African-American Rebellion

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Rebellion by Myra T. Rebellion is shown throughout history and is evident in women, men and children, for their rights and need for control. Though it has an image of danger, pure intentions may lie beneath the surface. From the ever evolving women's rights, men and their rebellion, to children for their need for independence. There are constant issues that arise that don't seems to match up to who we are, as either a person or community. Some have stayed and continue to fog our minds, while others have been more promising. I believe that women, men, and children alike have the freedom to cause an uprising, but just how long has this been going on for? Women in our world have this image in our society for centuries as a submissive, obedient …show more content…

On October 16, 1995, The Million Man March was held in Washington D.C. for the gathering of African-American men to let society cast a vastly different picture of the Black male. This was to help unite self-help and self-defense against economical and social ills plaguing the African American community. This was a cry for help, for a change that the cruelty of judgment based on physical appearances has an effect, especially on a large population such as this. Enough was enough and this was their rebellion for a good cause. There is a power in numbers and it …show more content…

One, are the Hamburg Swings, this was a group of rebellious teens that smuggled American jazz records and British fashion into Nazi Germany. At the time Nazi had expressed that American culture degenerated, and that swing music was only fit for "only negroes and Jew." All of art of and social dancing was essentially illegal. So when the time came, they hosted underground Swing dance parties to rebel against the regime. Later, the police had criminalized the swing kids, naming them "race defilers, fornicators, homosexuals, and robbers." The leader, Tommie Scheel had once said, "“We wanted to tell all these dumb bastards that we were different, that was all.” Now they can be compared to the original British punks in the 70's for their rebellious music and fashion made a real political statement. Though the Hamburg Swings risked their lives to party. Just as Tommie made a statement in this choice to express his differences, the Sub-Debs also had a passion to become adults. During World War II, the youth got jobs to earn their own money. Adults had come to realize that a new powerful new consumer demographic of young girls started getting their own magazines, fashion, and cosmetics. These were the Sub-Debs, they were the cover of Life Magazine in 1945 who were the eye of high school trends who liked to shop. This is very reminiscent to the girls today who are

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