Since 1863, at least fifty-eight riots in America have been related to racism (Duncan 6). Winona LaDuke tells of more than 1,000 tailings and slag piles from uranium mines dumped in Native American Din land (3). ... Although it is called "The Civil Rights Movement," it is only a section of a greater American struggle for civil rights. ... America's first black man to earn a Ph.D. ... - Published literature against certain Jim Crow laws was illegal and punishable by six months imprisonment (83)...

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• Grade Level: High School

During the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s, well-educated African-American people began producing literature that explained the horrors of racism. ... An example of this idea would be areas similar to Compton, Harlem, and the Black Belt of Chicago which was the neighborhood of Bigger Thomas from Richard Wright's Native Son. ... Native Son shows a very different point of view than most readers are accustomed to which is a reason why it has been so heavily censored. ... " This beautiful piece of literature shows the frustration of Claude McKay and his race that has been deemed powerl...

• Word Count: 2640
• Approx Pages: 11
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• Grade Level: High School

African-American women had been under the racism and sexism of their environment for centuries. ... Even during slavery, African-Americans did indeed still manage to stand tall in the public eye. ... CHAPTER 3 Chapter 3 discusses the prejudice that African-American women faced. ... False science has somehow been able to dictate literature and the recording of history. ... The second stanza represents the attitudes to African-Americans over the course of the past few decades, when African-Americans have experienced a relatively significant rise in status. ...

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• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School