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Rhetorical Analysis of a Letter that changed the look on racism American activist leader, in the Africa American Civil rights movement, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., in his letter, Letter from Birmingham jail, describes the dramatic effects of racism during April of 1963. King’s purpose is to, defend his strategies of direct action against racism along with oppression. With an emotional tone, he educates his readers on how the racist acts of white clergymen are sinister, consequently their effects…

harrowing accounts of experiences. Progressing onto the Harlem Renaissance, the contribution of women authors began to change the landscape of literature in general markedly. However, the impact on African American literature was immense as the Harlem Renaissance became its own specific subset of American literature and changed the style, content, and context of what exist in a number of genres. Fast forward to today and authors such as Zane, who has created an explosion in the area of erotica,…

California, he eagerly pointed out a single American, stating “Look at my African-American over here!” to a cheering crowd . This brief, pivotal moment is loaded with subtext and is an example of a microaggression from our very own President-Elect. In doing so, Trump evokes Omi & Winant’s groundbreaking work Racial Formations (1986), playing into the racial project of White Supremacy. Thus, the microaggression Donald Trump commits toward African-Americans in the video clip is a reflection of how…

20th Century, blacks were beaten, raped, killed, hung, humiliated, denied fair wages, loans, jobs, education, and healthcare, all because of our skin color. All the rights that Black Americans have today are because they fought for it. Now, in the 21st century, while still battling systemic oppression, White Americans want it to go away based off of 60 years of “integration?” That is…

African Americans who made the decision, along with millions of others, to leave the south in the early to mid twentieth century. Wilkerson follows their struggles during their time in the south and the barriers that they had to overcome to simply leave this area of prosecution. The Jim Crow South was a place defined by brutal violence and inequality rivaling that of the prior years with slavery. As is evidenced by the stories of Ida Mae, George Starling, and Pershing Foster, African Americans…

discussed in order to display the difference in sentencings given to two athletes of different races. Lastly, the ideas of institutional racism as well as the Implicit Bias theory are explored. Keywords: racism, law enforcement, minorities, African Americans, institutional racism, implicit bias theory Racism in the Law Enforcement System The idea of racism in the law enforcement system has recently sparked a lot of controversy. Citizens are supposed to feel safe in regards to law…

Everyone loves overtime. There is nothing better or more entertaining than watching two teams battle it out and go into extra time to decide the victor. However I believe that there is some serious room for improvement for overtime rules in some of the major sports leagues in the United States. In my opinion, the NFL, MLS, and MLB all have flawed overtime rules that don’t properly determine winners, and I offer changes that I believe will help even the playing field and more accurately determine…

sovereignty was used not all people had the right to participate in the government such as women, non-landowning men, and African-Americans (Panopto Chapter Sixteen, PowerPoint Two, Part One). In the French Revolution popular sovereignty led to the rebellion of the third estate and the creation of the Rights of Man in 1789 and the Napoleonic Code. Unlike in the American Revolution, women had gained temporary power in the French government and fought alongside men in the storming of the Bastille…

Sense was a pamphlet written by author Thomas Pain encouraging independence from England to citizens of the American Colonies. Originally it was published anonymously as Thomas Pain feared that he might be prosecuted for speaking out against Great Britain. However, it instantly became a hit throughout the colonies being sold and distributed widely throughout the thirteen colonies. Americans read quotes allowed at public places such as bars and town squares to be heard as a cry to separate from…

incarceration. Mandatory minimums for drug related crimes had many black males, that where first time, non-violent drug offenders incarcerated for long periods of time. There was a 77% increase from 1994-2003 based on mandatory minimums for African Americans for drug related offenses, and only 28% for Whites ("Cracks in the System: Twenty Years of the Unjust Federal Crack Cocaine Law",…