One difference is the desired effect each piece strived for. ... King did not feel it necessary to separate from America, but to unite it, unlike the Declaration of Independence. ... King's piece was a speech, meant to be heard by thousands of people. ... This was a formal declaration separating colonies from its home nation, not wishing to convince the receiving end to agree, but rather telling England that America is now a nation of their own. ... After comparing and contrasting these two pieces, it is easier to separate differences rather then combing similarities. ...

• Word Count: 797
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I was someone's property, much like a pair of trousers or a piece of land would be, and it was up to them to do what they saw fit to do with me. ... Slaves could not spend their times in leisure, nor did they have the choice to spend their nights with their families, they were belongings, to be separated and sold at the whim of their masters. ...

• Word Count: 504
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

This Supreme Court case said that the old policy of "separate but equal" public schools was illegal, as it never brought equality to the blacks. ... This piece of legislation was in response to the Montgomery, Alabama bus boycott. ...

• Word Count: 581
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Each piece is different, each has its own voice, yet each speak of duality and the frustration it brings trying to unite one world with another, being an American and trying to maintain your cultural identity. ... McKay published this piece in 1921 (Shuman) when blacks were trying to find their place in American society. ... Nevertheless, they will have to learn to live with their duality and to separate the feelings of love and hate that their constant struggle with their identity brings....

• Word Count: 1239
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Before I go to the second part of the exhibit, I notice a statue that is separated from the rest of the pieces, "Mares of Diomedes," by Gutzom Borglum. ... Each piece shines and yet they are also dulled by the years, capturing all the time they have seen and giving it the look of old, worn, silver. ...

• Word Count: 1003
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Yet he was the father of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, "the greatest piece of moral good to come out of Congress in 100 years." ... To accept a leadership position and expect to hold yourself to two separate standards is wrong," states James Talent, Congressman from Missouri. ...

• Word Count: 1210
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School