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    voting‚ and used their power to scare and threaten black people into doing what they had wanted. To what length did the south destroy Reconstruction? The south had killed Reconstruction by using any and all loopholes they found‚ and abused power knowing they wouldn’t have consequences. During the Reconstruction Era there were many ways that the South had managed to destroy Reconstruction. During the time of Reconstruction‚ the South had not accepted that the

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    The Slave Community

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    John. W. Blessingame‚ The Slave Community: The Plantation Life in The Antebellum South (Oxford University Press‚ Inc: 1972‚ 1979). John Wesley Blassingame was a scholar‚ historian‚ educator‚ writer‚ and leading pioneer in the study of American slavery. He received a bachelor’s degree at Fort Balley State College in 1969‚ a master’s degree at Howard University in 1961‚ and a doctorate at Yale University in 1971. He then became a history professor at his alma mater in 1974 at Yale University.

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    colonists to seek a more manageable alternative. The availability of these black slaves were in greater numbers by dealers seeking profitable gains. White men saw slavery as a means to better their own egos in society‚ as manual labor done by anyone other than a slave was noted as degrading. Since the slaves were taken from regions that were already accustomed to the extreme climates of the southern colonies‚ the African slaves were ideal workers in such conditions. B. Slavery in the southern colonies

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    previous years‚ most Africans who have came to America were slaves who were purchased through the international slave trade. White colonists viewed Africans as uncivilized and ‘turned to the international slave trade to fill their labor needs.’ The white English settlers knew nothing of any other culture; people were thought to be white or Christian‚ anything else was ‘uncivilized’. Slavery served for two purposes; a labor system and racial control in a white country. The slave trade was important

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    Islam influences sub-Saharan African Culture The relationship between the Middle East and sub-Saharan Africa is complex and can be examined from many perspectives. It could be looked upon as a cultural level‚ given the intertwining of historical association‚ settlement‚ and religion between populations through time. Lastly‚ the relationship may be examined within the context of a maturing alternative Islamic development agenda which intends to be established and nurtured in the countries of sub-Saharan

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    A Slave with a Birthday

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    A SlaveWith A Birthday: An Analysis of Positive African American Portrayals in Henry’s Freedom Box Felicia Palacios California State University‚ Sacramento An English art critic John Ruskin once said‚ “Some slaves are scoured to their work by whips‚ others by their restlessness and ambition.” In the children’s picture book Henry’s Freedom Box by Ellen Levine and illustrated by Kadir Nelson‚ Ruskin may be proven right. This historical bibliography‚ published in 2007 by Scholastic Press‚ exposes

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    Culture and Disease Essay Alzheimer’s disease in the African American Culture HCS/245 March 25‚ 2014 This essay will explore Alzheimer’s disease and its origin‚ the prevalence of the disease in African American culture‚ and the affects it has on patients and their families. Alzheimer’s disease affects millions of people each year and as of yet there is no known cure. This essay will provide understanding of the risk factors as well as statistics on the percentage

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    01‚2015 Rites of Passage in French and African Cultures There are various rites of passage in various cultures across the globe. Rites of passage in different cultural settings bear various similarities and differences. With respect to the African and French cultures‚ the rites of passage share various similar characteristic features;  Baptism after birth is one of the key similar rite of passage that is found in the African and in the French cultures (In Higgins‚ 2011). Marriage is another

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    Slavery done so we do not need to remember it!” Respond to this statement drawing specific reference to the nature of slave society and how the enslaved fought against their enslavement. Slavery done so we do not need to remember it!” Respond to this statement drawing specific reference to the nature of slave society and how the enslaved fought against their enslavement. Every society‚ in the Caribbean or anywhere else‚ is a product of the particular historical forces that shaped

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    beginning of the transatlantic slave trade‚ captured Africans thought and plotted of ways to resist their bondage. After landing in America enslaved Africans resisted slavery in many forms; some of these were passive while others were more outright and violent. This essay will discuss forms of resistance used by slaves during their journey to America‚ as well as common forms of resistance slaves used while living on plantations. These forms of resistance were running away‚ slave revolts‚ and subtle day

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