Black Political Groups in the Early 20th Century
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A 6 page paper discussing the NAACP, NUL, the Garvey movement and to a lesser extent the communist party as they sought to change the standing of the black community in the early part of the century. Two of the organizations were highly successful and remain in operation today. The fact that two of these four movements and organizations no longer exist is less amazing than the fact that two of them still do. Nearly a century after their founding, the NAACP and the NUL continue to pursue largely the same goals as those on which they were founded. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Black Sprinters And Performance
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A 15 page literature review that is developed to support the thesis that there are racially specific physiological differences between black and white sprinters that impact athlete performance. Bibliography lists 21 sources.
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Black Studies in America
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A 10 page research paper on the content and implications of Black studies programs and departments in American colleges & universities. It is posited that schools in the south fail to recognize the importance of the discipline whereas schools elsewhere often lack a defined goal. Beginning with examples from the West Coast, the writer details their development, strengths and weaknesses while offering suggestions for improvement. Bibliography lists 11 sources.
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Blacks Crimes & The Inner-City
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7 page discussing the causal factors of high crime rates among Black adolescents in the inner-city. Also examines possibilities for change and control. Based upon three pertinent journal articles- each of which are listed in bibliography.
Filename: Blakadol.wps

Book Review of William Van Deburg's The Slave Drivers:
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This 5 page paper discusses this book at length and gives a detailed analysis of the story. This book is a story about black slaves during the colonial period of the United States. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: GSSlaved.rtf

Booker T. Washington
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This 6 page report discusses the life, times, contemporaries, and accomplishments of Booker Taliaferro Washington (1856-1915). He was fundamental in changing the perceptions of many (at least those whose vision was not clouded by racial prejudice) 19th century white and black Americans regarding the potential of “Negroes.” He was convinced that education and training was the best possible way for his people to lift themselves up and away from the degradation and poverty most of them had always known. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois
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A 7 page paper which examines the philosophies of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois. The paper compares the two and discusses the validity of their philosophies and whether or not their philosophies hold true today. Annotated bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: RAbookt.rtf

Boston Irish/ Racial Tension
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A 5 page research paper that examines the causes, and history, behind the busing crisis in Boston relative to school integration in the mid-1970s. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Brian Ward’s “Just My Soul Responding: Rhythm and Blues, Black Consciousness and Race Relations”
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This 6 page report discusses Brian Ward’s 1998 book that looks at forty years of Black music in America and the ways in which its development paralleled that of the political and civil rights movements of the times. Ward makes the point that it was Rhythm and Blues that became the first musical genre to successfully permeate white American culture. As a cultural historian, Ward is able to eloquently present a number of fascinating correlations between white admiration for black music (and culture) and how it related to and still relates to racial inequalities. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: BWrkandr.rtf

Buying A Home: The Elusive American Dream
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5 pages in length. Buying a home is one dream for most Americans, however, the growth, decline and discrimination in the mortgage industry dictates how, what and where we can live, work and raise our families. Focusing upon the mortgage industry's supply and demand in the housing market and how it effects our society, we can began to narrow the income inequality gap of the middle to lower class American and, therefore, produce a better overall economy. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Cedric Robinson/Black Marxism
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An 8 page analysis of Robinson's book. The work of African-American historian Cedric Robinson in relating Black radical tradition into the framework of political observation provided by Karl Marx gives creative and insightful perception into the complexities of African-American existence in the twentieth century. The analysis takes the form of a letter between friends, in which one friend preaches the advantages of taking a black studies course. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: 99blmarx.rtf

Characteristics of a Narrative Writing Style: Maya Angelou
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(8pp) A narrative is just another name for relating a story. Angelou tells the story of her life, which is termed an autobiography. An autobiography allows the author to tell those parts of his/her life in their own way, or style. The way that an author writes their story will also give us more information about that person. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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