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Module Seven
Rebekah Hunter
Southern New Hampshire University
HUM-100-H7579 Perspectives in the Humanities Monique Harrington
February 19, 2024
1.
Describe the work
in detail. Consider the following:
a.
Where did you see the work? I have selected the Emancipation and Freedom Monument. The monument can be seen at Browns Island in Richmond, Virginia.
b.
What elements or characteristics stand out to you? The characteristics of the Emancipation and Freedom Monument that resonate with me are the bronze color, the broken chains falling beside the man's waist, and the woman holding the paper.
2.
Describe the purpose of the work.
Consider the following:
a.
What do you think the creator intended to express?
I believe the creator chose the bronze color to represent the skin tone of African Americans and intended to express that the chains placed on African Americans (literally and figuratively) and minorities are broken. African Americans are freed and can live an everyday life like every other citizen. The paper's significance is the date of January 1, 1863, the day President Lincoln abolished slavery.
b.
Were they successful?
Yes, the creator of this creative expression was very successful in delivering his message.
3.Use the work to explore how
acts of creative expression impact and are impacted
by the people and situations that surround them. Consider the following:
a.
What contributions does the work selected make to continuing a dialogue about that culture and the importance of its works?
I chose the Emancipation and Freedom Monument in Browns Island, Richmond, Virginia. However, the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation inspired the monument. That document has profoundly impacted the creator Thomas Jay Warren, encouraging this creative
expression of art. From the 1770's-1860's it was legally allowed to enslave African Americans in the United States until January 1, 1863. On January 1, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation abolishing slavery; the document's impact on numerous people, families, and communities from past to present has been felt and appreciated since. This creative art of expression "began as part of the Commission's commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the Emancipation Proclamation and the abolition
of slavery in the United States" (Virginia's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Commission). Engraved on the monument are ten names of Virginians who dedicated their life to Emancipation and freedom. Five individuals lived and experienced life before President
Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, and five individuals were born after the Emancipation Proclamation but continued their work for freedom from 1866 to 1970. Those names are:
To represent the time period before Emancipation in 1865, the Commission selected the following individuals:
1.
Mary Elizabeth Bowser, a spy for the Union in the Confederate White House;
2.
William Harvey Carney, a former slave who fought in the 54th Massachusetts Voluntary Infantry Regiment and for his actions at Fort Wagner was the first African American awarded the Medal of Honor;
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3.
Gabriel, who led one of the half-dozen most important insurrection plots in the history of North American slavery;
4.
Dred Scott, an enslaved man whose unsuccessful lawsuit for his freedom led to the infamous Supreme Court decision that persons of African descent were not United States citizens; and
5.
Nat Turner, leader of the only successful slave revolt in Virginia's history, shattering the myth of the contented slave.
To represent the time period from 1865 to 1970, the Commission selected the following individuals:
1.
Rosa Dixon Bowser, an educator, women's rights activist, and social reformer who founded the first African American teachers association and co-founded the Virginia State Federation of Colored Women's Clubs and the National Association of Colored Women;
2.
John Mercer Langston, Virginia's first African American member of Congress and the
first president of what is now Virginia State University;
3.
John Mitchell, Jr., a community activist, the first African American to run for Governor of Virginia, and editor of the Richmond Planet newspaper, which covered local, national, and worldwide news, especially lynchings, segregation, and the rise of the Ku Klux Klan;
4.
Lucy Simms, a prominent educator who taught three generations of African American children in the Harrisonburg area; and
5.
Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker, a Petersburg minister, civil rights activist, chief of staff to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., and co-founder of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. (Virginia's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Commission).
4.
State questions
you have after thinking deeply about this work. What more do you want to know regarding the following?
a.
The relationship between
culture and expression:
What is the relationship between the possible intent of the creator and your own interpretation of its meaning?
Questions surrounding the Emancipation and Freedom Monument that come to mind after researching this historical piece of art are: For the monument to be so new, is the intent really coming across as an ending or a problem that still exists with racial divide? Does my interpretation of the monument align with the creator's intent? We recently had a president who openly made racial, homophobic, and sexist statements and incited white supremacists to rush and cause violence at the Capitol (Volle, 2024). Trump's slogan, Make America Great Again, encouraged a racial divide and supported policies that would ban and prevent a particular race from entering the United States. Ultimately, Trump wanted to take this society back to a time when racial division was normal, undoing what President Lincoln did. This monument reminds us how far we have come and how far we have to go, but freedom is ours.
b.
Explain how
your values
have shaped and are shaped by your expression and that of others.
Questions surrounding my values are: Have my values been shaped by changing society and those around me? Why or why not? How has my upbringing shaped my values and my chosen
way of expressing and interpreting other forms of expression?
My values have shaped and are shaped by my expression and the expression of others by keeping an open mind and being receptive to others. Also, my hunger for knowledge and understanding has shaped and continues to shape my values. I remember a bible verse my mom told me as a child: "And with all thy getting get understanding." This bible verse has assisted me with keeping an open mind and appreciating the perspective of others. And now is a statement that I say not only to myself whenever I'm learning something new but to my children when they encounter or experience something new and appear to be close-minded in learning about it.
5.Explain how you would approach
answering these questions:
a.
What would you study about this work that might address the questions you stated?
Regarding the monument's creation being fairly new and confirming if my interpretation of the monument aligned with the creator's true intent, I would follow and look up the creator's views and opinions on today's racial climate and seek to find his contact information to ask personally. For the question posed about my values, I would self-reflect and talk with my parents. Self-reflection will help determine how my culture, family, friends, and community have not only shaped but helped determine my values. Talking with my parents would shed light on the intent behind my upbringing and help me understand if it was because of how they were raised or if they wanted a different approach than how their parents raised them.
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b.
Where would you find information to address the questions?
Next, draw conclusions about how the work you selected relates to the humanities:
Because slavery lasted from 1776 to 1865, you could find a lot of information to help you understand the racial climate and the unfairness that African Americans had to endure. You can find information about slavery online, in the library, watch documentaries, listen to or watch interviews, or speak with someone who has first-hand experience with what the treatment of African Americans was like during this time.
6.Explain why you believe humans have a
need to express
themselves through created works of cultural and historical significance.
a.
Describe a culture shift or event
related to the work you selected. This could be a cultural shift that influenced the creation of the work, or it could be a cultural shift that came about because of it.
I believe humans need to express themselves through creative works that hold a significant significance culturally and historically to capture a time that had a major impact on people, bad or good, and highlight surviving or making it through a tough era. Creating significant pieces of art can also be a form of documentation because textbooks and writing can be destroyed.
b.
Explain how a concept or resource you encountered in
this course
has informed your explanation. Be sure to cite any sources used.
The introduction to module five has informed my explanation. The Module Overview section states, "Since the majority of the people on the planet were not literate until the twentieth century, you can imagine how those who were literate throughout history held the power."(SNHU Module 5,2024). Literacy is still a problem that is prevalent in the African American community, especially in areas that are in poverty and have fewer resources. Some children are unaware of who President Lincoln is and what he accomplished during his presidency, so the Emancipation of Freedom Monument can serve as a learning tool to educate those unaware.
7.Explain how you think the act of human creative expression
impacts and is impacted by
the culture
in which it was created.
a.
Explain the relationship between human creative expression and the culture in which the work you selected was created using the insights you gained from studying it.
b.
Explain how a concept or resource you encountered in
this course
has informed your explanation. Be sure to cite any sources used.
The act of human creative expression impacts and is impacted by the culture in which it was created because racial tension and racial divides are still present for minorities today. The signing of the Emancipation Proclamation occurred 161 years ago, but the creation of this monument happened in 2021. Creating this monument shows that changes are still required to
achieve equality amongst all citizens. The article Cultural Power and the Role of Humanities found in Module Five resources, states, "it is clear that the deeper our understanding of the past, the greater our capacity to understand and cope with the present and mold the
future."(Leach,2014). This article has helped my explanation because if we as a society took the time to educate and understand the past and the life-changing intent and meaning behind historical documents such as the Emancipation Proclamation, the existing racial divide may be nonexistent. But because this has yet to happen, creative pieces like the Emancipation of Freedom Monument are welcomed to educate misinformed or uninformed citizens, encourage people to stay strong despite the circumstances, and restore hope that society will eventually learn from the past and shift positively.
8.Explain how you believe human creative expression can
impact issues we deal with in the present day
(contemporary to your coursework, not the future scenario posed above). Be sure to be specific about the issues you are addressing.
a.
Use the insights you gained from studying
the work
you selected to explain how creative expression can impact today’s issues.
Creative expression can impact issues we deal with in the present day by shedding light and bringing awareness to issues or problems that we, the people, once swept under the rug or made to be normal, though they clearly weren't and aren't. Some issues are racism, mental health, domestic violence, and sexual abuse. All were made to be "normal" or "expected" in society during earlier years. Creative works have brought attention to these injustices by exposing and discussing the issues on major platforms. Without exposure and creative work, these issues would have continued to be normalized, and society would have made no progress in rectifying these wrongs.
b.
Explain how a person or concept encountered in
your study of the humanities
has informed your explanation. Be sure to cite any sources used.
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A person whom I encountered during my studies of humanities and who has informed my explanation would be Brandan Odums. Module Five overview section introduces us to visual artist Brandan Odums and his creative art. Brandan uses his creative energy to create art that "impacts sociopolitical issues we deal with today by making viewers examine issues related to racial violence. His mural projects bring life to abandoned parts of cities and urge people to think critically about pressing issues in American society."(SNHU Module 5, 2024)
References
Adam Volle, (2024). MAGA movement
https://www.britannica.com/topic/MAGA-movement
Emily Wagster Pettus, (2023). Ex-rep: Legislative plans in Mississippi are "Jim Crow 2.0
https://apnews.com/article/jackson-mississippi-police-courts-voting-rights-
ebf3e2c1b6e26e341980a26a766cb0c4
Isabel Choi, (2023). New, but Not Improved: Mississippi's Jim Crow Laws 2.0
https://villanovan.com/23141/opinion/new-but-not-improved-mississippis-jim-crow-laws-2-0/
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SNHU, (2024). Introduction to the Cultural Events or Shifts in the Humanities
https://learn.snhu.edu/d2l/le/content/1473373/viewContent/29209777/View
Leach, J. (2014). Cultural Power and the Role of the Humanities. Journal of Arts Management, Law and Society, 44(1), 47–56
Virginia's Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Commission, http://mlkcommission.dls.virginia.gov/lincoln/monument.html
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