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    it’s deliverer, Martin Luther King Jr., has left a legacy to last for many years . Through the use of vivid imagery, allusion, and elevated and poetic diction, a carefully crafted work of art was born, and King was able to effectively appeal to his audience and encourage Americans to fight for equality…

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    Since our nation’s inception, Americans have repeatedly struggled to agree on many issues – the role of the federal government, the pros and cons of economic growth, and our role as a nation on the global stage. Only one issue, however, has led to civil war in our country– the issue of slavery. When wealthy landowners began buying and importing African Americans as slaves, they created a stark division between blacks and whites. A bloody war was fought to settle the matter, yet we still face…

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    in America have a dream, a dream that can lead you to reality. Some people want the dream to have an opportunity for freedom in this world, others want prosperity. In the speech "I have a dream” delivered by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr on 28 August 1963 Lincoln Memorial, Washington D.C’s. King states about equality for blacks and whites, but not just equality but in general. He wanted his children, and other children in the world to live and be in a place where there would be no segregation and…

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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…

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    The novel “The Warmth of Other Suns” by Isabel Wikerson follows the the stories of three 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…

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    In the segment of Eyes on the Prize that we watched in class, the story was taken place during the civil rights era. The overall look of Eyes on the Prize is the recounting of the fights by men and women to end the long years of segregation and discrimination. It was during the time where whites and blacks could not go to the same school, ride the same bus, vote in the same election, or in general, participate equally in society. African American were second class in America. In this particular…

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    glasses cause the very basis of discrimination and intolerance that led to the slaughter and internment of the Ponca Tribe that Helen Hunt Jackson describes in “A Century of Dishonor” and the segregation and racism towards African Americans that Martin Luther King, Jr protests in “I Have a Dream.” While both…

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    television. From North to South, with or without the law, racism still played a dominant role in defining the African American experience in the era of supposed prosperity. In retrospect, one might claim that the Civil Rights movement, with Martin Luther King Jr. as its enduring contemporary symbol, was inevitable. Yet the African American community reacted in differing ways to racism in its various forms. King’s strategy for tackling Jim Crow racism, as outlined in his “Letter from a…

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    Malcom X, Martin Luther King Jr, and James Baldwin, the outcry for justice was lead to success and to a less violent course. With civil unrest rising in today’s society, can we rely on another Baldwin or Malcom X to rise from the rafters? Or will “the Bible or the gun,” have to do (James Baldwin, Film)? As a society, we cannot accept change that has been fueled by hatred and death; this definitely isn’t the 1960s, and it shows in our actions to one another. We as humans have…

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    Saki Hinaga Dance 100 Theory Outline Argumentative Research Statement: The purpose of this project is to show summary of how Alvin Ailey popularized modern dance around the world in 20th century. This project will focus on how his thought and works motivated African American people for their dreams and influenced people as not only a dancer but also a humanist. Theoretical Approach Argument: The theoretical approach in this research of this project is race and culture. In the Mid 20th…

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