Abolitionists such as William Lloyd Garrison, Fredrick Douglass, and Sojourner Truth, paved the way for the first civil rights movement that occurred after the Civil War, during Reconstruction. ... Black Americans made significant gains in their struggle for equal rights during Reconstruction, the 12-year period after the Civil War. ... Suffragists under Catt threatened to discharge their traditional duties as homemakers and mothers in the increasingly public world ...

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Ever since the discovery of the New World, black people have lived in Canada and have not been treated fairly. ... Although the Blacks fought their hearts out for the English after the war, they were still treated unfairly. ... During these times, work was scarce because of the end of the war. ... During this war, all of Hall's gun crew was killed except for him and one officer. ... (Ferguson, p.228) When the U.S Civil War started, Harriet joined the Northern Army as a nurse, scout, and spy. ...

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Woodson dropped out of mainstream academia to devote his life to the scientific study of the African experience in America, Africa and throughout the world. ... Meetings, exhibitions, lectures and symposia were organized to climax the scientific study of the African experience throughout the year in order to give a more objective and scholarly balance in American and World history. ... He became world famous for his incredible musical talent, especially his improvised solos. ... Blanche Kelso Bruce (March 1, 1841-1898) was the first African-American who served a full term in the U.S. ... D...

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The United States of America has a relatively short-lived history in comparison to the majority of the vast societies of the world. ... When the grip on the throat of the new Americans became too much, a rag tag group of militiamen stood up against the British for what they believed in and defeated one of the most powerful and expansive army's that the world has ever seen. ... Black American's heeded to his campaign slogan of "Yes We Can" and invested all of their time and energy into ensuring that Obama would be instated as the President of the free world. ... This paper w...

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1. ... Historians date this event in the period between the First World War and the crash of the stock market of 1929 . ... Amendments to the Constitution Article XIV ( adopted in 1868) Section 1. ... Article XV ( adopted in 1870 ) Section 1. ...

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SECTION 1 - Short Answer 1) Ida B. ... I felt if I could take one lyncher with me, this would even up the score a little bit 1." ... Thus, the theme of independence and womanhood helped raise the status of African-American women, but inversely pointed out the inadequacies in the lives of non-African-American women. 4) SECTION 2 - Maya Angelou CHAPTER 1 "Leaving behind nights of terror and fear I rise" These first two lines of the last stanza of STILL I RISE showed that African-Americans could be in control of their own environment by influencing the system of hierarchy that was es...

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The Harlem Renaissance spanned the 1920's and 'it was the period when the Negro was in vogue'.1 New York had become 'the capital of the black world'2 and Harlem was the site of black economic power and consciousness. ... In a letter to Frank Waldo he wrote 'my own life has been divided between two racial groups for the most part, ever since, I have lived between two worlds'9. ... To be', Alexander is trying to illustrate that Toomer felt that there should be no separations regardless of race, 'to prove to the world that the Negro race can be jus...

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Native Americans, immigrants from all over the world, women...they are all able to stand up and be counted, but one group especially has had a great impact on American music: African-Americans. ... (Black Nationalism, 1) (Third Way, 2) Organized Black Nationalist movements appear to have begun with Paul Cuffe, a black sea captain. ... After the Civil War, during Reconstruction, not much militant Black Nationalist activity stirred as a result of terrorism from the Ku Klux Klan and lack of political interest. ... He founded a chapter of UNIA in New York City and began publishing a newspaper call...

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He led a slave revolt and was considered a fanatic by other whites and a martyr by the people whose cause he campaigned. 1 A lot of whites that did help blacks in their struggle for freedom were intimidated and abused by others, but that never made them give up. ... It also indicated that blacks needed to have unity and pride instead of just integration.1 This started the result of many organizations that supported black power. ...

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I expect to find: 1) conspiracy theories in both Black South Africans and African Americans and 2) that these conspiracy theories cover a wide range of issues dealing with origination, transmission, treatment, and prevention/protection. ... I expect to find: 1) similarities between both groups given their cultural heritage and 2) dissimilarities between both groups because of societal differences. ... This was called the New World Order. ... The rumor is that when the time is right for them, they will create a third world war (http://www.freedomain.com/Catalog/catalog.htm). A...

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According to Jessie Jackson, "A champion wins a World Series or an Olympic event and is hoisted on the shoulders of the fans. ... After fighting in World War II from 1941 until 1944, Jackie played for the Kansas City Monarchs of the Negro Leagues from 1944 until 1946. ... " It's events like these that define who we are as people in the world today. ... His persistence helped him finally win a World Series in 1955 after his team had lost four previous ones. ... A Negro baseball player Brooks Lawrence had this to say, "You opened the door for me and others who followed you and when yo...

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When Rhythm and Blues music first began, essentially all of the artists were African American, as was the audience receiving the music. In a white-dominated society, these artists found it difficult to spread their blend of soulful vocals and hip-hop beats to a large audience . Because of this soc...

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"Martin Luther King and his View of the American Dream" Introduction The reason why I have chosen the topic "Martin Luther King and his view of the American Dream" for my research paper has its roots in my early childhood. My mom was very impressed of King and read picture books about hi...

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Although Asians and Asian Americans have been present on American television screens for decades, [1] few television series have featured Asian or Asian Americans in starring roles. ... Originally conceived as a vehicle for martial arts adept Bruce Lee, the series went to an actor with little physical ability, but with a knack for embodying a Hippie pacifism along with a reluctant, but devastating aggression On the lam from the law, Caine picked up where The Fugitive (1963-67) left off and added a topical resonance with the televised resistance to the war in Vietnam by living like a paci...

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Also we shall look at his famous "I Have A Dream" speech held on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. which along with Winston Churchill's "We Shall Never Surrender" speech during World War II, would become one of the most prominent speeches of the 20th century. ... The story behind the boycott features one Rosa Parks, who on December 1, 1955 refused to give up her seat for a white male passenger. ...

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