I chose this photo because I think that it brings up an important issue that many people who express bigoted views do not consider. People can be very comfortable to express hate and bigotry towards groups that are “other” than them. They would not be ok if their rights were the one’s up for debate. They usually don’t think about that because many…[Read more]

This photo was taken in NYC during a protest against the Trump administration’s immigration policies and the rise in ICE raids on undocumented immigrants. The most recent raids before this 2017 protest ended with 600 undocumented people being arrested across 11 states. The sign being held in the photo reads “Fight Ignorance, not Immigrants”. I…[Read more]

I chose this photo because although it is a comic and meant to be sarcastic, I feel that it really highlights the hypocrisy that a lot of Americans perpetrate when it comes to illegal immigration. Many people that are extremely against immigration, do not seem to give credence to the fact that their ancestors did the same thing. They will call…[Read more]

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I chose this photo because I felt that it really encapsulates the strong anti-Islamic sentiments that were heavily intensified and solidified after 9/11. This event really showed how the actions of a few radical people really became the representatives for an entire religion of people as…[Read more]

I chose this photo as it directly relates to the time period during WW2 where Japaese-Americans were imprisoned in internment camps following an executive order in the wake of the Pearl Harbor attack. This photo shows school children at an elementary school in San Francisco, showing national pride while the Japanese-American children and their…[Read more]

I chose this photo because it encapsulates the stronger stances African Americans were taking against segregation and the oppression they were facing. Malcolm X’s famous “Bullet or the Ballot” speech inspired many African American’s to take their rights and their power into their own hands. They were done trying to convince white people of their…[Read more]