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asks whether pluralism "is a philosophy for wimps," that is, "for those whose beliefs are too saturated with uncertain and ambival...

In addition to agricultural slaves, Africas administrative sectors were diverse and many slaves were actually employed in those se...

of early American history did not have a complex culture, a culture that encompassed a deep religiosity. Indeed, Nat Turner, lead...

a slave and, once he had escaped, carefully honed that skill along with his oratorical and writing skills for use as a tool in the...

a primary component of the transformation to African-American status, Huggins delves deep into the historical and cultural foundat...

times a day (82). Food is an interesting consideration. Other documentation on slave diets is rather dismal. This subject creeps i...

Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana, Texas and Virginia decided that they would succeed from the union and...

1817. While a master could lawfully punish a slave, using his own discretion and judgment, state law established a limit and that ...

1963). A few decades later he would write his book, Up from Slavery. The book, itself, is autobiographical in nature, chroniclin...

of Elkins (1969) is not shared by most. Most people do not blame the institution of slavery for everything that has gone wrong sin...

that still labored in the homes and fields of the Southern slaveholders. Abolitionists even tirelessly transported illegal cargo....

been a slave and not due to his celebrity status among abolitionists for having endured slavery. In order to fully appreciate th...

23). The author realizes that certain readers may wish to find definitive answers on the controversial issues explored, but Swartl...

of race riots and voices rising in protest, led by such African Americans as W.E.B. Du Bois. An ad placed by the NAACP in several ...

Northerners who came South to take advantage of the social chaos that characterized the region in the aftermath of the Civil War. ...

the individual who is clearly going against foundations of the nation and the forefathers. Social practice involved keeping slaves...

land become independent. But, with the slaves they truly had their own possessions which they desired to keep. This is perhaps one...

Ordinance was one of the earliest reflections of the importance of the issue of slavery in this nation. There were many more refl...

that blacks, even if they were freed blacks, were not due citizenship and could never become citizens of the United States. As suc...

earliest groups to form, however, were not particularly affluent, but were immensely devout. The Society of Friends (better known ...

job of delving deeply into the historical and cultural foundation of racial discrimination during the slave trade. Black Odyssey ...

that "their Southern brethren" supply "material aid" (An appeal to the south, 1865). Their cause was bolstered by bloody acts like...

their owners. The power all rested with the slave owners and the slaves had to endure the whims of those owners. In todays world...

Human trafficking is often thought of as one of the more abhorrent reflections of world history. At the most, we reason, human tr...

no sunlight and been fed only enough to keep them alive. This journey, however, was likely just the beginning of the trials and t...

involves also looking ahead to the necessity of rights for future robots such as the robot in I, Robot. In the film...

In five pages Douglass's speech and his use of political rhetoric are examined within the context of the 1852 time period in which...

to finally triumph in the Americas. Many facts impacted the black experience in the Americas and that impact is occurring e...

trouble from the start. Upon seeing another ship which he believes is in trouble, he decides he must go and offer his help. Inst...

he raped her and forced her into acts, there is enough information to assume that this is what occurred. And, if it didnt it was s...