The American government began taking actions against racism during the times of the Civil War, when a war was waged between the North and the South over whether or not the South could secede from the Union and permit slavery. The North eventually won the war, and with the 13th Amendment, slavery was outlawed in the United States. ... Unfortunately, African-Americans faced severe intolerance after the Civil War, as many white people found it hard to accept a former slave as their equal citizen. ... In the 1960s, the African American community overcame even more obstacles with the passage of ...

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This setting is the most important fictional element that affected the theme of racism in To Kill A Mockingbird. ... Decades after the civil war, Southerns still were incensed that they lost the war. ... During the year of Jem and Scout's father's case; "the school buzzed with talk about him(Atticus) defending Tom Robinson, none of which was complimentary."... Southererns disliked blacks since the black gained more rights after the civil war. ... Since the white people did not know the black people well, they just assumed bad things about them and believed untrue rumors about t...

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• Grade Level: High School

During that time of the Civil War, the African-Americans who fought experienced racial discrimination and abuse. ... One of the people that we see who mistreated the African-Americans was Colonel James Montgomery. ... These soldiers endured a lot of pain to gain equality, such as unequal pay and getting the proper equipment for the war. Uniform and shoes were an important gear for the war. ... This movie changed the public views on them, they proved to the people of that time, that they're part of the country and people like them deserve acceptance and equality....

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The book is set in the 1930s in Southern America just after the civil war when blacks were seen as an inferior race and whites are superior. ... Each character in the book is 'infected' by other people's fear, which creates a society of people who conform. ... Terrorism and terrorist attacks create fear and can quite often be the cause of wars but are all people from these countries terrorists? ... A great example of this is when Boo doesn't come out of the Radley house during the day so the town's people fear him and make up a cruel nicknames that claim he is a monst...

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• Grade Level: High School

During the 1960s black playwright, LeRoi Jones, founded the Black Arts Movement to inspire art that was by, for, and about black people. ... Lula represent the whites power in America during that time. ... But it does not quite work; the country cracks apart into war between the slave south and the free north. ... The play primarily pointed out several fault of people and of the society as a whole. ... The accommodationist ideology of the Civil Rights movement was about to be challenged by the new, often separatist, accents of Black Nationalism. ...

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During 1865–1877 the Reconstruction period was in action. The government of the United States of America tried to assemble the nation after the Civil War. ... These reasons include the creation of the black codes, the sharecropping system and most importantly the Ku Klux Klan. ... Additionally, Document H portrays that theme of white people obtaining control over African Americans. ...

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During 1865–1877 the Reconstruction period was in action. The government of the United States of America tried to assemble the nation after the Civil War. ... These reasons include the creation of the black codes, the sharecropping system and most importantly the Ku Klux Klan. ... Additionally, Document H portrays that theme of white people obtaining control over African Americans. ...

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During 1865–1877 the Reconstruction period was in action. The government of the United States of America tried to assemble the nation after the Civil War. ... These reasons include the creation of the black codes, the sharecropping system and most importantly the Ku Klux Klan. ... Additionally, Document H portrays that theme of white people obtaining control over African Americans. ...

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That is what America needs now is people control. ... Having segregated schools, and water fountains, many blacks and civil rights leaders demanded for a change. ... In this book Maya describes her life growing up as a young insecure African American girl in the South during the 1930's and in California in the 1940's. ... When Joe Lewis won the world boxing championship, it began to be important in the black communities and an inspiration to many of the children at that time. ... The government spends more money on war, than trying to prevent crimes and funding the schools for chil...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Violence is a fundamental part of the theater of war and conquest--needless to say, on the part of both combatants. ... During the 1980s and 90s, the image of Columbus as a hero was tarnished by criticism from Native Americans and revisionist historians. ... It does not seem as apparent, after the Civil Rights Movement, many people believe everything to be fine and well. ... When it comes to hate crimes against homosexuals it is generally a different group of people. ... This makes it somewhat more difficult to distinguish people who are gay from people who seem gay. ...

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• Grade Level: High School