The two books were the first works by an African American to be published by a major publishing house. ... He was a strong voice against the disfranchisement of African Americans, the showing of racist movies such as "The Birth of The Nation" and the publication of books denigrating African Americans. ... Another episode that certainly affected Douglass struggle to be free was his Fight with the slave-breaker Edward Covey. Chesnutt notes that "Douglass was not the ideal slave garnered by the meek and lowly spirit of Uncle Tom" and his insubordinate attitude toward Thomas Auld got hi...

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A columnist for the segregation minded Richmond News Leader wrote, "Here were the colored students in coats, white shirts, and ties and one of them was reading Goethe and one was taking notes from a biology text. ... Although blacks may have been freed from slavery, it didn't mean that they were treated the same as everyone else. ... One of the most horrid days in the 60's would have to go down in the books as March 7, 1965. ...

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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. ... Although Butler lists it last, he does note that the problem of high incarceration rates among Black males is the one noted most frequently. ...

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