" That child that roamed through the room had the same red hair as him and looked about three. ... " ' Yuh ain nothing but a boy yit!' ... When he accidentally shoots his farmers mule, his boss isn't too nice to him about it. ... Tear him limb from limb'" Everyone in that room wanted the black man to be hurt but nobody cheered on the white fellows. ... "The Man Who Was Almost A Man" was about an African American boy who was treated as a lesser being than others and with not much respect. ...

• Word Count: 1099
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

In Louisville, blacks were indeed able to own houses and many participated in various community activities. ... The dorms of the school, "Eckstein Norton Hall housed about 180 male students, and Belknap Hall housed 172 female students" (18). ... Another school, that still stands today, holds its roots into the educating of young black youths, and that is Central High School. ... Athletics such as, "varsity football" (32), "boy's baseball team" (35), and "girls' basketball" (34). ... Blacks were also real estate agents, Humes & Gilliam being a p...

• Word Count: 1444
• Approx Pages: 6

Black people are the strongest people on earth. ... Soon after, Abraham Lincoln realized Black soldiers were great assets and that he needed Black soldiers to fight in the war against the Confederacy. Black regiments emerged all across the northern states. ... It show that Whites hated having a Black postmaster. ... Whites showed up at Trice's house and demanded for the boy to come outside. ...

• Word Count: 1964
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School