Black settlement houses as well as black churches served as centers for the community‚ offering classes‚ forums‚ and lectures. Middle class black men and women formed literary societies‚ which not only brought in speakers and held discussions‚ but also provided training for both men and women in many different aspects of community life and social activism. Beginning around 1890‚ black women began to speak out on various social justice topics. Women such as Frances Ellen Watkins Harper spoke at the
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Gernon HIS 102 Black Codes of Mississippi The main way the white southerners tried to limit the freedom of black slaves was by the use of the KKK. The white southerners tried to limit the freedom of African American was by the use of the Black Codes. The Black Codes were established by the white southerner to keep African American in lawful slavery as second class societies. The laws were formed generally to retain African Americans as an employer for a specific period of time. Black Codes controlled
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Lori L. Tharps book‚ Black hair‚ what motivated African Americans to attempt to straighten their hair stems from their desire to “emulate European standards of beauty‚ dress‚ and behavior” (26). This was because their importance were not their education and training‚ but the way they presented themselves that mattered to society. Due to this‚ businesses started exploited their eagerness to counter the main stream stigma- even black entrepreneurs. In the early 1900s‚ two black-owned companies named
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The Black Death according to many historians does not narrow down to one cause. There have been several interpretations of what has caused the plague. But there have not been different opinions on the effects of the Black Death. The plague has caused a decrease in population; drop in food prices‚ religious conflicts‚ and land lost. Historians can conclude with the aftermath of the plague that it was a significant event in which many people were affected. Besides the fact that the Black Death
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The focus of Dr. Jagers’ study was Black youths and civic development. The purpose of the study was to promote the growth of Black youths because their group is at a greater risk of “under-realized potential‚ problem behaviors and constrained long-term life chances” all because of the “social‚ political and economic inequities” in the contexts of domestic and international (Jagers‚ 2017). So‚ due to the oppression and challenges Black youths faced‚ the study recruited youths to participate in activities
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Anti-Black Violence Anti-black violence is a horrific part of American history. I think it is important to address this issue because violence against African American population is still happening nowadays. I am raising the topic of anti-black violence because in my opinion‚ this chapter of the history was not finished with the end of slavery as many of us believe‚ and I have witnessed it myself. Based on my experience and after having read The Autobiography of Malcolm X‚ I think it’s important
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not merely adaptations or coping responses to contemporary racial or economic oppression (McDaniel 1994; Hill 1999). This definition is contrary to the belief that the Black family is an adaptation to harsh conditions‚ instead of an ongoing establishment. Hill (1999) discusses some of the qualities as effective for the survival of black families: strong achievement and work orientation‚ flexible family roles and strong kinship bonds‚ and strong religious orientation. These strengths‚ along with others
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The Black Death was a deadly plague that originated in the 13th century from rats and fleas. This plague was one of the most deadly in history because it diffused and killed very rapidly. So what were the effects of the Black Death? The Black death affected peoples natural way of life which led to affecting the Europeans economically which then led to a crisis in faith. After the Black Death had hit no one was considered safe from this plague which affected peoples natural ways of life. There is
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I want to tell about fight of the black population for the rights which happened in the 50th – the 70th years in the USA. December 1‚ 1955. Rosa Parks‚ the 42-year-old black seamstress‚ who was lovong in Montgomery‚ was detained and then fined for refusal to give the sitting in the bus to the white passenger as it was required under the local law. The same year in Montgomery in buses five women and two children‚ not including black men were arrested‚ one black man was shot by the driver. After Rosa
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The Black Death‚ also known as the Black Plague‚ was a rapid plague that swept over Europe and Asia in the mid-1300s resulting in the death of millions of people. This disease is believed to have started in the Eastern parts of Asia‚ and it eventually made its way over to Europe by way of trade routes. Fever and “dark despair” characterized this plague. The highly contagious sickness displayed many flu like symptoms‚ but the victim’s lymph nodes would quickly become infected resulting in a vast and
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