Conspicuous consumption In what ways do Americans and especially African Americans practice conspicuous consumption? How much, if at all, do you think the amount and forms of conspicuous consumption vary by gender? By race-ethnicity? By class? By region? By age? What are some of the ways that you engage in acts of conspicuous consumption, and … Read more
Discuss the importance of the Harlem Renaissance and the role it played on the political and cultural front of the lives of African-Americans of that time as well as a way for them to display their own expression.
How did African Americans respond to emancipation as news spread across the South? How did southern whites respond to the end of the Civil War? What event brought Reconstruction to an end? Why did Johnson not punish former Confederate leaders for their role in causing the Civil War? What was Lincoln’s plan to treat Confederate … Read more
Representation in Congress Research and present the proportion of women, African Americans, Native Americans, Hispanic Americans, Asian Americans and openly gay or lesbian members of Congress. Reflect on what these patterns say about the nature of representation. Why do some groups tend to be underrepresented in Congress? Why do you see a trend in which … Read more
Narrate the contributions by African Americans in the health science field and how and what they had to go through to build up.
At the turn of the 20th century, racial segregation was legalized by the highest court of the land – the Supreme Court. Many black leaders, both men and women, worked to challenge the hardened restrictions of Jim Crow and to chart the best pathway forward for African Americans and the nation. Briefly discuss the positions, … Read more
