Football was all white. ... Strode and Washington became the first African American players in the modern National Football League. ... Most recently, this topic has been debated in the National Football League. "In the last week of July, the National Football League fined Matt Millen, president of the Detroit Lions, $200,000. ... "According to the Black Coaches Association (BCA), ethnic minorities represent only 2.7% (15 of 547) of head coaches at all National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) institutions (not including those coaching at historically black colleges and universities),...

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• Grade Level: High School

An example of a dramatization of this theme is when the character Cory tries to pursues happiness through playing football. ... Cory's football pursuits were defeated by Troy because of one of two reasons. ... So either reason for Cory's ultimate failure in football is centered on oppression due to racism. ...

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Troy doesn't believe that his son, Cory can be successful in his dream, football, because of his perception that it is exclusively a white man's sport. Troy states, "The white man ain't gonna let him get nowhere with that football. [ ] He ought to go and get recruited in how to fix cars or something where he can make a living- (1.1.154-158). ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In college Paul was even given the high honor of being admitted to the educational honorary fraternity Phi Beta Kappa and was crowned an All-American for his efforts on the football field. ... From his more then stellar educational accomplishments at a nationally recognized institution he was granted entrance to law school, he had a brief stint on professional football and basketball teams, he even sang an acted on Broadway. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"Isn't it funny how in America the best golfer is black (Tiger Woods) and the best rapper is white (Eminem)." ~ Anonymous Race is a very major issue in America. It is present in our everyday lives. It is hard for anyone to honestly say that when they see a person they don't see color. We use pro...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

African Americans have interiorized three hundred years of racism and allowed it to warp the way they think of themselves. Building emotional fences is a form of self-defense. In the way the main character Troy impacts his family, August Wilson provides an Insightful look into the culture and hist...

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The fight for independence for African Americans in America did not end with President Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation in 1863. In fact it had only just started. The black community of America continued to fight racism and segregation and did not give up the fight until they earned th...

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Ignorance is one of several things in life that is very damaging. Many people have heard the saying "ignorance is bliss;" this is the same as saying "boys are stronger than girls." Both sayings are said on a regular basis, but are misleading. Ignorance is the farthest thing from being bliss. It is a...

• Word Count: 2053
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• Grade Level: High School