In this line we see our character telling the reader of his journey, moving from Historically poor Winston-Salem, to Durham where he attended school, which is an area of fine schools, already showing the reader his journey has been moving up the latter fighting for opportunity, in a time and place that dreams for black men were held down and neglected. ... This hill above harlem symbolizes a higher class and higher living that the character had finally reached with the white men but still being the only black student in his classes, feels lost and out of place although having earned where he i...

• Word Count: 1440
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

She talks of her inner mystery and explains, to those who can't see it, why men notice her. ... Men themselves have wondered what they see in me. ... While the Victorian concept of "true womanhood" defined white women as possessing unquestionable moral character, African American women were defined as immoral and sinful. ... It is not only a simple hierarchy of men over women, but it is one where white women are found to be more credible than African American women. ... These types of materials may exist in specific collections such as those listed below, but ephemeral and popular mate...

• Word Count: 1267
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Constitution states "all men are created equal," but where did black men fit in this ideology? ... The anthology's jump to chapter 8, "The Big Red Apples," shows how much influence and power white men have over the Native Americans, even in their own reservations. ... Due to her age, which Ša is able to keep in character so well, this little girl cannot understand why her mom just won't let her go, doesn't comprehend why her mom is so upset, at least on the appropriate level. ...

• Word Count: 1871
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Five days after King was shot, police found a Memphis hotel reservation on April 3 for Eric Starvo Galt, who listed a Birmingham, Alabama address and drove a white Mustang. ... I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed: "We hold these truths to be self-evident: that all men are created equal." ...

• Word Count: 2208
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

He was happy that she would be the community standard-bearer, for "nobody can doubt the height of her character.... Another sample of an appeal to logic the author utilizes is his listing of several monumental achievements the politics assisted in attaining. ... "At no point has there been more reason for young black men and women to be hopeful that investing in themselves will pay dividends in the future. ...

• Word Count: 1498
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

"His charismatic leadership inspired men and women, young and old, in this nation and around the world."2 "His wisdom, his words, his actions, his commitment, and his dream for a new way of life are intertwined with the American experience."3 The life of Martin started in 1929. ... Even after the deaths of his family members he declared "I cannot hate any man."6 Some of the many statements Martin made have been listed below. ...

• Word Count: 1928
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School