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    literature. African American literature is no exception. Authors of African American literature would base the events that were taking place in the world around them and incorporate them into their novels. Often times this was the only voice African Americans had in society. The treatment of African Americans in America was filled with brutality and hate. However‚ they have also suffered by the attempts of white slave owners to try and erase not only the history of African Americans‚ but their heritage

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    Hughes: The Savior of African Americans Langston Hughes was a poet whose poems helped many African Americans. Hughes had achieved

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    African American Segregation in the 1930’s During the 1930’s African Americans faced segregation and discrimination in nearly every area of their lives. In addition to the poverty that the rest of the country also faced‚ the colored people had to follow strict rules‚ and were not treated well. We can see some examples of the discrimination in the book To Kill a Mockingbird. In addition‚ we can also see that there is still a lot of segregation in America today. Racial Discrimination is a huge

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    European Colonization and African American Development During the period of 1885-1905‚ as Africa was divided into 55 small states‚ an era of economic tug-of-war between the British and the French known as “The Scramble for Africa” became the target of prosperity. While campaigned to end slavery and all affiliations with the slave trade‚ this method of colonial rule not only effectively controlled various territories‚ but also altered the lives of indigenous African people. Through tactics of indirect

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    Buying Out Slavery Slavery originated from the mother land known by the name of Africa‚ slavery was in the midst of African communities. These communities held slaves because they were prisoners of war or (pow) for short. Slavery is having ownership over an individual‚ or group of people. These owners control where the slave or slaves live and work‚ and often sell or trade amongst other slave owners. This type of slavery is known as chattel slavery‚ which is a traditional form and is very rare

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    Author David Horowitz has written an article called African-American Lynch Mob. In the article Mr. Horowitz is expressing his frustration with the way AfricanAmerican civil rights leaders‚ namely Reverend Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton are inciting a lynch mob mentality in regards to the death of Trayvon Martin. Trayvon Martin‚ who was a 17 year old African-American male‚ was shot to death by George Zimmerman who happens to be Hispanic. Mr. Horowitz believes that the lynch mob racist‚ Reverend

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    Suicide Among African Americans Today I ask myself‚ “What is something that has an effect on African Americans today?” After days of much thought and coming up with nothing I said‚ “Well‚ I’m an African American… What’s something that has been effecting my life?” SUICIDE… Whether it be committed or attempted‚ suicide is something that I see to be a growing issue among the African American culture. I believe this to be brought on by either 1. Depression 2. Fear or 3. Mental Illness Suicide

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    Rationale: This book was written by Jacqueline‚ an African American author. I choose this book because I think it is a great representation of cultural diversity. It is about a rope that became an important item for an African American family. The family used the rope for three generation. The rope moved with the family from South Carolina to New York in the period of The Great Migration. The family used the rope in different ways such as: to jump‚ to tie things‚ to dry sweet flowers...etc. It is

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    represented a turning point in black American history. It‚ presented an opportunity to improve race relations at home despite the fighting abroad. How could you be racist against people whom are fighting to stabilize your freedom and the freedom of others was the mentality in the minds of black soldiers. Page 2 Although World War I represented a turning point in American history it was evident racial relations would be and issue at home and abroad. When American troops began arriving on the western

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    contradictory factors and influences. The Cuban people and their customs are based on African‚ European and Native American influences. Cuba has a very interesting and rich culture. All these other countries influence the culture of Cuba. Cuba has a variety of different influences from other countries that are included in such things as music‚ dancing‚ food‚ history and sports. The music of Cuba has an enormous African and European influence. One of the main musical fusions in Cuban music is the son

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