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Papers On Slavery, Racism & Civil Rights
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Analysis of the Rita Dove Poem “Claudette Colvin Goes to Work”
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This 4 page report discusses one of the poems in Rita Dove’s
poetry volume titled “On the Bus with Rosa Parks.” “On the Bus
with Rosa Parks” exemplifies the ways in which Dove captures a
moment, sees it for what it was and is, and then addresses its
unique beauty and power and the poem “Claudette Colvin Goes to
Work” provides the reader with a truly unique insight into the
awarenesses and experiences of one woman who . . . “goes to
work.” Bibliography list only the primary source.
Filename: BWrdove.rtf
Analysis of the Slave Trade and Slave Owner Attitudes in Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and Melville’s “Benito Cereno”
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This is a 6 page paper discussing the slave trade and treatment of slaves in Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and Herman Melville’s “Benito Cereno”. Harriet Beecher Stowe’s “Uncle Tom’s Cabin” and Herman Melville’s “Benito Cereno” show different sides of the slave trade and slave life in the 18th century and colonial America. Although both stories are fictional, they nevertheless accurately reflected the slave situations at the time. Subsequent articles researched on the slave trade have found that largely slave trading was a considered a prosperous commodity in Europe and the colonies and despite the fact that both Stowe and Melville write accounts which show their opposition to slavery, it was considered acceptable in the 18th century. What surprises readers however in Stowe’s account is the cruelty of the slave owners to their slaves, not only on moral grounds but because they basically ruined their financial investments by beating the slaves until they could no longer work or be traded. Additionally, in Melville’s novella, the character of Captain Delano shows the tremendous racism at the time while at the same time allowing his naiveté in the future of the slaves and the slave revolt depict the presumptions and prejudices of the “good American”.
Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: TJUTCab1.rtf
Analysis: Caribbean Slave Trade
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This 14 page paper discusses the slave trade in the Caribbean, and what the impact was when it ended. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: HVCarSlv.rtf
Analysis: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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A 3 page paper which offers an analysis of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAnfd.rtf
Anne Moody's "Coming Of Age In Mississippi"
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5 pages in length. A perfect society would reflect an attitude of equality -- rather than one of segregation -- toward the myriad ethnicities that exist in today's world; however, as much as humanity has moved away from racism, there have been just as many issues that have stalled its
enlightenment. Anne Moody's "Coming of Age in Mississippi" effectively addresses this notion as it relates to racial alliance and attitudes in post World War II America. Indeed, the author's life story – both her experiences and evolving thinking on race, gender and social relations – clearly demonstrate the origins, evolution and social/political consequences of the Civil Rights movement. No additional sources cited.
Filename: TLCmoody.wps
Anti-Racism and Multiculturalism in the UK
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This 8 page paper consider the issue of anti racism and multiculturalism. The writer demonstrates why there is a need for anti-racist policies and legislation, and also why anti racism does not automatically lead to multiculturalism. The bibliography cites 10 sources.
Filename: TEracmul.rtf
Anti-Slave Movements
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11 pages discussing the anti-slave movements that existed from the late eighteenth through the mid-nineteenth centuries. Bibliography contains 11 sources.
Filename: Antislav.wps
Antislavery: Slave Narratives And Abolitionists
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15 pages in length. The quest for eradicating slavery was an objective undertaken by a combination of both blacks and whites; while the black population represented the vast majority of abolitionists, there were enough of those from the white race whose voices made the effort count. Still, the ultimate realization of antislavery efforts proved a long and arduous road, with slave narratives serving as a primary component in this eventual reality. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
Filename: TLCSlvNarrat.rtf
Applying King's Nonviolence Theories to Peruvian Racial Bias
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A 5 page
paper discussing ways in which the principles of nonviolent demonstration can call attention to
and require negotiation of racial injustices that have been long institutionalized. Modern Peru
holds the remains of colonial racial stratification as did the US in 1963 when Martin Luther King
wrote "Letter from a Birmingham Jail" defending the use of the "direct action" aspect of
nonviolent demonstration, the action of last resort to force negotiation leading to real and lasting
change. Many of the stratifications that now exist in Peru are similar to those existing in the early
1960s. Bibliography lists 1 source.
Filename: KS-MLKPeru.wps
Aspects Of Slavery :
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A 5 page paper that discusses different aspects related to slavery. First, five issues are explained with their impact: Fugitive Slave Act of 1850; 14th Amendment; manifest destiny; abolitionism; and Uncle Tom's Cabin. Then, the writer discuses the relationship between the market revolution and the civil war and life in the Antebellum South. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PGslavm.wps
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