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    Dance Revolution and the rise of women in the work force on the cusp‚ women in particular began to shed the traditional ideas of courtship and modesty. The 1920’s song “Sweet mama tree top tall; Wont you kindly turn your damper down” tells of an African American woman that is representative of the women of this time period. This song utilized a black woman to both appeal to the free-spirited figure that women craved to be‚ but also to alert them to stay in line for the men. The main lyric of the song

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    I cannot begin to argue about African American/Hispanic LGBT‚ living in New York City and their civil rights without remembering the public outcry against black civil rights. Although the focus of this paper is on African American/Hispanic LGBT living in New York City and Their Rights to Marriage I have decided to start my paper of by discussing the civil rights movement of the 1960 ’s. The civil rights movement of the 1960 ’s and the continuing struggle against race-based discrimination were rooted

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    in their society. African American culture‚ also known as black culture‚ is considered to be a subculture of American culture. African American culture began during slavery. Slaves went through the process of ethnic cleansing. They were stripped of their identities and human rights. Within slavery‚ Africans began to create their own new culture. Parts of that culture is still taught‚ believed and used today. African American race and culture have been intertwined in American society‚ although that

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    Since the American people declared independence from the British in the late 18th century‚ one of the biggest issues in the United States was and still is the status of African Americans. First‚ there was heated controversy over whether or not it was justified to have blacks enslaved‚ and this issue would evolve as America would have to adjust to having African Americans free from their shackles. American history has been tainted by its poor treatment of the African American community for no just

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    back then in 1900’s for African Americans wasn’t easy at all. Dealing with slavery the African Americans had gotten the chance to enlist in the military as some of them did‚ they had thought that by doing so maybe on their return home and by doing right by fighting they would be looked upon as soldiers instead of slaves. “It was seen that though the African Americans comprised just 10 percent of the US population‚ 13 percent of the inductees were blacks.” The African Americans knew that enlisting the

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    progressed during 1865 to 1932‚ African Americans have experienced a variety of American liberty. There were many hurdles African Americans had to overcome before they reached any type of freedom. The first challenge they had to overcome was that they were slaves and considered to be property‚ not a person. Once this was outlawed‚ they had to overcome the discrimination from the government and other Americans. They finally achieved some of the benefits of American freedom by being able to vote‚ work

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    I have been into american schools for six years. I’ve been dreaming of experiencing the african-American culture. As a child a was reading biographies and stories of Martin luther king‚ Malcolm X. The black history monthis to show that everyone could be equal because it doesnt matter if you are black or white you have and where you were born but everyone is equal inside.It is a time to remember those who showed us our equality African american 1890 there were many problems that they faced

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    about is African Americans. African Americans mostly come from Nigeria/Cameroon. Some oppressions are in 1619 the first African American servant arrived in the American colonies. Less than a decade later‚ the first slaves are brought into New Amsterdam. Later in time more slaves are needed because of the creation of the cotton gin in 1793. Which means the slave population for African Americans is increased. But then in 1808‚ congress bans further importation of slaves. At this point african Americans

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    Women are part of the human race and they are part of the history of African-Americans. They experienced class oppression‚ sexism‚ gender discrimination and racism all together. The idea of sexism and racism started in the 1960s. During 1970s to 1980s‚ various group proposed their agenda to stop this kind of idea to women. However‚ Black theories was being popularized and reached different countries with the help of social media on 2010. There were various black feminist movement that exists during

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    African Americans had been mistreated many years before the Civil War in the United States‚ and around the world. When the Civil War ended they thought they would have as many rights as whites‚ but they were wrong. This mistreatment‚ segregation‚ and racism continued well past the turn of the century‚ and even beyond World War I. Nowadays African American soldiers‚ and citizens of the world alike have so many more opportunities than back in the late 1800s and early 1900s. As Addie W. Hunton‚ Kathryn

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