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    African Americans have fought for their right too vote since they landed on American soil and the film American Blackout reminds us they are still fighting for that right today. American Blackout is a three-part film. The first part involved the 2000 presidential election against republican George W. Bush and democrat Al Gore. This election caused a major controversy in America because of the major fraud committed by governor of Florida‚ Jeb Bush. The election was an arms race between the two

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    was coined by Dr. Geronimus‚ which states that African Americans in the United States experience early health deterioration‚ measured by biological indicators of repeated exposure to and adaptation to stressors (Geronimus‚ Hicken‚ Pearson‚ Seashols‚ Brown‚ & Cruz‚ 2010). Dr. Geronimus accredits racial disparities and stressful environments as contributing factors to the premature aging. However‚ there are many other reasons as to why the African American community is susceptible to early health deterioration

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    Shane Rigsby R. History 313 - Prof Gorman 4/4/16 Discrimination in the north (African American) One of the most dramatic demographic events that had a significant change in America would be the Great Migration. It had to do with the moving of 6 million of African American from the southern hemisphere of the united states to the northern hemisphere around the time of the 20th century. To better explain this event in American history it would be best to start with the chain of events that caused it in

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    ANALYZING THE RECIDIVISM RATE OF POLK COUNTY INMATES by Name of Student TABLE OF CONTENTS CHAPTER I: Introduction to Research Proposal Introduction………………………………………………………………………………………3 Statement of the Problem………………………………………………………………………..4 Purpose…………………………………………………………..4 Research Problem..………………………………………………5 Research Questions……………………………………………...6 Scope…………………………………………………………….8 Literature Review………………………………………………………………………………..9 Dependent Variable: Recidivism Rate...………………………

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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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    In the Beginning of the 16th century‚ Africans were enslaved and brought to the United States of America. Separated from their history and language‚ African Americans somehow managed to preserve their spirit for music. The music helped to increase productivity in the daily task and reduce the feeling for sadness. The blues was created by African American communities in the deep South of the United States. It started in the 19th century and continued to make its way in the future. The blues was everywhere

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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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    I am an African-American female‚ I mostly identify with liberals and tend to usually have an open mind about a lot of things. I always try to remind myself that there are always two sides to every story‚ and always try to genuinely listen to both sides before making judgement. There is only one instance where I can recall having a “single story” view on a topic which is how I used to view Black Americans. Growing up I have always referred to myself as an African American. This is because both of

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    The creation of the negro baseball leagues was a big advancement for the African American culture therefore‚ helping break down racism and spread a wider acceptance in the community inside and outside of baseball. Jackie Robinson was the first African American to play major league baseball during the modern era. Before he signed to the Dodgers‚ baseball in the black community was considered just a pastime and not a career. Integration into professional baseball was unfathomable. Looking through all

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    color? This is what African-Americans had to go through until the late-1960s. These people had certain laws called “Jim Crow Laws” that they had to follow otherwise they would be punished with jail time and/or fines. Some even suffered from lynching. Lynching is murder by mob‚ often by hanging‚ but also by burning at the stake or shooting‚ in order to punish an alleged transgressor‚ or to intimidate‚ control‚ or otherwise manipulate a specific sector of a population. African-Americans were also segregated

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