As Sherman and others fled through southern towns and cities, burning, pillaging, and destroying, they took with them more than monetary goods. ... In Faulkner's Wash, the reader meets two unlikely acquaintances, Wash and Sutpen. ... He is part Indian and is traveling with his slave, who does not even get a name in the tale. ... Faulkner represented the plight of the black man through many characters and situations in these two pieces, Mountain Victory and Wash, but the most notable was the black boy in Mountain Victory. ...

• Word Count: 1688
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The fact of the matter is that history does not refute the claim, and generally recognizes that carpetbaggers (at least a small number of them) were involved in tales of corruption of pretty significant magnitude. ... It is the tale of Capt. ... A was forced to return to the city in absolute poverty. ... All in all there were over two thousand viewers. ...

• Word Count: 2362
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

The movie begins in a Southern nursing home; a feisty resident and old local fixture named Ninny Threadgoode befriends Evelyn Couch a depressed housewife and stirs her to action with an inspirational tale. She tells the story of a magnificent friendship between two young women living in Alabama in the 1930s, Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jameson, who forge a powerful bond after witnessing the terrible tragedy of Idgie's brother's death together. The two women open a cafe together in their small Southern town of Whistle Stop and manage to survive the hardships of life, despite racism, pr...

• Word Count: 1880
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Abstract Beliefs in conspiracy theories are widespread throughout the world, in every culture and community. They range from a world take over by secret societies to rigged Olympic games. Many are short lived, however, others seem to become self-perpetuating animals preying particularly on the Black community. The most common theories are that which circle HIV/AIDS. These theories have a devastating impact that effects the African American and Black South African population. ...

• Word Count: 9660
• Approx Pages: 39
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School