Margarite does not understand that Mr. Freeman does to her and she feels bad for his death. ... Freeman does not make any sense "It would be safe to say that she made me proud to be Negro, just by being herself" (79). ... The black aristocrat makes Margarite proud to be Negro; she makes her to believe in herself and her efficacy. ... In that moment Margarite thanks to black people who put their labor to culture for what she can be proud to be the one of the Negro race. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

With his father against his choice to be a writer Hughes pressed on, not persuaded. ... Work from the Harlem Renaissance gave many blacks the courage to stand up and say, "I"m proud to be black and you are no better than me." ... The impact of Langston Hughes lives on past his death. ... Somebody could see Hughes as a proud man or others can view him as a radical man. ... Langston Hughes knew what he wanted and did not let anything get in his way. ...

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The two proud parents were Reverend Martin Luther King, Sr. and, Alberta Williams King. ... They were the proud parents of four children. ... What is not mentioned in this article is that Martin Luther King was having sex with three White women, one of whom he brutally beat while screaming the above mentioned quotes."5 A year after Martin's death, his younger brother was killed in a tragic accident at his home in Atlanta. ... Even after the deaths of his family members he declared "I cannot hate any man."6 Some of the many statements Martin made have been listed below. ... I speak ...

• Word Count: 1928
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They said that though blacks should not be enslaved, they should not be equal to the white male. ... They would serve America proudly and fight to free their fellow brothers who were still enslaved. ... These soldiers would be treated like fugitives and would face life imprisonment or the death penalty (Smith 307). However, this did not stop African Americans from flocking to enlist. ... They had signed up for the army to fight and defend their freedom, not to do the laborious tasks the white soldiers did not want to do. ...

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Seamus Heaney's poem, Mid-Term Break, is a great example of how society's expectations can impact identity because the poem is about a young man who is away at school to obtain an education and establish his identity when he is called back home to deal with the death of his younger brother. ... The young man is very matter-of-fact about his brother's death, almost sarcastic one could say, because he despises being called away from his life and opportunities at school. ... To her, this life is not so wonderful. ... This first line sets a tone that the narrator is very proud to ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

In the years preceding Washington's death, Washington hinted at a growing cynicism with the way his compromised worked. He saw that blacks were not being given a fair chance even after waiting patiently and following his plan. ... Another article written by Washington was published after his death in the New Republic. ... DuBois on the other hand was born into a well-off family and was not accustomed to the harsh treatment he experienced in the South. ... He refused to accept inequality because he was not used to being treated as such. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

If it had not been for the lack in support from a few other notable African Americans of the time, there is no telling what Garvey could have done or who his dreams would have inspired. ... This apprenticeship not only established a base for his future involvements with newspapers, but it also taught him the means of delivering messages to masses of people. ... Soon after the parents of his white friend told him that they could not be friends any longer. ... He wanted to give them something of their own that they could believe in and be proud of. ... I could not find them, and then I declared...

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• Grade Level: High School

Essentially, Daisy is not beautiful because she is black. ... When Janie leaves with Tea Cake, her "soul crawls out from its hiding place" (192), implying that she is now free and proud. ... Not only does Mrs. ... At the end of Janie's trial for Tea Cake's death, it is the black community that continues to reject her. ... She does not care what people have to say about her. ...

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Hansberry also incorporates into her work the fact that there is a clash between the black nationalist and the black integrationist during that time with the use of comparison between Joseph Asagai, a Nigerian student who is very proud of his African heritage, and George Murchison, an arrogant African-American who is already assimilated to the white world. ... Although the Younger's have worked hard all of their lives, they still cannot afford suitable housing until the death of Walter's father brings a ten thousand dollar life insurance check. ... Hansberry believes that African-Ame...

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Although Blacks looked for a better quality of life in the North they realized that the North was not the ideal region they had been dreaming about. ... Often they were not family members. ... Even the churches were not safe from the invasion and the black congregations of revival meetings were spotted with the ...

• Word Count: 2437
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And here, on the sidewalk outside was a gang of white boys come to heckle, a ragtail rabble, slack-jawed, black-jacketed, grinning fit to kill, and some of them, God save the mark, were waving the proud and honored flag of the Southern States in the last war fought by gentlemen. ... The deaths of John F. ... With the death of Kennedy, Lyndon Johnson took over the presidency and then was reelected in the next election of 1964(Chalmers 25). ... Although the march to Montgomery was successful, the trip back was not for one white housewife who was driving marchers back. ...

• Word Count: 2394
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• Grade Level: High School