Africans In America, America's Journey Through Slavery
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The United States has never recovered from the dynamics of slavery. This 5 page paper provides an explication and review of the book, Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery by Charles Johnson and Patricia Smith. No additional sources are listed.
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ALEXIS DE TOCQUEVILLE AND RACISM IN 19TH CENTURY AMERICA
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This paper examines the comments about black people in the United States written by French politician Alexis de Tocqueville in his book, Democracy in America. The paper also compares how the 19th century words of de Toqueville are still true today. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Along Freedom Road
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A paper which looks analytically at Cecelski's account of the Hyde County protest against desegregation, in the context of education reform and the establishment and maintenance of a black cultural identity in the South during the period of the civil rights movement. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: JLcecelski.rtf

An Analysis of "A Raisin in the Sun":
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This 8 page paper is a discussion of the play, "A Raisin in the Sun". This paper analyszed the characters, their motivations, the racial issues, the family structure and more. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: GSRaisin.rtf

An Analysis of Nancy Maclean's "Behind the Mask of Chivalry":
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This 3 page paper is an exploration into Maclean's book which reveals the history of the KKK. This paper highlights the Klan's attitude on issues such as gender, race, religion and sexuality. Bibliography lists 1 source.
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An Analysis of Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry:
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This 5 page paper discusses the novel Roll of Thunder Hear My Cry in terms of racism. This paper probes the issue of what the reader learns of racism and life in the American South through reading this book. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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An Analysis of the Speech, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?":
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This 5 page paper is a dicussion of Douglass' speech, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July". This paper analyzes and discusses this important speech which was a tribute to black Americans who were not afforded the same basic rights as white Americans. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: GSDougls.rtf

An Exploration of the Causes of the Civil War
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A 5 page overview of the common question of what really caused the Civil War. Was it the issue of slavery alone? The author presents evidence that in reality there was a multitude of causes of the Civil War, a multitude of considerable more complexity than any singular issue. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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An Overview of David Walker’s “The Appeal”
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A 5 page overview of this pre-Civil War collection of essays, letters, and pamphlets. The author of this paper structures the discussion around the life experiences of David Walker himself, speculating about which of these experiences groomed him to the point that he was able to produce what at one point in history would become what is referred to in editor David Wilentz’s introduction to the book as “the most notorious publication in America”. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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Analysis of the Bobby Seale book, Seize the Time: The Story of the Black Panther Party:
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This 6 page paper discusses the politics of the group the Black Panthers. This analysis is based on the thesis that this group is extremist and not viable based on their ideology which advocates change outside of all current lawful avenues. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: GSSeize1.rtf

Analysis of the Rita Dove Poem “Claudette Colvin Goes to Work”
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This 4 page report discusses one of the poems in Rita Dove’s poetry volume titled “On the Bus with Rosa Parks.” “On the Bus with Rosa Parks” exemplifies the ways in which Dove captures a moment, sees it for what it was and is, and then addresses its unique beauty and power and the poem “Claudette Colvin Goes to Work” provides the reader with a truly unique insight into the awarenesses and experiences of one woman who . . . “goes to work.” Bibliography list only the primary source.
Filename: BWrdove.rtf

Analysis of the Slave Trade and Slave Owner Attitudes in Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and Melville’s “Benito Cereno”
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This is a 6 page paper discussing the slave trade and treatment of slaves in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and Herman Melville’s “Benito Cereno”. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and Herman Melville’s “Benito Cereno” show different sides of the slave trade and slave life in the 18th century and colonial America. Although both stories are fictional, they nevertheless accurately reflected the slave situations at the time. Subsequent articles researched on the slave trade have found that largely slave trading was a considered a prosperous commodity in Europe and the colonies and despite the fact that both Stowe and Melville write accounts which show their opposition to slavery, it was considered acceptable in the 18th century. What surprises readers however in Stowe’s account is the cruelty of the slave owners to their slaves, not only on moral grounds but because they basically ruined their financial investments by beating the slaves until they could no longer work or be traded. Additionally, in Melville’s novella, the character of Captain Delano shows the tremendous racism at the time while at the same time allowing his naiveté in the future of the slaves and the slave revolt depict the presumptions and prejudices of the “good American”. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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