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    about the fact that African-Americans were to be seen as equals. Many whites looked down upon African- Americans‚ but there was one major group that exercised a practice called lynching. The process of lynching was in retaliation of the hatred towards blacks and whites that were sympathetic to blacks. The act of lynching continued up until the late 1870’s. The Jim Crow laws also came about creating a “separate but equal” tone to society. Political limitations were a big thing in the South. The literacy

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    as second class citizens.     Lynching became a big way to enforce Jim Crow laws. The lynchings were advertised. Groups of people would gather around to watch an African American get lynched. It was like a show that was being put on for the whites amusement. Thomas Moss‚ owner of the people’s grocery‚ had a mob heading his way to take him out of business. He defended himself

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    people where allowed to beat black people and there were no consequences because the police‚ prosecutors‚ judges‚ juries and prison officers were all white‚ this gave a method of social control. The most extreme forms of Jim Crow violence were lynchings. Lynchings are extreme‚ even sadistic forms of violence performed in public‚ these violent acts were performed on black men and women and included‚ burning at the stake‚ beaten to death‚ hung‚ shot‚ castrated or

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    Billie Holiday’s “Strange Fruit” The song “Strange Fruit” has something about it that you can never fully walk away from and forget. It could be the text itself so visualizing and dramatic‚ or the music that adds an even more haunting effect. The performer of course is the one who gets the social message across by the way they perform and the emotions they put into the song. Billie Holiday’s version makes this song stand out even more; a person can get the chills just listening to her sing it

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    Cited: "Heartland Blood Centers - Donating." Heartland Blood Centers - Donating. Heartland Blood Centers‚ n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2013. . "Tips for a Successful Donation." American Red Cross. American National Red Cross‚ n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2013. . Webster‚ Inc. Merriam-Webster ’s collegiate dictionary. 11th

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    particular‚ to be valued and respected by the white south. However‚ they differed significantly in the means by which they believed such change would come about. Ida B. Wells told the truth in a way that made many whites uncomfortable‚ addressing lynching and other racially motivated atrocities directly and proposing that African Americans collectively leverage economic power through strikes and boycotts‚ and individually protect themselves from lynches with weapons. In contrast‚ Washington was more

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    However‚ when cross burnings didn’t stop‚ civil rights activists‚ the Klan went on to beatings and public whippings. Lynchings were usually used on blacks. Often‚ big groups of people would take part in lynching‚ ranging from teenagers to eighty-year-old hardcore racists. After the lynchings‚ the mob proudly posed for pictures with the victim still hanging from the tree. Many such pictures were displayed in public places in Mississippi‚ Alabama‚ and Georgia

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    Chapter 8 Political Geography Outline Field Note The field note explains that Self-Government with danger is better than servitude in tranquility; also‚ it explains that Ghana wants Africa as a whole to be like that‚ to be able to have a self-government‚ no matter how dangerous that may be. How is space politically organized into states and nations? A)political geography: the study of the political organization of the world 1) political geographers study the manifestations of political

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    equality in the face of ingrained social customs. At the very center of the period of Reconstruction was the lynching of African Americans. Wells faced these struggles throughout her life as her pursuit for personal fulfillment was thwarted by others using race as a barrier of separation. However‚ Wells did not let her race‚ gender‚ or class deny her from being outspoken about such issues as lynchings and sought to define herself in the face of what they say about her. In Davidson’s book‚ Ida B. Wells used

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    P1 Central African Republic Manova - Gounda St Floris National Park SCI 230 Axia College Jeanette Konesko December 13‚ 2009 P2 Manovo-Gounda St.Floris National Park is a national park and UNESCO World Heritage Site located in the Central African Republic prefecture Bamingui-Bangoran‚ near the Chad border. It was inscribed to the list of World Heritage Sites in 1988 as a result of the diversity of life present within

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