Collective Memory The Political Nature And Consequences...

Collective Memory: The Political Nature and Consequences of Erasure The erasure of black people from the historical narrative and memory of the Civil War and Emancipation Era resulted from social prejudices and racism, that was transformed into political action and neglect in regards to the rights of African Americans after Reconstruction. The mythos surrounding the war’s purpose and outcome, actively and deliberately altered by differing organizations, people, and groups, changed the political response to the treatment of African Americans. As noted by the historian Jay Winter, â€Å"Nations do not remember, groups of people do. Their work is singular and never fixed.† After the abolition of slavery in 1865, there was no inevitable outcome that would lead to the massive disenfranchisement of black Americans after Reconstruction. Rather, collective memory and the deliberate, active attempts to erase or downplay the roles that black men and women played; as soldiers, as dynamic political participants, as direct proponents for changing t he old system of slavery, and finally, as citizens of the United States, led to the political violence, oppression, and terror that arguably still exists today. The consequences of erasing black people came from; the rise of the Lost Cause Movement, the forgiveness of the South at the expense of free people, and dangerous views of this history that would try to remember the system of slavery as something that was perhaps â€Å"not as bad† as it was.Show MoreRelatedCultural Erasure5591 Words   |  23 PagesRevista Europea de Estudios Latinoamericanos y del Caribe 79, octubre de 2005 | 125 Identity and Erasure: Finding the Elusive Caribbean Anton Allahar – Caribbean Autobiography: cultural identity and self-representation, by Sandra Pouchet Paquet. Madison, WI: The University of Wisconsin Press, 2002. – Decolonising the Caribbean: Dutch policies in a comparative perspective, by Gert Oostindie and Inge Klinkers. Amsterdam: Amsterdam University Press, 2003. – Ah Come Back Home: PerspectivesRead MoreCalculus Oaper13589 Words   |  55 Pagesthere is a connection here. I believe that much feminist theory and criticism is stranded on this shoal. My organizing impulse is the belief that it is not enough for feminist thought that specifically lesbian texts exist. Any theory or cultural/political creation that treats lesbian existence as a marginal or less natural phenomenon, as mere sexual preference, or as the mirror image of either heterosexual or male homosexual relations is profoundly weakened thereby, whatever its other contributionsRead MoreSSD2 Module 3 Notes22142 Words   |  89 Pagessergeants time training to standard, not time. 3. TRAIN TO STANDARD To reach an accepted proficiency level Mastery, it is the standard for training Achieving mastery is to perform tasks instinctively, regardless of condition Each individual and collective task has standards of performance. A standard is the accepted proficiency level required to accomplish a task. Mastery, the ability to perform the task instinctively, regardless of the conditions, is the desired level of proficiency. The units masterRead MoreDeveloping Management Skills404131 Words   |  1617 Pages443 Empowering and Delegating 443 A Management Dilemma Involving Empowerment The Dirty Dozen 444 The Meaning of Empowerment 445 Historical Roots of Empowerment 446 Dimensions of Empowerment 447 Self-Efficacy 447 Self-Determination 448 Personal Consequence 449 Meaning 449 Trust 450 Review of Empowerment Dimensions 451 How to Develop Empowerment 451 Articulating a Clear Vision and Goals 452 Fostering Personal Mastery Experiences 453 Modeling 454 Providing Support 454 Emotional Arousal 455 Providing