Having not been written by a person of a minority group, these textbooks are unable to convey the point of views that minorities have on America's history. We do learn about slavery, the civil rights movement, and other events involving minorities, but very seldom during school do students have access to the minorities" perspective of these events. ... Recently there has been a dramatic increase in class time devoted to events and issues dealing with minorities, and on learning what views minorities have on these topics. ... Along with the history of minorities, minority culture has be...

• Word Count: 1776
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This order required federal contractors to take "affirmative action" to increase the number of minorities that they employed. ... Such distortions include the hiring of unqualified workers, the causing of problems for groups it originally set out to help, and reverse discrimination that results in unfair standards into higher education and the work force. ... Instead of treating minorities like equals, it treats them like they are better than other members of the population and puts white males in a disadvantage like the minorities once were. ... Some arguments for affirmative action may be ...

• Word Count: 2152
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The laws" intent was to afford underprivileged minority groups" equal opportunities for employment that were available to the white male. ... This broadened the law to include any American agency or business that received federal assistance to abide by the same laws. ... Hiring and promotion of minorities has shown tremendous increase since this act was passed into law. ... Congress realized that the minorities must be given a better opportunity to receive the education to qualify for certain jobs. ... The undergraduate program allows additional points automatically to minorities or...

• Word Count: 1980
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

This question has to be asked though, "Did the feminist civil rights movement include all women like the civil rights movement for blacks included all African-Americans?" ... Minorities' thoughts were not heard because they weren't in a social position that would enable it. ... They were also oppressing other feminist because they "silenced" the minority voice by drowning it out. ... While white women's main oppression was in the area of family, ethnic minority women were more oppressed by the phenomena of racism. ...

• Word Count: 1740
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• Grade Level: High School

Oppression and marginalization of youth minorities over thirty years ago had led to the creation of the music and culture that is known as Hip-hop. ... Some examples of white involvement in Hip-hop include those who support the music, those who are critical of the culture, and those who participate in the further development of Hip-hop. ...

• Word Count: 2033
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The 6th amendment states that a fair trial must have certain elements, which includes an impartial jury, among others. ... All of the characters previously talked about have one thing in common- all of them had different beliefs than society, and were all the minority at some point or another, but they all stayed true to their beliefs. ...

• Word Count: 1682
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

During the argument over electoral votes, southern states were quick to try to include their slaves in an effort for more power. ... In her article about African-American stereotypes, Monnica Williams says "Given that African Americans are a statistical minority in the US, the overwhelming majority of drug abusers will therefore be White. ...

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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Another factor to include is to imagine you are someone of another race. ... At the end of each segment of his essay, he includes quotes from all of his various Jim Crow-enhancing experiences. ... It is set by those with power, upon the African American minority for the sole purpose of restricting their actions and giving those in authority even more power. ...

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

The co-stars include Fairuza Balk, Stacy Keach, Elliot Gould, Avery Brooks, Ethan Suplee, and Beverly D'Angelo. ... With all the minorities moving in it begins a fertile ground for increasing anger for insecure ethnocentric white males. ...

• Word Count: 2014
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School