The Crossing of the Ocean The crossing of the Atlantic Ocean is a very important phase of the Middle Passage. ... Naipaul that: "nothing was created in the West Indies" (taken from The Middle Passage, 1963, p.28). ... In his analysis of a slave ship, in 1829, the Reverend Robert Walsh pointed out that "The space between decks was divided into two compartments 3 feet 3 inches high; the size of one was 16 feet by 18 and of the other 40 by 21; into the first were crammed the women and girls, into the second the men and boys". "It's incredible", continues the Reverend, "how it was pos...

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Being born to Earl Littles, who was a member of the 'Universal Negro Improvement Association ', Malcolm experienced a firsthand racism at an early age. ... However, the author acknowledges the diversities that exist between the Islam practiced in the US and that of the Middle East. ... The travelling by the author to the Middle East helped him to understand the differences of the US Islamic religion that is associated with politics from that of the Middle East which is related to divinity. ... This thinking is associated with the past experience of Middle East where the communitie...

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According to our own governmental reports 80 percent of the country's cocaine users are white, and the "typical" cocaine user is a white middle class suburbanite. ... Profiling is not limited to race; other characteristics such as age and dress are also used as "warning signals" by police officers. ... Expensive high-top sneakers, unlaced, suggest prison time and accounts for 10 percent of the stops. ... Young minority males get the wrong message at an early age from law enforcement officials, causing a distrust of the po...

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Slaves were confined for two to three months in irons in the hold of a slave ship during the crossing of the Atlantic Ocean called the Middle Passage, where thousands died on their way to the colonies. ... On the other hand, the separatism of American life, which required a separatist foundation to hold segregated exhibitions, the absence of repositories to collect and preserve the art, and the distortions of critics hostile to the very notion that Black people could make high art, only served to widen rather than narrow the breach (Collier, 1985). ... A black middle class had developed follo...

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Another women by the name of Claudette Colvin who was the age of 15 in high school was also handcuffed and taken to jail. ... The civil rights movement also started the rise of a black power movement towards the middle of the 1960's. ... It has rejected middle class values because they contribute to the indifference toward the disinherited youth of the black ghetto. ...

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The Native Americans and Africans Slaves are two prominent groups seen in the Colonial Era with great influence, difficult challenges, and cultures that shaped the colonies into how we see them today. Both, the African Americans and Native Americans were challenged by the hardships of the whites thr...

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Abstract Beliefs in conspiracy theories are widespread throughout the world, in every culture and community. They range from a world take over by secret societies to rigged Olympic games. Many are short lived, however, others seem to become self-perpetuating animals preying particularly on the Black community. The most common theories are that which circle HIV/AIDS. These theories have a devastating impact that effects the African American and Black South African population. ...

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This was to protect Americans from overpowering economic groups and from problems that have occurred through no fault of their own (e.g. old age and unemployment). ... In the 19th century the marital rate was very high. ... This was because since women were prevented form gaining a good education they could not obtain a high-income job since this usually required academic success. ...

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His later life as a vocal person did not happen by mere chance but was instilled into him at a very young age through a whole family line of preachers: "Of course I was religious. ... He grew up in the middle of the Great Depression, and from a very young age it became a great concern to him, particularly when he saw the people standing in the breadlines. ... In terms of his education his schooling consisted of the Atlanta Public school system followed by the Atlanta University Laboratory High School, and the Booker T. Washington High School His mother and father were very important figures i...

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• Grade Level: High School