We have soldiers over in Iraq right now risking their lives so that we the people of the United State may not only have simple freedoms but that we may go about a day without having to be worried about having the church we attend on Sunday to be bombed because some other country does not approve of our religion. ... This is not, however, always a good thing. ...
In "Negro Hero" we enter the story of Dorie Miller a black soldier who is struggling within himself to deal with the war that is going on in his home land against the black man that he is, a soldier fighting to save the people that more than likely want him dead. ... "Still-am I good enough to die for them is my blood bright enough to be spilled ?" ...
You teach him good. ... This showed that like a raisin sitting in the sun the good parts of it begin to evaporate and then everything becomes dry. ... Also the Soldiers were coming home from the war. ... Like Black people in the 50's when the Economy was good and people could afford luxurious things, except for them due to their barrier of race. ...
During the Civil War, Union soldiers were threatening to rip Higbee's moustache off his face when Aunt Jemima interceded, offering the northerners pancakes, and the colonel was to escape. ... The audience was seeming to really enjoy this Aunt Jemima character, which made Chris Rutt believe that this would be a good name for promoting the pancake product. ...
The following quote is from blacks who passed a resolution: "Our feelings urge us to say to our countrymen that we are ready to stand by and defend our government as the equals of its white defenders; to do so with our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor, for the sake of freedom, and as good citizens; and we ask that you modify your laws, that we may enlist "that full scope may be given to the patriotic feelings burning in the colored man's breast."" ... In the beginning, conditions were harsh, but some black soldiers refused any pay for 18 months to protest the unfair treatme...
Being from Canada and coming down to the South, I honestly didn't know what to expect. You hear stories about how bad racism is and the rich history the South has. As soon as I got down here I could already tell that it was going to be a lot different. Racism is everywhere I go down here and I can't...
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 th...
