Bible extracts, used alongside a primary source, give important understanding of the ideological pressures operating in the period. ... This casts shadows upon the sources agenda and reliability, compounded by the application of the Biblical system of slavery being anachronistic and limited, but reveals the power of literal application of the Bible as ideological justification for slavery in its ideas of superiority and inferiority. ... Document two is out of historian's comfort zones but extracts from the Bible are persuasive additions to any ideological explanation for slavery, when use...

• Word Count: 1094
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

After looking at the Pew Survey one of the most interesting religious trends that I came to really think about is the trend of people incorporating bible study into their lives. Basically the action that people are doing is attending bible study on a weekly basis due to the belief that it will create a stronger connection with their god. ...

• Word Count: 827
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As Jomo Kenyatta illustrates: "When Europeans came to Africa, they had the bible and the Africans had the land. They gave the Bible to the African and told him to hold it in his hand, close his eyes and pray. When the African opened his eyes, he had the Bible and the European had his land....

• Word Count: 2491
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The damages African Americans have sustained from White America because of slavery have been agonizing and inhumane. Therefore I am in favor of reparations for African Americans. The effects of slavery have been an enduring issue within the Black community. Many of us are cognizant of the harm ra...

• Word Count: 1165
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Benjamin Banneker was an African American that invented many products and practices that we still employ today. He walked and worked among our Founding Fathers, and paved the way for many African Americans that have contributed to the adaptation of the political, social, and economic structures wit...

• Word Count: 1655
• Approx Pages: 7
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Langston Hughes was one of the most prominent poets of his era and his works are still read and studied today. He once recounted how a young Negro poet came to him claiming that the hoped he could write like a poet and not just as a Negro poet. It might seem baffling and inconsequential today but in...

• Word Count: 1560
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate