Phillis Wheatley was the first African American poet published in the United States. ... It speaks of slavery as being a positive advancement for Africans. ... She preserved through being kidnapped from Africa and bought into slavery in America, to become the first African American poet published in the United States. ... The same language available for her to use in her poems and letters, was the same language that whites utilized to keep her enslaved. Wheatley's skillfully chose to write in a level that was at her audience's caliber; "and it must be borne in mind that she was nei...

• Word Count: 2218
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• Grade Level: High School

The first Africans that were brought to America were not slaves. ... In 1619 twenty slaves arrived who had been taught the English language and given Christian names. ... One African, Antonio Negro, survived a massacre and went on to own 250 acres of land. ... Still these African American slaves pressed on against something truly evil. ... The 17th century produced African Americans that would change some aristocratic whites assumptions of African Americans. ...

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The first Africans that were brought to America were not slaves. ... In 1619 twenty slaves arrived who had been taught the English language and given Christian names. ... One African, Antonio Negro, survived a massacre and went on to own 250 acres of land. ... Still these African American slaves pressed on against something truly evil. ... The 17th century produced African Americans that would change some aristocratic whites assumptions of African Americans. ...

• Word Count: 529
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• Grade Level: High School

I would then like to insert the argument that the area of literature in which Wheatley published her works was highly censored since she was first African American slave to be formally recognized as a writer. ... In Wheatley's poem, "On Being Brought from Africa to America", the similarity of her writing to the message of the spirituals is apparent in carefully placed lines throughout the poem. ... In her poem Wheatley reminds not only her fellow African American's but Christians as well that all Christians, black and white, are admitted into heaven. Wheatley's poems an...

• Word Count: 295
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The African resistance in the United states was much different than that of African resistance in other parts of the world. ... Culturally they would continue to practice their native dances, read moral narratives, played music, kept their native language patterns alive, built and maintained families, practiced their own spiritual beliefs, and even did magic. "The slaves made European forms serve African functions." ... The free Africans also helped the cause. The free Africans were also being mistreated and abused. ...

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(Twain 16) African Americans always have been talked down and they are just as equal as a white man. ... Kids now days do not go up to an African American and call them a nigger. ... The reason that people get so mad at this novel is because of the language. ... Jim, an African American slave in the novel was introduced as a lower class civilian who stole. ... Most African Americans had nothing to eat and they had to steal if they wanted something to eat. ...

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An African American movement was on its way. ... The African Americans were being recognized in the American society. ... They gave expression and meaning to the African American experience. ... It also attracted society towards African American literature. ... Morison explains that the main viewpoint is "cultural distinction" and the difference in language and the way it is portrayed. ...

• Word Count: 2368
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• Grade Level: High School

Providing housing, food, and work for the poor and uneducated Africans brought into the United States. ... Another benefit that affected the slaves would be that when they got their freedom they had learned the language and the culture of the white man. ...

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Emerson is noted for his skill in presenting his ideas eloquently and in poetic language B. ... He taught modern languages at Bowdoin from 1829 to 1835. ... During Lowell's lifespan of 72 years, one of his many accomplishments was becoming the professor of modern languages at Harvard after Longfellow retired. ... Robert Frost (1874-1963) - American poet, who drew his images from the New England countryside and his language from New England speech. ... He is known for his innovative language and precise detail, as well as attention to line breaks. ...

• Word Count: 1931
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• Grade Level: High School

Before I began put this idea in your head: many Africans were taken from the only place they knew. Their families, the language, and a different culture, had to be learned. ... That's what the government did to African-American's. ... (adversity.net) Of course, the situation may be different in some ways but, why should the Japanese be paid and African-Americans not? ... African Americans continue to suffer even through slavery has ended. ...

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Sojourner Truth Life was very hard in the days of slavery for all African Americans. ... Her first language was Dutch, and she would speak with an accent all her life. ... She eventually returned to New York City, where she lived quietly and attended the African Zion Church, until 1843, when an inner voice told her to change her name to Sojourner Truth. ... You"d think that some wealthy white women would have stood up for their rights before a former African American slave, but I guess that is a great example that shows African Americans are underestimated in our world. ... It was not eas...

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Lincoln believed that the slaves should just be sent back to Africa or killed or saved or whatever as long as keeping the union peaceful was the number one priority. ... The author of this film made the language easily understandable so that the audience could easily keep up with the intricate details of the story line. The language was modern and very to the point without the unneeded fillings, which cause boredom. ...

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With the Civil War in the United States, everyone said the war was about states" rights when the deeper meaning of the war was mostly about the slavery of African -Americans. ... In a foreign war, interacting with the guards doesn't occur as much due to the fact that not everyone speaks the same language but if they do get close to their guards then it makes it harder to be disciplined with the inmates. ...

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Its goal was to send the free slaves to Liberia, Africa. ... He often wrote in corse and blunt language that left no room to be misunderstood. ... Frederick Douglass - Frederick Douglass, (1818-1895), was the leading spokesman of African Americans in the 1800's. ... Harriet Tubman - Harriet Tubman was an African American whose daring rescues helped hundreds of slaves escape to freedom. ... Douglass, an eloquent ex-slave from Maryland, was the leading African American spokesperson of the time. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

The supplemental reader states, "Those who lived in the South Carolina Lowcountry were different in terms of ethnicity, accent, ideology, occupation, religion, music, and language from the people of the southern Appalachians. ... Thomas, an African American coal miner and organizer for the Greenback-Labor party in the Birmingham mineral district, stopped in the town of Oxmoor to post signs announcing a public meeting where he was scheduled to speak. ...

• Word Count: 1444
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"The Cherokee dominated the Southern Appalachians by means of a loose confederacy held together by ties of language, kinship, trade, and custom" (Drake 7). ... Country folk and African American slaves mainly formed the regiments. ...

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• Grade Level: High School