Black Press Day, other wise none as Freedom’s Journal was the anniversary of the founding of the first black newspaper in the US and was established the same year that slavery was abolished in New York State. It changed African Americans forever or colored people. Black Press day is Freedom's Journal the paper served to counter racist commentary published in the mainstream press. It also provided its readers with regional, national, and international news and with news that could serve to both entertain and educate. It sought to improve conditions for the over 300,000 newly freed black men and women living in the north because it made life so much easier for colored people. It helped readers engage with local, national and international issues and addressed issues such as colonization and the right to vote. Freedom's Journal offered African-Americans a means of documenting and working toward ending their oppression. It helped create a generation of writers, orators, activists; this had a significant impact on society. The Journal also published biographies of prominent African-Americans and listings of births, deaths, and marriages in the African-American New York community. The paper also printed school, job and housing listings. Freedom’s Journal was not born solely out of the perceived need to defend African Americans as much as a desire within the black community to create a forum that would express their views and advocate for their causes. Freedom’s Journal denounced slavery and advocated for Black people’s political rights, the right to vote, and spoke out against lynchings. It nevertheless must be credited with making a seminal contribution to the abolitionist movement by kick starting a dialogue about the ... ... middle of paper ... ... They also will be able to identify various types of jobs in the media and discuss or write about them to analyze their career objectives. Black Press day or Freedom’s Journal has had many positive effects, negative effects and had an impact in the United States. The Harlem Renaissance and The Civil Right Movement were very similar to Back Press Day or Freedom’s Journal that also had positive and negative effects and still has a significant impact today in the United States of America. Works Cited Bonila, Denise M., and Levy, Beth, Eds. The Power of the Press. H. W. Wilson, 1999. Day, Nancy. Censorship: or Freedom of Expression? Lerner 2001. http://www.pbs.org/blackpress/news_bios/newbios/nwsppr/freedom/freedom.html http://www.levity.com/corduroy/harlem.htm http://www.42explore2.com/civilrights.htm Ritchie, Donald A. American Journalist. Ox Ford, 1997.
...olitical and judicial rights of free blacks, their social freedoms, opportunities for jobs and education, and religious freedom. Blacks who escaped enslavement, didn’t all go on to have perfect lives in the north. They still had to go through hardships and endure many burdens even though they were free. The reason it is important to learn about the life of free blacks in the north is that even though they were free, life wasn’t all that easy for them. This is important to learn because it clears up misconceptions that the north was a complete safe haven for slaves. They were free, but were not treated as equal beings and it was still hard for them. These things are important today because we see how much our country has changed. We need to know this because we can see how much we've changed for the better and use that as motivation to keep improving into the future.
The black communities thought that when slavery was abolished everything would change. That, however, did not happen. Some things did change but not as many as what was thought. There were still some things that would no be changed for many years. Men still could not own property, vote for their own leaders, or go anywhere the white men were allowed to go. As was the same for the black women. These men and women suffered through wars, beatings, and small rations of food, only to be treated no differently when they were supposed to be free.
...yed by the citizens of the country. It marked the end of a period of oppression faced by the black community and laid the foundations for a society that preserved and upheld the values of individual rights and the responsibility of the state in conserving the legal and civil rights of its citizens.
Commenting about journalism and equality for black Americans, Phyl Garland, a prominent reporter and journalism professor, said, “After the Civil War there was an enormous burst of energy, a desire to communicate, a desire to connect with black people establishing newspapers...It was the first opportunity to use the written word without fear of reprisal.” From that time forward, black journalists in the United States gained further opportunities in the press and used the media to galvanize support and communicate news relating to the Civil Rights Movement. Civil rights movements can be defined as political campaigns for equality by members of an oppressed group of people and their allies. It is crucial to understand the history of the African American Civil Rights Movement during the mid-1900s to understand how the role of black journalists changed. Before the Civil Rights Movement, blacks were disrespected and underrepresented in society and in the white press, because of racism and the legacy of slavery, persisting long after the Civil War ended in 1865. Emphasizing civil disobedience and non-violent protests, the leaders of the Civil Rights Movement aimed to end race-based segregation and discrimination against black Americans. Journalists and reporters, or people who provide news and analysis to the public through newspapers, television, and radio, documented and called attention to the progress of the movement. Black journalists laid the groundwork for the Civil Rights Movement, and then saw their role and treatment change as the movement advanced.
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Although the Civil War is celebrated as the time of emancipation, emancipation was not the primary issue at stake. This leads to wondering how the Emancipation Proclamation and the 14th amendment actually affected the life of the average black. If emancipation was a side effect or an afterthought, what did it really mean? Truly, although blacks were legally freed after the war, they were in many ways still enslaved to the white man. But although the majority of whites in the South did desire and often succeed in keeping the “freedmen” under their control, some few truly did desire to see blacks succeed in the world. Also, the status of blacks during the war was intriguing; for the North, blacks from the South and Northern blacks were treated the same. And that same was inferior to the whites of the North.
Times were looking up for African Americans, their new freedom gave them the option to go down a road of either criminal actions or to make something out of themselves. But the presence of racism and hatred was still very much so alive, Klu Klux Klan, although not as strong as they were after the Civil War was still present. Laws like Jim Crow laws and “separate but equal” came into play and continued to show how racism was alive. Besides these actors of racism, blacks still started gaining a major roll in American society.
The Union won the Civil War and after the Civil War, the African Americans got their freedom. Even though this may be known as the bloodiest battles of the U.S., it got the African Americans its freedom and the U.S. to remember how they got it.
After the emancipation of slaves in 1862, the status of African-Americans in post civil war America up until the beginning of the twentieth century did not go through a great deal of change. Much legislation was passed to help blacks in this period. The Civil Rights act of 1875 prohibited segregation in public facilities and various government amendments gave African-Americans even more guaranteed rights. Even with this government legislation, the newly dubbed 'freedmen' were still discriminated against by most people and, ironically, they were soon to be restricted and segregated once again under government rulings in important court cases of the era.
...Black people continued to fight for what they thought was right which was true freedom.
One hundred years after the Emancipation Proclamation was written, African Americans were still fighting for equal rights in every day life. The first real success of this movement did not come until the Brown vs. Board of Education decision in 1954 which was followed by many boycotts and protests. The largest of these protests, the March on Washington, was held on August 28, 1963 “for jobs and freedom” (March on Washington 11). An incredible amount of preparation went into the event to accommodate the hundreds of thousands of people attending from around the nation and to deal with any potential incidents.
Frederick Douglass made the most of his years after escaping from slavery in 1852. Douglass spread his words against slavery through being a well-known writer. Douglass was one of the most prominent reform leaders of his era (Foner, 481). A popular document written by Frederick Douglass on July 5th, 1852, spread some powerful words among the nation. Douglass’s speech was titled “What to the slave is the Fourth of July”. When his speech was published, his intended audience was his “fellow citizens” and those unaware that the Fourth of July was a day of mourning for slaves; unlike white Americans celebrating the day of freedom. The reason Douglass’s speech was published was to bring attention to the separation on the Fourth of July between white and black Americans. Even though Frederick Douglass was free he could not celebrate but mourn the day for horror of the past and presence of slave cruelty.
his own freedom in 1847, Douglass created The North Star, an abolitionist newspaper, and also wrote an autobiography. Douglass became a well respected author, and in 1852 was asked to give a speech in Rochester New York. In his speech the The Meaning of July Fourth to the Negro, which was delivered in Rochester New York on July 5, 1852. Douglass spoke of the nation 's problems with hypocrisy, and mistreatment of African Americans. Celebrating freedom and equality, yet there were millions of slaves who were being kept within America 's borders. Douglass’ audience was for the abolitionist who came to hear his speech, but his words influenced all. Douglass used ethos, pathos and logos to get his point across. His purpose of his speech was to rally up the abolitionist, and show other American people how wrong and hypocritical they’re being.
Today, the 1st of January is the day where the Emancipation Proclamation issued by Abe Lincoln begins. The streets are filled with free blacks celebrating and rejoicing. People are having parties and celebrating but most of all praying. Groups of blacks are praying together and thanking God for setting them free.
In 1986 President Ronald Reagan and the United States Congress passed a law 99 to 244 members, which formally established black history month as a federally designated observance. During the 1980’s the concept black history month spread internationally. The United Kingdom the greater London council and a coalition of African European leaders helped to initiate a black history month in Britain, which is observed in October. It is imperative that we continue to fight for black history month. Black History Month is an integral part of our nation’s custom in which we continue to encourage positive models of touching historical events, by showing outstanding leadership, diversity and steps towards cultural change. In 1926, Woodson stated that this remembrance is not only profoundly momentous for the African American community, but imperative for the greater understanding of national and world history. It is connected to the ironic history of this nation, and by honoring Black History Month everyone can be included in a tradition of acknowledgement, insertion and community engagement. Historical knowledge is no more than critically observing the past and carefully constructing the future. We should have more educational curricular activities related to black history