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    justify the non-violent protests against racism. MLK uses anaphora and parallelism in order to express the need for civil disobedience. In his letter Martin Luther King Jr acknowledges how "It is unfortunate that demonstrations are taking place in Birmingham, but it is even more unfortunate that the city's white power structure left the Negro community with no alternative." MLK is trying to express…

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    Elizabeth Eckford, who happens to be African American. Eckford was one of the first African American students to be integrated into a mixed race high school, where she was clearly shown signs of disapprovement from other students. Hazel Bryan’s facial expression towards Elizabeth Eckford in this photograph has a lot to do with her memories. From this picture we can…

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    cultural diversity of the clients they serve and adapt those changes to be cultural-friendly/aesthetically correct towards their clients. 2. The view point that having 2 African American board members is sufficient towards not obtaining Jamaican board members is being culturally incompetent. Jamaican and African American culture does no coincide with one another; there is diversification between these two cultures and their judgement of not including a Jamaican board member when there will be…

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    many people that inspired and influenced many individuals during the 1920s through 30s and even now. Proving themselves as any other, African Americans felt undoubtedly assertive performing through many forms of art. Typically, they represented themselves through fashion, dance, writings and music to express their culture as a whole. Many African Americans created art to show assertion and confidence. Likewise, expression was seen in art, showing the emotion of what their ancestors went through…

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    Migration Influenced African Americans to bring out cultural pride. African American culture was reborn in the Harlem Renaissance. The musician’s, artiste, and poets were all influenced by the jazz, and the need for a form and individual rights for African Americans. The African American people believed that the power of the Great Migration brought along the artistic explosion. Black people move from southern states to northern states to find a way out of poverty. They always looked for a way…

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    Black Aesthetic was not just any movement for African Americans this was a movement that helped to bridge the gap in the African American communities. The movement contribute to understanding black culture and experiences by moving told a black nationalist view for African Americans. This black nationalism period was about African Americans understanding themselves during this social change. The 1960’s and 70’s was a rebuilding of African Americans and embracing their culture. The New Black…

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    women is, “An African American female who has been exposed to many players, liars, manipulators and cheats that her original gentle loving, caring, nurturing , spirit has been diminished to a blackened heart, hard exterior and bitter disposition at times to the point of no recovery,” (urban dictionary 2017). This definition time and time again has diminished black women and their accomplishments to just being angry and bitter. This has also set forth a stereotype of African American Women and…

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    Both of the poems “I, Too” and “Theme of English B” by Langston Hughes express the struggle and hardships of African Americans in America. They express how black people want to be equal with white people, however they don't want to be the same person. The two poems express similar tones, in “I, Too,” the tone is proud, as Hughes challenges the white Americans to recognize that black people in America are, in fact, part of our country. In “Theme for English B,” the first tone Hughes voices to…

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    “A Theme for English B” Analysis In the 1951 poem, “A Theme for English B,” Langston Hughes addresses the ideas of race and the American identity. Hughes describes a young, twenty-two-year-old colored college student. The student’s instructor tells him to “go home and write a page tonight.” However, the instructor tells the student to “let that page come out of you” because only then “it will be true.” The young man then wonders whether this assignment will be as easy as the instructor makes it…

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    that has gone unnoticed by many. “Texas v. Johnson” by William J. Brennan, “Lottery” by Shirley Jackson, and “ American Flag Stands for tolerance” by Ronald J. Allen all outline Barbara Jordan's quote. For instance, In “Texas V. Johnson” the seminal document is stating that under the first amendment, you have the right to express yourself even if it is different than the way others express themselves. You can not inhibit others from demonstrating themselves the way they want to. “... create for…

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