African American Inventor Patricia Bath Dr. Patricia Bath‚ an Ophthalmological Surgeon‚ inventor‚ and activist for patient’s rights‚ was born November4‚ 1942 in Harlem‚ New York. She is the daughter of Rupert Bath‚ who was an educated and well travel merchant seaman and Gladys Bath‚ who was a homemaker and housecleaner. Dr. Bath had a passion for books‚ travel and science. She was good in biology‚ which showed in high school when she became editor of the Charles Evans Hugh School’s science paper
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continuing today. American journalists in particular‚ only cover the negatives of Africa while ignoring the countries’ political and economic success stories. This narrative only continues the narratives of Africa’s helplessness. By downplaying African countries abilities to plan and follow through with efforts to develop and improve themselves‚ it harms not only relations between the countries but also diminishes the effectiveness of foreign aid that the West offers to many African countries by putting
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AMERICA AND THE MOVIES OF THE 1920’S February 13‚ 2012 US HIS II ABSTRACT The movies of the 1920’s provided one of America’s most forms of entertainment after World War One. Americans were able to spend a little extra and enjoy such events as they were not devastates during with war. The movies for the American people began soon after the invention of automobiles. The movies provided communications and entertainment and soon began to open the American people to ideas of a different
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have survived up until this day. They are well known as Blues‚ Gospel‚ Jazz‚ Ragtime‚ and more. Since African Americans followed their traditions so much‚ It was harder for African American slaves to perform Spirituals due to them not being able to own any instruments. Not only did African American Spirituals play a major role in helping slaves with their extreme hardships‚ it also helped shape American music today. Spirituals
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understand how American intervention and occupation in European counties impacted women. As a result‚ scholars like Mary Louise Roberts focused on the relationship between American GI’s and females. What Soldiers Do: Sex and the American GI in World War II France the romance‚ accusations of rape‚ racism‚ and prostitution amongst the American GI’s and French females. June 6‚ 1944‚ a day which
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well‚ to portray his thoughts on the subject. Obviously in a speech about racism given by an African American man‚ there are going to be mixed responses portrayed by the audience‚ and I think those mixed reactions are exactly what was occurring in the audience. As being part of that audience‚ I think Obama did an exceptional job of showing how racism is still present today‚ not only towards African Americans‚ but every other race as well. In “A More Perfect Union”‚ Obama not only talks about the
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be cited properly. Three point deduction per error. African Americans after the Civil War The African Americans played a major role before and after the Civil War‚ beginning from 1861 to 1870‚ which helped shape the course and consequences of the Civil War. In determining how African Americans shaped the course and consequences of the Civil War‚ one must assess how African Americans were given more opportunities. Politically‚ African Americans began to have a role in voting and to have the President
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African Americans today constitute nearly 1 million of the total 2.3 million incarcerated population‚ and one in three black males born today can expect to spend time in prison during his lifetime (“Criminal”‚ par.4).Since African Americans make up 13.3% of the American population‚ this number is incredibly high(Williams‚ par.1). These staggering numbers reveal how skewed and unequal the current justice system is. People deserves equal and consistent judgment in the court of law. African Americans
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African‚ Native‚ Irish‚ and Mexican Americans all had different experiences in the short history of the United States. As obvious as it may be‚ all of the mentioned groups have had totally different upbringings. Not to mention‚ the culture that each group brought to fruition were completely different too. Ultimately‚ race impacted their social position and economic realities. Each came from the bottom of society‚ but their position was nonetheless fundamentally different. Their relationship to United
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African-Americans in the Media Have you ever wonder why African-American males are usually drug dealers‚ pimps‚ convicts‚ or even a father with multiple children and is a deadbeat father? Or why does an African-American female have to be man-less‚ on well-fare with multiple children with different baby daddies‚ or even sometimes on the screen shaking her ass? Well to me this is exactly how most movies‚ television shows‚ music‚ and magazines portray African-Americans. The media portrays African-Americans
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