You make me sleep near the animals You don't respect the pride I may have in myself I'm more alone than the rest of y'all Ain't nobody ever cared 'bout me You isolate me from everyone else You make me feel like my skin color makes me less of a man I'm cast out with not a friend in sight I ain't had nobody for a long time You call me a nigger; heck got me callin' myself that now You let me stay because of my bad back and I've seen them all come and got I see no one cares to say Hi to the lil ole colored man Nobody come in a colored man's room...

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• Grade Level: High School

Walker's story is filled with very powerful and emotional experiences such as rape, physical abuse and verbal abuse, prejudice, the oppression of women, and hatred. ... This central theme of the triumph of good over evil is no doubt the source of the book' s great success. ... Although her response sometimes varies, she most frequently answers, "Remember, the movie is not the book" ("The Color Purple: The Book and the Movie"). ... The book is composed of letters Celie writes to God, but the movie doesn't show this. ... She added: "Black women should not be sacrificed for Black ...

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When racism tried to take his pride and dignity, he became more determined to make sure society recognized his achievements. ... He felt that through science, he could dispel the irrational prejudices and ignorance that prevented racial equality. ... His views clashed with Booker T. ... Du Bois wrote The Souls of Black Folk in 1903, criticizing Booker, claiming that his ideas would lead to a perpetuation of oppression instead of freeing the black people from it. Du Bois criticism lead to a branching out of the black civil rights movement, Booker's conservative followers, and a radical fol...

• Word Count: 654
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Some common themes did exist however, such as an interest in the roots of the African American experience in Africa and in the South, and a strong sense of racial pride and a desire for social and political equality. ... The black philosopher Alian Locke published his most talked about essay "The New Negro", in his essay he urged that "Art must discover and reveal the beauty which prejudice and caricature have overlaid." ... The literature appealed to the African American middle class and to the white book buying public. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Langston learned to endure the hardships of prejudice without surrendering his dignity or pride. ... In 1926 Hughes's first book, The Weary Blues, was published to a chorus of praise from black and white reviewers alike. ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

As Americans, we pride ourselves on the concept that our ancestors fought tooth and nail for our freedom and we should never forget that concept. We pride ourselves on looking back through our history books and reading about how our forefathers have continuously stood up to the most powerful, unjust, and tyrannical nations so that the world may be able to experience the fore granted notion of freedom. ... So for a society who prides herself on the basis of freedom, and who has based its moral code off of Judeo-Christian law which claims that all men are created equal; how could we possibly com...

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Although black is said to have good and positive attributes, rust represents the negative perception of their character and is reinforced numerous times throughout the book. ... Later in the book IM says, "If only I knew who it was.... Ellison describes the coin bank as being a "piece of early Americana," a great use of diction to frame the historical context of the prejudices and struggles faced by African Americans from slavery and how they are still perceived. ... " Since the beginning of the book, IM wishes not to relive the past because he is ashamed, yet Wheatstraw in...

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