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The United States of America, are rich in history but not always the world know the reality of all races of this country. One of the races that many people are trying exclude is the colored race, African American people. For many years they suffered the power of the wealthy people “whites”. Between the time was passing many names have been appearing, names like Frederick Douglas, Marcus Garvey, W.E.B Dubois and many other people that where figthed for the rights of the colored people. Thanks to…

Booker T. Washington (1856-1915) and William Edward Burghardt Du Bois (1868-1963) were two of the most prominent leaders of African American Political movement of their times. Washington as well as Du Bois recognized that blacks were facing racial prejudices and economic, political, and cultural issues. Both leaders were trying to advance African American rights at a time where discrimination and racism against African American was at its highest. Washington and DuBois both accomplished great…

Around the turn of the 20th Century, W.E.B. Du Bois underwent a crisis of faith in his scientific approach to the eradication of racism. He became increasingly embittered with the ability of scientific methods to transform racial bias. Instead he began to think about racism and its roots as “forces…

The color line remains real. During the most horrific time in American history, slavery, a holocaust far worse than any other, happened here on American soil, and the remnants lay buried in each of us. Time may have blurred and smudged the line a bit, and we may feel that we have progressed very far as a country, but the color line still exists. While some conservatives blame African Americans for their slow progress in assimilation, African American authors portray a different story.…

In his book, The Souls of Black Folk, W.E.B. Du Bois outlines his experience as an African American in the post war years. Du Bois chronicles his subsequent realization of the general issues facing the African American community during reconstruction. Using personal anecdotes and historical references, Du Bois attempts to paint a portrait of the struggles faced by African Americans. Du Bois is able to pinpoint key issues in the culture that inhibit democracy to fully reach the lives of the…

fight for equality of African Americans in early 20th century America. W.E.B. Du Bois was a civil rights activist and served as a voice for the black community in the early 20th century. He was also the co-founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). His primary focus was to fight for the rights of African Americans, so that they can have equal opportunity in their progression in America. Du Bois wrote the book, The Souls of Black Folk, which highlighted…

At just 51 words in length, Langston Hughes ' poem "Harlem" can be easily overlooked. But there is an underlying aggression to the words of this poem, a frustrated level of turmoil hidden in the words that demands attention and refuses to be ignored. The graphic imagery of a decaying dream is the point of this poem and yet the title is Harlem. Langston was born in Joplin, Missouri, lived in Ohio, in Illinois and even in Mexico for a short time; he pursued higher education going to Lincoln…

“If you are silent about your pain they’ll kill you and say you enjoyed it.”-Zora Neale Hurst It is words like these that made African-Americans want to bring about change. Most think the Harlem Renaissance was just about partying and having a good time, but it was so much more. The Harlem Renaissance was about Blacks being able to change their lives and others lives for the better. Life in the South was rough that is why many people moved to New York to find a better living situation and in…

The era of hard-hitting rhythm gyrating through the soul, above the chatter and hard atonal forays of artistic expressions. Tapping feet and lively hands flourishing underneath the heritage of the sun. The lively streets of Harlem become rich with culture, shackled Blues, and drunken prosperities unsealed by the shifting of times. With each bebop tune art and literature represent the “good times” conjured up a fervent desire, to produce meaning and give birth to communal and racial pride. This…

Washington, Booker T. Up From Slavery. Courier Corporation, 2012. Print. Booker Washington wrote the autobiography “Up From Slavery,” which tracked his life from childhood, in slavery, to adulthood, as an educator. In the first segment of the book, he recounted being born on a plantation in Franklin County, Virginia, with a vague recollection of the actual birthplace, although he noted that it was near Hale’s Ford, a crossroads post office. He was not aware of the exact year, placing his birth…