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have chosen our topic to be Rosa Parks, an amazing hero in our Earth’s history. Rosa Parks wasn’t only a hero she was also a strong leader and a great person. Rosa Parks was an african american that took a stand by sitting down on a bus in Montgomery, Alabama. Rosa took a stand for equal rights for african americans and white people. Not only did she give hope to people that needed it she also gave courage to people that didn’t believe. Rosa gave hope to many people and this is her heroic story.…

immigrants of various tongues and colors, a central focus on a black and white nation. Great leaders in these times lead groups of all different purposes on either side of an issue, whether it be aggressive action, or a peaceful approach. The African American spirit heavily resided in the house of God, a hearth for a voice, through brothers and sisters in reverend. Martin Luther King Jr. was such a voice for…

and himself by addressing the concerns of those clergymen. He attempted this task by using scripture, history, and appealing to the intellect of his audience. King disrupted societal norms by nonviolent direct action to demand justice for African Americans. Through this letter, King explained the reason for his presence in Birmingham and why the actions of the protestors are justified. Even though, expressing their First Amendment right resulted in violence. Also, King pontificated claims that…

Ernest Hemingway, one of the great American novelist, once said that one of Mark Twain’s novel was one book from which “all modern American literature came from”. Although the novel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, is a story of fiction, many real truths can be extracted from it. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is about a young boys’ journey named Huck that grows up in a society that attempts to influence and pressure individuals to act in a “civilized way” and to do the “right thing”. When…

From textbooks and documentaries to music and television we have always recognized the black freedom struggle as a historical event in American history. However, this tale is more than just “American.” African American history is part of a global story. The black freedom struggle was part of a global fight for liberation. Minorities united against oppression. However, as the struggle progressed activists shifted focus toward national goals. Activists critiqued African nations they once idolized.…

Throughout history, American beauty standards have continued to give an unfair advantage to those with light skin. These ideals consequently leave a lasting and painful impression on those that do not fit this criteria. Toni Morrison, an African American female novelist who experienced these hindrances firsthand, brings to light the struggle African Americans face daily to overcome these systematic barriers in her works. Through symbolism and contrasting perspectives that follow…

made the ideas and occurrences personal to make the white audience feel sympathy or despise those committing the acts of violence and hate. On a more worldly level, Dr. King also mentioned the World War II and compared the struggles the African American community had to face to the tragedy that was still a fresh wound nearly twenty years later. The unsettling images from World War II and the sit ins that occurred were used to evoke specific negative emotions from the audience and help them…

of the text set the parameters of the social and racial injustice that the characters are living in. In the story, Sonny scoffs at the thought Louis Armstrong being his idol as his brother suggests. It’s not that Sonny doesn’t think of Armstrong having no talent but rather that he was a sellout to jazz music and the African American culture for money to entrain a white population explaining the bubbling racial tension in this time. These underlying features are as Donald Murray’s article…

his working-class Mexican American family to the idealized white families shown on television sitcoms like the Cleavers of Leave it to Beaver and the Andersons of Father Knows Best. His early failure reminds us that American families are complicated. Nevertheless, his essay suggests that working-class families of color like the Sotos can be just as functional as Beaver Cleaver’s family. Soto contrasts the families televised with his own to suggest how Mexican American boys are taught to…

In Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, she said, “you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it” (Lee). Harper Lee was the famous author of To Kill a Mockingbird. Harper Lee’s award winning book gave readers many life lessons. She was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2007 for her work, which is the highest civilian award someone can get in the United States. Harper Lee was a very…