Africans in America Many people believe that the first inhabitants of America were the pilgrims, but they are wrong. Indians and Africans were here long before pilgrims. ... I think stories like this were told to keep the idea of becoming free in the slaves minds, to keep hope alive so no one would give up. ... Slaves had none of this, they were often split from there families, there was no learning except for learning how to do work for their masters, and they were a long way from what they considered home which was Africa. ... For example, in How Buck Won His Freedom, Buck outsma...

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Most Southerners were angry when slavery was banned since then they had to work for themselves. ... During the year of Jem and Scout's father's case; "the school buzzed with talk about him(Atticus) defending Tom Robinson, none of which was complimentary."... With small towns, there is not much controversy so when there is some, that is all they can think or talk about. ... There were many reasons why Maycomb County's people were filled with racism. ... The blacks were no longer slaves. ...

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There are several scenes in the novel that exhibit his overall outcome. ... She was forced into a community of many different cultures, but none were American. None of the other immigrants in her community fit Sara's definition of being an American. ... They were both born into a low economic status and are forced to try and climb their way out of the hole they were born into. ... She then began her quest to try and fit into American society. ...

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Many, many years ago, African-Americans were used as slaves. ... The owner's own children then grew up with the same ideals and passed them on to the new generation. ... As of 1996, there have been 232 citizens executed under the death penalty since 1977. ... None of the cabs would stop and pick him up because of the fact that he was an African-American male. ... Then there's little Sambo, he was one of the few African-American characters on Looney Tunes. ...

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" This quote speaks to the theme that if one is not seen as important in society's eyes then justice is unlikely to be rightfully served to them. ... People, in which this novel takes place, were less accepting of others being different whereas in today's society, people are more accepting of others and their differences. Justice, for the monster, is slim to none due to the fact that he is greatly rejected, which then made people more prejudice towards him. ... The quote, "There's a black boy dead for no reason," reflects on that notion that unjustified mistreatm...

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The book KING: A Critical Biographies there is both strong and weak points, but what makes this book good is that there are a greater amount of strong points then there are weak ones. ... The author uses very descriptive words and sentences, he makes you feel like you were actually there to witness it. ... He wrote them as if he were really there, as if he were marching with Martin Luther King. ... There was a lot fewer weak points then there were strong points. ... The author of the book puts none of this in, and to the writer of this paper that is very disappointing. ...

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They were not treated as valued as some other possessions as an excerpt from viewpoint 10A reads, "Tis pity there should be more caution used in buying a horse, or a little lifeless dust, than there is in purchasing men and women: whereas they are the offspring of god, and their liberty is, Auro pretiosior omni. ... A gentlemen once said, "That none ought to part with their liberty themselves, or deprive others of it but upon mature consideration." ... The master of plantation also has a job to do, but his job is much more respectable then the job of a slave. . I believe there is som...

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Toni Morrison, one of the most remarkable African American authors and her novels remind readers that there is a past to remember. ... African American men were deprived of their manhood during slavery. ... Instead of Helene helping Nel to increase her daughter self-worth instead she always reminds her daughter that there is something wrong with her appearance: "Don't just sit there, honey. ... Still, the revelation that there exist people who do not worship her mother and are not under her control pleases Nel: "She [Nel] felt both pleased and ashamed to sense that these men, un...

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There is no such thing as ablack? ... (and)If we had a black girl in our sorority, none of the fraternities would want to do anything with us? ... Why then was this African-American girl being punished and viewed with conviction because her actions were different from the beliefs of so many? ... I am positive those members of the sorority would not like it one bit if they were told they could not be a part of something because they were white. ... There were many in the fraternity who encouraged him to try to join, but oddly enough, when the time came, that same amount of support was no longer...

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Black men and women held sit-ins at lunch counters where they were refused service, and "kneel-ins" on church steps where they were denied entrance. Hundreds of demonstrators were fined and imprisoned. ... The protestors were met with policemen and dogs. ... He brings up the fact that there is a "growing bitterness and hatred that is close to advocating violence.... •King has first shown his idea of a non-violent revolution, and then he argues that if the white community dismisses their actions, then it could cause a racial nightmare. ...

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Blacks, during this time, were seen as sex craved individuals. ... If contact was made, then in most cases the black man would be punished, either by a brutal beating or by a lynching. ... Of these victims, 3,446, or over 72 %, were black (Whitfield, pg.5). ... Though blacks constituted 63 % of the slightly more than 30,000 residents of Tallahatchie County, it occasioned no surprise that none was selected to serve on the jury. ... Although there was no exact correlation between Till and the bus boycott, Rosa Parks acknowledged that the Till case had aroused blacks to indignation (Whitfield...

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Has there ever been that moment where you feel different because of your race? I'm sure there has been a time when you look at someone through the eyes of race and culture. ... Get him out then! ... None of those men knew he was a bright kid, because instead of honoring him, they just stared at his skin before anything else was said. ... All the white men who attended didn't pay attention to him and were very disrespectful. ...

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It was then in 1941 when A. ... No, No Sloan (a Negro journalist), none of these is the reason. ... There was nothing promising about the Army's segregation policies and actions thereafter the Executive Order #8802. ... Then again, at that time a black man's interest was never valued to a White America. ... I believe in an equal America if there is one for the future. ...

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It was then in 1941 when A. ... No, No Sloan (a Negro journalist), none of these is the reason. ... There was nothing promising about the Army's segregation policies and actions thereafter the Executive Order #8802. ... Then again, at that time a black man's interest was never valued to a White America. ... I believe in an equal America if there is one for the future. ...

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In some situations, there may be a sense of oddity present, however those situations are very likely to be seen in reality. ... None of his mother's actions is free of racial overtones and she is ostentatiously racist in disregarding the wishes of Carver's mother. ... The narrator describes her eyes as "sky-blue, [they] were as innocent and untouched by experience as they must have been when she was ten" (397). ... O'Connor's use of violence is almost as though she were trying to shake the reader awake, since it is so sudden and stark. For example, "Then all at once she ...

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Celie is then married to a man who beats her and sends her sister away, never again allowing the two to communicate. ... Black female reviewers were not so critical of the film on gender issues. ... Even before the film's release, there was controversy about a white director, Steven Spielberg, directing the film. ... Then there were those, black women included, who objected to the lesbian relationship (albeit significantly watered down from the book) between lead characters Celie and Shug. ... They were never lovers. ...

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This quote shows that there is an underlying sense of race in their home and within their family which controls their lives. ... For the McBride family, the issue was not that the children were African American, it was that eleven African American children were being raised by their white mother. ... There are many connections that people can make to this book while reading it. ... For example, he was aware that none of the other mothers looked like Ruth. He was aware of the stares and dirty looks that were given to his family when his mother brought them to school. ...

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Some write about experiences they have had, some write about how they were brought up, and some write about what they like or dislike. ... Then they swarm around me, A hive of honeybees. ... But there are no palm trees on the street, and dishwater gives back no images." ... None of us, no matter how we feel about ourselves, is anything less than "Phenomenal." There may be women who are prettier than others, but that should not make us any less of a person or woman. ...

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Then as now, their mission remains the same. ... Without SCHEV, none of the colleges in Virginia would be able to pass the admission codes that they do. ... This same gap was present when testing scores were cross culturally ranked as well. Recent research revealed that not only were these gaps constant, but they continued to broaden. ... In any event, there are studies that have tested the actual reliability and consistency of the ever controversial SAT I as a whole. ...

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Labor workers were unable to benefit from the capitalist ideas because they were never given the respect or the acknowledgement that they deserved as the demands of factory working increased dramatically. ... None of the suffering the labor workers felt impacted the business owners and it never did until the progressive movement came a long and enforced fair labor and an increase in wages. ... Jane Addams was apart of a younger generation of society that was fortunate to have many more opportunities then their parents. ... Being an educated woman, Jane Addams saw that the poor people of soc...

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New diplomatic ties were being formed from these immigrants. ... While there was a lot of intimidation and fear put towards the Chinese, thousands still snuck in illegally. ... After intervening between Cuban and Spanish conflict, the U.S. was then dragged into the Philippine Revolution which incited the Philippine–American War. ... As we take a look at the overall transformation of the nation one can see that none of these changes could be made without the citizens of America and the new immigrants from around the world. ... The biggest cities were often home to these migrants. ...

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There are thousands of writers around the world, but only a handful can be considered impacting. ... Immediately following his stepfather's death, Baldwin left the church; he began working several pointless jobs, none in which would have bolstered his writing career. ... Although making for interesting reading, his first pieces were no were near impacting (Gates 114). ... He then returned to Paris where he remained until his death in 1987 (Parni 7). ... All in which confronted issues that were considered taboo. ...

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Additionally, for years, Blacks were unable to serve on juries, clearly affecting the way both Blacks and whites were tried. ... Additionally, there are seven Black males in prison for every one white male.3 More than half of all black males are under the supervision of the justice system in some way.4 These two factors indicate a very important trend. ... Secondly, and perhaps more significantly, the high rate of incarceration, upon further examination, leads to conclusions about its causes which then shed light on the discussion of jury nullification. ... There are several levels within the ...

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This concept basically states that there will be two levels of government, the national and the state. ... As a result, blacks were enslaved, and women were persecuted throughout the late 1700's and early 1800's. ... Following the depression there were many programs and acts to help the nation recover from the depression. ... Even under the new deal, blacks were treated unfair. ... Unions for blacks and women were rare until John Lewis formed the CIO, a union anyone...

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There has been a lot of talk over the last few years over the question of racism. ... People were openly racist and would express it by putting up certain signs saying only white people were only allowed into a store or restaurant or putting up the confederate flag in the South and even saying racial slurs to others. ... According to the Storey, three African American men are suing the television show "The Bachelor" and the network because the ABC franchise interviewed the three men and then turned them down for the dating series. ... Of course there's racism in this country. .....

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