Ragtime: A Novel

Ragtime: A Novel

In the 1974 novel, Ragtime, by E. L. Doctorow, there was an incident that included the death of an African American woman that I feel showed a perfect example of the discrimination and prejudice majority of white Americans had at that time regarding African Americans....
The Fall of Richmond

The Fall of Richmond

The piece I chose is titled The Fall of Richmond, Virginia, on the Night of April 2nd, 1865.  It was created in 1865 by Currier and Ives.  The painting is a recreation that depicts one of the final moments in the history of the Civil War.  The Confederate army...