This also holds to be true for African Americans during World War II. World War II was basically about one world superpower trying to dominate a continent, by any means necessary. ... From the Civil War up until World War II, African Americans fought with inadequate weaponry and in segregated units. "Initially as in World War I, they (Black soldiers) were assigned to non combat duties, in accordance with policy and tradition with the war department."1 African American soldiers during the 1930's and 40's not only struggled through adversity of justice and equality during civilian l...

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This also holds to be true for African Americans during World War II. World War II was basically about one world superpower trying to dominate a continent, by any means necessary. ... From the Civil War up until World War II, African Americans fought with inadequate weaponry and in segregated units. "Initially as in World War I, they (Black soldiers) were assigned to non combat duties, in accordance with policy and tradition with the war department."1 African American soldiers during the 1930's and 40's not only struggled through adversity of justice and equality during civilian l...

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Leading up to World War II, minority Americans have had a long history facing racial discrimination in the United States, such as slavery and the Jim Crow laws against African Americans after the Civil War. ... Instead the War Department allowed minority Americans to join the military and then segregated these soldiers into their own units to fight during World War II. ... The government also kept Japanese Americans from military service by changing their draft status from 1-A draft eligible to 4-C, "enemy alien. " (American Valor).  ... More importantly, they proved their loyalty and will...

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America's Role in the World 1. Seeking an End to War a. ... Collecting War Debts a. ... In the end, the war-debt situation damaged America's reputation in the eyes of people of the world. ... Jazz Wins World Popularity a. ...

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The Church of the Creator (the original name of the World Church of the Creator) was the invention of Ben Klassen. ... The slogan for the church members is RAHOWA, an acronym for Racial Holy War. ... They believe that the Jews were responsible for World War II and also for the World Trade Center attacks an September 11, 2001. ... They recite the five fundamental beliefs of Creativity, which are 1. ... The white race is the finest race of the entire world. 3. ...

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World War II was the largest and most violent armed conflict, aside from the Civil War, to occur in the history of mankind. ... Inevitably, a war as long and as vast as World War II changed the entire world. ... White men and women were in a phase of animosity against black people during 1 this time. ... Mildred painted a picture of the racial discrimination that was going on at the time of World War II. ... World War II took a toll on many people and changed many lives. ...

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Langston Hughes entered the world of published authors early on in his career. ... Although enjoying writing, Hughes still wanted to experience the world. ... Hughes set out and accomplished his goal and traveled the world working on a freight-ship. ... Handy and Clarence Muse for war blues, sung at rallies- (99). ... The value of Hughes's work depends on the particular audience at a particular moment (Gates 1). ...

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Liberals believed in a government that was active in the nation to provide "economic prosperity, international security and social justice"(Schulman 1). ... (1) There were three major influences in Lyndon Johnson's life. ... Third, it vowed to "defend the free world" from the advances of communism. ... Johnson thought that he could fund the Great Society at home, as well as support the war against communism in Vietnam; later he regretted leaving the "lady he loved" for the war in Vietnam. ... (14) Watts depressed Johnson because, he was wondering why the world was still in turmoil af...

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The history of the SAT has origins that date back to the First World War. ... Following the war, the Army Alpha was adapted and transformed for the purpose of a college admissions test, (The Big Test: SAT I, p.l) .The first test was experimentally administered to a few thousand college applicants in 1926. ... As an instrument to measure the intelligence of college applicants, Conant approved of the Army Alpha, (now known as the SAT I) because he felt that is measured pure intelligence regardless of the taker's high school education During the Second World War, in 1942, all pre-existing Co...

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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. ... These post war changes and changes in racial relations were not only restricted to African-Americans, but also Japanese-Americans had a particularly difficult time during and after the war too. ... It was not until World War Two that the racial problems between white and black Americans, which had always been thought of as uniquely southern, began to gain national attention. ... During this decade, nearly 1 million black Americans made the ...

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The Civil Rights Movement Before the Civil War, the U.S had the distinction of being the one of the only countries in the world where slavery was fully legal. Slavery was not said to be illegal by the government until January 1, 1863 in the middle of the Civil War by President Abraham Lincoln in an document known as the Emancipation Proclamation. ... After the war, more movement toward equality was made. ... On December 1, 1955 a woman named Rosa Parks refused to give her seat to a white man who asked for it. ... His boycotts and sit- ins and non-violent protests al...

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Douglass was played significant role in the civil war by convincing Lincoln that the main focus of the war should be the abolishment of slavery and influenced a large amount of blacks to fight for the Union. ... In 1838 Douglass tried again and successfully escaped to New York City posing as a black sailor, he explained, "A new world had opened upon me"1. ... Douglass played a crucial role during the civil war; it was Douglass that convinced Lincoln that the war was more than just the preservation of the Union. ... Nearly two hundred thousand African Americans were estimated to have served the...

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He is famous for his world-record success in the 1936 Olympics in the face of racial discrimination" (Whitehouse 1). ... "At that time, Germany was ruled by the powerful dictator Adolph Hitler, whose beliefs in racial supremacy and destructive actions led to World War II. European newspapers insulted Jesse and the other 11 African Americans competing on America's 66-member Olympic track and field team" (Whitehouse 1). Owens proved Hitler's white supremacy theory wrong by winning four gold medals, setting two Olympic records, and setting one world record. ... Owens gained respect...

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After the Civil War, the United States began to unite again with the southern states that had seceded and then been defeated. ... The term "Jim Crow" comes from a minstrel routine, "Jump Jim Crow," performed by Thomas Dartmouth "Daddy" Rice before the Civil War. ... Whites were growing afraid that blacks were going to have too much influence in the political world. ... Plessy was only 1/8th black and 7/8th white, but under Louisiana law, he was considered black and therefore required to sit in the colored car. ... Brown and the NAACP appealed their case to the Supreme Court on October 1, 1951....

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She tells her mother that "A Raisin in the Sun" is a play that tells the truth about people, Negroes and life and I think it will help a lot of people to understand how we are just as complicated and mixed up as they are " (Adams 1). ... It is a time where "the white segregationist argues that Negro families are really better off in their own communities (Guttmann 1). ... According to Arnold Hirsch, post World-War II Chicago is one of the most violently and residentially segregated metropolis in the nation. ... On the other hand, assimilation brings the creation of one of the most popular ...

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Blacks left the South in astonishing numbers for many reasons: depression in the agricultural southern economy; the World War I industrial boom in the North; growing oppression in the South. ... After World War I the increase of food prices attracted blacks to seek a better living up North. ... He explained that after War World 1 in 1918, African Americans were faced with one of the lowest points in history since the end of slavery. ... It was the time to prove something to the world. ... This idea grew stronger following World War I since its major claim was democracy for all. ...

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On February 1, 1960, four black freshmen from North Carolina Agriculture and Technical College in Greensboro went to a Woolworth's lunch counter and sat down politely and asked for service. ... And here, on the sidewalk outside was a gang of white boys come to heckle, a ragtail rabble, slack-jawed, black-jacketed, grinning fit to kill, and some of them, God save the mark, were waving the proud and honored flag of the Southern States in the last war fought by gentlemen. ... The president then declared April 7 a national day of mourning for King (Biography 1-7). ...

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After the Civil War, African Americans maintained that resistance within them by fighting in the Civil War, demanding equality, striking, and organizing. ... Resistance among Africans can be traced all the way back to the 1600's in Africa when they were captured and bound together on slave ships to face the harsh realities of The Middle Passage and The New World. Centuries later, even after the Civil War (the war that was so called fought to "free slaves" but in actuality was fought over power and control by two separate factions of the ruling class) Africans were still resistin...

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The concept of AA began upon the signing of Amendment XIII of the Constitution. 1. ... The 13th Amendment states, "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction" (US Constitution, Amendment 13, Section 1). ... Other Historians cite that Lincoln had no choice but to free the slaves in hoes of African American men joining the losing forces of the North during the civil war. ... Racial, gender and physically challenged preferences for soc...

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The Renaissance took place between the end of World War 1 and the Great Depression. ... The Harlem section of New York City which covers just 3 sq mi, drew nearly 175,000 African Americans, turning the neighborhood into the largest concentration of black people in the world. ... They communicated the ills of the racist world through their writings. ... For thousands of blacks around the world, the Harlem Renaissance was proof that the white race did not hold a monopoly on literature and culture.Many events during the Harlem Renaissance influenced and affected the lives of many today. ...

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World wide racism has been an issue, and still is. ... "American clergyman and Nobel Prize winner, one of the principal leaders of the American civil rights movement and a prominent advocate of nonviolent protest."1 King was a leader during the 1950's and the 1960's. ... I speak as a citizen of the world, for the world as it stands aghast at the path we have taken. ... The great initiative in this war is ours. ... Hate multiplies hate, violence multiplies violence, and toughness multiplies toughness in a descending spiral of destruction....The chain reaction of evil--hate begetting h...

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She wanted to stop all violence against African Americans but especially lynchings. 1. ... She was growing up during the civil war and had to deal with segregation in things such as trains and even sidewalks. ... I believe her goal in life was to make the world a better place when she left than when she came in. ... She may not be well known but if it wasn't for what she did a long time ago the world would be in worse chaos than it already is in. ...

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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). ... 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. ... At the end of basketball season, her team boasted a 22-1 record, and proclaimed themselve...

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The writer for "World Book Encyclopedia" states, "King's civil rights activities began with a protest of Montgomery's segregated bus system in 1955. ... "Post-World War I America Klan membership soared. ... World Book Encyclopedia. New York World Book, 2002. 17 Mar. 2003. ...

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John Lovell lists the purposes of the spiritual in this way: To give the community a true, valid, and useful song To keep the community invigorated To inspire the uninspired individual To enable the group to face its problems To comment on the slave situation To stir each member to personal solutions and to a sense of belonging in the midst of a confusing and terrifying world To provide a code language for emergency use (John Lovell, Black Song: The Forge and the Flame) Thomas Andrew Dorsey, who was the father of gospel music, has brought forth many different views t...

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