"Yet as a rebel fronts a king in state, /I stand within her walls with not a shred/Of terror, malice, not a word of jeer." (8-10) Even though the speaker is bitter about the way that America has treated him, he does not harbor any malice or contempt. ... (11-14) These last lines show the speaker's feelings that America's attitude will not change in the future. As he looks "darkly" into the future it is clear that America has already wasted her potential to ethically be a great nation. ... Once he is strong, the white people can no longer ask him to eat in...

• Word Count: 1569
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

He was considered a threat and named a "notorious Negro agitator " by the future first director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, J. ... This apprenticeship not only established a base for his future involvements with newspapers, but it also taught him the means of delivering messages to masses of people. ... He wasted no time once back in Jamaica to start his own organization of which he planned to finally liberate his race through. ... Garvey settled in Harlem, New York once in the United States. ... "Where is his King and his kingdom?" ...

• Word Count: 2365
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

The American dream is not only to accomplish your goals but to also feel comfortable and secure once they have been accomplished. ... This once again correlates to people having different American dreams based on their situations and struggles. ... Once again we see how our American dream can be affected by our race and were we come from. ... That legacy of defeat was passed on to future generations - those young men and increasingly young women who we see standing on street corners or languishing in our prisons, without hope or prospects for the future. ...

• Word Count: 2444
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School