In the story "Their Eyes Were Watching God," by Zora Neale Hurston the protagonist, or main character of the story, Janie Crawford, is alienated by her society and by her culture since as long as she can remember. From the day Janie was born people looked and thought that she was going to be different. They were absolutely right, Janie was one of those rare people that come along in life and are born into unfortunate circumstances but by God's will were given the character to overcome those circumstances and find their own true identity. ... The woman was infuriated and told Nanny the n...

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He believed that as clergy, they were duty-bound to participate in the fight for equality. ... He says, "I doubt that you would[ ]commend the policemen[ ]If you were to watch them push and curse old Negro women and young Negro girls" (154). ... He asks the clergy if they would wait to act against racism if they had watched "vicious mobs lynch (their) mothers and fathers at will and drown (their) sisters and brothers at whim" (145). ... He obviously is disgraced by those who claim to be of the Christian faith and belief, yet shut their eyes to discrimination. ... Finally, King goes back to ...

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This just emphasized the fact that African-Americans were lesser people in America because they were never portrayed in ads like white men and women did. ... African-Americans were also portrayed as being exotic and unknown. ... "The African American toddler is able to go into the bathroom but then is not smart enough to know the difference between the bathtub and the toilet"(Watson). ... The stereotypes are placed into the viewer's eyes and shape their ideas of what African-American women and children are like. ... Young Latinos do not usually watch Spanish television, but McD...

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In Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, Janie is enslaved by this emphasis on materialism and Nanny's unattainable aspirations. ... Despite the "high chair" (98) and the large house at the edge of town that Jody has given her, Janie goes through many "silent rebellions" (86). ... It refers to white women sitting on the porches of their white houses, basking in their wealth. ... The idea of Janie's "silent rebellions" is troubling as well because, while blacks were officially freed of the slave system in 1863, their metaphorical slavery is that they live in a wor...

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After all it is these younger generations which were raised knowing that discrimination is wrong and everyone is equal no matter what their race or sex. ... By sitting back and watching, we are agreeing with segregation and saying that it is okay. ... and made comments such asWhy did she go through White Rush?? ... In many cases discrimination goes unreported, but fortunately, this one was caught and opened the eyes of many to problem of racial segregation and discrimination. ... I can honestly say that it is their loss. ...

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That point was to see the veil that was put in front of their eyes and has blinded them for so long. ... DuBois means that through this double-consciousness and viewing the world through this veil, blacks are blind to what is going on around them as if they were stupid. ... Where on the other hand the house negro is under constant watch by the master and like Malcolm X wanted to resist and separate from him. ... The two groups were seen as being "militant- or "revolutionists- because they had to work hard at gaining equality because the whites were not just going to say ok you proved your p...

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Some people thought blacks were automatically dumb because of their color. ... When you oughta be hangin' your head in shame you go along laughin'. ... Blacks could not go into restaurants or other public places inhabited by whites. ... We also see how each person eventually opens his eyes and sees the light. ... We see each character at his weakest and watch as he grows stronger and more accepting. ...

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The Quakers built their society on the principles of civil equality apparent in their anti-slave feelings and their pro-native American relationship with local tribes. Some Quakers went as far as allowing natives to watch their children. ... "At this moment I resolved, for the first time to go to my master, enter a complaint, and ask his protection" (Qtd. ... The idea that all men are created equal and all possess certain rights was, however, not to go unnoticed among the oppressed minorities for long. ... Slaves were frequently beaten and neglected by their owners. ...

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Some people may not associate racism with their daily life, but in reality racism is all around; we just need to open up our eyes and see it. ... Open racists promote their views through strictly persuasive tactics. ... If they were aliens then we would know nothing about them, and well that is not true. ... If necessary, give them a dose of their own medicine. ... Going hand in hand with the idea of stereotype threat, the television portrays a negative correlation with the effects of the self-fulfilling prophecy. ...

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On June 1923 he quit his job and went back to the city, to search for a ship that was going to Africa. ... Unfortunately, he watched Harlem decline with the beginning of the Great Depression. ... Thousands of people were out of their jobs; it was a sad and dangerous place to live, after the depression. ... People could not support themselves; the majority of the black people were out of their jobs. ... It was clearly seen how the young African Americans were trying to reject their heritage in a way and become part of white Americas. ...

• Word Count: 1984
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• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School