Once the slaves were freed and given the promise of equality, they discovered that racism and intolerance kept them from achieving any sort of equal standing with white Americans. ... The 13th amendment had ended slavery and now there were millions of free blacks in the southern states who were in control of their own lives, or so they were told. ... Racism kept the newly freed black farmers from gaining hold of opportunity and economic freedom which resulted in wide spread poverty among the sharecroppers. ... The 15th amendment to the constitution gave black men the same voting rights as whit...

• Word Count: 1364
• Approx Pages: 5

I told practicly everyone that i know, well everyone that i know that read books and instead of waiting for the movie based on it, to pick up a copy today or at least borrow mine. ... So to the whole world america outward image is the land of the free, everybody got a chance to be let's say the next Tom cruise or Bill gates, okay who would you rather be. ... But you'd think that reading chapter after chapter about what's wrong with america would get you down, cause a lot of these problems are dead serious matters, that concerns not just the american people but the whole world, b...

• Word Count: 1514
• Approx Pages: 6

Livingstone supported his missionary work by writing books about his travels. ... Liberia Liberia is a West Africa nation originally founded by freed slaves from the American South between 1820 and 1865. ... Tolbert, was the grandson of freed American slaves. ...

• Word Count: 2251
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

They sent them to live on reservations, when Indians were used to free roam and no rules or boundaries. ... He has written many books on the environmental issues and how humans play a major role behind them. ...

• Word Count: 1663
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Walker is right, movies and books are two completely different mediums. ... Through both mediums, people realize that the sexual abuse Celie endures from her stepfather and husband represents how all women should break free from this cycle so that they can be seen as individuals and not sex objects. ...

• Word Count: 1523
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Blacks were forced to carry special identification "pass books" which contained the person's fingerprints, access to non- white land, and other information. ... The pressure became so strong that Mandela was set free in 1991 and the abolishment of apartheid began shortly thereafter. ...

• Word Count: 1377
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

For instance, there are degrading toys, posters, books, ashtrays, detergent boxes, and much more, which make fun of the African American status. ... "The middle-class values by which we were raised. . . urge us toward participation in the American mainstream. . . toward a strong identification with the society. . . these values are almost rules for how to prosper in a democratic, free-enterprise society," (688). ...

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