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The document discusses the history and demographics of Russian immigrants in New York City. It notes that the population of Russians in NYC doubled between 1990-2000, rising from 80,815 in 1990 to over 81,408 by 2000. Brooklyn has the largest concentration of Russian communities. According to census data from 2008, about 28% of Russians in NYC spoke languages other than English at home.
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The Great Migration represented the movement of over 6 million black Americans from the rural South to Northern and Western cities between 1916-1970. Fleeing the oppression of Jim Crow laws, black southerners sought economic opportunities in growing Northern industries. While the North was imagined as free of racism, migrants still faced discrimination and segregation. Artists like Jacob Lawrence documented the harsh realities of this mass internal migration through works like his Migration Series paintings.
1.23.24.B The Great Migration.pptx
The Great Migration was the movement of over 6 million black Americans from the rural South to Northern and Western cities between 1916-1970. They sought to escape the oppression of Jim Crow laws and seize new economic opportunities. While the North offered higher wages, black migrants still faced racism and segregation, living in overcrowded neighborhoods with poor housing conditions. Publications like the Chicago Defender encouraged and helped black southerners make the journey North.
1960s and 70s
The 1960s saw the rise of rock music and the counterculture movement in the US and other Western nations. Young people questioned social and political norms and embraced ideals of peace, love, and personal freedom. Rock genres like psychedelic rock and folk rock became popular. The Beatles emerged as the most commercially successful band of all time. The 1970s saw the rise of disco music and the growing popularity of reggae artist Bob Marley. Women and minority groups advocated for greater social and political equality. Environmentalism also increased during this period.
INT-450 Topic 3 Ethnicity
Here are a few key points regarding cultural heritage and ethics in ministry:
- We should seek to understand, appreciate, and honor the ethnic identity and heritage of all people groups without discrimination. Promoting one's own culture above others would be unethical.
- Preserving cultural heritage can help groups maintain a sense of dignity and continuity with their history. However, we must be careful not to essentialize or overemphasize any single aspect of identity. People and cultures naturally evolve over time.
- Our responsibility is to uphold the inherent worth and equal dignity of all people, while supporting individuals and communities in navigating their own cultural journeys. Imposing one's views on others or claiming ownership over another's heritage would
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4/8/15, 12:07 PMWilliam D. Carrigan and Clive Webb - The Lynching of Persons of Mexican Origi…r Descent in the United States, 1848 to 1928 - Journal of Social History 37:2
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Copyright © 2003 by Peter N. Stearns. All rights reserved.
Journal of Social History 37.2 (2003) 411-438
The Lynching of Persons of Mexican Origin or Descent in the
United States, 1848 To 1928
William D. Carrigan
Rowan University
Clive Webb
University of Sussex
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On November 16, 1928, four masked men tore into a hospital in Farmington, New Mexico and
abducted one of the patients as he lay dying in bed. The kidnappers drove to an abandoned
farmhouse on the outskirts of the city where they tied a rope around the neck of their captive and
hanged him from a locust tree. 1
The dead man, Rafael Benavides, had been admitted to the hospital with a serious gun wound less
than twenty-four hours earlier. His wound was inflicted by a sheriff's posse pursuing him for an
assault upon a farmer's wife. According to one newspaper, "the fiendishness and brutality of his
acts were such that the postal laws will not permit us to print them." 2 The abduction and
execution of Benavides therefore elicited the approval of many local citizens relieved at the
removal from their community of this dangerous menace. In the frank opinion of one newspaper
editorial, "the degenerate Mexican got exactly what was coming to him." 3 Others were
nonetheless more circumspect in their assessment of the lynching. While they did not dispute the
guilt of the dead man, they contended that his due punishment could only be determined by a court
of law. The Santa Fe New Mexican responded to the precipitous action of the mob by stating that
it would "take San Juan County a long time to live down the bad name received by this lawless
act." 4 Such an opinion reflected a new racial sensibility among many Anglos in the Southwest.
For decades lynch mobs terrorized persons of Mexican origin or descent 5 without reprisal from
the wider community. The more critical attitude taken by the Anglo establishment created a
political climate less tolerant of extra-legal violence. Although acts of lawlessness continued,
Rafael Benavides became the last Mexican in the United States to be lynched in such blatant
defiance of the judicial system.
Although widely recognized in the Mexican community on both sides of the border, and among
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Lecture 1 an introduction to american culture
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The 1960s saw many social and political upheavals in the United States and around the world. The decade was defined by the civil rights movement, opposition to the Vietnam War, and the youth counterculture phenomenon. Music played a key role, with new styles like rock and roll emerging and bands like The Beatles achieving enormous popularity. The 1960s also saw increasing debates over issues like free speech, gender roles, and individualism.
1960s and 70s
The 1960s saw many social and political upheavals in the United States and around the world. The decade was defined by the civil rights movement, opposition to the Vietnam War, and the youth counterculture phenomenon. Music played a key role, with new styles like rock and roll emerging and bands like The Beatles achieving enormous popularity. The 1960s also saw increasing debates over issues like free speech, gender roles, and individual freedom.
[Prof anthony d_smith,_anthony_smith]_nationalism_(book4you-1
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CP US - Ch. 22 - Sec. 1
The document summarizes several social and political events in the United States after World War 1, including labor unrest and strikes, racial tensions leading to urban riots, increased anarchist violence including bombings, the Red Scare led by Attorney General Palmer which targeted communists and immigrants, stricter immigration laws, the resurgence of the Ku Klux Klan, controversial trials of Italian immigrants Sacco and Vanzetti, the beginning of Prohibition, and the passage of women's suffrage.
Korean Immigration Timeline
Selected events in the Korean-American immigration time-line presented by Smithsonian Asian Pacific American Program:
The Korean Americans, A Century of Experience at
http://apa.si.edu/Curriculum%20Guide-Final/timeline.htm.
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