Raymond's mother, Miss Pearl, does not even speak to Anne's mother and treats her horribly because she thinks she is better then Anne's mother since she is only half black. Anne's mother cries every night because they don't accept her, yet Anne is never told why their family isn't accepted by Miss Pearl. Anne's mother, when asked, never explains why Miss Pearl's acceptance is so important to her, nor does she tell Anne what makes their family better than her own. ...

• Word Count: 1715
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

As a result Congress started saying that Pearl Harbor would not have been successful without assistance from the Japanese residents in Hawaii. ... They wrote stories about how Japanese Americans are responsible for Pearl Harbor. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

World War II was the largest and most violent armed conflict, aside from the Civil War, to occur in the history of mankind. It was a war waged on land, sea and air that lasted for approximately six years. Cities lay in ruins due to aerial bombing and hometown battles, which spread destruction over l...

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• Grade Level: High School

Jackie Robinson: Robinson Changes Americans' Views on Racism Jackie Robinson was one of the most profound individuals to ever walk on this earth. Robinson established a reputation as a man who never tolerated insults to his dignity (Kahn 6). One of his accomplishments was entering the major le...

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• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Within the films Glory and Django Unchained, there are several depictions of how whites viewed blacks during the time of the Civil War. Throughout the first half of the film Glory, there is a significant amount of racial resentment geared towards the black soldiers of the 54th Massachusetts regimen...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

April 12, 1861 is one of the most crucial and important dates in American history. It is the day that the Civil war began. This war is a major turning point in American history and society, and has helped shape America into the country it is today. The Civil War is important because it affected A...

• Word Count: 1622
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• Has Bibliography
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Essie Mae observes, "I began to think about how Miss Pearl and Raymond's people and how they hated Mama for no reason at all than the fact that she was a couple shades darker than the other members of the family. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

A Time of Change During the years of and following World War Two, there was a colossal shift that occurred in racial politics in the United States. The main change was in relations between African-Americans and White Americans. Chester Himes wrote If He Hollers Let Him Go, with the close-to-home ...

• Word Count: 1898
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School