The setting is Arthur Shelby’s Kentucky plantation during the antebellum period. Although Shelby is not characterized as a harsh or unforgiving master‚ he has nevertheless suffered serious debts- forcing him sell some slaves to avoid financial ruin. Mr. Haley‚ the slave trader‚ purchases Uncle Tom‚ Shelby’s loyal servant since childhood‚ and five-year-old Harry‚ a handsome and talented child who sings and dances. Shelby regrets betraying Uncle Tom’s faithfulness‚ as much as he regrets taking the
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encompassed the diversity of Africans within any one plantation. During the early history‚ African American religion comprised of many “Africanisms” of which whites claimed as a pagan practices. These rituals and dogmas were variously described as Voodoo‚ Hoodoo‚ Witchcraft‚ and superstitions‚ and were particularly prominent among the Gullah speakers of South Carolina. Whites often commented on these "pagan practices‚" and fetishes‚ and were threatened by them. As a result‚ great effort was expended
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The Haitian Revolution (1791–1804) was a slave revolt in the French colony of Saint-Domingue‚ which culminated in the elimination of slavery there and the founding of the Republic of Haiti. The Haitian Revolution was the only slave revolt which led to the founding of a state. Furthermore‚ it is generally considered the most successful slave rebellion ever to have occurred and as a defining moment in the histories of both Europe and the Americas. The rebellion began with a revolt of black African
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truly. He also develops over time the desire to read and write stories since his grandmother considered reading non-religious books “the work of the devil.” With this thirst he finally publishes his first work in the local negro newspaper‚ called The Voodoo
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November 23‚ 2010 Literary Analysis Essay “The Princess and the Frog” In “The Princess and the Frog” Walt Disney Animation Studios presents a musical set in the great city of New Orleans. "The Princess and the Frog" marks Disney’s return to the warmth and gratefulness of hand drawn animation. The film teams Ron Clements and John Musker‚ creators of "The Little Mermaid" and "Aladdin" with Oscar winning composer Randy Newman. From the heart of Louisiana’s mystical bayouts and the banks of the mighty
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The locals of the Philippines are called Filipinos. Their primary ancestors are the Malays who came from the southeastern Asian country or what is now called Indonesia. Before the Europeans discovered the country‚ Filipinos have had connections with China that resulted to a mixed Chinese-Filipino descent. Spanish-Filipinos came out during the colonial period and Filipino-Americans added a few percentages as well during the American occupation. They are easily distinguished by their fairer color‚
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Several years ago in Colorado‚ a Mexican immigrant child was diagnosed with diabetes. The doctor told the mother of the child to use insulin as part of her treatment. After several weeks‚ the insulin did not appear to be helping the child. Apparently‚ the child’s grandmother had been withholding the insulin shots because she thought they were addictive. She had been using herbal remedies that she had used previously in Mexico. Because of her misconceptions of American medicine and adherence to previous
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Margarita’s. The sign above the door read: The Museum of African Culture. After trying several keys‚ he succeeded in opening the door‚ and struck a light. I entered‚ pausing to gape at the plethora of African artifacts. The masks on display seemed more like voodoo to me‚ unfamiliar faces organized in a long cluster of visual symbols. I had never seen such a collection of African artifacts even back home in Burundi. By the time I had roamed around the whole museum‚ I realized how disconnected I was to what I
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writing that the blacks were given parts in musicals and productions that were takes offs on famous pieces of art and not productions that were about the black man. Carmen Jones is a takeoff on the opera Carmen by Bizet‚ Macbeth otherwise recognized as Voodoo Macbeth portraits blacks in the play set in Haiti‚ directed by Orson Wells and funded by the Federal Theatre Project and Swing Mikados based on the Gilbert and Sullivan operetta‚ casting all black actors but again directed by a white director and
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Florida is a melting pot of people from all over the world. Many who come are looking for a new beginning in life bringing with “them their cultural experiences from their native countries.” (Gollnick‚ & Chinn‚ 2009‚ p. 46) Florida’s multicultural population often mingles and gets along well‚ “but this rich diversity has sometimes divided people along cultural‚ economic‚ religious and regional lines.” (Chang‚ 1998‚ p. 72) Nowhere else have these differences‚ as well as the similarities‚ been more
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