history
Past politicians, legislation and political movements have changed the course of history in ways both big and small. Welcome to our blast to the past.
9/11/01 Personal Tribute
I have numerous tattoos but the two that have the most meaning for me are on my forearms. They are in remembrance of my brother, one of the firefighters who lost his life on 9/11/01. I don't talk often of this event in my life, but in order to write this properly, I have to, so here we go.
By Lisa Lawrence5 years ago in The Swamp
Orientalism & the American Native
The term “orientalism” has been made popular and a primary key concept of historiographic bias by the Palestinian historian and activist Edward Said, with the publishing of his book Orientalism in 1978. The concept of orientalism is that throughout the course of the 19th and early 20th Centuries, numerous cultures which existed outside of continental Europe were studied by European academics to understand the elements which made them culturally opposite to that of their native customs in England, France, Spain, Italy, and Germany. In the areas that are known today as the Middle East (then dominated by, mostly, the Ottoman Empire, India, Iran, and Egypt). However in the process of attempting to gain an understanding to each separate society’s traditions, and distinctions, many learned scholars and artists began to create a sense that in order for their fellow societies in Europe to understand this "world beyond their own" easier and faster, their scholarly findings and artistic renderings were condensed into cultural normalities which blurred the dichotomies between norms which are specifically Ottoman and those which are specifically Egyptian, Iranian, or Indian. The concept that these nations and their cultural normalities are all the same except for differences in geographic borders between the nations and empires. That the modern world now associates with stereotyping and cultural appropriation, Edward Said labeled as orientalism.
By Jacob Herr5 years ago in The Swamp
The Important of Liberia to Black American by Gebah Kamara
According to Gebah Kamara Liberia’s contribution to the world and Black American has often been forgotten by the very people that it was established for. According to the author Gebah Sekou Kamara, he details in his book” Slavery and Black American Statehood” that many freed Blacks from the United States and beyond gave their lives for the founding of this beautiful coastal land in West Africa that is today known as the Republic of Liberia. Gebah Kamara is concerns that today’s generation of Black Americans would rather visit or talk about Mexico and foreign lands than mention or admire their connection with Liberia.
By Albert David5 years ago in The Swamp
The Other Washington's Lessons
There are other things about George Washington that we should consider when thinking about the founding father of America. There are secrets and initiatives that he left behind for us to understand him and his ideologies. It was no coincidence that he became a famed leader around the world for discovering America. He built the reputation of this country with not only military might but intellectual curiosity. He was not only a military leader to his people but a spiritual leader to them. George Washington was a former secret Baptist Minister who built the Episcopal Church and it was this strong belief that he instilled into those who believed he should lead. He kept a steady hand and did not waver because of his great faith. Yet there are other things Washington left behind for the country to do, we must in good conscience pick up the pieces and open our minds to great thinking that has left so many in wonder:
By Distinguished Honorary Alumni Dr. Matthew Primous5 years ago in The Swamp
The Emancipation Struggle
We have for centuries looked at the life and legacy of the great Harriet Tubman a certain way. Madam Tubman was an American abolitionist and political activist. Born into slavery, who escaped and subsequently made some 13 missions to rescue approximately 70 enslaved people, including family and friends, using the network of antislavery activists and safe houses known as the Underground Railroad. We know During the American Civil War, she served as an armed scout and spy for the Union Army. She was first woman to lead an armed expedition in the war, guiding the raid at Combahee Ferry, which liberated more than 700 enslaved people. And finally in her later years, Tubman was an activist in the movement for women's suffrage.
By Erik DeSean Barrett5 years ago in The Swamp
Benjamin Banneker
In 1791, United States President George Washington, Continental Army Major Andrew Ellicott, and a self-educated, born free Black man, Benjamin Banneker, joined together to map the borders of the new city capital. The area surveyed bordered Virginia, Maryland, and sat on the Potomac River which was one of the busiest ports.
By Lady Sunday5 years ago in The Swamp
THE TUDOR ERA
The Tudor Era is the period between 1485 and 1603 in England and Wales, and includes the Elizabethan period during the reign of Elizabeth I until 1603. This Era coincides with the dynasty of the House of Tudor in England whose first monarch was Henry VII. The historian John Guy argues that “England was economically healthier, more expansive, and more optimistic under the Tudors” than at any time in a thousand years.
By Ruth Elizabeth Stiff5 years ago in The Swamp
A STUDY IN THE GEORGIAN ERA
Who were the Kings of the Georgian Era? As the name suggests, all but one had the name George, and this Era is a period in English history from 1714 to c.1831-37. The Hanoverian Kings were King Georges I to IV, but also included the short reign of William IV. Queen Victoria came to the throne after this king and she had an Era named after her, the Victorian Era.
By Ruth Elizabeth Stiff6 years ago in The Swamp
