The most important lesson is bravery and Tante Lou showed how brave she was by standing tall and proud for what she believed was right. ... Grant starts to talk about the importance of his death. He convinces Jefferson that his death will not just be another random execution, it will represent so much more. ... That act was his death. ... And though the act was death, and that is terrifying under any circumstance, not to mention when you have the weight of a whole community on your shoulders, Jefferson still took it in stride. ...

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With his father against his choice to be a writer Hughes pressed on, not persuaded. ... Work from the Harlem Renaissance gave many blacks the courage to stand up and say, "I"m proud to be black and you are no better than me." ... The impact of Langston Hughes lives on past his death. ... Somebody could see Hughes as a proud man or others can view him as a radical man. ... Langston Hughes knew what he wanted and did not let anything get in his way. ...

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DuBois believed that ideas, not slogans, and principles, not personalities, were essential to the abolition inequality. An example of his strong personality comes in a quote about Booker T's death: "In stern justice, we must lay on the soul of this man a heavy responsibility for the consummation of Negro disfranchisement, the decline of the Negro college and public school, and the firmer establishment of a color caste in this land.... DuBois was so proud that he often made enemies of other races. ... "It is at the bottom of life we must begin, not at the top," he said at an...

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" Because of the time period taken place in the novel, Lily isn't used to her not being wanted because of her skin color. ... In the end of the novel Lily is proud to be living with the Boatwright sisters. ... She realized that it is a community she loves and that it does not matter that her "family" members are black and she is white. ... She has a nervous breakdown and throws honey jars at the wall but she keeps her mother's things not ready to let them go. ... In conclusion, Lily had to deal with forgiving herself of her mother's death because she always knew that her m...

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Martin Luther King, Jr. was born Tuesday, January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia, to the proud parents Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr., and Alberta Williams King. ... He is not the only person who played a role in changing the world but he definitely stands out as one of the most influencing. ... Later on that year, Rosa Parks was arrested for not giving up her seat to a white person. ... King's death was a shock to everyone. ...

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They were thought of as uncivilized because they did not wear English clothing and did not have swords as weapons. They were looked down upon for not having letters, or a written alphabet. ... They came running away from death and suffering to a new land offering freedom and life. ... The Irish's hatred for the blacks soon became even more prevalent when mob riots broke out and took hundreds of civilians in their death count. ... "At once integrated into American culture and proud of their ethnic culture and identity, the Irish in America continue to have a clear cultural presence" (G...

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In the years preceding Washington's death, Washington hinted at a growing cynicism with the way his compromised worked. He saw that blacks were not being given a fair chance even after waiting patiently and following his plan. ... Another article written by Washington was published after his death in the New Republic. ... DuBois on the other hand was born into a well-off family and was not accustomed to the harsh treatment he experienced in the South. ... He refused to accept inequality because he was not used to being treated as such. ...

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The Native Americans did not consider "white way of living righteous" for them, they were spiritual and had a different outlook on life, and did not want interference from outside world. ... After seeing their own villages, where they were born and where the soul was, burn down to ashes, their hatred and dispiteous actions towards whites just grew stronger and stronger, and all they wanted was revenge and death of whites. ... Indians were proudly keeping on fighting the Wasichu, many times left with two horses and wounded. ... Nevertheless all the descriptive lives of the Indians and how much ...

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For the first time, African Americans were being told that it was ok to be proud of who they were. ... Just because Clare feels no permanent allegiance to either the black or white worlds or any of the classic problems of the "tragic mulatto" does not mean that she is not a "tragic mulatto". ... Clare may not be the typical tragic mulatto. ... Eventually, Clare realizes that she is "not close to a single soul [with] never anyone to talk to" (196). ... This, not her eventual death, becomes Clare's ultimate tragedy. ...

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The only reason why Blacky hated Dumby in the first place was because he was better than him, not because the colour of his skin. ... Despite Pickles" and Dazza's comments, Gary stays proud of his "different" friends. ... After Dumby's death in the front bar, Gary feels the need to go to his friend's funeral, but is scared of being rejected, and realises how the Aborigines feel when they see the "BOONGS PISS OFF" sign. ... Upon Dumby Red's arrival at the football club, Gary immediately hated him, but not because he is racist - but because of his talent. ... His friendship w...

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She only knows "how to stay alive" not " to fight" (18). ... Harpo realizes that Sofia's strong character will not fade and they separate. ... The women do not dare to make eye contact also. The men of the tribe have " life and death power over the wife. ... With the new founded strength, they learn how to be independent on their own and become liberated, honored women who do not have to only survive, but can also live proud lives. ...

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The repressive laws of the apartheid system introduced and practiced by the white minority National Party government after 1948, certainly made black resistance difficult but not impossible. ... He wanted blacks and rather all races to think differently about themselves, he wanted blacks to think differently about their situation, and he wanted blacks to be proud of their heritage and culture. ... Biko's death promised great sorrow within the anitiapartheid movement and he is remembered as a martyr. ... As the power of the apartheid system grew, so did black consciousness...not only in So...

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Identifying his true self and allowing himself the responsibility of his actions all led to his deep longing to go off on his own and, for once in his life, not owe anyone for anything. ... "No reconciliation took place Just as the consequences of Milkman's own stupidity would remain, and regret would always outweigh the things he was proud of having done,"" (335). ... "At the end of Milkman's journey is not the gold which triggered it, but the dismantling of his personality and the acquisition of a difficult knowledge of himself and those closest to him,"" (30). ... Milkman's ...

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The whites felt they had a level of superiority over the blacks and were proud of it. ... Slaves were not treated like human beings, but rather like dirt. ... They were cruel and would not stop with their beatings for any reason. ... The slaves were not pieces of property with no hearts. ... This statement shows how slavery has a bloody arm that is full of pain and aches and death towards the slaves themselves. ...

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Essentially, Daisy is not beautiful because she is black. ... When Janie leaves with Tea Cake, her "soul crawls out from its hiding place" (192), implying that she is now free and proud. ... Not only does Mrs. ... At the end of Janie's trial for Tea Cake's death, it is the black community that continues to reject her. ... She does not care what people have to say about her. ...

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Although Blacks looked for a better quality of life in the North they realized that the North was not the ideal region they had been dreaming about. ... Often they were not family members. ... Even the churches were not safe from the invasion and the black congregations of revival meetings were spotted with the ...

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The North, however, was a cooler, rockier climate that would not support the development of plantations. ... New territories would have the choice to decide whether to permit slavery or not. ... Following the firing on Fort Sumter, Fredrick Douglass wrote a fiery editorial Nemesis: At last our proud Republic is overtaken. ... The South did not decide to use blacks as soldiers until the closing days of the war. ... As the war progressed, the death toll drastically increased. ...

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Verranzano left quickly and was not revisited except two years later by Estaban Gomez, who was a fur trader. ... New Amsterdam did not grow as fast as it should have grown due to several factors. ... The Directors did not pay much attention because the town for them was making them profits. ... The settlers got to keep their land and property, however, the English were not accepted with open arms. ... When the war was over, it was signed back over to the English because the Dutch did not want the land. ...

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While Whites looked back proudly on their achievements in history and culture, Blacks were denied their identity. ... Slaves were not looked upon as human beings but rather as objects. Indeed it was not common to call a slave other than by his first name or as boy". ...

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