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    Eric D. Joseph May 9‚ 2006 Afro-Amer. Hist.4223 The African-American Odyssey The Promise of Reconstruction‚ 1865-1868 The emancipation of the African slave who was now disconnected from their traditions and way of life after nearly 300 years‚ is seemingly a great gush from the dam to the ebbs and flows of the struggle. The end of slavery as we know it‚ presented a ball of mixed emotions among the nation; North and SOUTH. Some slaves were grossly ecstatic to be free. For example

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    Poverty in African Americans Abstract Discrimination and poverty are problems that many are currently facing in the United States. African Americans in particular are the most affected by discrimination and poverty. Currently the economic status of African Americans in the United States is 56 percent of that of Whites when comparing income‚ unemployment‚ homeownership‚ business ownership‚ median net worth and poverty rates. As Malcolm Gladwell discusses in “Black Like Them” (1996) African Americans

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    There are many shows on T.V. today that shows African-Americans in a negative light. There is more representation of people color in the media than in past times‚ the quality of the product is more important than quantity. Fun has been poked fun at the African-American throughout the years‚ by presenting a character of buffoon or childlike quality. The reproduction of stereotypes of African- Americans in film has existed since the day of slavery. Early in the 20th century the coon character was developed

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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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    Power is the main reasons for the formation of systematic oppression‚ racism‚ and prejudice towards African Americans in America. It has always been about economic‚ social‚ and political power. The English first kidnapped Africans and brought them to Britain to work as slaves in order to gain economic power. Jim Crow laws used to enforce segregation was used in order for white europeans to keep social power over African Americans in the United States. Similar laws were enacted and black people were

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    I will examine one of many narratives Cultural Studies derives from – that of the African-American tradition. Even in focusing on it’s derivation from the African-American tradition‚ this will be but one path‚ not intended to serve as the sole trajectory within the African-American tradition of Cultural Studies. The Black Church The African-American tradition begins with the black church. In the African-American community the black church has always been more than a religious institution. From

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    both racism and a high level of cultural pride. She moved back in with her mother but was traumatized when her mother’s boyfriend molested and raped her. At the time‚ Angelou was seven years old and so afraid that she only told her brother about the horrific experience. Her uncle killed the man‚ and she stopped speaking for five years because she felt responsible for his death (“Maya Angelou Biography”). During her

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    The 1920’s were very eventful‚ but there is one way to sum it up. Americans wanted life to return to how it was before‚ back to normal. It was after the first major world war‚ and people were filled with suspicion. Americans felt threatened by people with different views‚ especially by communists and anarchists. Workers went on strike‚ feeling underpaid and mistreated. They also formed unions with the. Many African Americans moved from the more rural south to the north; this was the Great Migration

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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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    of blacks in the South because of legalized segregation‚ voting restrictions‚ and the Separate Car Act and the Plessy v. Ferguson Supreme Court decision helped further segregation with supporting separate-but-equal laws‚ stated that the Separate Car Act was constitutional‚ and it made segregation legal. The Jim Crow affected the daily lives of blacks in the South because of legalized segregation

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