Malcolm X (born in 1925),the writer of "Prison Studies", was a black and uneducated man who spent part of his life in prison.Malcolm took a decision to read books and learn new words from dictionaries inorder to educate himself to prove that black people aren't less than whites.Besides, he had an inmate called "Bimbi" who influenced him to learn more and improve his penmanship. Malcolm started from being illiterate and ended up by being an intellectual person through hard studying and determination .He used to memorize vocabs from the dictionary and understand them ...

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By saying this, the ex-colored man can live his life free of fear from the white man and lead a better life than a black would. ... Through out his journey the ex-colored man wanted to be known for his abilities as an artist all over the world and not just in the black society and not just seen as a black man in the white society, so the ex-colored man began to course into books and music in order to forget his black culture. ... "There were two immediate reasons of my forced loneliness; I began to find company in books and greater pleasure in music" (Chapter 2). ...

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There are two books with which provide us with a basis for such analysis "Myne Owne ground", by T.H Breen, Stephen Innes and "Journal and Letters of Philip Vickers Fithian", edited by Hunter Dickinson Farish. ... Many blacks were free and owned large amounts of land and assets equivalent of white owners at the same time. ... They also played a huge role in the families that were free. ... By the 18th century the distinction was clear that all whites were free and all blacks were slaves. ...

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I read Black Boy in high school and was fascinated at how new and alien the books perspective was, and wished that I could get a deeper understanding of the theme. ... Bigger attempts to find other avenues of escape, but is only able to feel truly free and independent by exploring his darker side. ... The two books also share common ground in that both give a view of the emotional experience of a killer as he commits his crime and stands trial. ... Comes to the conclusion that Native Son, being one of Richard Wright's early books, is a product of Wright's disgust with his society...

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Once the slaves were freed and given the promise of equality, they discovered that racism and intolerance kept them from achieving any sort of equal standing with white Americans. ... The 13th amendment had ended slavery and now there were millions of free blacks in the southern states who were in control of their own lives, or so they were told. ... Racism kept the newly freed black farmers from gaining hold of opportunity and economic freedom which resulted in wide spread poverty among the sharecroppers. ... The 15th amendment to the constitution gave black men the same voting rights as whit...

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In 1910, the four areas of the country (the Orange Free State, the Cape, Natal, and the Transvaal) were united as the Union of South Africa of the British Empire. ... All blacks were required to carry "pass books- containing fingerprints, photo, and information on access to non-black areas. ... In April 1994 the ANC won South Africa's first fully free elections; in May the National Assembly chose Mandela to head a Government of National Unity, including de Klerk as his second deputy president. ... Although the South African government is now officially free of racist policies, bl...

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Ever since the NAACP has started, they have worked furiously in trying to bring new and equal books and tools into the schools and on top of that, bring races together in schools to have mutual understandings of one another. ... This department provides free legal assistance to the victims of civil rights violations. ...

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In 1960 a large group of black people refused to carry their pass-books in Sharpville and the government declared a state of emergency allowing them to attack the non-violent protest. ... And then a year later ANC won the first fully free elections in South Africa and chose Nelson Mandela to head Government of National Unity with De Klerk as his second deputy president. Even though today the South African government is officially free of racist policies there is still discrimination against black and colored people. ...

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I told practicly everyone that i know, well everyone that i know that read books and instead of waiting for the movie based on it, to pick up a copy today or at least borrow mine. ... So to the whole world america outward image is the land of the free, everybody got a chance to be let's say the next Tom cruise or Bill gates, okay who would you rather be. ... But you'd think that reading chapter after chapter about what's wrong with america would get you down, cause a lot of these problems are dead serious matters, that concerns not just the american people but the whole world, b...

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Black American's heeded to his campaign slogan of "Yes We Can" and invested all of their time and energy into ensuring that Obama would be instated as the President of the free world. ... The books The Jail: Managing the Underclass in American Society by John Irwin and The New Jim Crow by Michelle Alexander look to demystify the contemporary notions many American's have in regards to the systematic oppression of the black man. This paper will serve as a bridge between the two main arguments in the respective books and compare and contrast the lessons found within their text...

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Lexington Books: Lexington, Mass, 1979. ... Lexington Books: Lexington Mass, 1977. ... The culture of incarceration has transcended prison walls, transforming the free world into a shadow of the penitentiary. ... When Davis began fighting to free political prisoners in the late 1960s, she and other activists thought incarceration rates had reached critical levels. ...

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During this period, the slaves really tried to break free from their past stereotypes. ... Once the North had defeated the South in the war, the slaves were freed from bondage, however, that did not mean that they would be free from the terrible prejudice that still permeated the country. ... They were given the oldest and most worn out books and equipment that were available. ... Lawrence was not reprimanded for his comments but this shows that even the leaders of schools are not free of prejudice. ...

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Livingstone supported his missionary work by writing books about his travels. ... Liberia Liberia is a West Africa nation originally founded by freed slaves from the American South between 1820 and 1865. ... Tolbert, was the grandson of freed American slaves. ...

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Walker is right, movies and books are two completely different mediums. ... Through both mediums, people realize that the sexual abuse Celie endures from her stepfather and husband represents how all women should break free from this cycle so that they can be seen as individuals and not sex objects. ...

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Blacks were forced to carry special identification "pass books" which contained the person's fingerprints, access to non- white land, and other information. ... The pressure became so strong that Mandela was set free in 1991 and the abolishment of apartheid began shortly thereafter. ...

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Although numerous articles and books have been published devising means by which to reduce variance within the system, the most recent, and probably most contentious, is that of Paul Butler, Associate Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School, and former Special Assistant United States Attorney in the District of Columbia. ...

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