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    Jaden Green Professor Landry Louisiana History 22 April 2024 Discussing the Life, Legacy, and Politics of Huey P. Long, Jr. Huey Pierce Long Jr., a towering figure in Louisiana politics during the early 20th century, left a huge impact on the state's history. His rise to power coincided with a period marked by economic hardship, social inequality, and political corruption. This essay looks into Long's life, legacy, and political ideology, examining the conditions in Louisiana that paved the…

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    For long positions, we enter a buy a tick above the high of the pin bar. 2. If the next bar to the pin bar doesn’t trigger the trade, we abandon the setup, because, may times, a break in momentum can lead to a consolidation or a reversal. Hence, we want to…

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    The Newts Satire

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    Water begins to spread across every continent, and the remaining humans are pushed higher and higher into the mountains. The novel is a satire that examines contemporary European politics, such as fascism and colonialism. At the end of the novel the long-term history of the Newts is mapped out. The Newts will all but destroy the Earth's landmass, leaving only a small amount of humans to work for them in their factories. Eventually they will form separate countries and destroy themselves by…

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    Satirical cartoons that air on television, such as The Boondocks and Black Dynamite, deal with racial topics and are viewed as humorous forms of entertainment. These cartoons are not taken seriously since many audience members misinterpret the cartoons’ context. Viewers not understanding the context of the shows and repeatedly viewing these images cause many to associate these events in the cartoons towards reality, which is one of the effects of the Ideomotor Theory. Fans of these shows also go…

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    has three main charters, Robert Freeman the grandfather of both Huey and Riley Freeman. I strongly feel this show helps to promotes prejudice and discrimination through stereotyping. Huey Freeman is a smart young black man with knowledge beyond his years. Huey in a way represents the radical black advocate of the 70’s-90’s. He has a big black Afro, and is the leader of many radical organizations, such as “A.F.R.O”. On the show Huey once stated “Ronald Regan is the Devil,” and “The government is…

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    the black panthers. The black panther is a revolutionary black nationalist and socialist organization. The black panthers have two extremely hardcore leaders who go by the name Huey Newton and Bobby Seale. Huey P. Newton was born in Monroe, Louisiana, on February 17, 1942. Huey was named after the former governor Huey P. Long. The Black Panthers organization was founded in Oakland, California. This particular organization was made do to the Black Power Movement that made headlines. Newton was…

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    In 1966, the Black Panther Party was founded by Huey P. Newton and Bobby Seale to prevent police brutality against African Americans in Oakland, California. Around this time, after the landmark United States Supreme Court ruled the Brown v. Board of Education case, which stated that the segregation of schools were unconstitutional, African Americans continued to face poverty and economic inequality. They helplessly strived for community improvement and equal human rights and tried to find an…

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    Malcolm X was founded in Oakland, California, in 1966 by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton. It started as a political grass-root organization with a hand full of members and over time expanded into a national and international party. However, by 1980 the Black Panther Party of Self Defense was an Oakland- based organization again, with no more than twenty-seven active members and by 1982 the party came to an end. I am arguing that due to Huey Newton taking on much of the Panthers power within the…

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    2pac's Song Change

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    Tupac “2Pac” Shakur- Change September 7, 1996 will go down in the history books for many people. On the eve of that day, Tupac“2Pac” Shakur, who was sitting in a passenger seat, got shot in a drive by. 2Pac got rushed to the hospital and six days later, he died. He was known for his rap music which he sang about poor black African Americans going through their tough life, living in the hood. In this paper, I will discuss 2Pac’s song Change, which was recorded in 1992 but was remixed and…

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    named the Black Panther Party for Self Defense. It was founded by Bobby Seale and Huey Newton. The Black Panther Party was originally formed in order to police their own neighborhoods from the Oakland Police Department. They chose to police the police due to the police brutality that was going on in their neighborhoods. The Black Panther Party used the California law that permitted carrying a loaded rifle or shotgun as long as it was carried in the open and not pointed at anyone. This is how the…

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