Academic papers on Slavery, Racism & Civil Rights

The Civil Rights Struggle and the Autobiographies of Piri Thomas, Elaine Brown, Mab Segrest, and Theresa Hak Kyung
This 6 page report discusses the autobiographical works of each of these writers and then considers the narrative strategies employed in their processes of developing subjectivity. If subjectivity is truly foundation for the autonomous and...
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Slavery: Cuba And The United States
This 15 page paper attempts to explain the differences in the way that Cuban slaves were treated as compared to those in the state of Virginia. Bibliography lists 18 sources.
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The double-edged Sword of Christianity
(5 pp) Those who owned and worked slaves in the United States felt they had a God given mandate to do so, due to the color of the slaves skin and their "inferior" human nature. Believing that God has given you power, may make you very...
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Racism Exists in Britain.
(10 pp) Britain has admitted that the tone of the country's recent asylum debate could encourage racial prejudice. That government acknowledgement has resulted from criticism, by rights groups at a United Nation's meetings in Geneva to...
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The Idea of Race.
(5 pp) Four basic questions have been proposed for discussion from the information that we have examined in the course, of "The Idea of Race:" 1) The need for national identity in relationship to racism, from the viewpoint of Malik...
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H.D. Thoreau and M.L. King: Concerning Civil Disobedience.
(5 pp). Thoreau was revived to popular icon status in the sixties, as his messages were brought back into popularity by Martin Luther King. For King , the writings of Thoreau provided an example of the path of nonviolent resistance. In...
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African American Experience in the Civil War
A 6 page research paper that examines the experiences of African American soldiers and their families during the Civil War and how the war affected them. The writer looks at how African American families were affected in the South, North, and border...
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The Depiction Of Slavery In Film & Literature
Films, books and the computer have become valuable sources of information, especially concerning how history is interpreted. This 7 page paper explores how slavery is depicted in a number of books, stories and films. Bibliography lists 11...
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Brown Verses Board of Education: One Domino in a Long Chain of Societal Change
A 12 page discussion of the many societal changes which resulted directly and indirectly from the premises surrounding the landmark civil rights case involving segregation in our nation
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The Effect of Black Pro-Athletes on the Black Community
This 8 page paper acknowledges the fact that sports figures do influence children, young adults and are role models. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Charles W. Chestnutt: The House Behind the Cedars (1900)
(9 pp) The success of "passing" for white dangles in front of those with "mixed blood," in the South of the post-Civil war. Education and training may make "the passing," easier to accomplish, but still maintains a social fragility, that...
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The Ideology of Equality Verses Practice in Early American History
A 5 page discussion of the ideology of equality which existed in the years preceding the American Revolution. Notes that while the words of Thomas Jefferson, preserved for history in the Declaration of Independence, proclaiming that all men are...
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SLAVE NARRATIVES: How Real is Real?
(7 pp) Our posed question for this discussion is the comparison of a slave narrative with Brenda Stevenson's depiction of slavery in the book Life in Black and White: Family and Community in the Slave South. (1998) The temptation when...
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A Diversified Naval Construction Force
5 pages. This essay expounds on the importance of having a diversified Naval Construction Force. The slightest racist remark may have an adverse effect on members of any type of ethnic group. In order to work cohesively as a team, racism must...
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Patterns in Slavery: Repeating the Past?
A 5-page paper examining patterns in the institution of slavery in civilizations from ancient to the 21st century. Includes conclusions about what 21st century Americans can learn from these patterns. References list 4 sources.
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