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Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois on Reconstruction

In five pages this paper contrasts these differing views on Reconstruction by these important African American icons. Six sources...

Comparative Analysis of Langston Hughes' 'The Negro Speaks of Rivers' and Maya Angelou's 'Africa'

In 5 pages this paper contrasts and compares the ways in which Africa is portrayed in the respective poems but how both poets empl...

1961's Civil Rights Freedom Riders

On May 4, 1961 a small group of many races decided to travel in two buses and challenge the fact that some of these southern state...

The 'Other' America in Alex Kotlowitz's There Are No Children Here

This paper consisting of five pages investigates the environment that two young African American boys experience in their Chicago ...

Hybrids of Black Music

In five pages the concept of hybrid is examined as it leads into a discussion of the development of African American musical hybri...

Walker's Everyday Use Compared with Welty's A Worn Path

Wangero Leewanika (formerly known as "Dee") cannot see them as such anymore than the people "Aunt Phoenix" encounters on her walk ...

Howard Zinn and the Civil Rights Movement

This research report looks at this era but focuses on one book called A People's History of the United States. This five page pape...

Rubin 'Hurricane' Carter's Trial Coverage

This paper contrasts and compares African American and mainstream media's depictions of 'Hurricane' Carter's trial in eight pages....

Segregation, Determination, and the Poetry of Langston Hughes

In six pages this paper discusses the poet's narrators without gender, how he uses women, and how African American determination d...

Post 1970 Texas Law Enforcement Brutality

In twelve pages this paper discusses post 1970 police brutality as it pertains to the Houston Police Department's treatment of Afr...

Fetal Cocaine Exposure and Legal Action Consideration

In twelve pages this paper considers the exposure of a fetus to cocaine in a socioeconomic study of an African American mother in ...

Moving Mountains by Leon Sullivan

In eight pages this autobiography by General Motor's first African American board member is reviewed and his global corporate infl...

Foundation of African America and Strengths of Black Culture

In a paper that consists of sixteen pages African American families and the cultural strengths they represent are discussed. Ten ...

Poverty, African Americans, and Substance Abuse

In nine pages this paper discusses the connection between poverty, African Americans, and substance abuse in a consideration that ...

Countee Cullen's 'Heritage' and African American Ancestry Perceptions

widely differing cultures. The very first line of "Heritage", a line that asks "What is Africa to me", reveals the nature of the ...

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...

Arguments Surrounding the Issue of Prayer in Schools

place for religion in the schools. The debate is heated. First, it should be noted that there are many good reasons for inclusion....

The Land of the Lotus Eaters Painting by Robert S. Duncanson

In six pages this painting by 19th century African American artist Robert S. Duncanson is analyzed with the emphasis being on its ...

Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois

Only after his death was it realized that much of Washingtons attitude was more like the wolf tending the sheep in a sheep outfit....

The African-American Experience in the Short Story - James Baldwin and Langston Hughes Compared

This research report compares and contrasts the works of these two black authors. Short stories are discussed which look at how th...

Contemporary Writer Bell Hooks

In five pages the contributions of African American feminist Bell Hooks in terms of sociological thought and theory are discussed....

A Review of Fences

An 8 page review of the book by August Wilson. This paper focuses on the theme of oppression, a theme that affects not just Afric...

Why Affirmative Action Needs Some Alterations

In this paper consisting of five pages the argument that Affirmative Action is not doing what the policy was created to do and is ...

African Americans and Repatriation

accepted within the melting pot. Shrouded in white sheets to cover their cowardice faces, white men would beat, burn and kill the...

African American and Feminist Themes in Walker's The Color Purple

This paper addresses the ways in which Alice Walker's, The Color Purple portrays different feminist points of view, as well as tho...

The History and Influence of African Canadians in the Nova Scotia Region

In ten pages the similarity of experiences between the African Americans in Nova Scotia and those in the United States are conside...

American Civil War and Baseball

In five pages what would become the great American pastime as it was played during the Civil War is examined. Seven sources are c...

W.E.B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington

(Anonymous Booker T. Washington ... one Americas leading educators, 1995; p. 16). This was because Washington taught a subtle kind...

Shoplifting, Racial Profiling, and False Accusation in Retail

prudent action to undeniable racism. Enormous Losses, Enormous Problems It certainly is no surprise that retailers consider sho...

Gifted Hands by Ben Carson

predominantly white fifth-grade class, causing young Carson to almost subscribe to the idea that only whites could make good grade...