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Philosophical Ideas on Modern Slavery
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This 5 page paper provides an overview of philosophical ideas from a Kantian ethics perspective as well as from the view of the utilitarian, the social contract theorist, the feminist, and the virtue ethicist. Modern slavery is defined and the focus of discussion, but slavery is discussed ideologically as a broad concept. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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Philosophies on Race Relations: The Perceptions of African Americans In Contemporary Society
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An outline of the different perceptions on race relations among such individuals as Anthony Appiah, Bernard Boxill, Lewis Gordon, Howard McGary, Lucius Outlaw, Cornel West, and Naomi Zack. Contends that their is a variation in these perceptions which can be traced back to such historic variations in perspective as those between W.E.B. DuBois and Frederick Douglass. Discusses the ideas of biological distinction and categorization. Bibliography lists 9 sources.
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Philosophy and Lifestyles of Frederick Douglass and Olaudah Equiano
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6 pages. This paper will compare and contrast the lifestyle, philosophies and literary styles of Frederick Douglass and Olaudah Equiano. Frederick Douglass was known as a brilliant speaker, and his position as adviser to President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War helped him to become a powerful voice for human rights. His contributions against racial injustice are revered to this day. Olaudah Equiano wrote one of the very first of slave narratives which was published in 1789 which is recognized as the beginning of a new genre of autobiography. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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Phyllis Wheatley�s �On Being Brought from Africa to America�
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A 7 page paper
which examines Phyllis Wheatley�s poem �On Being Brought from Africa to America.�
The paper argues that the poem is one that subtly offers praise to the institution of slavery
for having brought Christianity to the savage. Bibliography lists 5 additional sources.
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Plight Of The Assimilated Slave
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This subject is explored in a 5 page analysis that looks at Mullin's thesis as contained in Gerald W. Mullin's 'Flight and Rebellion' and its application to other slave cultures. Three similar works are considered in evaluation of Mullin's view including books by William D. Piersen and David Walker. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
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Policing, The War On Drugs And Racial Discrimination: Their Relationship In The United States
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9 pages in length. The vicious cycle of social determinism plagues virtually every aspect of life, however, no place is more evident of this than with the relationship among law enforcement, drugs and race. Policing such an overwhelming cause as rampant drug use has brought to light an interwoven component of ethnic inclusion to the point of rendering a social stigma to such a stereotype. The primary reason that these three seemingly unrelated entities are inextricably entangled with one another is because of the vicious cycle of poverty and crime, with particular emphasis upon the economic and political struggles of inner-city existence in the United States. Bibliography lists 7 sources.
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Political Action For Civil Rights
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Malcolm X advocated bringing about
change through "any means necessary' while Martin Luther King, Jr.
followed the principles of nonviolent civil disobedience to fight for
the rights of Blacks. This 5 page paper argues that Nonviolent civil
disobedience is a viable alternative to political violence and was
successfully used as a tactic by leaders of the Civil Rights Movement.
The use of 'political' violence was justified as a means to bring about
change. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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Prince Among Slaves by Terry Alford
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( 5 pp.) Among Henry Clay's documents, for the
year 1829 we find the January 1 entry, "Prince
Ibrahima, an Islamic prince sold into slavery 40
years ago, and freed with the stipulation that he
return (in this case the word "return" makes sense)
to Africa, joined the black citizens of
Philadelphia as an honored guest in their New
Year's Day parade, up Lombard and Walnut, and down
Chestnut and Spruce streets. A few lines that hide
a much bigger story. That life-story has been
recorded in Terry Alford's 1977 book Prince Among
Slaves, the focus of this discussion
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Profits & Mortality in the Atlantic Slave Trade
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A 5 page research paper which looks at how conditions on the slave ships of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries were impacted by the effect of mortality rates on profitability. The writer demonstrates that while mortality rates remained appallingly high throughout the period of the Atlantic slave trade, economic considerations did improve the rate somewhat. Bibliography contains 3 sources.
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Questions and Answers in Black Studies
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This 8 page paper provides questions and answers on topics such as decolonization, the student movements of the 1960s and myths about African Americans. Many issues inclusive of slavery are touched on. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
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