”. (International Civil Rights Center & Museum, 2014) The next item within the capsule was a small package labeled Enovid and appears to one of the first brands of oral contraceptives. Continuing to look further into the capsule we then found 2 tickets from the Washington Coliseum with a date of February 10th 1964 featuring The Beatles. Also included among these items was a flyer dated August 28th 1963 with the heading “March on Washington”. The last item we removed from the time capsule was a small patch with an eagle on it landing on what appears to be the moon with the words “Apollo 11”. I will now go onto write a little history on these items as well as their importance to us in the present day. In 1865 slavery ended and African-Americans were free to live their own lives. Although this was true African-American were still treated poorly. Segregation was used to separate the African-Americans from the white Americans. Coloreds or blacks were popular terms during this time and every public place including diners, schools transportation and restrooms were divided and marked for eithers whites or...
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...Assignment 1.1: Industrialization after the Civil War Thesis and Outline Crystal Nix Strayer University May14 , 2015 The Industrial Revolution changed America in a major way. The Revolution affected government and people’s way of life as a whole. After the Civil War was the period of industrialization. It was the period where industrial cities were built, many jobs were created, and certain people gained a great amount of wealth. It was an important time in history where African Americans and women gained equal rights and there were many advancements in technology. Society, economy, and politics were three signifigant aspects that were changed by industrialization after the Civil War. Before this era most Americans worked for themselves on farms or owned businesses. Soon people began leaving farms to move into cities to work in factories. Assembly lines were introduced during this era. They made it possible to mass produce products. These jobs were usually monotonous and dangerous. On an assembly each worker was responsible for specific part of the product. They no longer had the freedom or working for themselves. Employers hired unskilled labor which most of the time were women and children. Americans now were working for someone else and were working long hours for little pay and treated miserably, which led to horrible working conditions. Iron and steel had become big business during this time. The economy had grown due to the new industries that were...
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... Tiffany R. Sims African American Art Dr. Akua McDaniel 11/20/12 Struggle. Hope. Change. Since the colonial period, and even many years before this time period, African-American people struggled with inequality, lack of rights, and racial injustice. This struggle came to a historical high during The Civil War in the 1860’s. With much effort and persistence, the war ended and slavery was abolished in the nation. The result brought hope to black people in the United States. This newfound faith amongst black people was captured in many different forms, such as propaganda, literature, and most importantly, art. Two black, female artists portrayed this spirit in the forms of sculptures. During the Post-Civil War era, Edmonia Lewis and Meta Warrick Fuller created works that symbolized the struggle for freedom, hope for the future, and a need for change for African-American people. The American Civil War was arguably one of the most deadliest and important events in the nation’s history. Political tensions came to an all-time high and caused a split and war amongst the States from 1861-1865. Slavery was a root cause of the war. The North, also known as the Union, was fighting for the abolishment of slavery while the South, also known as the Confederacy, was fighting to preserve slavery laws in the nation. In the end, the North prevailed and laws were made to end slavery and give black people the rights and privileges they deserved. The end of the war brought about a new...
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...lives on the line and fight for American freedom. I am deeply thankful for the millions of men and women who have served in the Armed Services, for without them, I would not have half the freedoms I have today. It is unfortunate that pre-existing prejudice prohibited a multide of African American men and women from serving, and those that did serve, were treated inequitably. It is sad to say that 1st Lt. Vernon J. Baker receieved similar treatment during World War II, despite his impeccable valor and determination to protect the American flag. In the heat of World War II, 1st Lt. Baker successfully led his men into battle and independently killed two sentries, two snipers, and four soldiers. Together, 1st Lt. Baker and his platoon assassinated a fleet of German medics. He selflessly risked his life to ensure the safety of his fellow soldiers; thereby, cherishing brotherhood and living up to the following quote, delivered by G.K. Chesterson: “The true solider fights not...
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...City. During the time this change was referred to as "New Negro Movement” (Johnston). The movement was responsible for giving new opportunities to African American artists. Additionally, the Harlem Renaissance empowered everyday black Americans that were discriminated against. During this time, there were several notable figures that helped lead and expand the movement. As a result, the Harlem Renaissance has made an enormous cultural impact in the United States. The initial emergence of the Harlem Renaissance can be traced back to 1865. During this time, African Americans were experiencing their first chance of freedom. After...
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...very important factor of the Civil War. Not only was Fort Sumter where the first shots of the Civil War were fired, but it was also the turning point to a war that would change the course of history. The fort was named after a Revolutionary War hero, Thomas Sumter. Built as a symbol of independence in 1860, Fort Sumter stood at a towering 300 feet by 400 feet in Charleston Harbor. Originally, the fort was under the command of union troops until General P.G.T. Beauregard and the confederates bombarded the fort on April 12th and 13th, 1861. The reason the first shots were fired was because President Abraham Lincoln had ordered supplies to be sent to his troops. The supplies...
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