t was no accident that almost all of the Comiskey Park rioters were young white males from the suburbs.
I think this was a very interesting fact to add to the article because it shows the bias presented in the Comiskey Park rioters. They were against a form of art because it did not align with their initial ideals, however, I believe this a false way to view art and progression. Society was quite reluctant to change during this time and I find it to be a lack of awareness and open-mindedness.
Unsurprisingly, men had greater freedom to enjoy the novel amusements of city nightlife, which included dance halls, bars, hotels, and theaters. Even women who had not committed crimes against people or property could be arrested for violating the “social and moral order,” which meant drinking and associating with male strangers, Hickey points out.
I think this important to point out because although in modern times this is not the case. This type of sex hierarchy still exists in many countries today outside America, I believe it is important to understand that this is how the United States used to operate as well, and if we were able to change our society's outlook on the role of women we should help push for this in other countries.
I will never forget what it was like coming out and having nobody to look up toward.I remember the lack of hope – and our friends can't fulfill it.
I like how towards the end of his famous speech, Harvey Milk was able to share personal details about himself. I feel that by adding this emotion and touching on the hardship he has faced, as well as, so many others have faced helps to put into perspective that this issue is something we should all be concerned about. You wouldn't want anyone you love or care about to feel hopeless, and this really represents what society caused without having an understanding of what sexuality even means.
The demonstrations, which were later termed a “police riot” by an investigative commission, appalled 90 million television viewers, nearly half the American population.
This reminds of the world today. With the age of the internet, millions of Americans and even those in other countries are able to view atrocities with the click of a finger. I always found it odd that America is very keen on displaying any type of criminal activity or horror all over the news. I think we have all had an experience where we sat at our television all day following a horrific news story and I always wonder if things would be different if the news simply reported incidents instead of making a display of them.
Episode 94 (Numbers)
This was a super interesting episode to listen to! I think it is absolutely insane and unfathomable to think about watching TV in order to know if you are going to be picked to go to war. It is honestly really foul that they would hold the draft pickings in such a matter that would make it feel like you are somehow lucky if you get picked. It makes me sad that I was so ignorant to the fact that this was the method for drafts just not too long ago. I feel sorry for those that had to experience this.
Episode 100 (Peregrinar)
This reminded me of the Cesar Chavez movie I watched when I was quite young. I remember the movie really portrayed the emotions that those marching were going through and how these workers endured such harsh labor in order to support and feed their families.
Despite changes within the Black Panther Party leadership, writes Araiza, the Panthers still found “common struggle against a common oppression” with their allies.
I believe this is the reason both the Black Panther Party and the UFW were so important in history and are still discussed today. They found strength in numbers and in similar goals, both parties could not be silenced with such a large impact against opposition.
The percentage of families living in poverty also declined.
I feel like this is hard to realistically measure, there is no support to how poverty was defined. Although, the article states that the percentage of families living in poverty declined, that does not equal a correlation to the impact of the Great Society and the impact of Johnson's programs.
c. But I was always afraid he might be deported; American law was that terrifyi
This is really depressing because many minorities and marginalized groups have to experience such horrors and live in a constant state of fear to this day. I think it is commendable to admit to such fears and having to endure such a mental torture is something I could never imagine.
One teacher discussed “color from Italy, stamina and restraint from the Scandinavian countries, artistry from France, steady nerve and purposefulness from Britain.” Few schools included Asian, African, or African-American cultures in these lessons.
I really disagree with this and of course all of the teachings that were discussed in the article. I think this paints the white race as superior and puts a false sense of superiority in the minds of impressionable children.
“One of the lessons that can be learned from analysis of the 1930s is that masculinity not only includes many formulations but also that gender definition is capable of undergoing almost endless variations.”
I really liked that this was the closing statement. I think the author of the article made a really good parallel to modern day. Gender essentially cannot be defined and does not need a definition, it is a limitless concept.
By the time it was included on an album in 1951, the United States had moved past many of its economic woes and Guthrie himself was aging and ill. Schoolchildren began to use Guthrie’s songs, including the shortened version, and as its popularity grew its protest roots were lost.
I find this very sad because towards the end of his life he saw his artist work as something that got lost in translation. I think this is the fault of mainstream media because they do not acknowledge the history of the song, but instead use it to gain popularity and increased viewership.
Her daughter later commented, “She was a very strong woman. She was a leader. I think that's one of the reasons she resented the photo—because it didn't show her in that light.”1
I think this was really interesting because photographers are trying to capture the emotion and ambience of a situation through a single photograph in order to enact change. However, without any progression proceeding this photograph it goes to show that the call to action fell short. It makes sense the women in the photograph does not want to be viewed in such a light if it does not help her in any way.
Advertisers took advantage of this broad audience to promote a wide range of goods and services to both men and women who enjoyed the proliferation of consumer culture during this time.
This is a strong parallel to how ads are showcased and recommended to us today. In the 1920s advertisers were able to promote a product to a certain demographic through magazines. Where as nowadays, advertisers are able to do this anytime you are scrolling through a webpage or even online. Recommended ads are engulfed in our society and technology's intelligence is rapidly improving to promote products to specific demographics in order to boost sales or revenue.
New forms of recreation, like the scouts movement, summer camp, and “Fresh Air” charities became the “‘customary thing’ to control the moral backsliding of children during their summer vacations.”
I find it interesting that the reason for school gardens was originally to keep rural kids on the farm by teaching them to love the Earth. However towards the end of the article the true intentions of these sanctioned gardens was revealed. It has become customary to control the moral backsliding of children, however, there was not concrete evidence of moral backsliding without forms of recreation during WWI, it appears to me that these gardens were a means of controlling the youth.
W. K. Kellogg, was the one to mass produce, copyright, and market the doctor’s corn flake product (leaving out the original claim that it would curtail masturbation), creating the Kellogg’s brand we know today. Share
I believe the original creator of Kellogg had an extreme lack of knowledge, but also fell gullible to the idea that masturbation caused ailments. I believe he sought out to disenfranchise or dehumanize minority groups. However, I believe his brother desired monetary goals without underlying prejudice in order to gain success.
If we expect them to adopt our customs, our ideals, and our country, let us set them a most worthy example.
I think it is really sad that Americans believed immigrants coming to America were expected to adopt their customs. I believe this shows how people that were not white were viewed as inferior in the eyes of Americans. It is also really depressing that what the narrator describes as a "worthy example" is just an ideal set in place to limit the freedoms of women as well.
This cartoon is especially disturbing because the depiction of immigrants in this case could also just be any family. It shows that the important ideals that America was created on do not matter when it comes to immigration. Americans clearly viewed immigrants as inferior creating the illusion that they do not possess the same intelligence or ability as a non-American.
“How much justice do we find when the wage working class of this country enjoys NO LEGALLY RECOGNIZED RIGHTS to work for a living… and yet our politicians make it a crime of VAGRANCY when a man, through no fault of his own, is without work and without food?”
This article is really heartbreaking because I still see this in everyday life. Yes, there are recognized rights for workers now. However, our politicians still believe vagrancy is a crime. I often see police stopping homeless people on the street anywhere I go and most of the time they are just stagnant before any police interaction.
managed to sell their sparkling wine as a way to define social standing in an uncertain modern world.
I think the most important thing to note here is that the modern world was uncertain, this in itself made Western consumers more susceptible to marketing tactics such as those used by Champagne merchant-manufacturers. By marketing Champagne as a luxury and marketing to the elite demographic, these negotiants were able to manipulate the market to their needs without any credibility. I believe this way of marketing affects our society today in how we view value or self worth.
Also, echoing the racial disparity of drug laws in our own time
I believe this a great parallel in the passage to connect to modern day. Drug laws, along with punishments, were drafted on a basis of racial inequality. Regulations were set in place during this time in order to discriminate against the Chinese and not in order to regulate behavior in relation to law based on justice.
In any case, college admission is surely no bar to eliminating grades in elementary and middle schools because colleges are largely indifferent to what students have done before high school.
This reminded me of my high school experience because majority of my teachers would often tell us that colleges expect a lot more than just good grades and as a high school student this was really surprising. I had always thought that you just need to study hard, however, that is not the case and I think it should be mentioned earlier on to give students an opportunity to understand the amount of commitment a lot of colleges require.