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EQUIANO’S TRAVELS
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This 6 page paper discusses the book by Equiano (Paul Edwards edition)and discusses this educated former slave's struggle for freedom and to retain his freedom once he gains it. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: MBequiano.rtf

Ernest Gaines' "A Lesson Before Dying" And "The Sky Is Gray" - Compare/Contrast
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5 pages in length. The common denominator between Ernest Gaines' A Lesson Before Dying and The Sky is Gray is the notion of racial intolerance. Although each story upholds its own unique perspective as to the manner by which Gaines incorporates this fundamental component, they are both drawn from a literary foundation of challenges of ethnic origin. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCGaines.rtf

Ernest Gaines’ “A Gathering of Old Men”
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This 5 page report discusses Ernest Gaines’ A Gathering of Old Men, originally published in 1983, and allows the reader to hear from a number of perspectives and voices about what the experience of being African American in the South has meant to individual old (black) men. The story is about 15 old men of secluded parish of Louisiana in the 1970s. They come together as the result of the brutal killing of Beau Bouton. Each goes to the sheriff, 12-gauge shotgun in hand, and confesses to the murder and the reader learns of each of their very private, although connected, stories as they claim responsibility for Bouton’s death. Bibliography lists only the primary source.
Filename: BWoldmen.rtf

Essay Analysis: “A Giant Step”
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This 3 page paper answers questions about Henry Louis Gates’s essay “A Giant Step.” Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVHLGate.rtf

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.
Filename: RAzrhugh.rtf

Ethnicity, Worker Rights, and Economic Considerations in the Post Civil War U.S.
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A 5 page overview of the multiethnic environment which existed in the years following the Civil War. The author traces this environment to colonial times and relates how the end of the Civil War slowly translated into differences in regard to worker rights for the nation’s minorities. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: PPcwEthn.rtf

Everyday Use By Alice Walker
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A 5 page paper that provides: a thesis statement, a synopsis of the story, major themes, and symbolism, emphasizing the symbolism of the quilts. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PGevdy.wps

Examining the Personal and Cultural Background of an African-American
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This 4 page essay examines the way in which their culture impacts African-Americans. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: HVAABkgd.rtf

EXAMPLE SPEECH: THE POOR AND THE JUSTICE SYSTEM
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This 4 page paper gives an example speech about the poor and the justice system in the tone and style of Martin Luther King, Jr. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MBspbljust.rtf

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.
Filename: BWexodus.rtf