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“Ar’n’t I a Woman?”
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A 3 page paper which examines the image of Jezebel and Mammy as seen in Deborah Gray White’s “Ar’n’t I a Woman?” No additional sources cited.
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“Bad Boys: Public Schools in the Making of Black Masculinity”
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A 3 page critical analysis of the book by Ann Ferguson. Ferguson contends that racism and stereotyping in today’s public schools is insuring failure among black males. The author of this paper agrees that if such problems are occurring it is inexcusable but suggests that much more is at play in the academic and personal failure of black males than racism and stereotyping. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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“Black Ice”: A Review of Lorene Cary’s Autobiography
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A 5 page review of the autobiography of one of the most accomplished black women of our time. Attending the prestigious St. Paul’s Preparatory School in New Hampshire at the tender young age of fifteen, African American Lorene Carey faces the turbulence of the Civil Rights movement and the direct effect it will have on her life and she on it. No additional sources are listed.
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“Black Like Me” by John Howard Griffin
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A 5 page review of John Howard Griffin’s “Black Like Me.” George Orwell’s essay “Shooting an Elephant” is briefly used as a comparison piece. No additional sources cited.
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“Black Moses: The story of Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association” by Edmund David Cronon
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This 6 page report discusses the life and accomplishments of Marcus Mosiah Garvey who, between 1916 and 1927, led the largest movement in history against racism, against the domination of blacks by whites everywhere. Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) serve as a meaningful connecting point for understanding black America’s centuries-long battle for liberty, fairness, and equality. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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“Black Power,” “Afrocentricity,” “Mis-Education of The Negro,” and “Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice”
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This 6 page report discusses four separate books regarding African American issues -- “Black Power” (1967) by Kwame Ture (formerly known as Stokely Carmichael), “Afrocentricity” (1998) by Molefi Kete Asante, “Mis-Education of The Negro” (1933) by Carter G. Woodson, and “Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice” (1997) by Dennis Kimbro and Napoleon Hill. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
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“Carnival of Fury” by William Ivy Hair
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A 3 page review of William Ivy Hair’s work “Carnival of Fury: Robert Charles and the New Orleans Race Riot of 1900.” No additional sources cited.
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“Celia, a Slave: A True Story”
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A 3 page review of the Book by Melton McLaurin. This paper examines the social hierarchy which is unveiled by this book. The author contends the issues explored by McLaurin are not limited to the relationship between the races. Indeed, these issues permeate both the South and the North and involve not just the clearly defined line between the slave and the master, the affluent and the destitute, but also the clearly defined line between the man and the woman of this time period. No additional sources are listed.
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“Coming of Age in Mississippi”: A Review of the Book by Ann Moody
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A 5 page discussion of the segregation and racism which existed in the 1940s and 1950s during the early years of this author’s life in rural Mississippi. Blacks were simply viewed as inferiors this earlier part of American history and there were no social consequences for the many injustices which occurred. Even those blacks and whites who recognized these injustices most typically just let them pass, afraid to make their objections known for fear of retaliation. Moody, however, would become one of the South’s first Civil Rights activists. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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“Coming of Age in Mississippi,” “Black Boy,” and “Native Son”
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A 10 page paper which examines “Coming of Age in Mississippi” by Anne Moody and “Black Boy” and “Native Son” by Richard Wright as they involve finding identity in a hostile society. Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
Filename: RAmood.rtf