Since so many African Americans are democrats, the Democratic Party could be setting themselves up for a disappointment. ... This type of campaign against one ethnic group singles them out and could be viewed as a form of prejudice, which ultimately could cause the Democratic Party to loose a lot of votes. Other problems such as the NAACP protesting and demanding apologizes, as well as the NAACP filing lawsuits against the Democratic Party could raise unwanted situations. ... If proposals such as these are to made then, the Democratic Party should analyze all ethnicities and then come up w...

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With this he is reaching to the religious part of the clergymen. ... Socrates, the Boston Tea Party, and early Christians who gave their lives for what they believed in, these events gave King the edge he needed to be so persuasive. ...

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The Farmers' Alliances agitated for railroad regulation, tax reform, and unlimited coinage of silver and attempted to influence the established political parties. Growth was so rapid, however, that interest in a third party began to increase; in 1891 delegates from farm and labor organizations met in Cincinnati. No decision was made to form a political party, but when the Republican and Democratic parties both straddled the currency question at the 1892 presidential conventions, a convention was held at Omaha, and the Populist party was formed. At this time a third party called the People...

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African Americans have been fighting for their rights for decades. The African American civil rights movement changed everything. This social movement looked to outlaw discrimination towards black Americans and obtain their right to vote. The movement did not turn to violence to get what they wanted, instead they demanded political and economic self-sufficiency. The movement was filled with major campaigns of civil resistance. ...

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"The musical revue, Shuffle Along, gave a scintillating send off to that Negro vogue in Manhattan, which reached its peak just before the crash of 1929, the crash that sent Negroes, white folks and all rolling down the hill toward the Works Progress Administration."" ... In the end, they resorted to house parties and remembered how having fun really used to be. How "the Saturday night rent parties were often more amusing than any night club -...

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Throughout the development of the Church, several aspects of the Mormon religion have caused many of its members to be persecuted by outside parties. ... Heavy criticism from both non-Mormon and Mormon parties mounted until 1978, when then Church president Spencer Kimball announced the repeal. ... While participating in missionary work for the Church, controversial attitudes were directed towards Abel from both Mormon and non-Mormon parties. ... Government officials, mainly the Republican Party, began to pass strict laws concerning anyone practicing plural marriage. ... In return Young alo...

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The Ku Klux Klan became a driving racist force and Operated in over twenty-seven states in America with memberships over 100,000.The Ku Klux Klan was larger then any political party. ... In one of his speeches he told the world that subordinate groups would one day reach the promise land, just like Moses told the Israelites that one day they would make it to the promise land. ... He also gave the people hope that one day they would reach that promise land and be free. ...

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Frederick Douglass believed it was possible to fight slavery using the American political system, he and other political abolitionists created an anti-slavery Liberty Party. ... Douglas also took anti-slavery matters into his own hands and turned his Rochester house into a station for the Underground Railroad, where he and other antislavery activists helped many fleeing slaves reach their safe ground in Canada. ...

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Three goals of radical republicans were they wanted to prevent the leaders of the confederacy from returning to power after the war, they wanted the republican party to become a formidable institution in the south, and they wanted the federal government to help African Americans achieve political equality by guaranteeing their rights to vote in the south. ... Supposedly, North and South reached a compromise: black civil liberties and racial equality would be set aside in order to put the Union back together. ...

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The clothes that she is dressed in gives her a "party girl" or "bar slut" sort of style. ... At the bottom of the page it reads "stop button classic," implying their attraction towards each other is so intense they couldn't wait for the elevator to reach their floor, they had to stop it themselves. ...

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Before boxing reached the United States, many blacks were already involved in the sport of boxing. ... Booth by happening to pass the time, the crowd took his attention time enough to see a sufficiency of the conflict, to prove to him, that the parties were obstinately beat on each side not to yield. ...

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In the culturally divided 1920's, Americans could not reach a satisfactory settlement on the issue. ... The national women's party took more militant position, demanding complete economic, social, and political equality. 3. ...

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Boise creates Emma Lou's character in a situation where her life is controlled by the blue vein's political party based on race. ... The teachers are reaching out to her, but the deeply imbedded views that her color is undesirable and only through lightening her color will she find the right people forces her to pull away once again. ...

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When looked up in the dictionary, the word identity refers to the distinguishing character or personality of an individual that is marked by psychological, social, and cultural factors. That being said, the quest towards finding identity and fully understanding who you are as a person, is never an e...

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Song of Solomon CHARACTERS: Macon "Milkman" Dead - the protagonist of the novel. He is a young African-American man who begins trying to escape from family ties and ends by embracing them. Macon Dead - Milkman's father. He is a landlord of poor housing. Pilate Dead - Macon's sister. She...

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• Grade Level: High School