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    associated with it‚ is "language". Furthermore‚ this language is comprised of dialect as well as slang. In regards to the African-American vernacular‚ there is more to it than strictly linguistics. For African-American literature‚ it is not merely about the words‚ but is instead about the moods and motives that drive them. For starters‚ in the category of mood‚ African-American literature is rich. The voices of its authors are not only unique‚ but overflowing with emotion. Specifically‚ "what distinguishes

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    Final Paper African Americans Through out history there has been a struggle for African Americans to be accepted in our society. An African American endures many more disadvantages than most white people. The media and other sources have made blacks to look the same and has portrayed them in a certain light that may not be fitting to all blacks. There are many misconceptions that people have of blacks. Many people and organizations have had a part in bringing equality and fighting for equal rights

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    beginning of African slavery started in the 1500’s. There was a trade route called triangular trade. Slaves would get captured and brought to the new world by force. Europeans were immune to diseases that slaves weren’t therefor slaves were introduced to these diseases on the ships that brought them to the Americas. These diseases were called smallpox and yellow fever due to tight packing. Dysentery was also a poor result of newtrition. Another disease is malaria brought to America by African slaves.

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    Question# 4: African cultures‚ by and large‚ bring a similar world view to the relationship between man and the spiritual realm‚ one that is marked by an extremely personal interaction. In the broader African spiritual world human beings are seen to be under the constant influence of other people‚ their ancestors‚ minor deities‚ the Creator‚ and various forces of nature. As a result the African spiritual world can be described as interactive since all things are endowed with life-force. How is this

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    Introduction From the early days of slavery‚ through segregation during the fight for civil rights to the seemingly recent gain in officer involved shootings‚ which may be attributed to advancements in technology‚ African Americans have a long history of experiencing police brutality in America. The rise of social media coupled with new technologies allow us to view many of these incidents for ourselves‚ often causing social unrest amongst other issues in many minority communities. However‚ many fail

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    African- American‚ Exodus‚ and the American Israel” by Albert J. Raboteau is an excerpt from “African- American Christianity” essay where the author questions about AfricanAmerican identity that was described in the bible. The purpose of this essay to illustrate how white Americans and African-American see the nation America in a different perspective. In the essay‚ the author questions the reasons for slavery that brings a lot of sufferings for the black people and how day by day religion was

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    African Americans in Prison Is the criminal Justice system replacing slavery as a Means of Oppression? Table of Contents Intro¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K..1 Part 1 : SLAVERY I. The History of Oppression and African Americans¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K.. III. The lasting effects of slavery: continuous oppression¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K a. The lost sense of culture and cultural pride: Feeling of inferiority b. No economic foundation

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    African slaves are responsible for the colonization of the new world‚ instead of arrogant and slothful Europeans. Historian and BHP expert‚ Anita Ravi explains that there was a‚ “labor shortage” in the Americas (Ravi). The Europeans were probably the cause of the labor shortage in the Americas because they were too conceited and indolent. Europeans thought of themselves as the purest and most extraordinary people around. They believed that they were above all others and because of this they didn’t

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    Throughout the class we learned of many issues that America had to face‚ and one in particular was the idea of equality among all people. Equality has been fought about with many different faces in our rich history‚ through many events in our history‚ America saw that there was a problem and they needed to change their ways. When America was just starting‚ it was said that everyone was created equal. That ended up not being the case because women were treated more as property than as equals. “ He

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    Introduction The trend of African American males between the ages of 25 and 29 has seen a dramatic increase of incarceration. Attention has been focusing on areas of housing‚ education‚ and healthcare but the most prominent problem for African American males is the increase in the incarceration rate. African American males between the ages of 25 and 29 incarceration rate has been thought‚ by many‚ to be caused by economic factors such as under employment or unemployment‚ poor housing‚ lack of

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