The former prison guard reflects on how he developed a unusual, relationship with one of the inmates that may be innocent. The inmate is John Coffey, an African- American man convicted of the rape and murder of two nine year old sisters. The prison guards begin to realize that Coffey has strange and mysterious healing powers that is leading the guards to believe putting the inmate to death would be a terrible mistake. ... While John Coffey was in prison, the guards on Death Row had many different views on whether he was guilty or if he was just framed because he was an African- American. ...

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In the Scottsboro case the nine black youths were falsely accused of raping two white women. ... They kept getting reconvicted over and over until after 6 years of prison just though the court system, all were released except one who was later paroled and pardoned. ...

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"Prison sentences for black men were nearly 20% longer than those of white men for similar crimes in recent years," according to an analysis done by the U.S. ... "Former Vanderbilt football player Cory Batey must serve a mandatory minimum sentence of fifteen to twenty-five years in prison for raping an unconscious woman, while Brock Turner will serve six months in jail for the same crime....

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The town of Maycomb was filled with racism, which is why Tom Robinson was convicted of rape. ... Earlier in the story, it was said that Boo Radley was supposed to go to prison but the sheriff did not have the heart to lock him up alongside of the negroes. ...

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Tom Robinson is accused of raping a white woman, O. ... Robinson is being charged with an account of raping Mayella Ewell in her home. ... After many other suits, Rodney King finally achieved his goal the four police officers were found guilty and were given a number of years in prison. ... Ewell and Mayella Ewell that he raped Miss. ...

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In a "recent year they were 56% of arrests for murder, 42% of arrests for rape, 61% of arrests for larceny and 40% of arrests for motor-vehicle theft. Also 46%of state prison inmates-i.e those actually convicted of crimes-were black" (Jackson). ...

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He is an enormous black man who faces execution after being convicted of raping and murdering twin sisters. ... Paul, one of the prison guards, explained John Coffey's abilities by saying, "Mr. ... Paul, the prison warden once told the sheriff who had accused John Coffey of murder, "Well at least there will be one less black man in the world, won't there? ...

• Word Count: 1000
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There are many different cultures throughout the world we live in. There's no one to say who's culture is better than another, but I will say that I love everything about my culture and how we live. In this paper you"ll get an understanding of how I was raised as a black man in America. You"ll also come across a very interesting interview that taught me a lot about the culture in America as compared to that of another country. Also, I"ll give my insight on what book and movie I feel can help someone understand the culture of the United States. ...

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"The slave went free; stood a brief moment in the sun; then moved back again toward slavery." W.E.B. Du Bois, Black Reconstruction of America. (Alexander 20). W.E.B. Du Bois reminds us that former slaves had "a brief moment in the sun" before returning to a status akin to slavery. In many schools ac...

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In the morning of August 14, 1908 the whites had found out that there were two black people arrested for raping a white lady. ... The sheriff, Henry Loper, who was concerned for his prisoners send them away to the safety of state prison. ...

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When the average person thinks of hip-hop music, they think of violent rap that's talking about killing and raping. ... Violence in the main element in gangster rap, these lyrical poets do have talent but if they could stray from lyrics about killing, they would receive more respect. " African-American youth nihilism stemmed from the rise in police brutality, the crack cocaine epidemic, and its prison industrial complex counterpart." ...

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The Situation of African-Americans in America In their motherland Africa, black people lived together in tribes with the families staying together in the village and leading a live according to strong morals and rites. Each tribe had developed a culture and often an own language, and the people ei...

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The texts of the records were very negligent (they used lax phrases such as "friendless boys and girls"), and very few of the crimes (rape, sexual exploits, beatings) in where African-Americans were victims were ever reported or recorded (2-33, W&W). ...

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Many kinds of music have come out on the American stage within the last 100 or so and have had a great impact on it. American music is extremely varied and diverse. Instead of being dominated by the cultures and traditions of any one particular country (i.e. England or Germany), it is the proverbial "melting pot" and it has become a force with which to be reckoned. Today, American music represents people who would have never dreamed of being heard or taken seriously even as little fifty or sixty years ago. ...

• Word Count: 4261
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• Grade Level: High School