"The question of race was like the power of the moon in my house. ... This quote shows that there is an underlying sense of race in their home and within their family which controls their lives. However, the idea of race is so great and has such power over the family, just as the moon has power over the tides and ocean, that it becomes a given. ... McBride compares race to the power of the moon, stating that the power of the moon is a silent power. ... Based on the quote we can conclude that if you have a stronger relationship with your parents, then you can connect more firmly with your ...

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The author uses a direct quote from his parents; they "reasoned that their strictures would at least improve our chances of surviving and thriving" (Kennedy 24). ... A second significant point can be derived from the quote in the previous paragraph that may not seem of much importance, but is in fact quite significant. ... Kennedy writes, "This transformation has been marked concretely by legislation, including the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, as well as its four reauthorizations, and by the exercise of power by blacks at the highest levels of gove...

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Because of the fallacies in Malcolm X's speech, all of his metaphors and meanings lose their power in swaying the audience to believe him. ... Martin Luther King Jr. uses rhetorical strategies, such as logic, quotes from the bible, and authority figures in his letter to the eight clergymen. ... Martin Luther King Jr. uses quotes from the bible and other authority figures to strengthen his argument in the letter to the eight clergymen. Martin uses quotes from the bible because the eight clergymen were bishops, pastors, and rabbis. ... Martin also quotes St. ...

• Word Count: 1892
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Making his position of power known creates a sense of authority and gives his words more merit. ... " King goes on to support this statement with a quote from St. Augustine "an unjust law is no law at all" he consciously uses this quote so to reference a source that would be of respect to the Clergymen but also to help support the fact that he believes that the manner in which he is breaking the laws is to better the community. ... King was very thoughtful with the people he referenced and quoted. The people that King referenced and quoted throughout this letter were people of d...

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Words have the power to influence the world. When one chooses their words accordingly, they have the power to effect society and make prominent changes. ... Langston has been quoted by saying, "So I learned early not to hate all white people" (Rummel 22.) ... Just by this quote from him you can see he has a talent with words, and that he strongly disagrees with being held back from what he truly wants to do. ... He's a true success story because the power of his own life helped make the world a better place....

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" This was a vivid quote of how Romney felt about the black community and that is why Ms. ... McKinney mentioned a quote of hers in which she said "Slavery ended, but the idea of race lived on.... McKinney has informed black citizens that they hold the power of change at the election polls. ... When one is silent in the "political world" they usually hold a lot of power because they are receiving more information than they are giving. ...

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Washington is quoted, "we may overlook the fact that the masses of us are to live by the productions of our hands, and fail to keep in mind that we shall prosper in proportion as we learn to dignify and glorify common labour" (41). ... In America, the Court ruled that, "segregation laws have been generally, if not universally recognized as within the competency of state legislatures in the exercise of their police power" (853). ... Because of the Populists, in some places the black vote over powered the white. ... In his address he quotes, "In all things that are purely social we can be a...

• Word Count: 1894
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• Grade Level: High School

"The communication gap between the two generations has serious implications on the development of African American political power, economic organization, and overall racial consciousness." ... Site/ quote from the article as many times as possible to support your views. "- (Paragraph #) Have at least one block quote. 3. ...

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Along with its mark of economic growth in regards to an increase of manufacturing and home construction, it is not a question why former British Prime Minister Winston Churchhill quoted that, "America at this moment, stands at the summit of the world." The United States had the world's strongest military power and its economy was booming. ... The protagonist in his attempt to pinpoint the one name he seeks for quotes, I tried, thinking vainly of many names, but none seemed to fit, and yet it was as though I was somehow a part of all of them, had become submerged within them and ...

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For example the Montgomery bus boycott and black power made a huge impact as it helped reduced segregation for black Americans. ... He made a lot of speeches like (example of speeches/ quote), and helped most black Americans get transportation. ... The little rock nine movement attracted the attention and company of the President as the vital protector of the civil rights movement, little rock nine also brought about changes that reinforced black Americans that they still have the had the power to make changes. ...

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Collins quotes from another author that in many African-American communities, "the idea that mothers should live lives of sacrifice has come to be seen as the norm." ... Leaving the women again with less power, and reinforcing societies notion that the mother is more important then the father. ... She goes on to say that, "Motherhood can serve as a site where black women express and learn the power of self-definition, the importance of valuing and respecting ourselves, the necessity of self-reliance and independence, and a belief in Black women's empowerment." ... Motherhood is a...

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In City Trenches: Urban Politics and the Patterning of Class in the United States, Ira Katznelson theorizes that which Jill Jonnes demonstrates, to a limited extent in South Bronx Rising, that being the social and political power available to groups which show a willingness and ability to organize and mobilize independent of racial and ethnic differences. ... A hint of this pessimism/realism is suggested in his inclusion in "City Trenches" of a quote by Engels, writing in 1893 why there was "No Large Socialist Party in America" as follows: "Then and more especially, immigration, which divi...

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Not only did Malcolm X provide a popular and controversial perspective on race, power, and religion in America, but he also spoke his message with a great amount of emphasis. ... Malcolm X was loud and clear when he advocated for black power and self-advocacy for all Black Americans. ... One of Malcolm X's most famous quotes was about self defense, "We declare our right on this earthto be a human being, to be respected as a human being, to be given the rights of a human being in this society, on this earth, in this day, which we bring into existence by any means necessary" (Ali,...

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Hip-Hop is the love child of the Civil Rights Movement, an innovative, provocative and candid voice reminiscent of " power to the people. ... The Center for Mental Health in Schools at UCLA contends that Hip-Hop is not just a genre of music but also a complex system of ideas values and concepts that reflect newly emerging and ever-changing creative correlative expressive mechanisms including but not limited to song, poetry, film and fashion (quote). ... She goes on to say that the history of Black power movement talk and its impact on the development of hip hop, located it as a musical f...

• Word Count: 1971
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The reason it made me stop and question things that are going on is because of the quote he used. ... Again he does a great job by including everyone in his speech and doesn't just stay on some black power shit, which in fact keeps everyone interested in what he was saying. ...

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Kennedy convinced those in power to release him. ... King was greatly criticized by the leader of the "Black Power", Stokely Carmichael. ... Knowledge is power, so Malcolm convince his listeners to seek higher education. ...

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The growing power of the civil rights movement was demonstrated on August 23, 1962 when more than 200,000 peaceful demonstrators marched on Washington, D.C. ... There is nowhere that such a quote is more evident than in the American Social history. ...

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At the end of each segment of his essay, he includes quotes from all of his various Jim Crow-enhancing experiences. ... It is set by those with power, upon the African American minority for the sole purpose of restricting their actions and giving those in authority even more power. ...

• Word Count: 1958
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He writes in Kings: Letter from Birmingham Jail "why is more devoted to "order" than to justice; who prefers a negative peace which is the absence of tension to a positive peace which is the presence of justice" (Jacobus 384) King was trying to make it apparent to people that whites were not backing down to blacks because they were scared of loosing power. ... This quote is trying to say that mankind should think beyond the set norms and question things around them. ...

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The Right to be Free Freedom. Webster's dictionary defines freedom as the absence of necessity, coercion, or constraint in choice or action as well as liberation from slavery or restraint or from the power of another. American history has been, in essence, a huge struggle for those very principl...

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Washington, DuBois, and Racial Discourse As the dialogues on race wear on - and as America, as a country, continues to suffer from racial fractures that run deep indeed - the historical figures (meaning just that - the figurative modern representations) of Booker T. Washington and WEB Dubois conti...

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