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Human Nature as Defined by Frederick Douglass

In five pages this paper compares Frederick Douglass's definition of human nature with that of the Black Codes, Jefferson Davis, a...

Our Kind of People Inside America's Black Upper Class by Lawrence Otis Graham

and fascinating experiences of upper-class blacks who grew up with privilege and power. Previously known for his provocative New Y...

Florida and Education Prior to and Following the U.S. Civil War

In five pages education in Florida during the nineteenth century is examined in terms of the implications of social, economic, and...

Huck Finn and Pudd'nhead Wilson, issues of Racism

This research paper offers a detailed analysis of Mark Twain's Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and The Tragedy of Pudd'nhead Wilson...

Second World War Newsreels

In five pages the Second World War's black and white newsreels are examined in terms of their historical importance and also discu...

Racism and Culture Defined in 'The Souls of Black Folk' by W.E.B. Du Bois

to keep at least a semblance of their culture together. In fact, there has been somewhat of a movement to restore black culture in...

Poe, Hawthorne, Irving and Romanticism Considering Romanticism in Literature By Examining Stories By Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving and Nathaniel Hawthorne

The Romantic literary tradition is exemplified by Washington Irving, Edgar Allan Poe and Nathaniel Hawthorne. This paper examines ...

Racism as Viewed by Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois

Racism as presented in the Atlantic Compromise address of Booker T. Washington and The Souls of Black Folk by W.E.B. Du Bois is co...

Hunted or Haunted Protagonists in the Works of Nathaniel Hawthorne

In five pages this paper examines how Nathaniel Hawthorne's protagonists are either hunted or haunted in the novel The Scarlet Let...

African American Women Playwrights

In five pages the ways in which black female playwrights confront sexist behaviors and conventional stereotypes in their female ch...

Poetic Concepts of Writer Maya Angelou

Angelou addresses the concept of oppression among the black race, coming forth to stand as a twentieth century hero to her heritag...

Eldridge Cleaver's Soul on Ice

In five pages this paper analyzes Eldridge Cleaver's autobiography in terms of how it portrays 1960s' 'Black Power.' Five sourc...

The Black Experience Before and After the American Civil War

6 pages and 5 sources. This paper outlines the experiences of Black Americans before and after 1865, relating to the changes that...

Being Black in the US and Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass and The Confessions of Nat Turner

These texts are contrasted and compared in an assessment of what being black in the US means in five pages. Two sources are cited...

Acculturation as Portrayed in Bread Givers and Black Elk Speaks

A 5 page assessment of the factor of acculturation as it influences these two classic books. Black Elk Speaks, translated by John...

Ethnic and Racial Construction Of 'Caribbeanness'

In ten pages the texts I, Tituba Black Witch of Salem by Maryse Conde and Wide Sargasso Sea by Jean Rhys are referred to in a disc...

European Society and Black Death

In six pages black death or bubonic plague is considered in terms of epidemiology and the societal effects Europe suffered as a re...

Marijuana and the Advantages of Legalization

This paper consists of ten pages and discusses how legalizing marijuana would carry with it the advantages of crime reduction, pri...

August Wilson's Race Reversal of Romeo and Juliet

work seems to mirror much of his own life struggles, as well as his journey to accepting himself and, perhaps, his father who aban...

Resistance and Stereotypes in the Poems of Grace Nichols

In five pages Grace Nichol's poetry is examined in terms of the images of resistance and stereotypes they employ with a discussion...

Gifted Education Programs and Students

In five pages this paper examines students and gifted education programs in a consideration of disproportionate representation of ...

Reviewing A Long Kiss Goodnight Film

In six pages the 1996 film directed by Renny Harlin, written by Shane Black and costarring Geena Davis and Samuel L. Jackson is di...

Elder's Play Ceremonies of Dark Old Men

In a paper consisting of seven pages this 1969 play about a black family that offers hope despite social decline is examined. Fiv...

Influence of the Black Church on America and Civil Rights

In seven pages this paper examines the influence the Black Church as exerted on the United States and on the civil rights movement...

Urban America and Cultural Wars

In nine pages this research paper discusses how social scientists define the inner city urban culture of African Americans and how...

U.S. History from 1960 to the Present Time

a long way. It is difficult to be entirely objective, when one remembers the Rodney King beating or the OJ trial. According to D...

William Glasser's Cognitive-Behavioral Approach, A Case Study

out various psychological situations. No longer is such treatment considered taboo in a world where mental imbalance is quite pre...

Black Community and the Epidemic Proportions of Diabetes

cells that are responsible for producing insulin. Although it can develop at any age, it is described as juvenile onset because m...

Meet Joe Black, the Confessions of Augustine of Hippo, and Transformation

death in the usual manner, but rather as a good looking young man who is apparently capable of falling in love with an attractive ...

Social Hierarchy and Imperialism

process, Ho Chi Minh claims that more than two million Vietnamese died of starvation, a result not only of French preoccupation wi...