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Cinema and Time's Role

human being he is. This comes as a shock to Oliverio who is as bad as the rest in assuming that prostitutes have no brains. Actu...

African Americans and Racism

became indentured servants, but this was rare (Faragher, et al 57). Because of the institution of indentured service, "New world s...

Literature and Music Expressed in the Nationalist Culture of African Americans

In six pages this paper discusses the expression of cultural nationalism in African American literature and music as depicted in t...

Hosea Easton's Legacy

In 5 pages this paper discusses the achievements of Hosea Easton, an African American abolitionist author in a consideration of su...

Comparing and Contrasting Harriet Jacobs and Booker T. Washington

The writer compares and contrasts the lives and work of Harriet Jacobs and Booker T. Washington, and the prejudice they faced beca...

Black Marxism by Cedric Robinson

Im still struggling with any course material that is remotely mathematical. As always, my loves are history, philosophy and this s...

Frances E.W. Harper's Life and Work II

In nine pages this research paper considers this African American novelist, poet, and lecturer in terms of her life and work with ...

The Life, Works and Philosophy of Alice Walker

shacks they were forced to live in to the yield from their crops. From a very young age, Walker experienced the racism of the Sout...

African American Families, Noncustodial Fathers and Social Work Strategies

In twelve pages this paper examines the all too common scenario of African American families without custodial fathers in terms of...

Period Art Describes After a Trip to New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art II

Japanese, African, Roman, and Greek works of art are discussed in this reaction paper to a trip taken to the Metropolitan Museum o...

South Africa's Musical Cultures and the Effects of Apartheid

In two pages this paper examines how South African musical cultures are affected by social oppression and apartheid. Two sources ...

Fences by August Wilson and Death of a Salesman by Arthur Miller

In five pages the differences and similarities of these plays are discussed in an examination of whether Wilson's work is an Afric...

Toni Morrison's Beloved, Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God, and the Ghosts of Slavery

In seven pages this paper contrasts and compares these literary works regarding the lasting impressions of the slave experience up...

National Museum of African Art

this series, while painted in the late nineteenth century, looks very much as if it were from the Byzantine era. The site gives th...

Using Vernacular to Reflect Self Image in Jean Toomer's Cane and Zora Neale Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God

In eleven pages this paper compares each author's uses of vernacular to reflect African American identity concept in their respect...

African-American Youth Public Speaking And Community Relations

may lead to African-Americans and others dropping out at even higher rates. We know that the high school graduation rates for many...

Nadine Gordimer's Writings and the Theme of Intolerance

In 10 pages this paper considers the theme of intolerance as represented in the works of this South African Jewish author. There ...

Healthcare of African Americans After the Second World War

Hitler, especially during the Olympics, the United States may well have had to save face, and actively illustrate how they believe...

African American Theater and Blues and the Influential Works of Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes

a line stating the mood of the singer repeated three times. The stress and variation is carried by the tune and the whole thing w...

Constitutional Amendments Affect on African Americans

No constitution is perfect, but the beauty of it is that it is always changing as the countrys needs change. Instead of scrapping ...

A Brief Description of Booker T. Washington

he was, I never heard of his taking the least interest in me or providing for my rearing. But I do not find especial fault with hi...

Survival, Religious Faith, and Family in 'Go Tell It on the Mountain' by James Baldwin and 'Black Boy' by Richard Wright

to be a human being. These representations illustrate how and why a person acts the way he or she does, how moods, feelings and e...

Phillis Wheatley's Poetry

the population in America at the time would have preferred to not know that a black woman was capable of such complex and abstract...

Maya Angelou Gives an Eloquent Voice to This Generation

this definition of black heroism and to the outline of a typical success story" (Walker, 1995, p. 91). Angelou is as simple...

Clever Women in Modern Detective Fiction

the standard framework for a mystery detective novel, each of these works share similar themes that are indicative of current Amer...

Contemporary Melting Pot and America

the great melting pot that is the United States. They will no longer be seen as outsiders, but an integral part of the society of ...

Journey in Sembene Ousmane's 'God's Bits of Wood' and Cheikh Hamidou Kane's 'Ambiguous Adventure'

obstacles, the people maintain their stalwart conviction to ultimately seek out a better existence. Kanes Ambiguous Adventu...

2 Journal Articles on Hypertension Reviewed

insight regarding the details of their normal everyday life and health concerns. Boutain sets the stage by reporting that one in...

Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison, Giovanni's Room by James Baldwin, and Presentations of Race

In six pages this paper discusses how race is presented in these African American literary works. There are no other sources cite...

Lorraine Hansberry's A Raisin in the Sun and its Depiction of American Families

and harsh conditions, these family members work together, while arguing and combating one another, to move on and make their situa...