Washington before traveling to America in hopes to receive his support. ... Garvey settled in Harlem, New York once in the United States. ... In May of 1917, Garvey and thirteen other members joined to form the New York branch of the UNIA. ... "The idea comes to Garvey that black people need a shipping line, and he bases his idea on the fact that the Cunard family has the White Star Line and the Irish have the Green Star Line, and he says, "Why shouldn't blacks have the Black Star Line?" ... Although ultimately unsuccessful, the Black Star Line more so provide hope for black people. ...

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Others followed, including the New York Girls, the first all black female team. ... The Romas, one of the greatest female ball clubs of all time, played against male and female teams, never lost a game for six years after World War 2 (1939-1945). ... Lucille Townsend became a star on and off the court. ... Ora Washington was another rising star, an African American woman out of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... After World War 2, a hopeful black public focused much of its attention on a new generation of racial pioneers, barrier breakers such as Jackie Robinson, Althea Gibson, and Wilma Rudolph...

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With a high school diploma under his belt James Baldwin moved to New Jersey and began working as a railroad hand. After two years in New Jersey, Baldwin moved to Greenwich Village. ... Parnell is a sort of "Great White Hope" for the black man. ... In Lucas' trilogy, Star Wars, he use such characters as extra-terrestrials to make the audience think of and respond to normally taboo subjects (such as ethnic tolerance and ethnocentricity). ... Charlie they would see Baldwin's expression of hope for racial integration. ...

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Although Asians and Asian Americans have been present on American television screens for decades, [1] few television series have featured Asian or Asian Americans in starring roles. Kung Fu (Warner Bros, ABC, 1972-1975), starring David Carradine as Kwai-Chang Caine, featured a white American actor as a bi-racial Shaolin priest in the Old West. ... If the original Kung Fu rode to prominence on the coattails of Bruce Lee and the "kung fu craze- of the early 1970s, then, the revamped series also reflected a new commercial interest in martial arts film represented by the Brandon Lee vehicle Rapid...

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After fighting in World War II from 1941 until 1944, Jackie played for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues from 1944 until 1946. ... Rickey, however, wanted not only a star but also a person who could deal with the harassment from the public, some teammates, and the overall opposition. Knowing of Jackie's talent and his hatred for segregation, Rickey set up an interview hoping he could convince Robinson to sign a contract. ...

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Also we shall look at his famous "I Have A Dream" speech held on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. which along with Winston Churchill's "We Shall Never Surrender" speech during World War II, would become one of the most prominent speeches of the 20th century. ... It was from here that Martin Luther King, Jr, would gradually shed the position of quiet observer and become the leader of a people who were in desperate need of someone who could lead them together into a new era of equal opportunity and equal rights. ... King and his wife were desperately hoping for about a s...

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