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    The African American Culture and Traditions A Research Study and Facts That Will Take Us Into What Makes This Culture So Unique. Jeanette C. Council Dr. Jefferson Rackley COUN 504 5 May 2012 Liberty University Abstract The purpose of this research is to identify the uniqueness and diversity of people and practices of the African American culture. Each culture in life has some similarities and some differences. The similarities and differences that are present in a culture is what make the

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    Labor unions became more necessary and most powerful. For Blacks however‚ the relationship with Northern labor unions was unharmonious. Though Blacks made up a larger portion of factory workers‚ many unions had categorical rules banning Blacks from membership. The antagonistic relationship between Blacks and the unions was only exacerbated when employers were faced with the threat of union strikes. They would often hire Black workers to replace the Whites who were striking. Employers were

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    To firmly grasp the underling influences that shape present-day social culture‚ especially in a country as diverse as America‚ social scientists endeavor to examine the real‚ un-retouched‚ and raw American Narrative from many different angles. What they then realize is that America is the sum of a significant amount of smaller‚ much more intricate‚ parts that can’t be easily taken apart for closer inspection without losing the elaborate levels of complexities that are tied to understanding the experiences

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    The Identity of African American Men: How has it been displayed in the Media; negatively or positively? “No metaphor can capture completely the complexity of ethnic dynamics in the U.S. ‘Melting pot’ ignores the persistence and reconfiguration of the ethnicity over the generations. ‘Mosaic‚’ much more apt for pluralistic societies such as Kenya or India‚ is too static a metaphor; it fails to take in to account the easy penetration of many ethnic boundaries. Nor is ‘salad bowl’ appropriate; the

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    in the rice fields of South Carolina‚ and toiled in small farms and shops in the North. Foner and Mahoney report in A House Divided‚ America in the Age of Lincoln that‚ "In 1776‚ slaves composed forty percent of the population of the colonies from Maryland south to Georgia‚ but well below ten percent in the colonies to the North." The invention of the cotton gin by Eli Whitney in 1793 provided a demand for cotton thus increasing the demand for slaves. By the 1800 ’s slavery was an institution

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    AP United States History African American Culture from the Early to Mid-1800’s Throughout American history‚ African Americans fought to establish their own culture. Even though they were silenced by white laws and stereotypes‚ African Americans created their own distinct culture‚ to a certain extent from 1800 to 1860. By mixing their African American traditions and Christian ideas‚ they formed a religion‚ their own version of Christianity. African American rebellions‚ though small and infrequent

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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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    The Dawn of A New Day Preface The creation of man begins with “ In the beginning‚ God created the heavens and the earth”. One sentence that if proven correct‚ depicts that a certain scientific theory taught generation after generation is completely and indefinitely ludicrous. If this sentence is wrong‚ various religions cease to exist. Ah‚ but does Christianity need to be proven? In our minds‚ the correct answer to this question is no

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    There is a distinctive nature of resilience embedded in the existence of the black woman. This natural mental and moral quality is inherited from generations of matriarchal structure. The powerful female construct give rise to a woman whose progress is the most rewarding. Resilience is a strong point of character that resides in the identity of the African-American woman—and it is undisputable. History assembled a timeline relating to the community of the black woman. The endurance of harsh subjective

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    not fully accepted in American culture‚ but isn’t black America still a part of America? From the year 1619 until present day‚ the social and mental disconnection between Whites and people of color have been nearly impossible to resolve. The social construct of pigmentocracy and colourism have caused women in minority groups to devalue themselves in ways that made white standards of beauty appear to be the only kind. Pigmentocracy is a social or class distinction ranging from the darkest to lightest

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