There was one major group that came about to try and work on desegregation and they were the NAACP, led by educated middle class African Americans. The job of the NAACP was to try and fight discrimination in the courts and improve black employment opportunities. ... Segregation was especially bad in the South, one incident included a young black boy who allegedly whistled at a white women, only 14 years old got lynched. ... In 1962 congress passed an amendment allowing black voters, and it was ratified in 1964. By 1965 The Voting Rights Act authorized blacks to vote, by 1968 nearl...

• Word Count: 516
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School

Many blacks were fearful anytime they walked out the door. ... Rape, kidnapping and murder are crimes that were charged against blacks. ... Many blacks hated whites for these actions. ... "The boy was beaten and dragged to the suspension bridge spanning the Brazos River. ... By displaying the text on the internet in the forms of a website, flash movie or even the actual traveling exhibit it gets the message out about the atrocities that took place at the turn of the century. ...

• Word Count: 802
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Americans may be fanatical about gun ownership. ... One of the biggest problems is guns being sold illegally on the black market. Most criminals buy guns on the black market or steal them, making gun control virtually impossible (Polsby and Brennen). ... After an argument, a twelve year old New Jersey boy shot three times at a classmate. When agents from the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms questioned the boy he stated that he paid three hundred dollars for the gun three days earlier. ...

• Word Count: 648
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

In the beginning of this short story, Timhead shoots and kills a 12 year old boy during a firefight. ... When Lavender was killed, the soldiers make jokes about his death. ... When he uses the metaphor about his "going away party", he tries to make his wife feel that this should be a celebration. Back in those times, it was hard enough to be black man in America, so being a black man in the war was another challenge he had to encounter. Joe wanted to make a statement that black men can do whatever the whites can, and that they all have a job to do. ...

• Word Count: 786
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

There are five fallacies of racism that explain the misconceptions about the nature of racism. ... I feel that people are too naive about this subject. For example when people say "well look our president is black, we aren't racist anymore," but what about the hateful and prejudice comments death threats he has received while in office? ... It's quite sickening to really think about how unfair of a society we live in. ... From a young boy to a young adult my whole family always preached how important getting an education is especially as a person of color. ...

• Word Count: 1150
• Approx Pages: 5