The prejudices towards blacks throughout the north and south, forced them into a period of suffering and misery just as bad as slavery. ... Since most of the war had been fought in the south, all the cotton fields had been destroyed and they needed to be plowed and restored. ... This behavior was disgraceful for it portrayed African Americans as foolish and moronic. ... In this case, a 30-year-old black man named Homer Plessy was jailed for sitting in the white car of the East Louisiana Railroad. ... Today, select schools in the south are segregated. ...

• Word Count: 1719
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

According to Desmond Tutu, former archbishop of the Anglican Church of South Africa, religion is not a drug to pacify, as Marx saw it, but a motivating force for active resistance and social involvement. ... King and Malcolm were both African American civil rights activists. ... " This signified their unknown, original African surnames and their rejection of their slave masters' last names. ... While he accepted the support of the whites for his new organization, membership was limited to African Americans. ... From the beginning of his pilgrimage to the Middle East, Malcolm X was re...

• Word Count: 2128
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Later, more invited members: Charles Edward Russell, Oswald Garrison Villard, black clergymen Bishop Alexander Walters of the African A.M.E. ... His first attempt to expand the National Association for the Development of Colored People was in the South. ... Johnson started in Richmond, Virginia and went as far south as Tampa, Florida. ... These new branches throughout the South became known to many as the Dixie District. ... To protest the violence, race riots, and lynchings of East St. ...

• Word Count: 1687
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Blues was created at the tail end of the 19th century in the South region of the United States. ... So, technically Tupac was from the east coast, and originally has a strong New York accent that slowly faded. ... Like Many other blues singers that did Chicago Blues, Chester was born and raised in the South. ... Their lyrics described situations that were common in African American life. ... The STD and HIV/AIDs rate in the African American community is higher than any other race in the United States. ...

• Word Count: 1900
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

As one can see, African-Americans didn't have it easy trying to gain their civil rights. ... In recent years, a poll tax was to be paid in order for citizens to vote in the South. This kept most African-Americans from voting because they didn't have enough money to pay the tax. ... Although he spent most of his time outside of the United States traveling to such places as Africa and the Middle East, he did help out in the civil rights movement. ... In 1969, he moved to Africa where he changed his name to Kwame Turé, a named derived from two African leaders, Kwame Nkrumah o...

• Word Count: 2394
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School