Essays on Slavery

Mark Twain was born Samuel Clemens, on November 30, 1835 in Missouri. Samuel’s father died of pneumonia when he was twelve. That’s when he got a job at his brother’s newspaper, the Hannibal Western Union, at fifteen. At twenty one, Clemens began learning how to…

Throughout the pre-Second World War years, from 1933-1934, the Nazi Party, led by Adolf Hitler, used a variety of oppression tactics in order to gain and consolidate supreme power over all of Germany. After their defeat in World War I, Germany was struggling to rise…

Oppression, corruption, prejudice, and abuse are deeply embedded in the history of America. From slavery to Jim Crow to mass incarceration and to the many injustices that still flood our society after slavery, are still prevalent, even more so now that Trump is president. In…

“If there is no struggle, there is no progress” – Frederick Douglas. Writing is not an easy process and learning to be a sufficient writer has always been a challenge for me. I can remember many moments in my life where I went through hard…

Music of Jim crow laws The Jim Crow laws were racial segregation laws that were emplaced shortly after the American Civil War that applied for most of the public spaces in the southern states and created racial tension where African Americans were treated as inferiors….

It was the Supreme Court that was responsible for the worsening social and political condition of black Americans in the southern states in the period 1883 – 1900: how far do you agree w the statement The Supreme Court can be seen as vital in…

The social structure of America prior and during the 1950s-1960s was an unfair playing field for African-Americans. After slavery ended, many African-Americans struggled with their new found freedom. Although African-Americans were considered to be free under the 13th Amendment, they were still not truly free…

Human Sex Trafficking as a Modern Form of Slavery Just as slavery, during the period of the Trans-Atlantic slave trade, was fueled partly by consumerism, and a society that is based off of want and need, human sex trafficking, another form of slavery, is also…

Sex Trafficking in Michigan Sex trafficking is a common topic when it comes to other countries, but that’s not the case when it comes to America. However, this is an epidemic in our communities. Did you know that there are roughly 300,000 minors at risk…

Juvenile sex trafficking is a gruesome practice of enslavement and abuse that affects millions of young individuals all over the world each year. Research is being conducted to display the importance of being aware of possible risks and consequences and the generally inform the public…