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The United States Colored Troops
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This 8 page report discusses the involvement of African-American troops and regiments in the Civil War. The struggle for the right to become a “Colored Yankee Soldier” lasted for two years of the Civil War before President Lincoln knew that the time had finally come to take advantage of the many “colored” soldiers willing but not allowed to fight. Initially, the president and his advisors hesitated as to whether or not it was “safe” to place guns in the hands of black men. Doing so might elevate them to a status white America would be unwilling to abide. In 1863, soon after the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, Frederick Douglass called out: “Men of Color, to arms!” Approximately 200,000 answered that call. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: BWblkciv.wps

The Views of W.E.B. DuBois and Booker T. Washington on Racism
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This 7 page paper looks at W.E.B. DuBois's the Souls of Black Folk and Booker T. Washington's Atlantic compromise address. The two works are compared and contrasted. No additional sources cited.
Filename: SA045rce.wps

THE VISION OF PAN-AFRICANISM
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This paper discusses two visions involved with Pan-Africanism, one that focuses solely on assistance to those who reside in Africa, and the other, which embraces the concept that those who live outside of Africa need help as well. The paper compares and contrasts the two views. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: MTpanafr.rtf

The Whipping of Aunt Hester in the "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave"
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This 5 page report discusses the first chapter of the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave and the story of Aunt Hester's beating. The point is made that His narrative clearly speaks to the abolitionist discourse of his day in that it demonstrates what was happening to an entire group of human beings. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: BWantHst.rtf

The Work Performed by Slave Women and Their Impact on the Plantation Economy:
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This 4 page paper refers to the novel "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl", by Harriet Jacobs. Based on this book, this paper gives insight into the work which slave women were forced to contribute, often amid horrific conditions. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: GSJacobs.rtf

Their Eyes Were Watching God
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This 3 page paper argues that Janie achieves freedom and self-knowledge in the course of her travels across Florida. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: HVWchGod.rtf

Theme of Slavery in 3 Literary Eras
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A 3 page research paper/essay that addresses the theme of slavery within the context of three writers drawn from the Puritan, Colonial and Romantic periods of American history. The writer examines how Samuel Sewall, Benjamin Franklin and Frederick Douglass each address this theme within the context of the societal ideals of their time. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: kh3onsl.rtf

Theme of Violence in African American Literature
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A 15 page research paper/essay that examines the theme of violence in Frederick Douglass' Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs' Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl and W.E.B. Du Bois' The Souls of Black Folk. The writer argues that the violence regularly perpetrated against people of African descent is a common thread connecting these works. While, naturally, these authors address other issues and complications of the institution of slavery, violence provides a background theme that serves to underscore all else. It is the coercive and pervasive element that white mainstream culture uses to keep blacks "in their place" during the antebellum era, and long after African Americans theoretically were free. In regards to the slave narratives of Douglass and Jacobs, the writer focuses on the differences between male and female slave experience. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
Filename: khaalit.rtf

Themes in Harriet Jacobs’ “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl”
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A 5 page paper which discusses the themes of slavery and Christianity, prejudice and racism, motherhood, family loyalty, and abandonment in Harriet Jacobs “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAjcbs.rtf

Themes of Blindness, Self-Reliance, and Social Responsibility in "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison
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A 5 page paper which examines the issues of blindness, self-reliance, and social responsibility in Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man." No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAinvisbl.wps