Within these published essays, Du Bois goes on to describe the disjointed identity of being "a sort of seventh son, born with a veil, and gifted with second sight yield[ing] him no true self-consciousness, but only lets him see himself through the revelation of the other world" (534). ... Especially when he claims that the black man is not even yet free – "The Nation has not yet found peace from its sins" (535) – for so many of the black community are still being persecuted simply for the color of their skin, the coarseness of their hair, or the shape and struct...

• Word Count: 1421
• Approx Pages: 6
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• Grade Level: High School

Hughes ended his essay by saying that, "we build our temples for tomorrow, strong as we know how, and we stand on top of the mountain, free within ourselves.... In his speech, we see Douglass state that the fourth of July is not only meaningless to the slave but also to the freed African Americans. ... The holiday therefore can't be taken serious by the slave girl who still serves a master against her will while he celebrates how they have been set free. ... These here were freed slaves who had learnt to read and write and they were using that literacy endowment to shed light on what...

• Word Count: 1560
• Approx Pages: 6
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

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. ... At the end of each segment of his essay, he includes quotes from all of his various Jim Crow-enhancing experiences. ... "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...

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

Through Hughes" works that included: poetry, short stories, novels, and political essays, Hughes brought his words to life and educated many people. ... His mother according to Hughes, "who was always ready to do battle for the rights of free people," (Hill 15.) appealed to the school board in person. ... This title holds great significance because Hughes is stating that everyone born in America has the right to be free as an American. ...

• Word Count: 1483
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Native Son Chicago in the 1930's was split into two opposing views of life: the raw, tough life in the Black Belt of Chicago's south side ghetto and the awe astounding world of the distant white realm. These stark distinctions from the two dictate the ways in which Bigger Thomas conducts his beh...

• Word Count: 1638
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

To start the argument he makes a great point by saying five scores ago America signed the Emancipation Proclamation, "but one hundred years later, we must face the tragic fact that the Negro is still not free"(Rottenburg, 706). ...

• Word Count: 1285
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

This essay will describe segregation as an obstacle to human development, because it prevents human beings from expressing and pursuing their goals. ... Before the racial segregation law was enacted in New Orleans, Creoles were free and were part of the highest levels of New Orleans society. ...

• Word Count: 1609
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In A letter to President Pierce, Chief Seattle is explaining why and how the white men do not understand the red men and how the red men do not understand the white men. He discusses how the value of the land is different for the two races; this is his main point. The Indians see the land as sacred ...

• Word Count: 1663
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

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. ... Throughout the book Moore tells the reader about more problems than can counted up in an essay such as this one, or at least they are so many, I don't really feel like writing them all up anyway. ...

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The three major changes in Malcolm X's life that will be examined in this essay are his life in Boston, his life in prison, and his pilgrimage. ... His mind opens up and he develops a sense of freedom, "In fact, up to then, I never had been so truly free in my life" (Haley 1992, 180). ...

• Word Count: 1903
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

This essay will critically evaluate the evidence for the view that the American criminal justice system is racist, comment on the view that the Justice system is racist, with evidence gathered from both sides of the argument, and will conclude to agree with the view that the system is racist. ...

• Word Count: 2307
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

And of course, when applying to a scholarship for being Latina, the essay topic would be to write about the challenges in my life and how I overcame them, because you know, I am Latina and therefore my life has to be complicated. ... It mattered so much to me because ultimately, if I could free myself from the restrictions imposed on me, then I could be anything I wanted. ...

• Word Count: 1963
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School