History and Harriet Jacobs’ “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl”
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A 4 page paper which examines and analyzes an excerpt from Harriet Jacobs’ “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” as they pertain to historical context. No additional sources cited.
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How Did The Tuskegee Airmen Contribute To The War Effort?
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5 pages in length. The Tuskegee Airmen represented a very special collection of soldiers during World War II; determined to volunteer as the first black airmen in United States military history, this unique assemblage was comprised of men from all over the country. One might readily surmise that the pride and dedication they put forth was at least twice that of their white counterparts, inasmuch as they knew the expectations placed upon them would be scrutinized every step of the way, since many others believed the black men were deficit in intelligence, skill, courage and patriotism. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Howard Thurman’s Approach to the Question of God
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A 5 page discussion of the unique views of the African American writer Howard Thurman. Emphasizes that although relatively unknown up until recent years, Howard Thurman is deserved of the title of being one of the most notable African American authors of all time. Illustrated Thurman’s views on the existence and nature of God, particularly his deviations from the strict principles of Christianity which allow him to accept the validity of other religious inputs on the nature of God. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Huck Finn is Not a Racist Book
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A 4 page essay that argues that Huck Finn is not a racist book. It has become a perennial issue that books, even classics, that contain “’racially offensive’” words should be banned from high school curricula and Mark Twain’s classic Huckleberry Finn is always a target of such campaigns (Bertin 18). The irony in this situation is the idea that Mark Twain’s novel could be viewed as anything other than a humanistic classic that stands up for the rights of individuals, particularly blacks, in the face of a societal context that legitimized and tolerated gross racial injustice. Examination of Twain’s classic shows that it is most definitively not racist, but is rather a manifesto against racism, injustice and the glorification of the past. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Human Rights and Social Welfare: Martin Luther King Jr.
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A 6 page paper which examines how Martin Luther King Jr. has influenced and contributed to the social welfare of people. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Humans and Nature
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A 7 page paper which discusses how no matter how distant society removes itself from nature, it still has a concern for the wilderness and the rural. The paper utilizes three essays/stories in this examination. The essays/stories are Zora Neale Hurston’s How it Feels to be Colored Me, Flannery O’Connor’s The Life you Save May Be Your Own, and Jack London’s To Build a Fire. No additional sources cited.
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I May Not Get There with You: The True Martin Luther King Jr.
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A 5 page review of the book by Michael Eric Dyson. Discusses Dyson's portrayal of Martin Luther King Jr's life and accomplishments. Delineates the theme and purpose of the book, its significant findings, conclusions, and the importance of Dyson's sources. Concludes that the author sometimes goes overboard in excusing the more reprehensible of King's actions such as the plagiarizing of much of his academic writing, cheating on his wife, and succumbing to sexism. While it is easy enough to accept Dyson's premise that King's accomplishments outweigh his indiscretions, Dyson takes the stance that King's more reprehensible actions are not his fault but a circumstance of his time, a fault of government and white society. Never-the-less, "I May Not Get There with You: The True Martin Luther King Jr." is certainly worth reading to get an alternate view of a man we all thought we knew but whose true complexities far outweigh our memories of him. No additional sources are listed.
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Jacob Lawrence: His Life and Works
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A 6 page paper which provides a look at the life and works of the African American artist Jacob Lawrence. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Jacobs and Douglass: Slavery
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A 5 page paper which examines the similarities in the lives of the wives of slaveholders as presented by Harriet Ann Jacobs and Frederick Douglass. No additional sources cited.
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James Baldwin’s “Notes of a Native Son” -- Eulogy for his Father
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This 5 page report discusses writer James Baldwin (1924-1987) Notes of a Native Son and the ways in which it blends the most fundamental issues of race with the heartache of one father and son’s relationship. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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James Cone and Father Devine
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This 5 page paper compares and contrasts these two religious leaders of the black community. Their styles, beliefs and type of leadership are all discussed. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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James H. Cone: Theologian
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An 11 page paper which examines the theological views of James H. Cone. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Jimi Hendrix: Cultural Impacts
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A 9 page discussion of the life and the accomplishments of Jimi Hendrix, one of the most accomplished rock guitarists of all time. This paper discusses Hendrix’s music in terms of its cultural implications, particularly its implications to black culture. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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Josephine Baker: Life and Works
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A 5 page paper which examines the life and works of Josephine Baker. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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King/"I Have A Dream" Speech
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A 3 page essay that analyzes the text and the presentation of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech which was delivered on August 28, 1963 to a huge crowd of Civil Rights marchers who had descended on Washington to demand full civil rights for African Americans. No additional sources cited.
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Langston Hughes' Let America Be America Again
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America is the "home of the brave" and "land of the free" but is it? For the poor, the black, the Indian and others it is not. Langston Hughes addresses this issue in his poem, Let America Be America Again. This 5 page paper provides an analytical essay on the poem. No additional sources are listed.
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Langston Hughes: An Elitist
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A 5 page paper which examines three of Langston Hughes’ poems, illustrating how he is actually an elitist more than a socialist. The poems examined are “Walkers with the Dawn,” “The Negro Speaks of Rivers,” and “Dream Deferred.” Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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