Langston Hughes composed an essay entitled "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain" in which he "described the mountain as "this urge within the race toward whiteness, the desire to pour racial individuality into the mold of American standardization, and be as little Negro and as much American as possible" (The Nation 692-694) Although Hughes did not have a longing to turn into a perfect "American", he did believe that African Americans should contribute to American Democracy. ... "Who is America? ... We are America! ... DEMOCRACY! ... (Selected Poems 297 lines 179-190) Langston Hug...

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African American History It is often taught that the social and economic conditions of African Americans have been one of America's greatest struggles. ... However, it's apparent that the conditions of African Americans have improved, and they are making noticeable contributions in the American Democracy. ... African Americans has come a far way. ... In 1983 Vanessa Williams became the first African American to win the Miss America Contest. To put things into perspective, African Americans are making noticeable remarks in American Democracy. 3In 1996, 74% of the nation'...

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America had just recovered from an economic depression and now World War II took Americans by surprise. ... Furthermore, in this paper I will also examine three of the many prime examples (roles) for which African Americans portrayed during that era which are: - African American soldiers - Education for African Americans - Blacks in America during World War II Let's first examine the role of African Americans in the military during World War II. ... All this would probably be denied if made public, but these things are truths I know."4 To say that Democracy for African Americans ...

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America had just recovered from an economic depression and now World War II took Americans by surprise. ... Furthermore, in this paper I will also examine three of the many prime examples (roles) for which African Americans portrayed during that era which are: - African American soldiers - Education for African Americans - Blacks in America during World War II Let's first examine the role of African Americans in the military during World War II. ... All this would probably be denied if made public, but these things are truths I know."4 To say that Democracy for African Americans ...

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Throughout American history and even to this day, African Americans have always struggled for their rights. Jill Karson, a published author states, "Many consider the civil rights movement to have begun not in the 1950's, but when African Americans were first brought in chains, centuries earlier to American shore" (Karson 11). ... In his speech, Roosevelt stated that American democracy consisted of "Four Freedoms": the freedom of speech and expression, the freedom of religion, the freedom from want, and the freedom from fear. ... African-Americans, especially soldiers, noted th...

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Mandela's American counterpart was Martin Luther King, Jr. ... His speaking prowess inspired African American citizens to rise up and help achieve King's "dream" for America. ... The blacks" efforts ultimately led to the creation of a multiracial democracy in South Africa. ... Apartheid greatly undermined the spirit of democracy. Basic principles of democracy include free elections, citizen participation, majority representation, freedom and equality, all of which were violated during the reign of apartheid systems in South Africa and America. ...

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Within this tale, there is always the mention of the Native Americans, the ones who taught us to farm and understand the ways the North American lands worked in comparison to European ones most of the travelers had previously been accustomed. ... He wanted European immigrants to assimilated into American citizens as soon as possible – but what exactly does that mean? ... Where does that leave African Americans, who when this was published, had just been absolved from slavery thirty years prior? ... African Americans show one side of the darkness of this idealism of Americanization. ... T...

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If Whites are just as likely to break drug related laws as African Americans, how is it possible that an African American man is 30% more likely to go to jail than a White man? ... Bush, 4,789 African Americans per 100,000 were incarcerated (2004). The United States is suppose to be a country that is about the people because it is a democracy, yet numbers show that it is a country that cares only about economic prosperity. ... There are currently more African Americans under correctional control today, than African Americans who were enslaved in 1850 (p78). ... The oppression of whites on Af...

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Finally, the New Deal "transformed the American party system." ... (4) American liberalism changed in three ways after FDR's death. ... Second, it developed a new "vision of democracy," during this time it developed pluralist politics. ... (6) American Keynesians wanted the economy to keep growing bigger and bigger, so that there will be enough for everybody; some believed that this was an American alternative to Marxism. ... He wanted all citizens to have and experience the American life. ...

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His achievements in government had cleared a path for other African Americans to follow. ... At age thirteen Douglass bought his first book, The Columbian Orator, consisting of various essays and speeches having to do with democracy and liberty. ... This newspaper finally gave the black people of America a voice. ... Not only did these achievements pave the way for other African Americans to follow, but they also weakened the stereotype that African American people are an inferior and sub-human type of being. ... Frederick Douglass fought for the equality among all humanity and wrote, "The...

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This statement summarizes a significant issue that most African Americans recognized and sought to change during this era. ... However, both men left behind a legacy that contributed in paving the way for equal opportunity for African Americans today. ... He was born and raised in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, a place where social and economic activities were reinforced by "primary democracy"- all of its citizens had a right to be heard. ... In this article, he described the dreadful effects of segregation and the toll it took on the African American Race. ... Therefore this is what he...

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As American's we hold nothing more dear than our own personal family's heritage. ... As Americans we have always been very territorial. ... They saw the African American community as an invading force against the country they had created, or so they thought. ... The African American community were the first to work the farm land of our nation today. ... To show the amount of gratitude toward a race that gave him so much grief and pain, and the ability to comment in paragraph forty-seven how our founding fathers, which were all white men, "dug deep the wells of democracy" shows that h...

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When he first launched the UNIA he did not garner as much support as he had hoped in his native country so sought to take his ambitions to America in order to spark the oppressed minds of the African Americans. ... Washington before traveling to America in hopes to receive his support. ... Garvey was aware that in order for Negroes to possess liberty and democracy that so many other countries had acquired would have to be shed. Just as it had been done by America against the British. ... The Negro World wasn't exclusive to just American blacks. ...

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The most common targeted of racial profiling are individuals of African American descent, along with Hispanics and Muslims. ... Racial profiling impacts the integrity of America and its ideals because equal rights do not apply to everyone. ... It continues to be a egregious and prevalent form of discrimination that stains the American democracy compromising racial equality. ... " President Barack Obama, July 22, 2009 In addition to targeting the African American community, racial and religious profiling also affect a broad range of communities, including Native American, Latino, Ara...

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It's a system of exploitation, a political and economic system of exploitation, of outright humiliation, degradation, discrimination-all of the negative things that you can run into... under this system that disguises itself as a democracy ... ... America has a very serious problem. ... America's problem is us. ... He created new ideas about race in America and about unity. ... This group was trying to find black unity in America. ...

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He explained that after War World 1 in 1918, African Americans were faced with one of the lowest points in history since the end of slavery. ... The fear of race riots in the South caused large number of African Americans to move North. The Harlem Renaissance was a time for African Americans to show and reflect their talents throughout society. ... According to researchers, Harlem did become the capital of Black America. ... This idea grew stronger following World War I since its major claim was democracy for all. ...

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