The African Americans living in America who went there for working and living conditions were not considered to be a very good race in the beginning. ... He stated that: "The only revolution in which the goal is loving your enemy is the Negro revolution. ... There are a lot of important black people in the American society who work for America and are respected and liked too. ... They offer their power and services in almost every sector of the American industry. ... Secondly; Blacks are considered as harmful to society in some places in America. ...

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Leading up to the creation of the constitution, America was a broken system, that needed fixing. ... During the revolution it seemed like all political ruling was rather frenetic, the articles of confederation being one of the main perpetrators in this area. ... Freedom was the entire reason for the Revolution. ... During this time period it was not only African Americans who benefitted from this, but women as well. ... All three of these American ideals were accomplished by one simple, yet brilliant document, the Constitution....

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Thanks to the Industrial Revolution and the developments in public transportation, the large-scale migration was made possible. ... On the contrast of the market revolution in the North, however, white planters in southern colonies were still relying heavily on their profitable "King Cotton"" and thus relying on slavery, making no responses to social changes at all. The two clearly split economic systems did not only affect whites, but also other subordinate racial groups as well; for example, black Americans' suffering under slavery, Native Americans' forcible removal, and Mexican A...

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Takaki speaks of each ethnicity in America and gives voices to their oppression by the Europeans when they lived in America. ... Indian-Americans began joining with America's armed forces, and supporting the financial crisis at home until the war ended. ... From there Africans were slaves the moment they stepped foot onto America. ... California was needed for the market revolution, so the Mexicans began working in ranching and agriculture. ... Soon, the Irish were being accepted as equal communities in America. ...

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However, it may also be possible that such social movements as multi-culturalism are forging a New America. ... There are works by Native Americans, African Americans, Mexican Americans, Asian Americans, and so on. ... The competition with the Soviets gave an added boost to the technological and scientific revolution; and American universities expanded immensely as centers for defense research, for the education of a vast new public, and as employers of creative writers and as arbiters of taste. ... African Americans, Irish Americans, Polish Americans, Jews from Eastern Europe, Native Amer...

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Honestly, "The Black Liberation Theology" is one of the most informative topics we have discussed from our African American studies class. ... The second historic period that I also figured would be a key component to the actual black experience is the period after the Revolution in which blacks started to establish their own communities and independencies in America. With blacks forming their own institutions in America, this brought up another question. ... During this period, more churches and establishments were catered to African Americans. ... After the revolution period, true ...

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In the diverse history of Detroit, many things stand out in the development of this great city; its French origin, the American Revolution, the civil rights movements and the riots of the 1960's. ... While African Americans sought equality and notoriety Jewish Americans sought prosperity and power. Lack of culture and social capital to build upon would stagnate the African American culture throughout America. ... The African American Church served not only as religious base but also as the base for all African American progress. ... African American migrants poured into what seemed a...

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Despite the endless changes they have seen, one thing remains true: the purpose of black American art, which is, according to Maulana Karenga, "to make revolution, using its own medium" (1974). ... She believes that Black art "must expose the enemy, praise the people and support the revolution" (1974). By supporting the revolution, Black art commits the community to change and a brighter, better future. ... To be an American writer is to be an American, and, for black people, there should no longer be honor attached to either position (1876). ... African American Literature. ...

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Two Approaches to Revolution: "Like Oil and Water" What would it be like to have separate drinking fountains and bathrooms depending on the color of your skin? ... If the government of America truly repents of its sins against our people and atones by giving us our true share of the land and the wealth, then America can save herself. ... Malcolm X felt that America needed a shock to bring about revolution and his words would be the means to bring this change. ... Despite their characteristic differences, both men were considered to be saviors for the African American community in America. ...

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King was a man who opted for non-violent civil disobedience as a means to accomplish his aims, and encouraged his fellow African-American citizens to follow his example. ... In another poem from 1972 called "Who will survive America " he openly threatens the society and shows his contempt for the Christian belief system as part of the white dominant society. ... The poem, called "The Revolution will not Be Televised"," is a strong appeal to the activism of each and every one of us in order to initiate a change of the given order. He reminds us that "the revolution will put you in the driver...

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I would evaluate that in response to the injustice brought on some African American prisoners, activist movements began to develop in order to face the political issues brought from the American government. ... From page 47, the author mentions a conservative revolution that took place in the 1960's, and how disadvantaged blacks became afflicted from the social changes within the higher classes of society. ... In any context, I believe that most of the tensions arriving from that period had a heavy effect on the mass incarceration of African Americans in today's society. From rea...

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It was these adjustments and tunings that would shape contemporary America today. ... Tax cut legislation, revolutions among races, mass production of the automobile and the development of flight all changed American life forever. ... Furthermore, American foreign policy in Latin America was questioned in the 20's and then again in the 80's with incidents in el Salvador and Guatemala. ... During the 1920's and 1980's foreign policy in Latin America proved to be very similar. ... Intervention in Latin America reoccurred in both the 20's and 80's. ...

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The 1950's had some major protesting going on. The biggest ones were nuclear arms race, and the other was racial discrimination. The rights of minorities were taking the back burner for the nuclear arms. The civil rights movement started with things like the Plessy vs. Ferguson. This was a case ...

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We have come to see that it is not confined to Anglo-Americans, but can affect people from all racial or ethnic backgrounds. ... In our discussions and lessons about racism, we have learned about great American heroes who have stood up against bigotry. Rosa Parks, who as a young African-American woman who in 1963 refused to give up her bus seat to a white man, ignited a social revolution. Her righteous defiance led to a boycott of buses by African-Americans in Montgomery, Alabama, and also to laws that changed the legal nature of prejudice. ...

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King wishes to bring all African Americans together as brothers and sisters to fight for their freedom. Freedom is the foundation of the U.S., it is what we fought for in the American Revolution, and King wishes to bring about equal freedom for all people, black and white. ... King explains that freedom must be fought for, freedom will not come to anyone, and the whites certainly will not give it to the African Americans. ... King uses bitter sarcasm when talking about the American dream, and the American creed of equality and freedom. The indignant vigor King uses in his speech is direct towa...

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Following WWI, America transitioned into a time of modernization and innovation. ... Overall, the 1920's marked a time of social, political, and economic advancements that raise the American culture and later on concreted America as a world power. ... Whites were willing to experience the byproducts of the black cultural revolution, but most did not accepts blacks in society. ... In 1921, Sanger founded the American Birth Control League. ... He had anger with America's mediocrity. ...

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For generations, the Du Bois family had been an accepted part of the community since before his great-grandfather had fought in the American Revolution. ... This difference would be the foundation for his desire to change the way African-Americans co-existed in America. ... Washington, who felt that the black people of America had to simply accept discrimination, and hope to eventually earn respect and equality through hard work and success. ...

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Many questionable events happened in the making of the history of the United States of America. Whether these events, such as the relocation and treatment of Native Americans or the forced slavery of African Americans, were right or wrong, they played important roles in shaping today's most powerful country. During a time of revolution and independence, the leading men, George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, George Mason, and James Madison, all helped to influence a young country which stressed freedom and liberty for all. ... Some are quick to call America's founding fathers hypocrit...

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Malala Yousafzai and Rosa Parks are both proof that a person can bring positive change in the world. They have played an important role in the development of the society. Both parts have their differences and similarities, but when it comes down to it all their fundament for protesting is and was th...

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Eric Mckitrick contends that Radical Reconstruction, which was designed to bring about a social revolution in race relations, failed to help the America Negro find his proper place in American life. ... The 14th Amendment was proposed in 1866 and ratified in 1868, guaranteeing citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States (except Native Americans), and granting them federal civil rights. ... All this proves that the federal government had no idea what they were getting into in terms of the elongated governmental supervision of America. ... The Fifteenth Amendment recogn...

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Du Bois W.E.B Du Bois was a black American historian and sociologist, who conducted the initial research on the black experience in the United States. ... Unlike most black Americans, his family had not just emerged from slavery. His great-grandfather had fought in the American Revolution, and the Burghardt's had been an accepted part of the community for generations. Du Bois is a descendant of African American, French, and Dutch ancestors. ... By that time, Du Bois had begun his research into the historical and sociological conditions of black Americans that would make him the ...

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King, an avid reader of many philosophers and renegades" works, got from Gandhi's works what he failed to get from the works of Marx, Lenin, Hobbes, and Bentham: a working system of peaceful revolution. ... (Dream Speech) African Americans have made many important scientific discoveries. ... African American Granville T. ... King's work was an outstanding victory: African Americans can now attend any university and obtain any job as long as they have the proper credentials. ...

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