The reason why he left is because he knew what really happened when Thomas parent's house got burned down. ... He was yelling at Thomas's parents in an excited way at their house. But in the mean time, a spark hit the inside of the house and caught on fire. The fire quickly engulfed the house with Thomas parents inside. ... She wanted to make Victor understand that Arnold had good intentions and loved him and went back into the house. ...

• Word Count: 1337
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

James Arthur Baldwin Life James Arthur Baldwin was born the first of nine children during 1924 in Harlem. His father, David, was a clergyman and a factory worker, and was the source of all of James Baldwin's fears. Baldwin's mother, Berdis, was...

• Word Count: 1677
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

By the traveling of the accordion we can see what went on in different houses (families) since he was part of them for a moment. ... The "accordion maker" calls the early blues that he hears in New Orleans bars as "kitchen music" (Proulx). ... If peace is important to us, then the rights actions must start in the house at a young age to try to give a just and none racist education to the young generation. ...

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One of the major accomplishments of the Renaissance was to "push open the door to mainstream white periodicals and publishing houses." ... Some common themes and aims that were used in the writings included alienation, marginality, the use of folk material, the use of the blues tradition, the problems of writing for an elite audience, advancement of the black race, and exploration of self-identity. ...

• Word Count: 1369
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Van Vechten recommended Langston Hughes's work to Knopf that which is a New York publishing house, Knopf Published Hughes' s first volume of poems, the Weary Blues, in 1920, and many other Hughes's works later. ...

• Word Count: 1512
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Berkman, Ronald Opening the Gates: The Rise of the Prisoners" Movement. Lexington Books: Lexington, Mass, 1979. Bowker, Lee H. Prisoner Subcultures. Lexington Books: Lexington Mass, 1977. ...

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• Approx Pages: 12