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African Americans who made the decision, along with millions of others, to leave the south in the early to mid twentieth century. Wilkerson follows their struggles during their time in the south and the barriers that they had to overcome to simply leave this area of prosecution. The Jim Crow South was a place defined by brutal violence and inequality rivaling that of the prior years with slavery. As is evidenced by the stories of Ida Mae, George Starling, and Pershing Foster, African Americans…

discussed in order to display the difference in sentencings given to two athletes of different races. Lastly, the ideas of institutional racism as well as the Implicit Bias theory are explored. Keywords: racism, law enforcement, minorities, African Americans, institutional racism, implicit bias theory Racism in the Law Enforcement System The idea of racism in the law enforcement system has recently sparked a lot of controversy. Citizens are supposed to feel safe in regards to law…

Everyone loves overtime. There is nothing better or more entertaining than watching two teams battle it out and go into extra time to decide the victor. However I believe that there is some serious room for improvement for overtime rules in some of the major sports leagues in the United States. In my opinion, the NFL, MLS, and MLB all have flawed overtime rules that don’t properly determine winners, and I offer changes that I believe will help even the playing field and more accurately determine…

sovereignty was used not all people had the right to participate in the government such as women, non-landowning men, and African-Americans (Panopto Chapter Sixteen, PowerPoint Two, Part One). In the French Revolution popular sovereignty led to the rebellion of the third estate and the creation of the Rights of Man in 1789 and the Napoleonic Code. Unlike in the American Revolution, women had gained temporary power in the French government and fought alongside men in the storming of the Bastille…

Sense was a pamphlet written by author Thomas Pain encouraging independence from England to citizens of the American Colonies. Originally it was published anonymously as Thomas Pain feared that he might be prosecuted for speaking out against Great Britain. However, it instantly became a hit throughout the colonies being sold and distributed widely throughout the thirteen colonies. Americans read quotes allowed at public places such as bars and town squares to be heard as a cry to separate from…

incarceration. Mandatory minimums for drug related crimes had many black males, that where first time, non-violent drug offenders incarcerated for long periods of time. There was a 77% increase from 1994-2003 based on mandatory minimums for African Americans for drug related offenses, and only 28% for Whites ("Cracks in the System: Twenty Years of the Unjust Federal Crack Cocaine Law",…

but that 's not stopping American people from voting for him. In the campaign ad "Everything", the use of old and new clips and different news headlines are shown to prove the racism behind Donald Trump and his supporters towards African-Americans. What do we have to lose? "What do you have to lose?" Trump says this towards blacks before stating "...you 're living in poverty, your schools are no good, you have no jobs..." Everything, is the answer from these American people. Living in poverty…

Privilege is a benefit that some people earn but not others. White privilege is the belief that white people benefit from unearned advantages compared to other common races. White privilege exist here in America simply because the majority of our population is white. White privilege is seen in our everyday lives and for white people it is mostly “Something you wouldn’t notice unless it were suddenly taken away”. Job opportunity, media portrayal, discrimination, and policing are all affected by…

Charles Thomson was one of our founding fathers that became an outstanding man in Pennsylvania. He had become a tutor and teacher, at different school. He held a position with the government for a period of time. He ran several businesses in his career. Charles had a passion for knowledge. He overcame quite few obstacles in his life from childhood on up. During the destruction of the woolen trade and the enforcement of the Test Act Charles was born. This was the time when the…

Between The World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates did not only inform and educate the readers, but it also had the power to open the eyes and minds of many. He created this sense of power because he did not simply address the topic of racial issues in America. He thoroughly explained racism and included every aspect of it, whether is was a feeling, thought, or theory. He used his personal experience to allow the readers to create an idea of how if feels to be a black man in America. Race plays a role…