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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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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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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Lani Guinier
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In 5 pages, the author discusses the African-American leader Lani Guinier. A general examination of her contributions and beliefs is provided. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Leadership: Nelson Mandela.
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(5 pp) Although our theme for this essay is "Leadership in the Making, " I really wanted to do this essay on Nelson Mandela, because he is such a person of peace. When he was born in 1918, Medela's father named him Rolihlahla by his father. This name technically means"pulling the branch of a tree" but colloquially means "troublemaker." For his "trouble" and speaking of Africans owning their own land he was imprisoned for over 20 years. This man is inspiring! Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Lessons in Self-Improvement from the Writings of Benjamin Franklin and Frederick Douglass
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This is a 7 page paper discussing the lives and the self-improvement writings of Benjamin Franklin and Frederick Douglass. In Franklin’s “Autobiography” he helped formulate a plan that others could follow as a guide for self-improvement and improvement in society. Douglass’ “Narrative” documented his life as a slave and the freedom it attained in order to inspire further compassion and movement toward the end of slavery. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Logic of the Slave System: "The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass"
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A 5 page paper which analyzes Frederick Douglass' description of how slavery needs the slaves in order to work, thus creating a logical system. No additional sources cited.
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Mafeking Diary
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Occasionally, history is very much like a tossed coin: it lands on one side and that is the story that is heard, it falls on the other side and a completely different and equally accurate story enfolds. This 5 page paper explores the siege of Mafeking during the Anglo-Boer war as it is presented by Sol Plaatje in The Mafeking Diary. No additional sources are listed.
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