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    Bessie Coleman

    “BESSIE COLEMAN" By Mandy Walsh of St. Luke Academy, Chicago © 2007 Mandy Walsh Bessie Coleman was the first African American woman to fly an airplane. Before Coleman's first flight, few women flew airplanes. The women who did were wealthy and Caucasian. Coleman always dreamed of flying. She took a stand against racism, segregation, and sexism to make her dream come true. Her bravery and determination showed the world that African Americans are equal, not just in the air, but in all places

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    Kaffir Boy

    heritage. Kaffir is a derogatory and offensive term used by white to describe black South Africans. The word is of Arabic origin meaning “infidel”. This word is often described as the equivalent to the term “nigger”. Segregation was officially enacted in the election of 1948, however racism existed far before that. Government propaganda and censorship of the media popularized stories that the culture of black Africans was less than whites, therefore encouraging racism. Ultimately public sentiment

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    The Masque of the Red Death

    Death” by Edgar Allen Poe is an eerie short story about the “Red Death”, Poe’s twist on the Black Plague. This plague swept across an unknown kingdom killing many people as it went. There were sharp pain, and sudden dizziness, and then profuse bleeding at the pores, with dissolution. Poe had two main themes for readers to think about. These themes were proven through five main symbols: The ebony clock in the black room, Prince Prospero in the abbey with his friends, the colors of the seven rooms in the

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    Black Men and Public Space

    Raven Pitchford Chad Poovey English 112 5 Februaury 2013 Black Men and Public Space In his essay, Black Men and Public Space,” Brent Stables a black man who whenever went somewhere, was a big frighten to the people in his surrounding areas. His essay tells how many people assumed that every black was dangerous. Being judge for the skin tone make people feel uncomfortable to be around the next race. Brent talks about being stereotyped, his childhood, and precautions. Brent catches the

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    The Comparison of Martin Luther King Jr., and Malcolm X

    their lives held different beliefs and morals and influenced people based upon those things. Martin Luther King Jr., came from a Baptist home with a fairly easy childhood, he was educated when he was younger and attended Morehouse College, an all black college, where he had several role models that shaped his beliefs. Malcolm X, on the other hand, experienced a hard childhood and used drugs and committed other crimes in his early adult years. While in prison he found a father figure in Elijah Muhammad

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    African American History

    because of the times, black people were enslaved and treated poorly. They endured it all and worked hard to rise above the boundaries of slavery and prejudice. However, the most portentous aspect of African-American history is that it's heritage; it's history; and it's over. Jane Minor was born as Gensey Snow around the late 1700's or early 1800's. She was born into slavery and freed around 1825 when she changed her name. During her slavery, she faced the hardships of being a black female slave in the

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    Humanities

    sit in the front of the bus, and go to the same schools as whites. So basically what I’m trying to say is that slavery would still exist, where blacks had no rights or even say so as to what goes on in the world that they live in. (Winter, 1993) So it’s a good thing that syncretism did occur because having more than one government for the whites and blacks would be kind of crazy and we would never come to a mutual decision on anything. Another thing that came to mind is the fact that we have all different

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    Theme for English B

    to heal the wounds from the Civil War and reconstruction while facing the struggles of racism and desegregation. Hughes’ personal struggles began very early in life with the divorce of his parents. His father relocated to Mexico because he, as a black man, was not allowed to take the Bar Exam in America. His mother was a teacher and political activist who moved frequently with her husband to find work. As a result of financial struggles, Langston was primarily raised by his maternal grandmother

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    The Death of Tyrants

    The Hundred Years’ War lasted from 1337 to 1453. It was between the English and the French. King Edward III of England launched the war to try and claim the throne. The war lasted so long that new innovations were needed to help turn the tide. The Hundred Years’ War morphed the medieval ways of life into a whole new culture. Many factors during the Hundred Years’ War led to fall of the medieval ways of life. The first major factor was the long bow. A bow that was lightweight and cheep allowed

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    Racial Diversity

    is a critical for an organization to enable their employees express rather than suppress their identities and roles they have outside of work.  Save Race-Related Jokes for Later If the joke you want to tell at work includes a rabbi, a priest or a black guy, save it for home. Many jokes about race, religion and culture involve stereotypes. Accordingly, the work place isn’t the best place to share them. Even racial banter between colleagues from the same background can be off putting to others. Some

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