World War 2 World War 2 was the last big war for America, and it had many after effects towards our country. ... Before the war we were struggling to get our of a depression that had carried on about ten years; after we were an economically strong country facing many new opportunities and struggles. We were now a huge world power, and though we may have been before WW2, we had finally acknowledged it. ... After the war, Jim Crow laws were still in effect until Brown vs. ... But during the war they were given opportunities never given to them before. ...

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During and After Reconstruction, there were many arguments over the civil rights of African Americans. ... After the Civil War, the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments were added to the Constitution. ... During and after Reconstruction, there were laws made that limited the civil liberties of African Americans. ... The "grandfather clause" allowed a person whose grandfather had voted before 1867 to vote without having to pass a literacy test. Only whites had grandfathers who voted before 1867, therefore freedmen still had to take the literacy tests. ...

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Before I continue onto the next historic period in time, I also wanted to state that there is a major belief that religion was modified by whites to cater to their own beliefs which brings up one of the most controversial questions, "Is God black?... This question is brought up due to religious practices that were in place before the creation of the slave trade. ... After the revolution period, true equality was never obtained in the United States. ... After looking at the Pew Survey one of the most interesting religious trends that I came to really think about is the trend of people inc...

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The postwar GI Bill sent millions of ex-soldiers to college "often to campuses that had never before been available to students of their means and ethnicity. ... They can sometimes grow or learn right before your eyes. "After second grade the school was closed down. ... "I did something I never had done before: hugged Maggie to me, then dragged her into the room, snatched the quilts out of Miss Wangero's hands and dumped them into Maggie's lap."" ... Thus symbolizing what all of America desired after feeling betrayed by the war and the situations they could have never imagine...

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This struggle occurred before, during, and after the Civil Rights Movement, and it has impacted history through its events, its ideas, and its people. Before the Civil Rights Movement culminated in the 1960s, its events unfolded against apathy and racism. ... Of course, no blacks had voted before 1867, so they were required to take the literacy test (64) . . ." ... One of the key ideas before the Civil Rights Movement was that of the innocence and even necessity of segregation, embodied in Plessy vs. ... The people from before the Civil Rights Movement were widely variegated in their belie...

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After publication, he became a leading advocate in the Civil Rights Movement and did much to promote awareness of the racial situation sand pass legislature. ... He also displayed a sense of dignity, because after he was done with this experiment, he was threatened several times and even burned in effigy in his hometown, but he still maintained his ground as long as he could. ... Instead, there were daily hunts to find rest- room facilities, restaurants, stores, and various other 'conveniences' that he took advantage of before he crossed the color line. ... Historic Reference: Nove...

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It is made up of many small pieces, some go far back, long before you were born, some you collect as you go. ... After she was involved in a fire accident many years ago, she has been both mentally and physically reduced. ... Before even saying hi to her mother, she grabs a camera from the trunk, and quickly lines up picture after picture of Maggie, her mom, the house, and every pitiable detail she can find. ... "I couldn't bear it longer, being named after the people who oppress me." ... Mom hopes she will, and does not bring up how she had offered Dee a quilt before she went to coll...

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"When they became tired enough, or uncomfortable enough, they would take seats behind us and see that it is not so poisonous after all. ... He found it different buying cigarettes because the cashier lady did not have her same liveliness the night before. ... Before going to Mississippi, the only place that would cash his traveler's checks, after many attempts, was a Catholic bookstore. ... After getting off the bus, Griffin is chased by a carload of teenagers who are yelling and hurling fruit at him. ... After stepping into these cars, he realizes that the only reason they pick him...

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The narrator, decides to pass for white after numerous variations between assuming his status as a black man who wants to stand for the rights of black people and adopting the identity of a white man. In fact, identity, for this character, was never stable, since he lived the first years of his life not knowing he was classified as black, then he lived as a black man for a period of time, and after some years he decided to adopt a white identity, which may seem a new identity at first, but is a return to the beginning of his life, when he used to believe he was a white boy. ... After this ...

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After years of this informal name, the authorities decided to name the street Mains avenue. ... The girls dropped their basket and started running after the red roses to keep them from getting soiled in the snow. ... He has stopped hating Ruth as much as he had before even though he notices that she still spends occasional nights away from home. ... He knows Hagar is after him and he can't stop imagining when the ice pick will enter his neck. ... Before Guitar leaves, Milkman asks him what has been going on with him lately. ...

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It is not humanity that influences you in the position which you now occupy before the country," (Davis, The Irrepressible Conflict, 447). ... After the passage of these amendments, two of the three branches of government disconnected themselves with the issue of black civil rights. ... As the opportunity for economic advancement increased after the Civil War, the North felt as though it had done its part and both the President and Congress hastily turned their backs on the new, colored American Citizens. ... In 1898, Louisiana introduced "grandfather clauses", exempting "sons and grands...

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Thesis Statement: Langston Hughes was an author and a poet and a musician before his time by overcoming family adversity and racial hardships. ... Hughes works continues to appear after his death 1. The panther and the Lash (1967) was not published until after his death. ...

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Soon after the parents of his white friend told him that they could not be friends any longer. ... After that, he was no longer close to any white people and racism and inequality became prevalent forces in Garvey's life." ... Washington before traveling to America in hopes to receive his support. ... Never before has any black person took on such a rebellious task and has done so with such a huge following. ... It didn't take too long before the government became aware of Marcus Garvey's influence over black peop...

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Reconstruction may have sounded great, in the beginning, for African-Americans but despite the freedom, they were granted, they were worse off than before the war. ... Despite the efforts of radical Republicans, the ultimate winners during Reconstruction were the southern white men, the same group who controlled the South before the war. It took more than 75 years after the Constitution was adopted, and a bloody Civil War before civil rights amendment was added to the Bill of Rights. It would take another hundred years after that before laws were passed outlawing racial discrimination in emplo...

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Before the Harlem Renaissance, African-Americans were often treated as second class citizens. ... The nineteen twenties provided an opportunity for black performers to show off their talents before mostly all-white audiences. ... Jean Toomer's father left his wife and son shortly after his birth. ... After he graduated high school, Jean Toomer began traveling. ... After ge...

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About a month before his death he spoke these words, " I am not a racist. ... According to several biographies Malcolm Little left school embittered after a junior high school year teacher told him being a lawyer was "no realistic goal for a nigger". ... The many books and Internet sites created to honor or discuss Malcolm X confirm that many people considered him a great role model even almost forty years after his death. ... But after his transformation to the Islamic religion he became a whole new man. ... For the first time after his change of religion he had begun to work with other b...

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After finding out about the astonishing movement in Harlem called the Harlem Renaissance, Hughes was excited to become a leader in this society. ... After Columbia, Hughes operated on a cargo vessel in Africa then later lived in Paris before returning to Harlem because he was so pleased with the artistic movement happening. ... I say this essay made him a leader because he debated the need for race, pride, and also the artistic individuality in Harlem, which no one had done before with such skillful writing. ...

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Before Rosa Parks, other steps had been taken to fight against segregation, such as the Brown vs. ... Before and after the march, freedom riders' would travel across the country on freedom buses or trains' primarily to take part in sit-ins against segregation. ... Soon after the march, President John F. ...

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Mama (Lena) of the Younger family is to receive a ten thousand dollar insurance check after the death of Big Walter, Mama's husband and father to Walter and Beneatha, which could possibly fulfil each one of their dreams. ... Beneatha answers Walter's question with sharpness and impatience, responding, "And what did I answer yesterday morning – and the day before that" (99)? ... Her dreams began long before her children had their dreams to quarrel over. Mama had dreams of moving to a little place out in Morgan Park after her and Big Walter were only married a few week...

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After he earned his Ph.D. ... After King accepted the job he started to use a peaceful methods of protesting. ... Soon after he took the job at the MIA, King was known nation wide. ... Before he was assented King was helping black sanitation workers who were on strike (Levy 135). On April 3rd the night before he was assassinated he gave a speech at the Mason Temple in Memphis. ...

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After he earned his Ph.D. ... After King accepted the job he started to use a peaceful methods of protesting. ... Soon after he took the job at the MIA, King was known nation wide. ... Before he was assented King was helping black sanitation workers who were on strike (Levy 135). On April 3rd the night before he was assassinated he gave a speech at the Mason Temple in Memphis. ...

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Before the NAACP was founded there was a lot of racial discrimination against the blacks, most importantly there was a lot of lynching going on. ... History Before the NAACP actually formed there was a very big incident that occurred in Springfield, Illinois, which led to the formation of the NAACP. ... The colored people have equal rights in means of transportation." 1954 After years of fighting the NAACP won another trial. ... Board of Education, after fighting for years. ... After almost their 100 years, the organization for equality for the Black Americans has been very successful. ...

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She made her singing debut in obscure Harlem nightclubs (borrowing her professional name from screen star Billie Dove), then toured with Count Basie and Artie Shaw before going solo. ... His father, who had studied to become a lawyer, left for Mexico shortly after the baby was born. ... After graduation, he went to Mexico to visit his father, who agreed to pay for his college education. ... Also making it tough on Lawrence was the fact that after the age of seven he was without a father figure. ... During the Harlem Renaissance, intellectual dialogue, literary and artistic creation, blues and ...

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After Interviewing Damion Anderson I now have a different perception of live it self. ... People today are using energy like never before. ... As a result, they gained more knowledge then they had before of economic and social politics. ... After Garvey published his "back to Africa" speech slaves started leaving the homes of their masters. ... King before hand told blacks that it was a nonviolent march. ...

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Two years ago, about a week before my twelfth birthday, I was walking home from school when something unusual happened. ... From that day on, Deidra and I spent time together every day after school. ... I look at my life now and my life before I met Deidra and I'm glad to say that my best friend is different. ...

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