The History of African-American Music through the Centuries African-American music has influenced modern artists and songs quite heavily‚ but the music itself has developed immensely over the years. Every century has seen innovative genres come to life‚ and you’ll see that African American musicians have contributed tremendously in this. 19th century With the prevalence of slavery and the Second Great Awakening of the 1830s‚ African Americans created spirituals and work songs to ease their pains
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wrote motivational speeches and literary narratives. These expositions promptly exposed and articulated the inhumane oppression inflicted on the African American race. “Under God’s guidance in this great democracy‚ we are rising out of the darkness of slavery into the light of freedom.” - Mary McLeod Bethune. Throughout the early 19th century‚ African Americans were not given freedom whatsoever‚ regardless of the situation. “We have helped to build America with our labor‚ strengthened
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African American Athletes in the 20th Century The world of sports wasn’t always the fun and games that we see today. In the 21st century the world of sports is decorated with many talented African American athletes from soccer‚ to hockey‚ to basketball‚ to baseball. African American athletes in the 20th century had to fight through the race barrier and face up against unbeatable odds to be able to do what they love. Jackie Robinson‚ Jack Johnson‚ and Jesse Owens are all African American athletes
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Crutcher‚ many African Americans are being targeted simply for the color of their skin. Although having video proof of the murders and assaults made by on-duty police officers‚ many are still walking away either free and convicted of no charge or put on paid suspension for weeks or months. I am working on the topic of Police Brutality Against African Americans In The United States because I want to find out why police are getting away with the murders of innocent African American men‚women‚ and children
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Struggles of African Americans. Sherzel George ETH/125 September 23‚ 2012 Samantha Morris African American Struggles I have chosen to write about African Americans. I have also chosen to write this letter to a friend who I want to understand the struggles and accomplishments of the African American race we have descended from. Dear Barry‚ I am writing this letter to you on behalf of my African American ancestors and myself. This letter is to inform you of the struggles and accomplishments
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The Plight of African-American Males Staheen Murray Empire State College College Writing Lisa Mastrangelo April 20‚ 2011 The issue amongst this group is the dropout rate that has affected this group in epidemic proportions. Due to oppression discrimination and racism the African American in America is still struggling for meritocracy today. With the of lack of education‚ poverty and imprisonment‚ the Black male is now being considered an endangered species. With
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The 18th and 19th centuries‚ though facing difficulties from white oppressors‚ African American women were taking action by contributing their help and skills in the United States. Women dealt with the separation from their families‚ working in the fields with their infant children and sexual exploitation from their masters. As the cruel years past for the African American‚ women would find ways through creativity‚ abolition and community building to shape the way for America in years to come. Black
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played and will continue to play a compelling role in the way African American men and women are portrayed. A result to this is how ‚ the media manly focuses their attention on violence‚ drug use‚ crime and other types of anti-social behaviors that are believed to be done by African Americans. With that being said‚ the media have cultivated a crooked and damaging public perception of African Americans. The portrayal of African Americans is stereotypically racist. Reality TV has caused other groups
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the text Chemical Dependency by McNeece and DiNitto states that ethnicity and culture have been called the strongest determinants of drinking pattern in a society. The two ethnicities or cultures I chose to write about are Native Indian and African Americans. Native Indians: Native Indians have a very permissive attitude towards substance use. They have been accused of enabling alcoholics by paying for their bills‚ bailing them out of jail‚ and placing blame on others rather than the alcohol abuser
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One of the many social problems here in America are the high rate of African Americans placed in the prison system. According to NAACP‚ from 1980 to 2008‚ the number of people incarcerated in America quadrupled-from roughly 500‚000 to 2.3 million and out of the 2.3 million incarcerated 1 million are African Americans. African Americans are incarcerated at nearly six times the rate of whites. 1 out of 3 African American males are expected to go to prison in their lifetime compared to the 1 out of
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