A new concept, segregation , evolved and was predominant from the late 1800's through the first half of the 1900's. ... Segregation remained the same for many years until one day in 1955 a black woman named Rosa Parks sat down in the front of a bus where all of the white people were sitting. ... In October 1995, two black students from Rowan College in New Jersey were beaten on the college campus by a couple of white football players. ... Lawrence, was caught saying that black students do worse on the SAT tests because they are genetically inferior to other students, particular...

• Word Count: 2609
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

The Diaspora gives birth to a new human being: the African American, who links together the African and the American culture. ... "Voyage Through Death / To Life Upon these Shores" symbolizes the apex of the construction of the Middle Passage; this is an emphatic claim to life, signifying the arrival of a new people on the scene of the New World. I mention about new people because, as we will see, the crossing of the ocean is the opportunity to transform in something different, something "new". ... The second function of the slave ship was to build a new community after the dispersal of...

• Word Count: 4160
• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: High School

During his first year in Chester, he concentrated on the New Testament of the Bible. ... She studied music at the New England Conservatory. ... They sat down in a lunch bar and refused to move until they were served. ...

• Word Count: 4457
• Approx Pages: 18
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The theme of religion and community is not foreign to Toni Morrison. In several of her novels, she has treated themes of God and humanity. Indeed, spirituality is a common thread woven through many of her characters. Morrison has a sharp insight into people as they relate to their Maker and each ...

• Word Count: 3712
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School

The theme of religion and community is not foreign to Toni Morrison. In several of her novels, she has treated themes of God and humanity. Indeed, spirituality is a common thread woven through many of her characters. Morrison has a sharp insight into people as they relate to their Maker and each ...

• Word Count: 3715
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School