In the book "All God's Children" author Fox Butterfield delivered his point of view and his theory on the Bosket family and the American tradition of violence. ... He also wrote All God's Children: The Bosket Family and the American Tradition of Violence about the child criminal Willie Bosket. ... Aaron and his family were sold about three or four times until they were purchased by a slave owner by the name of Bosket, that's when they received their surname Bosket. ... This would propose many violent occurrences for Pud to become a part of, when he was 19 years of a...

• Word Count: 3198
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

In several of her novels, she has treated themes of God and humanity. ... Rather, it deals with individuals who must deal with the horrors of being slaves, and their responses to their lives. ... When an old friend turns up in their yard, it is the first time anyone has been in their home in a very long time... It had been a long time since anybody (good-willed whitewoman, preacher speaker or newspaperman) sat at their table, their sympathetic voices called liar by the revulsion in their eyes. ... Here, following Baby Suggs" words they begin to reclaim their bodies and their spirits. ...

• Word Count: 3712
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School

In several of her novels, she has treated themes of God and humanity. ... Rather, it deals with individuals who must deal with the horrors of being slaves, and their responses to their lives. ... When an old friend turns up in their yard, it is the first time anyone has been in their home in a very long time... It had been a long time since anybody (good-willed whitewoman, preacher speaker or newspaperman) sat at their table, their sympathetic voices called liar by the revulsion in their eyes. ... Here, following Baby Suggs" words they begin to reclaim their bodies and their spirits. ...

• Word Count: 3715
• Approx Pages: 15
• Grade Level: High School

Janice knew that her mother divorced her father because of infidelity in their relationship and seeing her mother cry affected her much more than she ever realized. ... She recalls her African American studies in 10th grade, a private school, opening her eyes to the oppression and guilt that her grandfather had gone through. In this class she found African American classmates who were educated like her and other ethnic backgrounds enjoying each other's company without worrying about the color on their skin. ... Janice believes watching her mother's resilience and independent natu...

• Word Count: 3109
• Approx Pages: 12

Books can correct the slant that people see on certain things in their life. ... Never has a book of history opened my eyes wider, captivated me more, than the story of Malcom Little. ... Things were going relatively well until Malcom broke the watch he had stolen from one of their jobs. When Malcom took the watch to the jeweler, he recognized it from a police report he had received. ... Malcom resented his prison term as much as anyone else would but he also began to resent God for all that had happened to him in his life. ...

• Word Count: 4036
• Approx Pages: 16
• Grade Level: High School

Black painters and sculptors joined their fellow poets, novelists, dramatists, and musicians in an artistic outpouring that established Harlem as the international capital of Black culture. ... Africans and their descendants have been an essential part of the story of America since the late 1400s. ... The association planned to raise money to buy a ship and return Black Americans to Africa, the land of their origins. ... The movement was instrumental in the founding of the African Republic of Liberia where nearly 13,000 blacks were settled in their homeland (Collier, 1985). ... Finally, ...

• Word Count: 2619
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Basically all the Blacks in Grisham's novel are poor, which leads into their church collecting money for Carl Lees Family since his many relatives are unable to help out. ... While Grisham romanticises Jake's struggle as a kind of 'David versus Goliath'-situation, the grim reality for most black people means that they have to hire "overworked, underpaid attorneys" which is effectively "increasing their chances of being convicted.... Narrative-wise, Grisham makes sure that the reader understands that by shifting the internal focalization to the klansmen when ...

• Word Count: 4938
• Approx Pages: 20
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate