The American business culture perpetuated discrimination against blacks rather than attempt to desegregate as a whole. ... The enslavement and oppression of blacks over the last few hundred years left them without land. ... Steve Ripley was not a victim of a white male corporation, but the victim of a racially one-sided good ol" boy system still present in this country today. ...
Paul Boyer makes a convincing argument that another subject, which was a major issue in the lives of the slaves, was respect. ... Few slaves rose from their original status to the ranks of the slave elite or even the free-black. ... I now understood what had been to me a most perplexing difficulty - to wit, the white man's power to enslave the black man . ... Plantation owners felt that their entire system of slavery would collapse if blacks became educated. The only means for which to restrict blacks was through legislation. ...
I am currently pursuing higher education as I have done in the past. I've enjoyed a fruitful career in both software and financial services marketing. However, my most rewarding gig (not financially, but certainly a major step for me in lifelong learning) has been working with adults who have psychi...
In 1927, Earl joined General Motors as chief stylist, but with the depression and subsequently the war, Earl's creativity "was temporarily stifled" as automakers, reflecting the mood of the nation, "painted most cars in drab colors: black, brown, dark green, and occasionally navy blue. ...
