The most remembered points of the era was to create an equal opportunity or rights, race concepts, and men of color. ... Approximately 5,000 African Americans served in the continental army and navy with nearly half the revolutionary soldiers from Massachusetts were men of color. I feel that the use of the black men's where to set up a barrier of front line defense to aid and save the revolutionary white men's who wanted to keep the rights not equal. ...

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While during the 1960s and 70s affirmative action was critical to overcome racial barriers, since that time period the positive effects of affirmative action have lessened. ... In essence, this proposition ultimately leads to true racial equality by creating a color-blind process. ... Because racial barriers are mostly broken down in today's society, students with the best GPA and most impressive high school resume are eligible to gain admission to the colleges of their dreams, regardless of the color of their skin. ...

• Word Count: 1270
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Although people of color commit most crimes at the same rate as Whites, the unequal targeting and treatment of people of color throughout the criminal justice system – from arrest to sentencing – results in the disproportionate imprisonment of people of color. ... In New York City, where people of color make up about half of the population, 80% of the NYPD stops were of blacks and Latinos. ... Identification of Barriers and Supports Having to completely stop racial disparity will be an ongoing process. ... It is difficult for our faith in the American judicial system not to be chal...

• Word Count: 1374
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Six days before the scheduled march, on June 25, 1941, the President signed Executive Order 8802 that banned work discrimination on the basis of race, creed, color, or national origin for defense contractors and appointed the Committee on Fair Employment Practice to monitor compliance with the order. ... The Civil Rights Act of 1964, was a watershed piece of legislation that "outlawed discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, or national origin" (History). ... " The truth is that even as some racial barriers have tumbled, economic disparities separating the African Ame...

• Word Count: 1633
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

While I tend to think Blacks are resilient kings and queens, I thoroughly understand that the media constantly force feeds us negative representations and perpetuates disheartening stereotypes of people of color. ... Has anyone stopped to think of the past 500 years where Blacks were on the receiving end of oppression, hate, brutal crimes, and degradation simply because of the color of their skin? ... One of their many objectives was "To encourage State and local leagues in their efforts to break down color barriers, and in obtaining for the African-American an equal chance with others in...

• Word Count: 1964
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

In 1923, two brothers from Chicago, Illinois, founded the Disney Brother's Cartoon Studio. Over the course of nine decades, this studio, founded by Walt Disney and older brother Roy, has evolved into one of the world's largest multinational mass media corporations. Disney's animated films are renown...

• Word Count: 1585
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

District Court, alleging that the sole reason that James Meredith had been denied acceptance into this university was due to the color of his skin. ... He broke barriers that prior to him looked impossible to break. ...

• Word Count: 3205
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School