He writes of topics such as race relations law, civil rights legislation, and freedom of expression. ... After graduating high school he started his secondary education at St. ... The essay to be analyzed, Lifting as We Climb, was published on October 15th, 2015 in Harper's Magazine. ... One topic the author chooses to discuss heavily is the success of the respectability politics during the Civil Rights Movement of the 50's and 60's. ... Throughout the entire essay, Kennedy never once portrays the respectability politics in a negative manner. ...

• Word Count: 1498
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Essayist and Journalist, Erin Aubry Kaplan, discusses both topics in her essay, Barack Obama: Miles Traveled, Miles to Go. Reading her essay has inspired my feelings and thought on his candidacy and presidency as well. ... Board of Education U.S. ... The Brown V Board of Education decision was primarily based on race. ... Toward the end of her essay, Kaplan switches gears a bit as she talks about Obama and his characteristics and temperament as The President. ...

• Word Count: 1503
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

However, DuBois was orphaned and forced to fund his own college education (Hynes). ... DuBois believed that without the ballot, citizenship, and higher education in arts and sciences that there could not be any black advances (DuBois). While at Atlanta University, DuBois edited the Atlanta University Publication, which was a sociological investigation of black life, such as business, education, and religion. In addition to that, DuBois edited two short-lived magazines that covered a wide variety of topics such as current events of world race relations, art, politics, education, and liter...

• Word Count: 1675
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Richard Wright writes his essay, "The Ethics of Living Jim Crow," on this very topic. ... Although he never states this in his essay, Wright leads us to believe that a double role for an African American is playing into the stereotype of being a liar, a thief, and a brute. "Here my Jim Crow education assumed quite a different form. . . here I learned to lie, to steal, to dissemble. ... At the end of each segment of his essay, he includes quotes from all of his various Jim Crow-enhancing experiences. ...

• Word Count: 1958
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School