Well Amendment 13 is very interesting. It states that all people that were born in the united states, naturalized or are citizens of the united states have the right to life liberty and the pusrsuit of happiness and no one can take that privilege from them. That is in the first paragraph. It states it clear as day. So why weren't blacks allowed to vote huh? Why did they have to fight for their right to vote and the right to life liberty and the pursuit of happiness?
The constitution was created on July 6 1776 and was ratified in 1789. Why did it take so long for blacks to get the right to vote. In my eyes everyone is equal. It wasn't until the mid 1950's when blacks actually got the right to vote. That just wasn't fair. How could whites be so cruel because of someones skin color.
You know what I don't get? How is that the whites back then wanted blacks and other immigrants to follow the law the rules and the constitution but they didn't follow it themselves. It wasn't just the voting either it was the fact that blacks didn't have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. Blacks were slaves and were property. Black women were a white mans baby barer. Blacks were treated like trash.
Why were blacks treated so much different. Im quite sure they were born in the U.S. Naturalized here and were citizens so why did they go through what they went through. They delt with cruel and unusual punishment. Hanging was cruel burning and black was cruel. Why did they have to go through that? The 8th Amendment says no one should have to deal with cruel and unusual punishment. So what made the blacks different from any normal person. Were they not human. Come on now.
Listen blacks back then were no different from whites. We all have the same things in our body. Everyones blood is red. So no one is different. The blacks fought to get this world at the stand point it is at today. Though it still wasn't fair for blacks to have to go through what they went through. It kind of reminds me of Barack Obama and what he goes through every day. People treat him different and sterotype because he is a black guy running for president. News flash just because he is black doesn't mean he can't turn this world around. I here it everyday, quote " Obama is going to get assaisinated if he gets elected." What type of stuff is that to say. What goes around normally I must say, comes around.
Wednesday, October 8, 2008
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
History
In history we dicuss a lot of different topics such as the civil war,
slavery, the differenty battles such as Gettysburg,Vicksburg etc. and
the differences between the North and the South. We also discuss
politics and the different things that are going on between Barack Obama and John Mcain. Starting off with the civil war. When we discuss the civil war it feels like im really there. It is really exciting. We discuss that the Civil wars outbreak was because of a 3/5 clause and silent endorsements. We talk about the Emancipation Proclamation which was born on January 1st 1863. The Emancipation proclamation freed the slaves in a lot of rebelious states. We talk about how some states didn't really recognize the governments power. In class we also talk about how the North is stronger then the South. We learn that the North was bigger and that it had more workers, manufacturing companies, wepons and transportation. Then we learn that the South had a higher morale and that it had more farm acreage. We also discuss the weaknesses of both the North and the South. Like for example the South had a lot less food then the North. Then the North had less land and a lot less training then the South. We discuss the economic consequences of war in the South. When we talk about that we find out that there was crop devistation, a war by the name of Shermans March, a loss of slaves took place, destruction of property and other things like that. There was shifts in labor for the South. Tjen we talk about the economic
consequences of the North. They too had destruction of property, population losses, and lack of jobs for their people. Then it gets kind of fun when Mrs. G does the different impressions of governers like Sarah Palin, John Mc Cain, And George Bush. we discuss and go over a lot of different things. These things aren't just in the old ancient days but they are in the present also. So we have fun and what we talk about helps our knowledge expand.
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slavery, the differenty battles such as Gettysburg,Vicksburg etc. and
the differences between the North and the South. We also discuss
politics and the different things that are going on between Barack Obama and John Mcain. Starting off with the civil war. When we discuss the civil war it feels like im really there. It is really exciting. We discuss that the Civil wars outbreak was because of a 3/5 clause and silent endorsements. We talk about the Emancipation Proclamation which was born on January 1st 1863. The Emancipation proclamation freed the slaves in a lot of rebelious states. We talk about how some states didn't really recognize the governments power. In class we also talk about how the North is stronger then the South. We learn that the North was bigger and that it had more workers, manufacturing companies, wepons and transportation. Then we learn that the South had a higher morale and that it had more farm acreage. We also discuss the weaknesses of both the North and the South. Like for example the South had a lot less food then the North. Then the North had less land and a lot less training then the South. We discuss the economic consequences of war in the South. When we talk about that we find out that there was crop devistation, a war by the name of Shermans March, a loss of slaves took place, destruction of property and other things like that. There was shifts in labor for the South. Tjen we talk about the economic
consequences of the North. They too had destruction of property, population losses, and lack of jobs for their people. Then it gets kind of fun when Mrs. G does the different impressions of governers like Sarah Palin, John Mc Cain, And George Bush. we discuss and go over a lot of different things. These things aren't just in the old ancient days but they are in the present also. So we have fun and what we talk about helps our knowledge expand.
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