...During the 1960s The United State was going through a civil rights movement in the south now i caught your attention Alabama is the most terrible, awful place during the 60s and why? The thighs they do and the most hateful sorrowful thighs they was done it make me disgust about even come to think of it if you was in that same position if they were you will be disgusted and just angry but back then we couldn't do anything we have to earn it and what i mean by that. It involve getting arrested, fire horse at and k-9 dogs bark at as well and most sadly is being killed by what we believe in and fight for our lives just to be Equal; Now I’m not going to tell you why Dudley Randall wrote the Ballad of Birmingham. Now Birmingham have history involved...
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...Dudley Randall’s “Ballad of Birmingham”. On this day in history, four young girls were killed by an explosive device that detonated during the service at Sixteenth Street Baptist Church. In an instant, the place of joy and Godliness became a scene of death and sadness. In the ballad, the young child asked her mother whether she could attend the march on the streets of Birmingham that day. Her mother responds with “No, baby, no you may not go, / For the dogs are fierce and wild, / And the clubs and hoses, guns, and jails / Aren’t good for a little child” (Randall). Mrs. McNair would not let her daughter attend the march because of the danger that could ensue. Therefore, she told her daughter that she was allowed to attend church to sing in the choir. We now look back on this piece of irony with the knowledge that, in an attempt to protect her daughter from danger, she unintentionally placed her in a situation that would prove itself to be fatal for her daughter. Another example of irony surrounding the event was the topic the adults were discussing in the Sunday school class that morning. The “lively debated” topic of the day...
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...Government Oppression in Literature Around the world, the basic civil rights and liberties of an individual is not being fulfilled by their government. In the oppressive nations around the world, governments use imprisonment, censorship, and intimidation to silence their people in continuing their totalitarian control. As witnessed by Fascist governments of Italy, Germany, and Spain to modern forms of oppression through North Korea, Africa, and the Middle East, nations have use these tactics to establish authority. In the novel Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury and the poem “Ballad Of Birmingham” by Rudley Randall, both authors demonstrates government oppression. As Fahrenheit 451 demonstrates oppression through censorship by burning books, “Ballad...
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...Arnold “Gatemouth” Moore Mable Osemwegie Tennessee State University Arnold Dwight “Gatemouth” Moore was one of America’s most popular blues singers in the 1940s before becoming a renowned religious leader, radio announcer, and gospel singer. Moore was born in Topeka, Kansas on November 8, 1913. He sang ballads and spirituals as a youngster in his hometown and as a teen, he left with a traveling show called the Port Gibson-based Rabbit Foot Minstrels. When the traveling show ended, he ended up in Clarksdale around 1934. A year or so later he caught a ride to Memphis and launched a new career as a blues shouter. At a show in Atlanta an intoxicated woman gave him his nickname, he recalled “I opened my mouth and she looked up and hollered, ‘Ah, sing it, you gate mouth S.O.B.”. Moving between Memphis, Kansas City, and Chicago, he toured with some of the country’s top bands, wrote and recorded hits such as “I Ain’t Mad at You Pretty Baby,” “Did You Ever Love a Woman,” and “Somebody’s Got to Go”. Both B.B. King and Rufus Thomas considered Moore a major influence and remained close friends with him through the years. Moore was ranked in the top rung of vocalists in national polls by the Defender when he felt the calling to preach. He carried his flair for showmanship with him into the ministry, as a gospel singer, recording artist, as the host of radio and television programs, and as a raconteur whose tales could stretch the limits of belief. ...
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...this law as it is not the law he has provided. Some may say it is never appropriate to challenge the rules because it leads to hardships. For instance, in a speech Hitler gave he said, “I will not be disloyal to these fundamental properties of mine.” (Hitler) which are, “Bolshevism [communism] has attacked the foundations of human order...” This speech blamed Communists and Jews for everything wrong with Germany, saying they should be exterminated. This speech resulted in the deaths of thousands of people.This instance lead to the Holocaust, a widely known event of chaotic people doing what they thought was just. However, they are incorrect. Taking a stand helps fight people like Hitler, who have horrific ideals. In the poem, The Ballad of Birmingham, a child wants to protest segregation, however, out of fear the mother says no. She will not let her child go saying, “No, baby, no, you may not go, For I fear those guns will fire.” (Randall) When the child is sent to what the mother thought was a safe haven, church, the child is then blown up, and killed. In this instance taking a stand would have saved her child's life. Martin Luther King Jr. was an inspiring speaker whose controversial words were a direct connection to his death. Many people are willing to die for what they believe in, and he was one of them. No one should ever be afraid to stand up for what is right, and thus more people are doing so in many different movements. When changing the future it might come at a cost...
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...something constructive. I looked at the poem that I picked “To My Dear and Loving Husband” and had no idea what to think. The words were from a different century and did not have the same meaning as today, but I understood the underlying meaning of the poem. Therefore, I asked my husband to read the poem and asked him for his thoughts. This started the conversation between us to help us get to the other side of the fight. I think about the poem from time to time and think how one can love someone so greatly. Then realize how much one may know of someone dying and right after the other loved one dies of a broken heart, and they cannot live without that person. Also, comparing the newspaper article about the bombing in Alabama and the poem "Ballad of Birmingham” on how detailed the poem and thoughts were when it came to the idea of the emotions of the parents were going through. The mother looking for her little girl that she thought she was keeping safe by not letting her go to the rally, but the church where she ended up being killed. The symbolism of the one white shoe, the white meaning being purified for the innocence of the...
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...Dudley Randall, in The Ballad of Birmingham, contrasts the security of maternal love with a harsh event resulting from maternal concern, the death of a child, to bring into question if those concerns truly matter and if any place is sacred. In “The Lottery”, Shirley Jackson tells the story of a community that takes part in a ritual killing, but in dialogue addresses the resistance to the idea that tradition could be not worthwhile and abandoned. The fact that death will come no matter what one’s path in life is is forced into the consciousness of the reader in Margaret Atwood’s “Happy...
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...The Blues: “Music that Reflects Our Ancestors Cry” Mable Osemwegie Table of Contents Introduction…………………………………………………………………..3 Congo Square(past and present)……………………………...……………...4 Story of Storyville/ The Chitlin’ Circuit…………………………………….5 Blues Personality Profile……………………………………………………..6 Words of Blues Song…………………………………………………………7 Blues Instruments…………………………………………………………….8 Jazz Personality Profile……………………………………………………..9 Words of Jazz Song…………………………………………………………10 Original Blues Song…………………………………………………………11 Afterword……………………………………………………………………12 Introduction Blues has its deepest roots in the work songs of the West African slaves in the South. During their back-breaking work in the fields of the Southern plantation owners, black slaves developed a "call and response" way of singing to give rhythm to the drudgery of their servitude. These "field hollers" served as a basis of all blues music that was to follow. Although the lyrics of many blues songs are soulful and melancholy, the music as a whole is a powerful, emotive and rhythmic music celebrating the life of black Americans. The lyrics of the songs reflected daily themes of their lives including: sex, drinking, railroads, jail, murder, poverty, hard labor and love lost. Congo Square (past) Congo Square was a market area where African slaves could sell their wares on “free days.” Though legally slaves were forbidden from owning any kind of property, gathering in large groups, or conducting...
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...Such relief is short lived. As “[t]he mother smiled to know her child / Was in the sacred place, … that smile was the last smile / To come upon her face. / For when she heard the explosion, / Her eyes grew wet and wild. / She raced through the streets of Birmingham / Calling for her child” (728). This mother’s knowledge of how the church and norm were safe are shattered with the bombing of the very church she sent her child off to. As soon as she heard the explosion, she realizes what happened, and races through the street with crazed and teary eyes. Yet, she is not fully cognizant of the result of her decision being the death of her child, but her choice ultimately ends up not having mattered. While her concerns of her daughter's safety were...
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...music they produced, but with the music videos they made. Duran Duran was quickly dismissed as a video band by the critics and the media. Despite harsh criticism and less than credible media coverage, Duran Duran was a hugely successful band. They were international stars who sold millions of albums worldwide, have had number one hits all around the world, and have produced some of the most iconic songs in music history ( The New Rolling Stone Encyclopedia of Rock and Roll pg.288). Duran Duran was and still is a sublime musical group that should have been given more credit and respect from music critics and the media in general. The origins of the band are as unique as the band’s name itself. Duran Duran was formed in Birmingham, England in 1978. The original members of the...
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...Music in Different Cultures Popular Music and Contemporary U.S. Culture Popular Music in its Many Facets In its broadest sense, popular music is an umbrella term referring to a vast range of commercially mass-marketed musical genres contrasting with classical or art music and intended for mass consumption (e.g., rock, rock and roll, hip-hop, grunge, heavy metal, rhythm and blues, punk, soul, techno, funk, rap, house). This wide-ranging term encompasses a plethora of musical styles involving various rhythms, vocal styles, instruments, and technologies. Characteristically, popular music is a global cultural phenomenon and an accessible form of commercial music aimed at a worldwide audience. Traditionally, British and American forms of popular music have tended to dominate the industry. Corresponding to social, economic, and technological change, popular music is intimately linked to the identity of musicians, performers, or artists, as well as audiences and fans. Popular music is ubiquitous; from shopping malls and advertising to gymnasiums/fitness classes and political campaigns, popular music is a common feature of people's everyday lives and a significant aspect of consumer culture. For fans and enthusiasts, popular music can be a leisure-time pursuit occurring on evenings or weekends; alternatively, it can constitute a lifestyle, or way of life (e.g., Deadheads—a group of fans of the American band Grateful Dead who saw the band at...
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...University of North Carolina at Pembroke English and Theatre DEPARTMENT COURSE: ENG 2100: African American Literature Fall 2014 INSTRUCTOR: Dr. Charles Tita OFFICE: West Building, Office of Distance Education OFFICE HOURS: Monday 4-6 and Tuesday/Thursday 10:30-12 OFFICE PHONE: 521 6352 FAX: 910 521 6762 EMAIL ADDRESS: charles.tita@uncp.edu LECTURE TIME: Tuesday/Thursday 2-3:15pm LOCATION: DIAL 147 REQUIRED TEXT Gates Jr., Henry Louis, and Nellie Y. McKay, eds. The Norton Anthology of African American Literature. New York: W.W. Norton and Company, 2004. OPTIONAL REFERENCES Locke, Alain, ed. The New Negro. New York: Atheneum, 1968. hooks, bell. Teaching to Trangress: Education as the Practice of Freedom. New York: Routledge, 1994. Harrold, Stanley. American Abolitionists. New York: Pearson Education, 2001. Youngs, J. William T. American Realities: Historical Episodes-From First Settlements to the Civil War. New York: Longman, 2000. Fanon, Frantz. The Wretched of the Earth. New York: Grove Press, 1963. COURSE DESCRIPTION: A survey of African American literature, introducing students to genres, trends, and major periods of African American literature, ranging from the 17th-, 18th- and 19th- century autobiographies and narratives to 20tth –century works. Authors include: Jupiter Hammon, Briton Hammon, Sojourner Truth, Nat Turner, Claude McKay, Zora Neale Hurston, Sterling Brown, Richard Wright, Lorraine Hansberry, Amiri Baraka, Toni Morrison...
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...COVER FEATURE 28 TRAPS TRAPSMAGAZINE.COM Boy Country BY CHRIS WELCH WITH ANDY DOERSCHUK JON COHAN JARED COBB & KAREN STACKPOLE autum 2007 TRAPS 29 City Man Country City THE JOHN BONHAM STORY JOHN BONHAM PREFACE A SLOW NIGHT AT THE MARQUEE As a Melody1960s, I Maker reporter during the The venue wasn’t full on the night of the Zeppelin show, so we could wander around and chat to other club goers. While Page and Plant dominated the stage, we edged over to the side to check out the drummer. Among those watching with me was Mark Ashton, curly haired stickman with the group Rare Bird. “He’s so fucking heavy!” Ashton shouted in my ear. We stared in disbelief at the aggressive, beefy guy who seemed intent on breaking the heads on his toms. 30 TRAPS TRAPSMAGAZINE.COM PREVIOUS PAGE PHOTO BY JAN PERSSONS/REDFERNS The first time I saw Bonham up close was in December 1968, at The Marquee Club on Soho’s Wardour Street. While The Marquee has long held a mythical status in the rich history of the London rock scene – hosting early appearances by such legendary bands as The Who and The Rolling Stones – it was actually a dark and rather cramped facility with a tiny stage that fronted an even stuffier dressing room. vividly remember the moment when a review copy of Led Zeppelin’s eponymous debut album arrived at the office. My colleague and fellow scribe Tony Wilson had secured the precious black vinyl LP and dropped it onto the turntable, awaiting...
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...English 175-‐02: Introduction to Literary Genres Instructor: Aaron Schab aschab@uidaho.edu 209 Brink Hall Department of English University of Idaho Course Meets: Life Sciences South 163 Monday/Wednesday/Friday 9:30 am – 10:20 am January 9, 2013 – May 10, 2013 Course Description In this class, we will learn about the basic conventions and terms used to understand and discuss the three major genres of literature: fiction, poetry, and drama. This class will help you understand the sometimes baffling world of literature, and is intended to provide the general student with basic experience in literary analysis. Additionally, I hope this class will lead you to a lifelong appreciation for (and engagement with) reading literature. Although this class features extensive reading and writing, it is not necessary for you to be a bookworm or a writing superstar to succeed in this class – if you ...
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...appened in between 1800-1850 in England? 1800: Jan First soup kitchens to relieve hungry poor in London Autumn Robert owen begins philanthropic reform for workers employed in his mills at New Lanark Maria Edgeworth publishes Castle Rackrent, one of the earliest historical novels 1801 Steam carriae of Richard Trevithick carries road passengers at Camborne, Cornwall 1802 June 22 Health and Morals of Apprentices Act, first protective factory legislation, no children under 9 in mills,maximum 12-hour day for children Madame Tussaud mounts the first waxwork exhibition in Lyceum Hall, London Chalotte Dundas, a wooden ship with a single paddle-wheel, covers 20 miles of the Forth and clyde Canal, the world's first steam vessel. 1805 October 21 Battle of Trafalgar, Nelso defeats Franco-Spanish fleet, but is mortally wounded. 1807 Mar 25 Slave Trade abolished in all British possessions June 4 Federick Winsor illuminates part of pall Mall with gas lighting. 1811 Regency Act in favour of Prince of Wales because of George III's insanity. Mar organised machine-breaking (Luddism) in Nottingham Jane Austen publishes Sense and Sensibility Fashionable women reject tight corsets and petticoats 1812 Mar Publication of first 2 cantos of Byron's Childe Harold's Pilgrimage causes sensation: "I woke one morning and found myself famous" autumn Countess Lieven, wife of russian ambasador, introduces waltz to London 1813 Jane Austen publishes Pride and Prejudice Smooth-wheeled...
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