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    Why Thurgood Marshall was important. By Matthew Rose Thurgood Marshall was an important figure in American history, maybe even world history.Growing up, Marshall knew what it meant to be poor. His mother taught at an integrated primary school in Baltimore. His father was a steward at the all white Gibson Island Country Club on Chesapeake Bay. Thier income wasn’t very high. Thurgood’s family was brought to Maryland from the congo in Africa, it started with his Great-Grandfather who was a slave…

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    Freedom is the power to express yourself without being restricted. Our society has an erroneous definition of freedom, since we are not free. As citizens we are tight to certain laws that control the way we act. Frederick Douglass once acknowledged that knowledge is valuable because it is the key to freedom. In the “Life of an American Slave,” Douglass claims that lack of knowledge allow him to be a victim of his master. “If you teach a nigger how to read there would be no keeping him it would…

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    I read the book " Family". It tells of the truth of what the slaves have to endure . Also, how the slaves were able to get out of the indignity and overcome the racist to make better life for themselves. The two characters from the novel such as Always and Loretta. These are the two character has show how they move forward to a better life. The two principles are Kujichagulia and Ujima. They use two principles to fight with the battles they face, so they can triumph over it all. Always uses…

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    Have you ever heard about the books Henery the freedom box and Wilma Unlimited? I am going to compare and contrast the way they approach the theme. The theme of the two stories are never give up. i think you will enjoy and learn the similarities and difference in the way they approach the theme. First, I am going to compare the way they approach the theme. The two stories main characters Henry and Wilma had to go through tough obstacles but they never gave up. In the passage, Wilma had to face…

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    THINK: Why does the African American servant stay with her all those years? In "A Rose for Emily" one of the more interesting characters is the African American servant briefly introduced as, Tobe. He's seemingly more mysterious than the central role of Emily Grierson, and, ironically, the only libal source concerning the secrecy behind the house's closed doors. One can speculate that Tobe was born into slavery on the plantation owned by Mr. Grierson and had stayed with the family through the…

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    Robert Hayden touches on the subject of slavery with a morbid and religious experience, he talks grimily about the boats and how the slaves were kept during transport and how God had no mercy on them as they traveled. Most of the poems I have read about slavery and about overcoming a persevering through the hard times, they have talked about being mistreated, death, starvation and cruelty. Hayden goes into more detail than I can imagine and does not hold back, he makes sure when you read his…

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    of Sentiments, which she displayed on the Declaration of Independence, to formally proclaim the equality of men and women and propose resolutions, including female suffrage. The Seneca Falls Convention was attended by over 300 people, including Frederick Douglass. One hundred of the participants signed the Declaration of Sentiments. Two weeks later, Stanton was invited to speak at a second women’s rights convention in Rochester, at which Lucretia Mott was the featured speaker. In 1850, Stanton…

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    and anise and cumin, and you have omitted the weightier matters of the law, judgement, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone.” (KJ21, Matthew 23:23) In his speech, “What to a Slave is the Fourth of July,” Frederick Douglass reminds his audience that there is much work to be done in abolishing the slave trade and much of that work revolves around treating all people with the same amount of respect. Douglass begins by regaling the Ladies Anti-Slavery…

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    abolition and pro-slavery. Unlike other differences that could be resolved easily, the issue of slavery took many decades and lives to eventually become resolved. Yet, even to this day, there are multiple opinions surrounding slavery. The narrative of Frederick Douglass clearly refutes the quote from “Blessings of Slavery” by George Fitzhugh. Douglass shows how he is openly discriminated, how his subordinating working conditions are inhumane, and overall the terrible and brutal living…

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    Frederick Douglass was a profoundly influential man during his time. He was a pioneer in the abolitionist movement, even serving as an advisor to the president of the United States. Without his efforts, the United States of America would likely be a very different place than it is today. Douglass faced many struggles throughout his life when standing up for his beliefs. Even when facing these hindrances, he did not lose faith and continued to fight for what he knew was right. Frederick Douglass…

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