Some of the other men who worked with him told stories at the campfire at night of men who made forty cents an hour. ... He worked ten or more hours a day and he worked six days a week. ... His main complaint was that he wanted shorter hours. When news came about of the Knight of Labor Union, Joe and his fellow workers decided to join in hopes of getting shorter hours and better working conditions. The men of this union decided to strike for better pay and shorter hours. ...

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Some of the other men who worked with him told stories at the campfire at night of men who made forty cents an hour. ... He worked ten or more hours a day and he worked six days a week. ... His main complaint was that he wanted shorter hours. When news came about of the Knight of Labor Union, Joe and his fellow workers decided to join in hopes of getting shorter hours and better working conditions. The men of this union decided to strike for better pay and shorter hours. ...

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"Report of a Famous Woman" Hi it's me again and I am doing another report. This time my report is on a famous woman. The woman I am writhing about is named Mae Jemison. Mae is famous because she was the first African American to travel into space. I am righting about her because I am interested i...

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Apartheid in South Africa Apartheid is a practice in which colored people were separated from white people. They were forced to go live with other people of their color. Black people had to carry around passport like books, with their I.D, where they could live, and be. These pass like things wer...

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Frederick Douglass, originally known as Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, was one of the most influential African Americans of the nineteenth century Fueled by the brutal mistreatment as a slave, he could no longer take the abuse and fought back against the cruel mistreatment (Notable Blac...

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Many social changes that were addressed in the 1960s are still the issues being confronted today. The '60s was a decade of social and political upheaval. In spite of all the turmoil, there were some positive results: the civil rights revolution, John F. Kennedy's bold vision of a new frontie...

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Black Entertainment Television is a 24-hour programming service targeting African-American consumers. ... BET began by broadcasting music videos in 1980 as only a two-hour network and 11 years later became the first Black-controlled company listed on the New York Stock Exchange. ...

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?Like A Winding Sheet? Ann Lane Petry, who is the author of this short story, was born on October 12, 1908 in Old Saybrook, Connecticut. She grew up middle class in a predominantly white community. Her parents, both African American, had a professional status. Her father owned the local drugsto...

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The book I read was called Martin Luther King, Jr. The author is Jean Darby. I picked this book because I like reading about someone who was fighting for what they believed in. The main character is Martin Luther King, Jr. The minor characters are Rosa Parks, Ralph Abernathy, and James Meredith...

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From this, it is obvious that the same women who had to face the abrasiveness from police, and who had to work the 12-16 hour days just as men, are the same women whose presence reshaped and redefined the Party's "soul-. ...

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Diversity seems to create so many heated discussions. This is truly astonishing, especially in our country the United States of America. People seem to forget that a ripe mixture of cultures, religions, and social status founded the United States. Looking back and learning more about our backgrounds...

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According to business-humanright.org, in 2000, a major US company made the largest settlement ever in a corporate racial discrimination case. In April 1999, four African-American employees, both current and former, of Coca-Cola filed a lawsuit against the company for racial discrimination. The four ...

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Despite the election of the country's first African American president, racial divisions still exist today. (Dunn). Recent reports, social media, and breaking news have been showing racism continues to thrive in America. Fed up with the law, Afro-Americans are protesting for their rights. Media's s...

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America is a land made by many diverse faces all with the similar history of segregation and discrimination that cannot by forgotten. Through A Different Mirror, Ronald Takaki makes clear the life of each ethnic that makes up America from the period when the Viking settled to today. The stories of t...

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It's knowable that African-Americans have been treated inferior and biased throughout the past decades in the United States. December 1, 1955's event aroused hopes for the African-Americans. Apparently, a black courageous woman shaped this hope for the African-American. In Montgomery, Alab...

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A five-hour drive from Chicago on interstate 57 South will lead you to Southern Illinois. You will encounter towns such as "Marion," "Harrisburg," "Benton," and "West Frankfort." Arguably, the most notable town in Southern Illinois is "Carbondale." A turn on Highway 13 West will lead you to Carbonda...

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Who were the three black forces in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century? The three major forces behind the Blacks" position in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century consisted of Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. DuBois, and Marcus Garvey. They were the most effective of all of the ...

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The murder of Emmett Till can be contributed to a number of cultural and historical factors that were present during the 1950's and 1960's. During this time the southern states were still smack in the middle of trying to avoid black integration into society. The south still viewed the black race a...

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King states that they were asked by affiliates in Birmingham "to be on call to engage in nonviolent direct-action program if such were deemed necessary . . . the hour came and we lived up to our promise . . . ...

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She exclaims, "Lena – I'll work I'll work twenty hours a day in all the kitchens in Chicago I'll strap my baby on my back if I have to and scrub all the floors in America and wash all the sheets in America if I have to – but we got to move! ...

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World influence on the modernization of Africa developing systems on the way countries, nations, or states act, and base their policies on times that reflect what their past was like. This is very true in the case of Africa. The only problem is that Africa is said to have no history. This just means...

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In the book 'Black Boy' by Richard Wright, alienation is shown throughout the story. According to Marx's theory of alienation, it is a separation of things that are naturally meant to be together, and therefore a person actually becomes an "alien" in the world they live in. Marx focuses his theory o...

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Although others have attempted to persuade me otherwise, I've always believed in the equality of all people and have never hesitated to say so. There isn't a single person on this earth over which I'd claim superiority. From my point of view, no one sex, race, or religion is better or worse than ano...

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Boxing was introduced to the United States after many rules were implemented because many white gentlemen in the United States thought that it was not a gentlemen's sport. However, in 1888 every economic group officially recognized boxing in the United States. Even though it was officially recogn...

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Frederick Douglass vs. David Crockett Frederick Douglass was a black American, who was one of the most acclaimed human rights leaders of the 19th century. Known to be one of the most famous slavery abolitionists and also became the first black citizen to hold high rank in the U.S. government. Da...

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