Oppression In Jacob Lawrence's Confrontation On The Bridge

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There has been a long antecedent of oppression directed toward people of color, which is still commonly seen in today's society; this factor plays a substantial role because it sets a precedent in which subsequent generations continue to follow the pattern of being affected by the themes of oppression. According to the NBCC, the National Board For Certified Counselors is dedicated to research and commentary on empirical, theoretical, and innovative topics in the field of professional counseling and related areas. “the construct of cultural trauma has been identified in reference to the enslavement of peoples of African descent in the United States and the subsequent oppression through "Jim Crow" practices that occurred post-emancipation (Eyerman, …show more content…
His painting represents the Selma to Montgomery march to protest the Voting Rights Act, in which state troopers began attacking the unarmed African American marchers with tear gas and billy clubs. The painting brings light on the discrimination of African Americans in the Selma to Montgomery march and how they faced oppression from a form of authority similarly. In, Elouise Cobell: A Small Measure of Justice written by Melinda Janko an experienced Director, Producer, and Writer, illustrates that in Elouise Cobell’s story, her people had to experience the consequential impacts of oppression due to the neglect of the United States. In the article it states “her aunt who needed the lease money from her land to get medical care for her sick husband. Their check finally came in the spring. My aunt died without ever seeing justice, and her husband died from lack of medical care.” Therefore this exemplifies that due to the oppression of the Blackfeet Indian tribe, the United States exacerbated the problem because of their mismanagement of their funds, and denial of their basic needs lead to many of them dying and unjust
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