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Bebop Jazz and the Reaction of Whites

performing with others but always alone. They talked the talk of jazz, built communal rites around using the jazzmans drugs, and ...

Nineteenth Century American Racism and Alexis de Tocqueville

new "homes," black slaves suffered. Plantation overseers thought nothing about whipping slaves to make them work faster (they wer...

Slavery Reactions of Black Women

white freedom and black slavery. The link between whites and blacks would change considerably between the arrival of those first ...

Racism and On Being White, Female and Living in Bensonhurst by Marianna Torgovnick

- almost justifying it, to an extent (Mancuso, 2002). She attempts to explain the racism as going back to the machismo of Italian-...

Just My Soul Responding: Rhythm and Blues, Black Consciousness and Race Relations by Brian Ward

post-World War II African-American music was growing up and into the mainstream, the white mainstream, of American consciousness. ...

Discrimination, Incarceration, and Black And White

In eight pages the disproportionate number of blacks incarcerated is examined in a discussion of racism and society. Ten sources ...

Violence, Conflicts, Contact

In five pages culture and contact, a conflict that often escalates into violence, are examined with references to three books Jiha...

Metaphor Concept and Theories

hand is a condensed form of simile, or the simile without the use of the words "like" or "as" (1978). Both are comparisons but mos...

A Review of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

This 6 page paper summarizes this groundbreaking work by one of the first influential black men in the U.S. This paper suggests t...

Francisco Goya's Black Paintings

In six pages this paper examines how Goya's concepts are expressed in his Black paintings St. Isidore and Saturn Devouring His Chi...

African American Cultural Perspectives in W.E.B. du Bois' Souls of Black Folks

African American cultural perspectives on Souls of Black Folks by W.E.B. du Bois are considered in a paper consisting of 5 pages. ...

HBCU Retention Strategies

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at how to improve retention at black colleges and universities. Research suggests stra...

School Culture vs Family Culture

sense of empowerment and a sense that they can control what is around them. The long term goal is to bring about holistic change i...

Conflict Theory and Crash (2004)

This essay pertains to the scene in Crash (2004), a film directed by Paul Haggis, in which two black men steal a car. The writer u...

The Civil War and Contributions of African American Soldiers

In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at black soldiers in the Civil War. The experiences of inequality endured by such soldi...

Intelligent Design and Scientific Evidence

This essay argues in favor of intelligent design by drawing heavily on Michael J. Behe's book "Darwin's Black Box." Three pages in...

Post-Reconstruction, African American Leaders

This essay begins by describing the stance of Booker T. Washington, W.E.B. Du Bois, Mary McLeod Bethune, and Marcus Garvey on the...

Issues Concerning Children Identified as Gifted

There has been a great deal of research about gifted children over the last decade or so. They may not become eminent but they wil...

Life After Apartheid, South African Women

that abounds in natural beauty and natural resources, such as fertile soil and gold, diamond and platinum deposits (Downing 10). T...

Overview of National Black Theatre of Harlem

This essay discusses the history, cultural contributions and reputations of the National Black Theater of Harlem. Three pages in ...

Film Portrayal of Schizophrenia

show the director she can be seductive. When he kisses her, she bites him. His anticipation for further sexual intimacy is never r...

Being a Man in the Films La Mission and The Brothers

and their relationships with them. Director and screenwriter Peter Bratt aimed his lens at San Franciscos primarily Latino Missio...

John C. Calhoun and His Views on Slavery

On February 6, 1837 John C. Calhoun published an article titled "Slavery a Positive Good". The title of the article alone encapsu...

Eight Men Out, Book and Film

widely considered to be one of the greatest teams in baseball history. However, eight of the teams stars lost their brilliance in ...

Evolution Of Gospel Music In America

anthem music spread more rapidly in the South (Tanner, 2006). It was the minstrel shows that were most responsible for this musics...

Interracial Relationships

level of mixed race dating and marriage. A recent study from Pew Research Center (2006), for example, revealed that 22 percent of ...

The 54th Massachusetts

based on the regiments history, was a success and may indicate more greater in future. The student is facing a significant amount ...

History Of The African Methodist Episcopal Church

that was with Allen disagreed with his theological position and attached themselves with the Quaker movement (About.com, 2006). Th...

Black White Relations: Civil War to Modern Day

were now equal, they put into place a system of support that would forever keep many African Americans in a position of submission...