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Before his death, Fred Hampton said that the party was only armed because many organizations were attacking them and the main purpose of the group was to educate (History.com Staff).This group is a prime example of how the oppressed can rise and overpower their oppressors. They…

Throughout the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the Civil Rights Movement was growing, and hundreds of important African American figures began to fight to secure the rights of not only African Americans, but women and other minorities. Two important leaders and activists of the movement set the foundation for civil rights; these two individuals were W. E. B. Du Bois and Booker T. Washington. Both had very contrasting ideologies and grew up under different conditions, but both fought for the…

farm in the Adirondack Mountains. His father, Mintus, was a very successful and well known man in Fort Edwards, New York. Not only did he send Northup to school, but he also taught him how to be a skillful farmer. Years later, Northup married Anne Hampton, with whom they had three children and moved to Saratoga. He supported his family by farming, carpeting, driving hacks, and musician events. In 1841, Northup met two white men named Brown and Hamilton who were circus performances. Needing the…

Essay #3: Social Networking Good and Bad for our Society Have you ever thought about how social networking has made your life a lot easier? What would you do if social networking was not around? A Social network, as defined in the dictionary, is an online community of people with common interest who uses websites or other technologies to communicate with each other and store information, resources etc. Social Networking Sites makes it easier for people to find and communicate with others who…

My best friend and I have known each other for about 9 years and she has been there for everything in my life. So last year we got into a small fight about something I can’t even remember. Even though the argument ended with silence where we agreed to leave it behind, she was still upset. Couple of weeks later once me and my boyfriend started talking about getting engaged I wanted her to be part of everything. Unfortunately she was still mad at something in the argument and she did not want to…

Jack N. Rakove, James Madison and the Creation of the American Republic (Pearson, 1990). Reviewed by Hampton N. Roy, September 5, 2017. Jack N. Rakove is currently the W.R. Coe Professor of History and American Studies, as well as a professor of political science at Stanford University. He is the author of six books and has won numerous awards, most notable the 1997 Pulitzer Prize for History for his work questioning the validity of originalism, Original Meanings: Politics and Ideas in the…

Heraclitus, a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher describes change as “the only constant in life”. It is an unavoidable process of life and failure to constantly adapt and amend to inevitable change has negative effects. In the 1955 play Summer of the Seventeenth Doll, Australian playwright Ray Lawler, depicts how changes to our everyday life force us to re-evaluate who we are and what our future holds. Whether that change comes to group dynamics; or with age, we have to reconsider our dreams, our…

tiny little gigs, this lady thinks that it’s her show. Let’s go get that deal done!” “And hello to you too, Rahmeek,” responded Boogie. “William, you called the cab already, right?” “Yes, sir. He should be here any minute now.” William Wesley, Mo Hampton, Rahmeek Williams, and Boogie Robinson called themselves the Funky Fruit. The name of the Funky Fruit had been building steam in their city of Detroit over the past couple months due to the success and popularity of their first song, “Back to…

The movie entitled Hidden Figures directed by Theodore Melfi and written by Theodore Melfi and Allison Schroeder, based on a non-fiction book about three black female mathematicians who work at the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) during the space race. The film also based on the true story of brilliant African-American black women. The film published on December 25th, 2016, and it's was American biological drama film. The main actor is Taraji P. Henson as Katherine Goble…

In the 60s the black panthers were one of the historic groups in the 60s. The black panthers were founded in October 1966 the black panthers were founded by Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. The group was basically form for self- defense and spread the word of what they believed that was right at the time. The black panthers effect our live through what they did by spreading or sending a message that effect the community, what clothing style that the black panthers wore and finally what the black…