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families. Slavery has had a long term effect on African Americans. The insecurity and uncertainty of being enslaved by another human being generated unique constrictions, disruptions, frustrations and pain. August Wilson illustrates how slavery has had inferential lasting effects on the characters that impact their development throughout the story in his play Gem of the Ocean. It is these effects of slavery that make it impossible for African Americans to lead ethical lives in a society that…

Common Sense Common Sense by Thomas Paine written in 1776 was America’s first bestselling work of literature. Common Sense was a short 47- page pamphlet that expressed the need for American independence and a republican government. The pamphlet was an extremely sought after publication: “up to 150,000 copies circulated in its first year, and it underwent numerous reprintings.” Attributing to this pamphlets popularity was accessibility; a reading so small facilitated mass circulation . For…

stating that African Americans and minorities should work hard due to the fact that our ancestors went through so much to get their goal accomplished. Do you agree with him? I do agree with him. Many of our ancestors have been through slavery, segregation and many other brutal events. Since we don 't have to go through, the equal amount of challenges, we should do everything in our power to accomplish what we want in life. Slavery is one of the struggles African Americans had to go through.…

based upon their place in contemporary times. In his inaugural address, President John Kennedy (a war hero) had urged people to commit themselves to something greater than themselves. The most famous lines from that speech were: And so, my fellow Americans: ask not what your country can do for you—ask what you can do for your…

and Lloyd show how the voices of underrepresented African Americans contribute significantly to our understanding about American racial relationship. I want to deliver their political messages to both the authorities and the general audience. By presenting double-meaning songs which could be absorbed in various depth level, my soundtrack will illuminate both the book’s main theme of reality, hope, inequality and give voices to African Americans. The themes of reality and hope appear inside the…

Slavery is the centerpiece of a particularly dark and shameful section of American history. In America, it lasted 246 years. However, everyone wasn’t passive or active participant, some brave and outspoken African American and white Americans led resistances against the corrupt system. They are called abolitionists. Many African Americans and white American abolitionists used poems, books, and pamphlets to spread the word about the need to end slavery. Phillis Wheatley’s poem On Being Brought…

“Times have changed and they’ve changed in this case for the better”, by Ann Gutmann. This quote reflects the experiences a Mary Brave Bird, a Native American female activist and Charlotte Forten, an African American female activist. Their work for freedom and women’s rights can be credited to the changes of this century. Our country was not accepting of diversity and gender equality. Their stories take place during the country’s intense struggle to “provide order” and “civilize” society. Each…

Starting with the Chicano movement and their fight for political power. In the early 60s through the Mexican American were described as poor and uneducated, but they wanted to see that change. The Mexican Americans leaders worked to educate themselves and teach each other how to stand against the government and society which was holding them back. This led to the formation of La Raza Unida, which also leads to…

most poignantly, the mothers of Oscar Grant, Trayvon Martin, Michael Brown, and Eric Garner. Here, We are forced to feel their emotions as they stare into our souls from a run down porch. By strategically adding the mothers of African American boys who had been murdered by police, Beyonce is dead set on making a point to her viewers that is the time to stand up for what is right. Beyonce can be seen as a black feminist leader in this scene as she seems to remind black women that “they are magic,…

These elements combined within Just Mercy artfully expresses the injustice within the American justice system. As all books similar to Just Mercy, books with a social message, one question remains; what should happen to the information given? In the author’s point of view, every reader should first let the impact settle. This book is core-ripping…