With poetry there are many different types of literary terms an author can choose from to enhance not only the style of writing they are trying to portray to the reader but also it's meaning of the overall poem. Some are used to create mood, others provide a good sense of image and some are ju...

Among the finest of America's humorists and Southern local-color writers, Joel Chandler Harris, b. Eatonton, Ga., Dec. 9, 1848, d. July 3, 1908, did much to popularize American Negro plantation culture. His most memorable creation, "Negro Folklore: The Story of Mr. Rabbit and Mr. Fox, as Told by Unc...

Many authors have views of things that have happened in past wars and present. These views and experiences that these authors view have change things in people\'s lives that read the story. Each author lives in their own culture and has their aspects. All these stories are someone related to the wor...

After the reading on the topic Racism and Research: The Case of the Tuskegee Syphilis study, by Allan M. Brandt I was completely terrified by the facts that were mentioned in the text. I so surprised that the most horrific analyses were coming from people who had the highest level of education behin...

As slaves, Africans had to make many mental adjustments in order to survive in a foreign land. These adjustments are well shown in their poetry and music. Spirituals were the first form of African American music. They were the songs sung by the slaves on American plantations, that expressed feelings...

Why Huck Finn Belongs in the Classroom Here is why Huckleberry Finn belongs in classrooms. It is a novel about loyalty. You can use the book to show this typical American experience and this is the white and black American getting along well and the high school kids need to have that presente...

"Everyday Use" is set in the late 60's or early 70's. During a time which African Americans were struggling to define their personal identities in cultural terms. Alice Walker's "Everyday Use," Dee/Wangero and Maggie's differences are emphasized by their v...

World Message Can a global message be created? The answer is positive. Because of the globalization, a world message is demanded by "the citizens on the earth", and also, human beings are really intelligent enough to be creative on a world-wide slogan or message. However, there are still ...

William Blake's "The Little Black Boy" William Blake writes "The Little Black Boy" from Songs of Innocence- a time when we are young and have not experienced much of life. In "The Little Black Boy," I believe Blake is writing about racism and the treatment of bla...

Baldwin in a microcosm "Not everything that is faced can be changed but nothing can be changed until it is faced." - James Baldwin Racism has been a part of American and world history for centuries, and has become a pattern in cultures. James Baldwin was an African-American author who, like ma...

The Racist Malcolm was a racist, violent Black Man. He has been an anti-white all through his previous life as he had confessed, and has remained the same even after his pilgrimage to Mecca. His thoughts and emotions deny the White man, and he still sees them as hypocrites who try to benef...

Apartheid After researching apartheid I found many points relating to the matter. First of all, let me give a proper definition for apartheid. It is a policy of segregation and political and economic discrimination against non-European groups in the Republic of South Africa. It is an Afrikaan...

The UnIslamic Nation of Islam The mention of the "Nation of Islam" will undoubtedly cause an immense number of responses in any situation. To some, this organization symbolizes blatant racism. To others, it is seen as a savior of the black community. Regardless of one's opi...

In her essay "In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens" Alice Walker wrote of the black women's struggle, with all the injustice and savagery they were subjected to. The harsh reality that they were really nothing more than "the mule of the world," as was so honestly stated b...

Racism The one attribute that has characterized the United Nations throughout history is the commitment to the dignity and equality of each human being, regardless of race, and its determination to combat racism and racial discrimination wherever it may exist. Therefore, I am identifying th...

The Impact of Marcus Garvey Marcus Garvey, born in St. Ann, Jamaica in 1887, seemed to have been racially proud since birth. A descendant of the fiercely proud Maroons, Garvey displayed his pride and aided others in developing the same pride in fellow Africans, and also helping to "awake Ne...

The Social Significance of the Blues and its Impact on Jazz To understand the part played by the blues in American society, we need to consider what psychological imprints the blacks inherited from the years of slavery as well as what cultural and artistic forms existed during those times. ...

Issue of Slavery In order for the south to remain strong and compete against other states, cotton had to keep flourishing, and for that to happen slavery was a necessity. Slave labor was required at all times, because it was such a useful crop. Also the South's climate was especially suited to t...

Islam The UnIslamic Nation of Islam The mention of the "Nation of Islam" will undoubtedly cause an immense number of responses in any situation. To some, this organization symbolizes blatant racism. To others, it is seen as a savior of the black community. Regardless of one'...

Few men have influenced the lives of African-Americans as much as William Edward Burghardt DuBois. He was a scholar, activist, writer, and an international diplomat. During his time, he was at least involved in if not in the forefront of every movement advocating equal rights for African Americans....

The Harlem Renaissance marked the first time that mainstream publishers and critics took African American literature seriously. It was also the first time that African American literature and art attracted significant attention from the nation at large. Although it was primarily a literary movement,...

"One day when Mary Jane was playing with the white children of her mother's first slave mistress, she saw a book and picked it up. When she it picked it up the little girl said, 'You can't read that. Put that down.' The kids struck Mary Jane and stuck with her and she pro...

"Othello" and "Harlem Duet" Formation/Perpetuation of racist ideologies: Othello: - Othello is on the standard curriculum of most high schools. Also heavily examined in Universities in a post-colonial context. - Brabanzio startled @ news that O and D were "making ...

Section 2: Question 5 The United States of America, since its inception, has been a "melting pot" of different nationalities. While the term melting pot sounds friendly, this is not the case in reality. Many times cultures collide due their differences in ideology, culture, and geog...

Despite the creation of the NAACP in 1909, many progressive reformers tended to be Anglo-Saxon elitists critical of the lack of accomplishments of African Americans, and other diverse, ethnic groups. At first led by the most influential black leader of the day, Booker T. Washington, and later cont...