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    interracial relationships was affected. In situations dealing with white supremacy and black progression, older individuals, both white and black, tended to be content with keeping blacks in an inferior position. For older blacks, like Sandy and Mammy Jane, their goal was to conform to the standards of whites. They were more likely to be subordinate to whites and desire to stay in low-ranking roles to receive favor from whites. They acknowledged that they were discriminated against because of…

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    A young girl named Sarah Bartman crossed the ocean from her home in South Africa to Europe, unknowingly about her future as the Hot en Tot Venus. The Hot en Tot Venus would become a pin point towards understanding the hyper sexuality of the black female body. In the documentary Sarah Bartman, one of the reasons there was such a fascination with her is because scholarly work had described the African people of a different species. The Black female bodied landed on the boundaries between…

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    how it can be similar or how it can be stolen because of the big time gap when both stories were written. This quote defends my position because the Bible is a lie it was written after The Book of the Dead and the time gap is enough time for the white people to revise and edit it. The Bible and the boom of the dead are similar books that people both praised. But if you don't care what I'm saying you still will be a die hard Christian It's important that you read the Bible and interpret verses…

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    dedicated to white supremacy. This group carried out their beliefs under the name of the KKK (Ku Klux Klan.) The KKK made people's lives so much more difficult, especially those of African Americans. Though, there was a good amount of people who were white, but also against the group, it sure didn’t stop them. The KKK first originated in the South, in Pulaski Tennessee. It was formed by six men on December 24th, 1865. The men created it for the purpose of the extremist activities of the white…

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    Harper Lee was a white women who grew up in the South during the Great Depression. Growing up in the South exposed Lee tp large amounts of racism. Her father was a lawyer and verbally spoke against the Scottsboro Boys Trial. In the Scottsboro Boys Trial 9 colored boys were accused of raping 2 young white girls. Even with no evidence showing that the boys are guilty, they were found guilty. Some people believe that Lee’s novel To Kill A Mockingbird is about her childhood. In Harper Lee’s novel To…

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    remained rampant throughout the 1930s. While the federal government previously sought to rebuild and repair the divide between black and white people, Post-Reconstruction oversaw atrocities and the marginalization of blacks, which reflected the notion of white supremacy. Consequences of the failure to properly integrate black Americans into a predominantly white society are shown in August Wilson’s play, The Piano Lesson. Set in 1930s America, there are two main archetypes of blacks that are…

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    The idea that the white race was superior that other races especially blacks was well accepted by society as a whole. As minority groups, African Americans had to conform to exercising only some of their rights. Moreover, blacks were constantly fighting to get out of the shadows but the dominant group always tried to prevent them for advancing in life. Also, the writer criticizes her own race for not being brave enough to stand up and stop white racists. Furthermore, Moody relates…

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    various non-white communities in and out of the courtroom. By supporting such cases such as Moore V Dempsey, Guinn V United States and the iconic Plessy V Ferguson, the group’s influence in both modern day and past civil rights movements cannot be denied. With this in mind this group has also had its many pitfalls and has not always, and still to this day, have the support of the entire black community for valid reasons. Many people feel that the founding of the NAACP by a majority white group…

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    Two Sides of Hate The Ku Klux Klan and The Black Panthers are two of Americans most predominate organizations. They have long been a part of American history. Two completely different organizations who were founded upon hate for two separate reasons, they both believe they should have their own nations. Both have been part of many violent protests and acts. These two organizations have a lot in common and many differences such as why they were founded, the rights they are protecting, and their…

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    is entitled to their own personal white picket fence as long as they’re willing to put in the work for it. Although “the typical white family has roughly 20 times the wealth of the median black or Latino family” stated by Kellogg, every piece of wealth is earned and is not necessarily because they are white. The odds for success are just as much for black men and women. Examples of the black man’s capability of success include the current president. Today The White House has housed its first…

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