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July 1863 NY Draft Riots

immigrated to America during the potato famine of the 1840s (Man, 1951). They found employment as dock laborers and longshoremen ...

'Makes Me Wanna Holler' by McCall and Academic Achievement

explains: " Two of my older brothers, Junnie and Dwight, went into the Army to get away (Billy left college after one year, but he...

The Literature of Black America

has been missing in his life and that his values and priorities are backward and unfulfilling. For example, by the time Milkman jo...

Short Stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Themes of Retribution and Sin

true nature. Goodman Browns problems stem from his decision to reject certain facets of the human condition. In fact, after he ret...

1954 U.S. Supreme Court Case Brown v. Board of Education

The Facts of the Case Dougherty (2002) explains that the case was based on the events surrounding the attempts by several A...

Justice for All or Just for Some?

and 1.2% of non-Hispanic whites. This paper examines some of the factors that may account for the disproportional representation o...

Justice for All or Just for Some?

and 1.2% of non-Hispanic whites. This paper examines some of the factors that may account for the disproportional representation o...

The Golden Thirteen

The Golden 13 were a group of black officers. This is three pages that look at the book about the men by Paul Stillwell. There is ...

Hypothetical Cross-Cultural Psychology Course

are inextricably intertwined within the complexities of social existence; that women have always had to confirm their worth as hum...

Langston Hughes The Trumpet Player

golden tones he creates" (Davis 276). This "new Harlem" apparently changes more dramatically than we think; Schatt notes that the ...

Firebrand of Liberty

the coast of Georgia and Florida under Colonel Oliver T. Beards command (Kennington, 2009). Their expedition, and raids, proved su...

Culturally Competent Care for AA Men

men. The following examination of this topic, addresses a hypothetical case study, which the student researching this topic can us...

Colonial To 1877 Slavery Effects

traditional culture and faith as a means by which to survive. Clearly, black men and American culture have long existed as a syne...

Comparing Jacobs and Wilson

of slavery, as she was not free by any definition of this term and she was treated as property, in a manner that is equivalent to ...

History and Theology in the Black Church

(Raboteau, 2008). The slaves developed a "distinctive Christianity in which blacks figured as Gods chosen people awaiting their ex...

Domestic Violence and African Americans

to criminal activity, to substance abuse. These problems have both direct and indirect impacts on the family. A considerable bod...

James Cone/Black Theology

that historical events entail. Therefore, Cone finds his starting place in his theological thinking with a historical analysis of ...

Black Holes

to be a composite of black holes from smaller galaxies There is, in fact, a black hole at the center of the Milky Way. When small...

Black Leadership: Garvey v DuBois

uncles. He made good use of both. During his early twenties he found work in a variety of occupations in Jamaica, Central Americ...

African Americans and Hypertension

p. 12). Additionally, many blacks believe the principal cause of hypertension to be stress, "resulting from being black, experienc...

US Employment Law and Labor System

are not strong enough. A new trend to let go of older executives has swept America and while there are sporadic lawsuits, it has n...

The Threat of the So-Called Urban Coon

caricature was always at the heart of white supremacy" (Malburne). Lets consider that statement for a moment: the caricature of ...

Depiction of Women in The Color Purple by Alice Walker

realities that Celie is born into and must grow up with. She is poor and must essentially raise children that are not hers, give u...

Websites on Black History and Information Verification

Europe" (also by Rashidi) also identifies Moors as synonymous with black Africans and describes how Moorish soldiers cross over fr...

Narratives: Redefinition and Redemption

men in blankets who would sexually use little boys as prostitutes. The boys would receive money and so they would be able to eat a...

Religious Extremist Movements

that are more passive and believe that "God will punish" or "evil will be punished" much less threatening than those that say "God...

Malcolm X and Richard Wright

of his entire life was dedicated to helping the race. Wright was a man simply seeking his own identity and he seemed to have no re...

Black Barbers in the United States

This is extremely condescending, not to say insulting, but black barbers were quick to see that it could work to their advantage. ...

Struggle for Black Equality from the Reconstruction to the Present Time

the same way livestock was cared for, consequently they even lacked the experience to care for their most basic of needs (McGuire ...

Black English in Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston and The Salt Eaters by Toni Cade Bambara

you wants to. Dats just de same as me cause mah tongue is in mah friends mouf" (Hurston, 1999, p. 6). Reaching out through the i...