The choice of French names and words reminds the reader of the stories' setting and helps create an irony that is echoed throughout the text. ... She no doubt saw mixed ancestry in the black communities and realized the cause of it. ... This would also mean certain social destruction for Desiree having given birth to a black child. ... One of La Blanche's quadroon boys was near the baby when Desiree noticed the resemblance of the skin color between the boy and her baby. ... The quadroon boy is one quarter Negro ancestry and so his mother La Blanch is also of mixed ancestry. ...

• Word Count: 1926
• Approx Pages: 8

In Louisville, blacks were indeed able to own houses and many participated in various community activities. ... Ann Spann" (14), show to have been particularly active in church settings. ... Another school, that still stands today, holds its roots into the educating of young black youths, and that is Central High School. ... Athletics such as, "varsity football" (32), "boy's baseball team" (35), and "girls' basketball" (34). ... Blacks were also real estate agents, Humes & Gilliam being a particularly notable African-American partnership. ...

• Word Count: 1444
• Approx Pages: 6

So next time you hear someone complain about the refugees, just imagine them running across a desert with a gang of black-attired, sharp kukri-wielding madmen chasing them, and see if they'd still consider it a point of view worth airing. One country that is going above and beyond to help the refugees, setting an example for not just Europe, but the world, is Germany. ... Germany is the golden boy of Europe right now, but other countries have taken a unempathetic and xenophobic approach. ...

• Word Count: 1332
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School