Talking about Freedom: The lessons and memories attained

Hiram Rhodes Revel and Joseph Hayne Rainey

Hiram Rhodes Revel 

Hiram Rhodes Revel was born on September 27, 1827, in Fayetteville, NC. As a young man, he took lessons from a private school in which he later moved north to further his education and became a minister in 1845. During the 1850's Revel preached to free and enslaved people while assisting fugitive slaves. When the Civil War began Revel was serving as a pastor, but he soon joined the war as a Union Army Chaplin in Mississippi.  

In 1868, Hiram Rhodes Revel became the first African American to join Congress when he took office in the Senate. Ironically, Revel ended up taking the president of the confederacy Jefferson Davis seat. Ultimately, in March of 1871 Hiram Rhodes Revel left the senate to live out the rest of his life as an educator to others then passing away on January 6, 1901. 

My Contacts

MY Strength

  On this page I am going to summarize the results of my Clifton Strengths. 

1. Context 

2. Positivity 

3.  Harmony 

4. Consistency 

5. Discipline    

MY STORY

 Write several paragraphs that gives the reader a fuller picture of you, more personal than the bio blurch. 

Gone with the Wind

 

Watching Gone with the Wind is an intriguing experience as on one hand there's many positive lessons and moments in the movie, while on the other hand there's much to criticize about the narrative of the story. 

Starting off each character is riveting as they have their own personal motives, dreams, and goals and when these characters come together in scenes it creates amazing moments. On the other hand, knowing the setting and the type of atmosphere the movie sets make it hard to feel engrossed especially knowing the history of the time period. Although the movie seems to shove all negative aspects under the rug to present a happier and joyful atmosphere. 

Scarlett O'Hara and Mammy 

For example, the character of Mammy who is one of the O'Hara family slaves and acts like Scarlett guardian. The problem with Mammy's meaningful moments like keeping the family together or supporting Scarlett in her time of needs is when you remember that Mammy had to have gone through hardships and is treated less than human. Despite this the movie paints over the gruesome moments of the time period to delight the audience in a happy atmosphere. 

Then we move onto the main characters Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler. They have the most intriguing dynamic as they're both not good and honest people, but they keep the illusion that they are which is why it would be amazing if not for the fact that they are for the confederacy. Which distracts from the story as I felt amazed by the performances I kept being detached from the story as I remember the historical context as multiple times in the film, they paint the confederacy in a good light while demonizing the "Yankees". 

Ultimately, I think the film makers fictionized an amazing story in the wrong setting and background as it hard for me and other viewers to be enthralled with the film when its painting slavery in a positive light.  The characters in story are amazing as you they are complex with their own goals and motivations. 

EOTO 1 Thoughts

After me and Francesca's presentation my peers presented their Each One Teach Ones. I would like to go over each of their presentations and give my thoughts on their topics. 

The Amistad rebellion of 1839 is a righteous story of how 53 kidnapped Africans fought back against the men who illegally trafficked them, seizing control of the ship. Ultimately, they wound up in America as refugees in need of aid. The Spanish government wanted the American government to return the Africans as their rightful property. But controversially despite America having slaves the Supreme Court ruled that the enslaved Africans are free and that they were wrongfully imprisoned on the Amistad. This is interesting as it seems hypocritical for America to deem the slaves as free when back then they had slaves of their own.

On April 17, 1839, Joseph Strew founded the anti-slavery society advocating for the abolishment of slavery everywhere. A year later the world anti-slavery convention was held. It was a problematic event as it barred women from entering which led to the rise of the Women's right movement. Then in 1990 the anti-slavery campaign went international against all types of slavery. Unfortunately, American Anti-Slavery society is still ongoing as currently 40 million people are trapped in modern day slavery, but I hope that we reach a time where slavery no longer exists.

The Kansas - Nebraska Act is an important bill as it sets up the foundation for the freedom of my ancestors. The bill sets up the territories of Kansas and Nebraska which in turn repealed the Missouri Compromise. Multiple flocks of people from different states flooded the new territories to determine the state’s status as a free or slave state. The immigration political atmosphere was so bad in Kansas that the event was called “Bleeding Kansas” as multiple people died or were injured.

The Fugitive Slave Act was a disgusting law created in 1850 that forced northerners to help southerners catch runaway slaves. This act was created as a way to keep the nation together, but it helped destabilize it more. There was corruption in the act as any African American could be accused and taken because they had no way to prove they were free. In the end from 1850 to 1861, 1000 African Americans were sent into bondage. Ultimately this was a disgusting act that caused more harm than good.