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The migration of Caribbean/Afro-Cuban music to the USA took place in the 20th century when a large arrival of Puerto Ricans and Caribbean islanders went to New York City and by 1960 the number of Puerto Ricans and people from the Caribbean totaled about 1.5 million due to the level of Caribbean immigration picked up after the United States entered World War II in 1941. Almost 50,000 Caribbean’s both black and white settled in the country between 1941 and 1950. They took advantage of the rapidly…

The American lawn is one with a rich history of not just grass types and landscaping techniques, but of the personalities of everyday people spilling out before their house for the whole world to see. With the ever-changing and ever-increasing busyness of life, people are forced to either neglect their beloved lawns or hire outside help in order to maintain a high caliber image. This is where companies, such as Lawn Butler, come into play. They give average, busy people the chance to maintain…

Prior to the years of 1947, the color barrier in the game of major league baseball remained the same. White. Around that year, a movement began in attempt to integrate the sport. The president of the Brooklyn Dodgers, Branch Rickey, looked for a player that had honor, integrity, athletic skills and discipline. Emphasis on how a player was picked with the self-control to not fight back when times were unfair. That player picked was a Black American named Jackie Robinson. Having a strong…

Bud changes throughout his journey to find his father.In Bud not Buddy by Christopher paul curtis, Bud’s emotions and character changes.As he searches for his father he changes from brave and clever to peaceful and joyful. At the beginning Bud is brave and clever.Bud shows his bravery by escaping from the locked Amos’s shed.In the text, it says”I grabbed the handles of the window and gave them one last jerk.I guess being scared gives you strength because this time the window flew open with a…

Baseball. Racism. Color Barrier. Civil rights Movements have had a huge impact on our world today. Some save lives and some change lives. In 1947 Jackie Robinson changed the game of baseball forever. In 1947 Jackie Robinson became the most popular baseball player to ever step on the diamond. Jackie Robinson: Desegregation begins with a baseball states that “The full impact he made on baseball and desegregation in this country can never be fully determined.” Robinson had the largest…

Dee Brown. Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee. New York, New York: Henry Holt and Company. 1970. 487 Dee Brown’s “Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee” is a story about different groups of Native Americans’ struggles against the invading United States government. Multiple battles occur where the Native Americans attempt to defend themselves against the government. Some are successful others are not. Many Indian civilizations are taken over by the government to allow for expansion. Many treaties are…

Between 1960 and 1986, more than 400 000 Dominicans legally emigrated from the Dominican Republic to the United States, especially to New York and new Jersey, and several thousand others, illegally. In the 90 years, they became the second largest Hispanic group in the northeast, which had significant consequences for the Dominicans who emigrated to the United States, their families in the Dominican Republic and the Americans in general. Today, with the Hispanic community as the largest minority…

Caribbean courtiers, so this era was the beginning of Caribbean competition. Dominican also identified the U.S as symbol of resistance in this era (Bjarkaman, 1994). From 1920, more Dominicans started playing in different Caribbean countries, such as Puerto Rico, Cuba, and Venezuela. Also, foreign players became more normal in Dominican baseball and Negro league players started coming to the Dominican Republic as well. Baseball was loved by Dominicans. On the other hand, there was no baseball…

Puerto Rico Puerto Rico has many amazing things. The scenery of this island is beautiful along with its many great landmarks. Puerto Rico has a very interesting history. It is a United State territory, but does not have the same taxes and laws. Along with the history, comes the culture. Overall, Puerto Rico is an incredible island. Puerto Rico is an island located in the Caribbean Sea, along with the Bahamas, Cuba, Haiti, Dominican Republic and Jamaica. Puerto Rico is about the size of Rhode…

When facing adversity people either have positive or negative feeling about the outcome. They are either optimistic or pessimistic. In the past, African Americans were under oppression and often expressed their feelings about the future through literature. In his poem, “The White House”, Claude McKay talks about adversity that he has faced trying to fit in the society while Langston Hughes, in his poem “I Too Sing America”, states that he feels that he is an American. While both poems talk about…