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When The Unimaginable Happens
Human evil has taken many forms throughout history, what is not surprising is the denial that follows suit. It is when the unimaginable happens that we are faced with the ugliness face on, for certain events it harder for political entities to accept the actions and to repent for their crimes. This weeks readings examine …
A Sight No More
In 1946, Isaac Woodard, a decorated Black soldier with the rank of sergeant, was returning home to South Carolina after serving in WWII. He was pulled from a bus for arguing with the driver. The local chief of police ruthlessly beat him, leaving him unconscious and permanently blind. The incident made national headlines and, when …
A Return Not Welcome
“Awda” means to return in Arabic, there is a similar world in Hebrew “aliyah” which is reference to immigrating to Israel. Though these words have similar meanings, they represent two radically different worlds. One that is Arab, one that is Jewish, and the home they wish to return to? A place known as Palestine and …
Facing the World
Never Shall I Forget Never shall I forget that night, the first night in camp, that turned my life into one long night seven times sealed. Never shall I forget that smoke. Never shall I forget the small faces of the children whose bodies I saw transformed into smoke under a silent sky. Never shall …
Innocence is the Loser in the Game of War
The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner From my mother’s sleep I fell into the State, And I hunched in its belly till my wet fur froze. Six miles from earth, loosed from its dream of life, I woke to black flak and the nightmare fighters. When I died they washed me out of the …
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People are Still the Scars of History
World War II was the first war to showcase the United States new war weaponry, the atomic bomb. They first tested the nuclear weapon in July 1945, called the Trinity test, and only a month later, a desperate Harry S. Truman would authorize the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki brining the war to an …
A Long Way Home
Disabled, broken, and continued racism were just a few ways in which Henry Williams describes his journey back from the War. The process on reentering society was a challenge, mentally and physically. These veterans witnessed some of the worst human brutalities, it would be a long way home for many. Specifically notable were the …
Greek Displacement
In many ways history repeats itself, displacement has been echoed throughout the centuries. Following the end of the second World War, millions of people found themselves homeless, hungry and in search of refuge. In recent times we witnessed the images and footage of Syrians fleeing their home, devastatingly failing to reach the shores in …
Introduction
Hi,
My name is Andrea Cohen and welcome to my blog. I am a senior at Virginia Tech majoring in History. I plan on continuing my education after I graduate to become a secondary social studies teacher.
