She had friends that she played with that were going to the white area of the movie theater and when she started to go there her mom grabbed her by the hand and told her its not the place for dark skinned people. ... The yellow people weren't as rich as the whites were but they had a little more money then moody and her family did. ... Then the dark skinned people were at the bottom of the bottom. ... But none the less they were poor. ... Even to be a family in what seemed to be nothing more then a tool shed nowadays, feed everyone, pay for school supplies, then on top of it all even ...

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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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There are two books with which provide us with a basis for such analysis "Myne Owne ground", by T.H Breen, Stephen Innes and "Journal and Letters of Philip Vickers Fithian", edited by Hunter Dickinson Farish. ... None of the parties involved, not even Casor, questioned the legitimacy of slavery nor the propriety of a black man owning a black slave (pg15My owne)." ... They also played a huge role in the families that were free. ... By the 18th century the distinction was clear that all whites were free and all blacks were slaves. ... If you wore red lens over your eyes your whole life and s...

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There was no one to tell her that it would be okay, the rest of the world may judge people by their social class and place in society, but we don't. ... Until then, they had let the mob mentality carry them away, not once considering what was happening. ... Then she saw Tom Robinson found guilty, and saw him die as a consequence. ... In the beginning of the novel, Scout and Jem thought there was one kind of folk, the nice, safe folk of Maycomb. ... None of them had done an honest day's work in his recollection...They were people, but they lived like animals"(Lee 30). ...

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The Police Force in America, some may say, has become none more than a brute militia, preying on the weak and innocent. ... He was then struck 19 times and killed, unarmed and nonviolent, a victim of police brutality (Stephan). ... So then, what is the reason for such harsh police brutality in America? ... There is evidence that shows that racial minorities are systematically victimized, without cause, often in a violent manner. ... There is no amount of civil actions that can bring back those lost by the horrible and unnecessary actions taken by corrupt officers. ...

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There's two things they want to keep: all the money and all the say-so. They don't want these poor workin' folks to have none of that.... El Chacal was demanding $500 apiece, whereas the Cuellos were willing to pay only $350. At this point, Antonio realized, 'We were being sold like animals.... We think that if we have very little money when we die, then we failed in life. ...

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Race Robert Cahill claims that there are two parts to racism: plain and fancy. ... There were people you would look out for and others would be okay to talk to. ... The white race seems to be the superior race down there, and is "openly declared and assertive."" ... The statement starts off saying "Negro-, and then in the last paragraph uses the term "African-. ... "We think they are not, and that they are not included, and were not intended to be included, under the word "citizens- in the Constitution and can, therefore, claim none of the rights and privileges which that instrument provides...

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The D'Ortegas represented the stereotypical slaveholders back then, who were exceptionally cruel to their slaves, took advantage of them, and saw the slaves as property (Jennings). ... There is love between Jacob and Rebekka. ... Finally there is the love of Florens' mother. ... She was desperate to protect Florens, who was still too innocent to understand the sexual abuse that the other slaves were experiencing. ... None. ...

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The artist is a black South African, so one thinks that he is in fact making a comment that even after the elections there were people living in the same conditions they were in before the new South Africa was brought into being. ... Before I saw this painting I had spent about an hour in the library looking at paintings, and although I saw some that were nice none really appealed to me enough for me to want to analyse them. ... This is shown by the fact that there is clean washing hanging on the line, and there are also flowers along the fence. ... There is no need to read the caption beca...

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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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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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Whatever steps she took, or if she took none at all, something would be crushed. ... If Irene were going to make a decision completely for herself she would make the decision to tell Clare's husband that she is a colored woman and ruin her marriage. ... She feels obligated to tell Clare's husband about Clare's race because of all of the Negro women out there who aren't light skinned and beautiful. ... It was an easy decision for her because Irene then did not have to give up Clare's secret but she could still get her husband back from Clare. ...

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