Then turner describes how "new Islam" was formed out of Pan-Africanist and Black Nationalistic doctrines of the late nineteenth century. ... (p.67) Turner utilizes Part one to set the stage for the "new Islam" of the twentieth century discussed in part two. ... Blyden was one of the leaders of the Black Nationalist movement in the late nineteenth century, and was an advocate of free Black emigration back to Africa. ... At the dawn of the century, Muslims worldwide began to modernize the religion to make it more appealing to the West. ... African-American Muslims would reference the jih...

• Word Count: 3585
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography

During the last half of the nineteenth-century the government formed strict laws to thwart the strong beliefs of polygamy until church leaders denounced the practice. In the twentieth century the Church came under fire because of its controversial ideas considering African Americans. ... The war over slavery during the second half of the nineteenth century forced the Mormon Church for the first time in its existence to publicly announce their feeling towards the African race. ...

• Word Count: 3075
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Section I: Book Length Works Alain Locke's career in publishing spanned over a quarter of a century; from the 1920's to the 1950's. He established the Associates in Negro Folk Education, an organization created to collect and share and accurate history of African Americans. Locke published and rep...

• Word Count: 2542
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

Section I: Book Length Works Alain Locke's career in publishing spanned over a quarter of a century; from the 1920's to the 1950's. He established the Associates in Negro Folk Education, an organization created to collect and share and accurate history of African Americans. Locke published and rep...

• Word Count: 2542
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School

In the late 18th century during the American Revolution the issue for women rights became prominent. ... It is incongruous that women needed to form the National Woman's Party in order to receive voting rights in America under the protection of the Nineteenth Amendment in 1920. ...

• Word Count: 2997
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography

The Dream Yet to be Realized. Almost fifty years have passed since the U.S. Supreme Court declared, in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, that laws separating the races in school are unconstitutional. Hundreds of lawsuits later, black and white students were bused back and forth to desegregated schools in cities across the United States. ...

• Word Count: 6633
• Approx Pages: 27