Elijah Muhammad: Biography and Brief Annotated Bibliography
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This is a 4 page paper including a biography of Elijah Muhammad and a brief annotated bibliography. Elijah Muhammad (1897-1975) was one of the founding members of the African American Islamic movement the Nation of Islam. Inspired by his teacher Master W.D. Fard, Muhammad from his base in Chicago in the 1930s managed to not only establish a number of temples around the country but also development a network of black farmers, merchants, hotels, grocery stores and restaurants among other enterprises which allowed for opportunities within the African American population during the time of the Depression and long after. His beliefs and the Nation of Islam were quite orthodox and conservative in regards to dress, eating and behavior. Muhammad and the Nation of Islam promoted the ideal of black supremacy, which had been taken by the whites, and the development of a nation for African Americans in addition to the importance for education, dignity and empowerment of the black race. His movement inspired influential members such as Malcolm X and Louis Farrakhan. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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ENGLAND AND THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY
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This 5 page paper discusses the involvement of various British citizens in the anti-slavery movment. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Essays by Zora Neale Hurston and Langston Hughes
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A 5 page paper which discusses and compares Zora Neale Hurston's essay "How it Feels to Be Colored Me" and Langston Hughes' essay "The Negro Artist and the Racial Mountain." No additional sources cited.
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Exodus as the Theme of the Civil Rights Movement
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This 5 page report discusses the fact that the biblical story of Exodus serves as powerful example and ideal for the struggles of the 20th century Civil Rights Movement in America. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. understood that the use of Exodus as both a metaphor and a source of hope was particularly powerful in terms of its religious connotations, as well as its emotional appeal. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Fairclough/Teaching Equality
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A 10 page book review of a slim volume, consisting of just three chapters, Adam Fairclough's Teaching Equality presents a fair, reasoned and detailed look at the contributions of black educators to the cause of equality in during the Jim Crow era. This examination of his text offers a brief summary of each chapter. No additional sources cited.
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Fanon's Black Skin, White Mask
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The black man is rejected by society, rejected by himself and rejected by the black woman as a result of his own alienation. This 5 page paper provides a critical analysis of the book, Black Skin, White Mask by Frantz Fanon. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Father Divine and Marcus Garvey
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A 5 page paper which discusses the successes of Father Divine and Marcus Garvey. The paper illustrates how these successes are perhaps quite significant. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Four Generations of Women: "Cane River" by Lalita Tademy
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A 5 page paper which examines the differences, and similarities, in four generations of African American women in "Cane River" by Lalita Tademy. No additional sources cited.
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