(Act I, pg. 8) The formality expressed in Zoe's first line, is only expressed the play's white characters, with the other black characters addressing the white characters with titles of "Masr" or "Missey". ... The title given to Zoe elevates her position above that of the other black characters. ... " (Furnas, Goodbye Uncle Tom) This is evident as M'Closky eyes Zoe in Act I, " 'Dam that girl; she makes me quiver when I think of her; she's took me for all I'm worth.'... "(Act I, pg. 14) M'Closky acknowledges the limitations of Zoe race...

• Word Count: 1218
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• Grade Level: High School

Affirmative action can be traced back to the Civil Rights Act of 1964. ... Title II of the Act prohibited discrimination in privately owned facilities opened to the public. Title VI outlawed discrimination in federal funded programs. Also, Title VII prohibited discrimination by both private and public employers. ...

• Word Count: 1086
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She got her title from a line in a Langston Hughes poem named," Harlem (A Dream Deferred) (534) -What happens to a dream deferred? ... (1-3) This title is in reference to one of the main characters. ... And if you ain't learned that, you ain't learned nothing." (3.1.1039) Mama makes this comment to Benetha in Act III, near the end of the play, as she expresses her disappointment in Walter for losing the money in the liquor store venture and also for apparently having decided to give in to Mr. ... The title of the play refers to a line in a Langston Hughes poem that questioned about...

• Word Count: 1265
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• Grade Level: High School

Civil Right and Racial Discrimination The Civil Rights Act of 1866 is applicable to private and public employers (except federal employers) and protects all members of other ethnic groups (i.e., whites, blacks, Asians, etc ) from racial discrimination. ... The Federal Equal Employment Opportunity Commission states under the Title VII of The Civil Rights Act of 1964, " protects individuals against employment discrimination on the basis of race and color as well as national origin, sex, or religion-(Alexander, 2001). The Federal government also says that, "Discrimination on the basi...

• Word Count: 1071
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• Grade Level: High School

Title: The Apartheid Era Introduction: After this speech you will all know the amount of racial segregation that went on in South Africa before it became a free country. ... -Natives (Urban Areas) Act 1923 -Provided for residential segregation in cities. ... -Prohibition of Mixed Marriages Act 1949 -Banned marriages between races. -Immorality Act 1950 -Banned sexual relations between people from different racial groups. ... The Constitutional Act of 1983 gave these groups the right to vote and direct representation in the parliament. ...

• Word Count: 939
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• Grade Level: High School

The Civil Rights Act of 1964 discusses these issues of racial discrimination in our society in chapter six. Title VII specifically deals with discrimination by employers. ... Title VII makes it unlawful to discriminate in employment on the basis of color, religion, sex, or national origin, as well as race" (Ginsberg, 210)....

• Word Count: 966
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The film in theaters now, "Dear White People," is not about one viewpoint so don't let the title fool you. ... From personal experience of being biracial, i was often confused which race i should "identify with," or "Act like.... Americans can no longer afford to act "Colorblind....

• Word Count: 1561
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• Grade Level: High School

The Ku Klux Klan The Ku Klux Klan is one of America's oldest and most feared groups; driven by the dream of a world with only one race. The Ku Klux Klan also known as the KKK can be separated into different periods, each period led by a different leader. The KKK only grew stronger, richer, and ...

• Word Count: 926
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• Grade Level: High School

However, her friend from childhood, Clare chose to act as a white woman by marrying a white man. ... This novel raises the question of how one can simply become a certain race; aside from physical appearance, there is a certain way in which certain races act. ...

• Word Count: 2640
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The movie was based on Klaus Mann's novel with the same title. ... He was tired of being a small, nameless actor who acted in insignificant, provincial theater in Hamburg. ... All his employees were always pressured hard to act as well as possible to meet his approval. ... Hoefgen was propelled to real stardom after he acted as Mephistopheles in Goethe's play Faust. ...

• Word Count: 3223
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• Grade Level: High School