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    African Americans in Prison Is the criminal Justice system replacing slavery as a Means of Oppression? Table of Contents Intro¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K..1 Part 1 : SLAVERY I. The History of Oppression and African Americans¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K.. III. The lasting effects of slavery: continuous oppression¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K¡K a. The lost sense of culture and cultural pride: Feeling of inferiority b. No economic foundation

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    Jakaya McCambry 10/02/12 African American Stereotypes in the Media When I first heard someone say‚ “All African American people are Ghetto‚” I was very offended that someone would make this type of assumption about my culture‚ and I thought how ignorant this person must be; but then I stopped and wondered why other people would think this about us. I asked her why she would say something like this‚ and she instantly listed shows like Tosh.O and Chelsea Lately‚ which highlight my culture in a

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    and environment. Africa and America both experienced the introduction of new crops. In Africa‚ American crops such as maize were very useful in order to sustain the population. The cheap new source of food allowed Africa to sustain its population. America received new crops and animals such as rice and chickens. Both regions experienced an offset in the native population as a result of the Europeans. The demand for slavery in Africa resulted in a massive amount of natives being shipped to America

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    main reasons for the formation of systematic oppression‚ racism‚ and prejudice towards African Americans in America. It has always been about economic‚ social‚ and political power. The English first kidnapped Africans and brought them to Britain to work as slaves in order to gain economic power. Jim Crow laws used to enforce segregation was used in order for white europeans to keep social power over African Americans in the United States. Similar laws were enacted and black people were denied rights

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    1. The work of this brilliant African American chemist changed the entire meat packing industry.  Ans. It is the work of this brilliant African American chemist  named Lloyd Augustus Hall that         changed the entire meat packing industry.                   Lloyd Augustus Hall was born in Elgin‚ Illinois on June 20‚ 1894. He was an African  American chemist first known for his work in food chemistry. Both of his parents‚ Augustus and  Isabel were graduate in high school. Hall moved to Aurora Illinois and raised there by his parents

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    Running head: AFRICAN- AMERICAN ADOLESCENT MALES AND SUICIDE 1 An Exploration of the African- American Adolescent Male and Suicide Tonya V. Fentress Norfolk State University Author Note Tonya V. Fentress‚ Department of Interdisciplinary Studies‚ Norfolk State University. Correspondence concerning this paper should be addressed to Tonya V. Fentress‚ Department of Interdisciplinary Studies‚ Norfolk State University‚ 700 Park Avenue‚ Norfolk‚ VA 23504.EMail: t.l.valentine@spartans.nsu

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    Many African Americans turned to selling drugs due to economic deprivation. Once‚ public perception changed‚ many employers moved companies out of inner cities. Factory jobs which required little education where no longer accessible to African Americans whom lived there. Comparatively‚ freed slaves were forced into the criminal justice system through economic exploitation. Deprived of an education‚ many freed slaves could not read or write‚ and as a result often signed working contracts with their

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    open arms but with underhanded continued control of the minorities. The African Americans were able to obtain their freedom but this freedom came at a cost. They were no longer slaves but still had a battle to obtain the rights that came with being free such as being paid for work‚ ability to vote‚ own land and participate in government without

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    Rap Descendant Rap has its origins that belong to ancient Africans brought to America‚ where the Rap ancestors got their own accent (Vernacular English)‚ and lived their own culture (African American Culture) such as Funk‚ Jazz‚ Rock‚ and then Hip-Hop; like the majority of colored race‚ the black race suffered from enslavement and terror of the whites‚ thus in order to establish their position within American society‚ African Americans revolted against the white regime in the sixteenth (Civil Rights

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    Studies show that African Americans receive diffidently more in social security benefits for each dollar they pay in payroll taxes than the whites do. They earn 73% as much than as white individuals‚ especially on average‚ but because of social security liberal benefit structure‚ their average retirement is about 85% as much as whites. In addition‚ studies show that African Americans benefit excessively from social security’s disability and survivor’s benefits‚ since they are more likely than the

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