He found work as a correspondent for New York newspapers, and slowly began to realize the inhibitions of social boundaries he was expected to observe every step of the way. ... He then resolved to dedicate his life to fighting the terrible racial oppression that held the black people down, both economically and politically. ... In this stage of his life, he encouraged direct assaults on the legal, political, and economic system, which he felt blossomed out of the exploitation of the poor and powerless black community. ...

• Word Count: 654
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Diversity alters the societal character by redrawing racial and ethnic boundaries. ... "...Cultural diversity was once simply an ideal promoted by liberal political groups has gradually become a fact of life for millions of Americans..." (Korgen 154).Diversity is altering the character of society by redrawing boundaries around race and ethnicity (Aguire 49). ...

• Word Count: 879
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Frederick Douglass began his life as a common slave but proved to be a phenomenon by breaking free of all boundaries placed upon him. ... Frederick Douglass believed it was possible to fight slavery using the American political system, he and other political abolitionists created an anti-slavery Liberty Party. ... Douglass also felt that woman did not gain full equality with regards to their rights in America and strongly supported the woman's rights movement, "In respect to political rights we hold a woman to be justly entitled to all we claim for man All the political rights which it i...

• Word Count: 1350
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Leopold knew how to control and manipulate people in powerful political positions, and hastily used this maneuvering as a way to cause very little investigation. ... George Washington Williams led a profound and interesting life, which broke many boundaries at the time regarding African Americans. ...

• Word Count: 1129
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

People often refer to IQ tests to determine intelligence but according to the Atlantic, "[people who discriminate racially based off IQ tests] misunderstand the implications of what those tests indicate even when they are credible; and they fail to find the moral, analytic, and political response to the questions of race and intelligence.... The most ridiculous part of racism is not the views and prejudices it encounters, but rather how irrational they are, given facts and the notion the race is largely a social construct, rather than solid ethnic boundaries. ...

• Word Count: 1143
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

" Moreover, the Celluloid Alamo explains that films are often leveraged by "[p]roducers, directors, writers, and censors" to advance their political and social interests (Hutton, 5). ... Within the boundaries of children's entertainment, Caucasian boys receive the most images in which they see themselves reflected. ...

• Word Count: 1585
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate