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    Gilbert “Gil” Scott Heron was an African-American poet and musician renowned for his spoken word on political and social issues in the United States. One of Heron’s most famous works was The Revolution will not be televised published in 1970 with his band group “Black & Blues”. The poem was not initially considered poetry instead it was considered a song‚ until its spoken word by Heron. During the 1970’s‚ President Nixon‚ a biased and unreasonable leader‚ had control of America. Many bills were passed

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    African American Music

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    only restricted by this definition. Any moment that one tries to pinpoint something through a rhythm‚ it becomes a music. Many people believe that African Americans are some of the few people whose soul is expressed exclusively through music. Black American music represents their spirits‚ which started as the voice that was prohibited. Since Africans were brought to the United States as slaves‚ they lost their basic human rights due to their slaveholders fear of a slave rebellion. Therefore‚ slaves

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    The Misconception of African Americans Since the beginning of time African Americans have been viewed negatively. We have always been viewed as a threat to society and frowned upon by many races. There are many clichés displayed in the media of what African Americans are supposed to act like. These conclusions cause almost immediate negative feelings from other races and sometimes by our own race. African American females in television shows and movies are often shown as the loud “ghetto” acting

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    anything in return? This was the life of African-Americans that lived during the slavery era; belonging to another human being brought about many constrictions‚ disruptions‚ frustrations‚ and of course pain to African-Americans. Fortunately‚ African-Americans were able to fight through all oppression and make it out of slavery and because of their bravery we as African-Americans today are endowed to a more opportune lifestyle. Allow me to explain how African-Americans progressed through slavery to eventually

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    Hyunuk Oh Trauma‚ memory‚ and forgiveness John Weaver November 20‚ 2013 The Slavery of African Americans Slavery in the United States has been practically glorifying prejudice based on race. In fact‚ most of the slaves have been African Americans. Also‚ the slavery in all across North America has had existed for about 168 years. By 1804‚ most of the Northern states abolished slavery institution‚ but the invention of cotton gin in 1793 increased the use of slaves in the South. However‚ after

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    African American Dream

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    idea around the African American community the dream to be wealthy and have the same rights as whites. Coates believe that part of being black means that you can never fully achieve the American dream because America was and is built to this day on the backs of African Americans. If whites were to give the African Americans the same rights and opportunities as whites the dream wouldn’t be a dream anymore‚ and the whites would lose the wealth and power. Coates says “Very few Americans will directly

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    Otis Boykin Otis Boykin was born on August 29‚ 1920‚ in Dallas‚ Texas. He graduated from Fisk College in 1941 and took a job with the Majestic Radio and TV Corporation. He later worked at P. J. Nilsen Research Laboratories. He began to invent products on his own‚ with some of his noteworthy inventions including a wire precision resistor used in televisions and radios and a control unit for the pacemaker. He died in 1982 of heart failure. Inventor Otis Boykin was born on August 29‚ 1920‚ in Dallas

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    physical appearance. Awareness of African-Americans who pay a high price through the media will be continuous until it is understood that racism will continue to live in the heart until change is made (Coates‚ 2014). From the days of bygone‚ the media has spread many wrong ideas about African-Americans being poor‚ wrong for society and below standards. This was a wrong portrayal that has raised many questions and made poor allegations about African-Americans (Coates‚ 2015) The 13th Amendment was

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    The story of African immigration is unique among immigrant groups‚ just as the African experience in America has been exclusively essential to the course of American life. Unlike other immigrants‚ most Africans came to North America against their will‚ caught up in a cruel system of human exploitation. The treatment we endured in the United States was of a harshness hardly ever surpassed in recent history‚ and their role in U.S. society was contested with a rage that nearly tore the nation apart

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    African American Experience After the civil war many African Americans thought things would be different‚ that it would be a new beginning for them. They did gain freedom because many amendments were past so they could gain freedom. Whites didn’t like this though so they passed their own laws to prohibit these amendments and restrict their freedom. The African American experience did not get better after the civil war it actually got worse. The African American experience did not get better

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