From Emancipation to Jim Crow

A Short Overview of the Continuation of Structural Racism in the United States How does the saying go “The more things change, the more they remain the same”. This paper gives an overview of how during the time of reconstruction – while the emancipation proclamation and the 13th amendment legally abolished slavery in the United… Continue reading From Emancipation to Jim Crow

IDA B WELLS TRIBUTE PAPER

“The way to right wrongs is to turn the light of truth upon them” This paper gives an overview of Ida B. Wells-Barnett’s life and mission as an anti-lynching advocate. It spans from her childhood day with two attentive parents, to becoming the head of a family at the tender age of 14 over to… Continue reading IDA B WELLS TRIBUTE PAPER

THE GERMAN COAST UPRISING

Vantage Point Volume Four gives a short but complete overview of the German Coast Uprising – North America’s largest revolt against slavery in the south. A revolution that was successfully written out of American history. In 2011 – 200 years after the revolt took place in Louisiana, near New Orleans – Daniel Rasmussen published the… Continue reading THE GERMAN COAST UPRISING

BANTU STEPHEN BIKO TRIBUTE PAPER

The third volume of Vantage Point Zine series gives an overview over the short but impactful life of Bantu Stephen Biko and the creation of the Black Consciousness Movement. It touches the history and implications of institutionalized racism – Apartheid – in South Africa, giving a framework for Bantu Biko’s life and mission in freeing… Continue reading BANTU STEPHEN BIKO TRIBUTE PAPER

MARCUS GARVEY TRIBUTE PAPER

The second volume of the Vantage Point Zine series aims at giving a short overview over Marcus Mosiah Garvey’s life and mission. It follows Marcus Garvey’s journey from Jamaica to England, to the United State’s main black capital Harlem, NY and further. It gives insight into the experiences that motivated Garvey to establish the United… Continue reading MARCUS GARVEY TRIBUTE PAPER

MALCOLM X TRIBUTE PAPER

“I’m for truth, no matter who tells it. I’m for justice, no matter who it is for or against.” The first volume of the Vantage Point Zine series gives an overview over Malcolm X’s life and mission. It follows Malcolm X’s journey from being Detroit Red to Malcolm X to Omowale, to El Hajj Malik… Continue reading MALCOLM X TRIBUTE PAPER