Ben DiAngelo
10-7-08
Block 4
Post
The Civil War can be compared and contrasted just like a lot of other things but not all things are important like this. South Africa can be compared to the post Civil War for racism was a big deal. This involved rights, education, and citizenship. All of this was happening in both America and South Africa.
Rights were of one of the biggest issues and they still are today. Owning land and voting were of the biggest issues. Women’s rights started so they are able to own land, start a business, and not to be called property by their husbands. Blacks weren’t able to do these things either. Even the Women’s Rights movement helped show people that everyone should be created equal.
Education is the only way to get up in society. Without education, it’s almost impossible to get a good job and live a happy life, unless you’re lucky and win the lottery, which is almost impossible too. Most whites did not like the idea of blacks learning how to read and write. If there were a school that enrolled blacks, more then likely, it would have been burned down because whites didn’t want them to learn. Education is the key to success.
Being a citizen comes with a lot of goodies. Most people like the feeling of being a citizen or having citizenship of the country of which they live in. Most blacks weren’t considered citizens. You would feel bad too if you lived in a country where you couldn’t even feel like home cause your not even considered a citizen in that place.
So many things in America post Civil War and South Africa had a lot of things going on. Even though they were thousands of miles away, they still had a lot in common.
10-7-08
Block 4
Post
The Civil War can be compared and contrasted just like a lot of other things but not all things are important like this. South Africa can be compared to the post Civil War for racism was a big deal. This involved rights, education, and citizenship. All of this was happening in both America and South Africa.
Rights were of one of the biggest issues and they still are today. Owning land and voting were of the biggest issues. Women’s rights started so they are able to own land, start a business, and not to be called property by their husbands. Blacks weren’t able to do these things either. Even the Women’s Rights movement helped show people that everyone should be created equal.
Education is the only way to get up in society. Without education, it’s almost impossible to get a good job and live a happy life, unless you’re lucky and win the lottery, which is almost impossible too. Most whites did not like the idea of blacks learning how to read and write. If there were a school that enrolled blacks, more then likely, it would have been burned down because whites didn’t want them to learn. Education is the key to success.
Being a citizen comes with a lot of goodies. Most people like the feeling of being a citizen or having citizenship of the country of which they live in. Most blacks weren’t considered citizens. You would feel bad too if you lived in a country where you couldn’t even feel like home cause your not even considered a citizen in that place.
So many things in America post Civil War and South Africa had a lot of things going on. Even though they were thousands of miles away, they still had a lot in common.
