When assessing a novel to see whether it qualifies for high school curriculum, one of the criterion follows that the piece of literature must offer a new perspective and truthful sense of the time period and its cultural elements that cannot be found in less controversial material, such as textbooks. ... Even during the post-Civil War era, Southerners showed strong racist sentiment towards African Americans through the Jim Crow laws and "separate but equal " treatment, influencing the nature of the novel. ... The desolating pain for his family that plagues Jim simply cannot be found in textbo...

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• Approx Pages: 8
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The Civil Rights Act of 1964, was a watershed piece of legislation that "outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin" (History). ... " The truth is that even as some racial barriers have tumbled, economic disparities separating the African Americans and Caucasians remains as wide as they were when marchers assembled in 1963 (Fletcher). ...

• Word Count: 1633
• Approx Pages: 7
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Saar's work in the field of assemblage grants her much attention as well as her almost politically driven controvertial work such as the piece entitled The Liberation of Aunt Jemima (1972). ... Naturally, the ethnic group tends to be one in which the individual claims heritage (Phinney, 1987:10), Ethnic identity is separate from one's personal identity as individual, although the two may influence each other. ...

• Word Count: 3101
• Approx Pages: 12
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate