language or dialect of a place‚ region‚ or country.” In terms of African American history‚ the evolution of vernacular is very important and a very unique part of the culture. The African American vernacular has aided the development of a distinct culture in terms of what African Americans were subjected to from the installation of slavery. The African American vernacular was used as a way to expose the atrocities that African Americans were imperiled to through songs and language. “Go down Moses ‚”
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The Great Depression was a cataclysmic event that not only devastated the economy of the United States but also affected the rest of the developed world. There were three underlying causes of the depression. The inherent weakness of the American economy‚ the weakness of the European economy as it tried to rebuild from WWI and the stock market crash of 1929. Had these events happen individually‚ the great depression probably would not have been so severe. The overall lessons that should be taken
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African Americans tend to fall under a lower class due to discrimination. African Americans are less likely to own a house‚ less likely to have a consistent job‚ and less likely to have the same pay as Caucasians. According to Shin‚ a personal financier‚ “The median white homeowner’s house is worth $85‚800 compared to $50‚000 for black homeowners. Discriminatory lending also exists today: Mortgages obtained by households of color tend to have higher interest rates” (Shin). African Americans are discriminated
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time they were especially‚ was during the Civil Rights Movement. In the 1950s and 1960s‚ African Americans were struggling and fighting to get the same rights as White Americans‚ and they wanted segregation to stop. African American‚ white folk‚ and women musicians shaped and influenced the movement. Throughout the Civil Rights Movement‚ musicians acted as leaders by expressing the
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finally faced Great Depression from the 1929 to 1941 after the World War was finished. At this decade‚ America experienced many hard ordeals such as massive unemployment‚ excessive credit‚ collapse of most banks in the United States‚ and economical collapse. On October 24‚ 1929‚ in the United States‚ the stock market was fallen down‚ and this event was a sign of that great depression would start. President Hoover didn’t put much effort to this crisis to solve the problem even though American citizens
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instance‚ in the city of Chicago‚ the area is still divided into several isolated neighborhoods‚ for Hispanics‚ African Americans‚ Asians‚ and lesbians and gays. And the community of African American is clustered in the southern part of the city‚ and is oftentimes associated with violence‚ disorder‚ and public insecurity‚ and white people especially wouldn’t want to be in African American neighborhoods. In South Africa where apartheid has been outlawed for a decade‚
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My Historical Report on African American I choose to go with African American Race; I know more about African American culture personally. I grew up with mostly African American and bi-racial friends as a child and enjoyed being around them. What have been the experiences of this racial group throughout U.S. history? Throughout the U.S. History the African American race have experienced Martin Luther King Jr. (1929-1968) who pushed strides for freedom. He believed that people should have the
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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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“A Raisin in the Sun” by Lorraine Hansberry Introduction The play “A Raisin in the Sun” reflects on Youngers‚ an African-American Family‚ who lived on the southern side of Chicago in the late 1950s. The play opens with the family receiving a $10‚000 insurance check from Mr. Younger’s (the deceased) life insurance policy. Each member of the family is ready with an idea of what to use the money on (Hansberry‚ 11). For example‚ Mama has a dream of buying a house. On the other hand‚ Walter Lee who is
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1939 targeting the Great Depression. In addition‚ I shall breakdown the several key factors that caused the depression. With great detail the reasons and the final factor in the economic collapse within the United States will be discussed. The Great Depression was dated from 1929-1939. It was known to be the longest economic down fall in the history of western industrialized world. The Great depression was started after the stock market crashed in October 1929 ( “The Great depression”‚n.d .). This event
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