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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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Slaves were seen as dependent, inferior to the white race and without any civil rights. ... I will fortify my opinion first of all by giving explanations on Mark Twain's attitude towards slaves and his experiences with them, and then by introducing his novel "Puddn'head Wilson-. ... "The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson- is introduced by a description of a peaceful, calm town seemingly harmless and full of harmony: "In 1830 it was a snug little collection of modest one- and two-storey frame dwellings whose whitewashed exteriors were almost concealed from sight by climbing tangle...

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• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The question then became what to do about it. ... From 1811 to 1815, he made the first attempt to establish a black American colony in Africa, transporting several dozen people there. ... They founded the country of Liberia and between 1822 and 1861, nearly 15,000 blacks chose to return there. ... He moved to Chicago and started Muslim Temple Number 2 and established his headquarters there. Malcolm X took over from there. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

He was shot and then left on a pair of train tracks to suffer a terrible death, which was eventually ruled a suicide. ... A home were Malcom was the "mascot," a home were the word "nigger" was so common Malcom began to think it was his nickname. ... He started out as a shoe shine boy, working at a dance hall for white dances and occasionally black dances when they were allowed. ... Things were going relatively well until Malcom broke the watch he had stolen from one of their jobs. ... He immediately called the police and when Malcom came back to get it, the cops were waiting on him. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

There is no answer on her cell phone and she does not answer his three pages. ... If Little Billy goes to a private Catholic school in a white neighborhood his entire life that costs $20,000 a year, the chances of him spending any time with a lower-class minority are slim to none. ... Probably not because they were all too busy using the "colored" bathrooms. Even though the model for residential zoning may need a little work, there are many organizations that have been formed in hopes to influence racial harmony. ...

• Word Count: 2726
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School