The Transformative Malcolm X.
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(6 pp). Transformation is a theme for mythology, reality, and spirituality. In the Autobiography of Malcom X written in consultation with Alex Haley, all three forms of that transformative experience are present. Yet the transforming process is also a basic belief component Transformation as a belief component occurs when an individual seeks information, finds it, applies it to self, and changes. Buddha sought information under the tree, found it through meditation, applied it to self, and accordingly changed. Christ sought information in the wilderness before he began his teachings; he found it through prayer, transformed and began his work. Bibliography lists 3 sources. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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The Trial Rubin "Hurricane" Carter
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This 8 page paper considers the coverage of the trial of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter and the subsequent news stories that have outlined his life. This paper suggests that different perspectives can be viewed in the reports in the mainstream press and in African-American press outlets. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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The Views of W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington on Racism
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This 7 page paper looks at W.E.B. DuBois's the Souls of Black Folk and Booker T. Washington's Atlantic compromise address. The two works are compared and contrasted. No additional sources cited.
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The Work Performed by Slave Women and Their Impact on the Plantation Economy:
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This 4 page paper refers to the novel "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl", by Harriet Jacobs. Based on this book, this paper gives insight into the work which slave women were forced to contribute, often amid horrific conditions. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Themes in Harriet Jacobs’ “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl”
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A 5 page paper which discusses the themes of slavery and Christianity, prejudice and racism, motherhood, family loyalty, and abandonment in Harriet Jacobs “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.” No additional sources cited.
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Theory of the Assassination of Martin Luther King
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A 4 page paper which examines the theory that James Earl Ray was not alone in his assassination of Martin Luther King based on William Pepper’s work “An Act of State.” No additional sources cited.
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Thoreau on Slavery
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A 7 page research paper that discusses the stance of Henry David Thoreau on slavery and how this stance coincides with this transcendental idealism. The writer argues that examination of this issue in Thoreau's life shows a slow evolution from passive resistance to open admiration for the action taken by violent abolitionists, such as Brown, and within the context of this evolution, Thoreau's stance on slavery was in perfect keeping with his transcendentalism. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Thurgood Marshall: A Memoir
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This 7 page paper is written in first person as if Thurgood Marshall were writing himself about the Brown v. Board of Education decision. The life and times of Marshall is discussed with an emphasis on the case. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Toni Morrison and Alain Locke: Dreams
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A 3 page paper which examines the notion of dreams and “train dancing” for the African Americans in relationship to the Great Migration and Harlem as seen in Toni Morrison’s “Jazz” and Alain Locke’s “The New Negro.” No additional sources cited.
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Uncle Tom's Cabin (1852)
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(6 pp) The legend goes that when Abraham Lincoln met diminutive Harriet Beecher Stowe, he said to her, "Ah - you are the little lady that started the "great war." Certainly that is not quite the truth but Stowe's book did have a great influence on the events of the time. This discussion will cover various parts of the novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, including examining an external instructor provided literary critique.
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Unions and the Dinkins Administration
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This 6 page paper looks at New York City in the early 1990s when the city's first black mayor was criticized for cutting city jobs. Dinkins's relationship with unions is highlighted and some of the mayor's accomplishments are noted. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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UPS AND MAILBOXES, ETC.
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This 10-page paper discusses the reasons for and the strategy of UPS' acquisition of Mail Boxes, Etc. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Verifying Information/Black History Websites
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A 5 page research paper that contrasts and compares sites on black history. An Internet site entitled "History Notes" lists numerous articles by Runoko Rashidi. Two of these articles were selected for comparison with other Internet sites for verification of information and to discern if contradictions exist between the articles selected and other Internet sources. The two articles chosen were "Ancient Africa and Early Rome" and "The Moors in Europe." Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: khrrmoor.rtf

Virginia Industrial School for Colored Girls and the Leadership Academy for Girls
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A 3 page paper which compares Janie Porter Barrett’s Virginia Industrial School for Colored Girls and Oprah Winfrey’s Leadership Academy for Girls. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: RAvisop.rtf

W.E.B. Du Bois and Langston Hughes
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A 10 page paper which compares and contrasts the search for black identity in W.E.B. Du Bois’ “Souls of Black Folks” and Langston Hughes’ “The Big Sea.” Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
Filename: RAhughe.rtf

W.E.B. Du Bois and the Black Experience
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This 3 page paper looks at W.E.B. Du Bois's The Souls of Black Folk as well as what ideas about being black had come from there. The essay goes on to express ideas about the black experience in general. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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W.E.B. DuBois
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A 5 page paper on the life and work of W.E.B. DuBois. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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