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Career Development and Minority Women, 2007.
A look at the problem of career development among African-American women.
2,070 words (approx. 8.3 pages), 8 sources, APA, $ 65.95
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This paper examines how African-American women often face special problems when it comes to finding jobs that offer decent salaries, benefits and opportunities for growth and advancement. It looks at how traditional prejudices against women in the workforce combine with prejudice against African-Americans and minorities, in general. It also discusses how many of these women are less educated and less well-trained than White American women and how cultural factors, too, may enter into the equation, adding up to misunderstandings between employers and their female African-American employees.
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"The recognition that Black Women are living and working in two different cultures is of great significance both to their own efforts at success, and also to the attitudes of the majority White society toward them and their careers. White managers and employees must not treat cultural differences as disabilities, or even worse, as abhorrent factors that render success and advancement impossible for African-American women. For instance, a willingness to work very hard must not be taken as some sort of confirmation of the idea the idea that Black Women are "born" to do all of the hard work; that they are not "cut out" for the more refined intellectual and managerial responsibilities. "
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Domestic Violence Against African-American Women, 2006.
A discussion regarding the increase in domestic violence within the African-American community.
4,038 words (approx. 16.2 pages), 10 sources, APA, $ 109.95
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This paper reviews and discusses the statistics relating to the level of domestic violence against African-American Women. The paper further discusses the different opinions on whether race and ethnicity plays a role in determining the risk of becoming the victim of domestic violence. The paper concludes with a discussion regarding the intervention and prevention of domestic violence within this community.
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"There are different opinions on whether race and ethnicity plays a role in determining the risk of becoming the victim of domestic violence. Even so, studies have shown "different types of minorities report significantly different rates of intimate partner violence". (U.S. Department of Justice, 2000) Considering the minority groups affected, the African American represents the largest segment. In comparison to the Asian Pacific Islander, the number of women victimized by an intimate partner in lifetime is almost six times bigger, while reporting it to the American Indian/ Alaska Native, it is eight times bigger; consideration should be given to the difference in size between the minority group which would show that it is the American Indian community that reported a 37 % in women abuse; however, the data points the African American community as being one of the most affected by domestic violence in the American society (U.S. Department of Justice, 2000). "
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Uncle Tom's Cabin, 2007.
The paper analyzes the novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin" by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
985 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 34.95
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The paper discusses how the novel expresses the views of the Northerners and Southerners at the time of the Civil War. Stowe's classic book is a glimpse into the mores and ideals of the North and South before the Civil War that helped create an atmosphere of misunderstanding and distrust on both sides. The paper relates that not all Northerners believed in freedom for the slaves and not all Southerners believed in oppression for the slaves. However, the two sides did differ greatly, and this book illustrates the elements that kept them apart and at least partially led to the Civil War and eventual liberation of the Southern slaves.
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"The Southern point of view accepted slavery as a part of plantation life, and felt that owning slaves was a southern institution. They felt the slaves were less than animals and had to be treated cruelly in order make them "behave" and follow orders. Simon Legree, the evil overseer in "Uncle Tom's Cabin" epitomizes this cruelty and inhumanity toward the slaves. In the book, he is the worst example of cruelty and oppression as he treats his slaves like animals. His view is common of many Southerners, who felt slaves were property - to be worked like a dog and nothing more."
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'Uncle Tom's Cabin', 2006.
A review of the book 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' by Harriet Beecher Stowe.
800 words (approx. 3.2 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 28.95
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This paper takes a look at Harriet Beecher Stowe's anti-slavery novel 'Uncle Tom's Cabin' and discusses the social and abolitionist impact it has had on America. According to the paper, it was this literary work that helped to turn many Americans, especially in the North, even further away from the institution of slavery.
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"Slavery, as Stowe points out in this novel, also does not allow credit to be given to either the intelligence or the personal initiative of slaves. Harriet Beecher Stowe's fictional runaway slave, George, Uncle Tom's Cabin (1851) is once such example. As George tells his wife Eliza, of his master, on the eve of his setting out to escape: "I can read better than he can; I can write a better hand, --and I've learned it all myself, and no thanks to him, --I've learned it in spite of him . . . [italics added] (Stowe, p. 1636). Slaves at the time were not allowed to read and write because it was believed that access to too much knowledge would make them increasingly, and therefore dangerously, discontented to remain slaves (Douglass)."
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Stereotypes and Prejudice, 2007.
A discussion on stereotypes and how they are formed, and whether these prejudices can be controlled.
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 10 sources, MLA, $ 64.95
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The paper describes how stereotypes and prejudice most often occur against groups and/or members of groups that are perceived to be different from other groups. The paper explores various factors, visible and less visible, that contribute, most typically, to prejudices and stereotypes among some groups. The paper examines stereotypes based on race, ethnicity, gender, sexual preference, disability, and various other factors.
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"Recent psychology and management research suggests, moreover, that while diverse skills and abilities may in fact enhance group or team performance, demographic diversity (e.g., differences among team or group members in language; cultural; referential; or social background) may in fact detract from it (Knight, Pearce, Smith, Olian , Sims , Smith & Flood, 1999; Jackson, 2003; Hamilton, Nickerson, Jackson, & Owan, May 2004). As this research implies, then, people in work situations feel more comfortable and may also be more productive and gel better as a team when working with others they perceive to be more like themselves."
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Cultural Racism, 2007.
An analysis of the factors required to develop racial identity and prevent cultural racism.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper discusses the concept of cultural racism and the reasons that it is so prevalent in society. The paper discusses a book called "Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting in the Back of the Cafeteria" by Beverley Tatum, in which she discusses many of these issues. It presents five stages of racial identity development: pre-encounter, encounter stage, immersion/emersion, internalization and internalization/commitment. The paper concludes that Tatum suggests that change is needed to improve the problem of cultural racism.
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"It is not easy talking to teachers who are white or of color about racism and prejudice. It is a sensitive subject that people are not used to talking about. All our lives we are told not to talk about differences, so we have to retrain ourselves. For example, when I was child and asked my parents about another child who was a different color than me, it was quickly passed over and not discussed. I don't think that most people are purposely racist. They are just unsure of how to proceed to discuss such a sensitive topic. Most of the white people I talk to either have not thought about their race and so don't feel anything or have thought about it and felt guilt and shame."
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Equity and Diversity, 2007.
This paper discusses equity and diversity within the school system.
889 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 31.95
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In this article, the writer maintains that the educational system teaches students about their common shared history, as Americans, as human beings, and as ethical members of a larger community than their immediate family. However, the writer argues that even the youngest pupils have already received an education from their peers, parents, and the media of a nation that is full of overt and covert messages about ethnicity, race, and gender. The writer concludes that it is crucial to foster self-esteem as a part of diversity education, as the self-confidence needed to deal with the pressures of modern schooling, such as high stakes testing can put minorities at a disadvantage in the American school system. Further, the writer notes that although the cherished assumptions of American meritocracy suggest that race does not matter and talent will always make itself known, racism can mask children's natural talents and ambitions with negative self-fulfilling prophesies that teachers must use curriculum materials to counteract.
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"A sensitive educator should know how to treat the issue of the child's actual racial identity with caution. Rather than try to convince the child with words, use positive actions. It might be a good idea to add certain positive depictions of African-American children in the reading curriculum, and to incorporate some issues pertaining to American civil rights or Africa into the social studies lesson, so the child has tangible and concrete images of the existence of persons who physically resemble him. This is not a narrow promotion of diversity, as alleged by Banks. Rather it is an inclusive education in the diversity of the human condition, from which all students can benefit in their education."
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Affirmative Action, 2007.
This paper discusses the inability of affirmative action to make a significant difference against racism in America today.
1,726 words (approx. 6.9 pages), 11 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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The paper examines the historical roots of racism against African- Americans in the United States. The paper suggests that affirmative action has been somewhat helpful but not nearly helpful enough and is, moreover, weaker than in past decades. The paper contends that "race indifference" is at the heart of the problem and racism is not only alive and well in America, but its roots run much deeper than many Americans realize or want to admit. The paper discusses the film "American History X," and describes the racist views of a white neo-Nazi who unfortunately came to his senses too late to help his brother. The paper concludes that we in America still have time that we must utilize properly.
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"Discrimination against non-white minorities within the United States, especially African Americans, many of whose ancestors were still slaves less than 150 years ago, is nothing new in America. One of the themes, and perhaps the "moral message" of the film "American History X" is that one cannot really know members of a minority (or any) group until interacting with them. In this film, Derek, a white neo-Nazi leader, is imprisoned for killing a black man, but while in prison another black man, Lenny, essentially saves his life. Derek then develops a stake in seeing that his own younger brother Danny does not repeat his own racist mistakes."
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Frederick Douglass, 2007.
A review of the institution of slavery as described in Frederick Douglass' autobiography "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave".
1,859 words (approx. 7.4 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 59.95
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This paper reviews Frederick Douglass' famous autobiography, "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave", in which he describes the institution of slavery, his personal experience as a slave, his understanding of how the system perpetuated itself and his eventual intellectual growth and freedom from it. The paper describes how Douglass relieved his heart of the burden of slavery by expressing himself through language.
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"The knowledge that sets Douglass apart from his fellow enslaved people did not make life any easier for him for some time. His ability to read allowed him to read the newspapers and "the more I read, the more I was led to abhor and detest my enslavers. I could regard them in no other light than a band of successful robbers, who had left their homes, and gone to Africa, and stolen us from our homes, and in a strange land reduced us to slavery" (55). This ability to read and synthesize his thoughts reinforces the cruel irony of his situation. He "writhed under" his learning and he says "I envied my fellow-slaves for their stupidity. I have often wished myself a beast" (55). Having such knowledge but being powerless to use it made him wretched, especially when he returned to the plantation and was treated as an actual subhuman brute."
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Toni Morrison's "Beloved", 2006.
This paper analyzes the themes of bondage and freedom in "Beloved" by Toni Morrison.
1,950 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 62.95
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This paper explains that, in Toni Morrison's "Beloved", the concepts of bondage and freedom are inextricably linked to the process of forgetting and remembering in the book. The author points out that "Beloved", which won a Pulitzer Prize for literature, is a haunting novel of racism, freedom, slavery and the past that give the reader new insight into the nightmare of slavery and the wonderful promise of freedom. The paper relates that the book graphically illustrates the importance of freedom and that it is impossible for someone who has suffered the worst indignities to forget the past and move on toward the future.
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"While the characters all try desperately to forget the past, they are not interested in the future, and this places them in a kind of "limbo." They are constantly reminded of the past, they cannot deal with it, and yet their lives hold no hope for the future. Sethe thinks to herself at one point, "But her brain was not interested in the future. Loaded with the past and hungry for more, it left her no room to imagine, let alone plan for, the next day. Exactly like that afternoon in the wild onions - where one more step was the most she could see of the future." Sethe and Denver really have no future, and they know that. Sethe will never find acceptance in a town that shuns her and neither will Denver. "
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The Harlem Renaissance, 2007.
This paper discusses Langston Hughes; a poet and author involved in the "New Negro Movement" of the early 1900s.
1,682 words (approx. 6.7 pages), 9 sources, MLA, $ 54.95
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The paper describes Langston Hughes' background and his literary works. The paper relates that Hughes is best known for his poetry, that illustrated life in America during the early 1900s. The paper analyzes one of the poems from "Montage of a Dream Deferred," his first book-length poem. The paper points out that his poems did not fit any particular mold; he was following his own dream, like that noted in the poem. However, he did not defer his dream to the future, but lived it nearly his whole life as he pushed for African-American equality and the right for all blacks to be free every aspect of their lives.
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"Among Hughes works are at least eight books for young readers; several of them relate the history of black people and their contributions to America. He also wrote numerous poetry books and plays and edited many works. Some of them are humorous as well. More than any other black author, Hughes wrote truthfully about black life and its difficulties. He was criticized by both blacks and whites, but he was the first black American to live completely from his writing and public lectures (Gale)."
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Diversity in Health Care, 2007.
An analysis of the need for skills to deal with people of differing cultural backgrounds in the health care system.
1,086 words (approx. 4.3 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 37.95
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This paper discusses cultural diversity within the health care system in the United States. The paper discusses the different needs and requirements for dealing with cultural diversity, both within the hospital system and also in private practices. It looks at the skills that are needed by doctors, nurses and administrative staff within the health care profession in order to make people of all ethnicities welcome and comfortable.
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"It isn't enough that the doctors, or doctors and nurses, have developed cultural awareness and sensitivity. Every person on the office staff will interact with patients in some way, and all need to be aware of how their actions can help someone, for instance with a significant language barrier, get quality health care. Medical care does not begin and end with exams and treatments. The patients must set appointments, discuss insurance problems, provide important information, and understand instructions. Those encounters may have more effect on the person's medical decisions than the doctor's care. Unfortunately, a significant number of minority patients feel they have negative experiences that can range from insensitivity to discrimination when dealing with a practice's office staff (NCCC)."
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"Beloved", 2007.
An analysis of the themes of bondage and freedom in "Beloved" by Toni Morrison.
1,951 words (approx. 7.8 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 62.95
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This paper introduces, discusses and analyzes the book "Beloved" by Toni Morrison. Specifically, the paper discusses how the concepts of bondage and freedom are inextricably linked to the process of forgetting and remembering in the book. "Beloved" is a haunting novel of racism, freedom, slavery and the past. The paper also looks at how the book graphically illustrates the importance of freedom and how it is impossible for some who have suffered the worst indignities to forget the past and move on toward the future.
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"Throughout this difficult and yet beautiful novel, the characters struggle with their past. They have all lived through slavery and they have all been forced to make terrible decisions in their lives. Sethe is forced to murder; Stamp Paid's wife became an unwilling mistress to their master's son, and Paul D endures wearing a bit in his mouth as punishment. All the evils slaves had to face come back in these memories, and it is no wonder they want to forget them. They are tales of horrible, inhumane cruelty, and these memories make the reader face many truths about society and slavery. Sethe may be free, but she is still a slave in many ways. She cannot buy groceries at the same time as whites. She is constantly reminded she is black and different. She has traded slavery for another kind of bondage, and that is one of the points Morrison is attempting to make with this book. "
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Ralph Ellison's "The Invisible Man", 2007.
An examination of Ralph Ellison and his motives for writing "The Invisible Man".
1,371 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 0 sources, $ 45.95
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The paper analyzes the book "The Invisible Man" and its author, Ralph Ellison. The paper describes the book as richly symbolic and deeply personal, and examines how "Invisible Man" fuses literary genres and styles. The writer explores how the novel is quintessentially American in its promotion of individualism and its critique of large-scale social and political movements. Moreover, the writer proposes that the themes in "Invisible Man" are unique to American culture: race relations in post-slavery, pre-civil rights United States. The paper further discusses how Ellison wrote several years before the Civil Rights movement took place and the author lived at the cutting edge of Black political empowerment. "Invisible Man" suggests awareness of the often conflicting ideals of African-Americans.
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"Ralph Waldo Ellison, named after the premier transcendentalist poet Ralph Waldo Emerson, cultivated his interest in literature alongside other passions including most of all jazz music. Jazz appears frequently in Invisible Man, as a salvific force and as a emblem of African-American culture and creativity. Like the narrator in Invisible Man, Ellison explored many avenues for self-expression, only one of which was writing. He played the trumpet well, and befriended many prominent jazz musicians throughout his life. Like the narrator of the book, Ellison moved to Harlem during its heyday in the 1930s and was promptly surrounded by jazz music and other keynotes of African-American culture."
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Competent Counseling, 2007.
This paper discusses 'best practice' counseling, with a focus on African-American and Hispanic-American patients.
3,769 words (approx. 15.1 pages), 21 sources, MLA, $ 103.95
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The paper reviews the treatment literature for Hispanic-Americans and African-American patients through consideration of the cultural and ethnic variables. The paper explains that these are critical aspects in the consideration of matching a client to program services. The paper also identifies those aspects of the culture that should be incorporated into more standard treatment programs. Based on the review of literature, a set of best practice guidelines and a set of counselor competencies are developed that support the integration of cultural variables into treatment services.
Outline:
Objective
Introduction
Review of the Literature
Characteristics of the Culturally Skilled Counselor
Counseling: The African American Individual
Counseling: The Hispanic Individual
Best Practice Guidelines and Counselor Competences
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"The counseling professional takes certain attitudes, beliefs, and pre-conceptions with them into the therapy session that may or may not be conducive to the proper and effective treatment of their clients. Specifically certain preconceived notions based on race, ethnicity, or culture may serve to be negative in their effect and even harmful to the well-being of the client being counseled. It is critically important that these issues be addressed during the education and training of the professional counselor in order to prepare the counselor for effectively assessing and counseling their clients in their professional practice.
Existent as well are the factors associated with differences that exist between the races, and specifically in this work the focus will be the African-American and Hispanic race. The cultural differences existent between these two races are pronounced and must be considered separately instead of giving consideration only to cultures other than the predominant White culture, each of these races must be accorded separate consideration by the professional counselor in order for therapy to be effective."
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Interracial Identities, 2005.
This paper argues that America's history of institutionalized racism and white superiority has given way to the displacement and alienation of interracial individuals, thus creating fragmented and broken identities.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 6 sources, MLA, $ 39.95
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This paper explains that allowing the southern states to decide policy on Reconstruction after the Civil War was a big mistake on the part of the federal government because the South created the Jim Crow laws, which put into motion the segregation of the races. The author points out that the response time for the aid to the New Orleans hurricane victims illustrates that slavery remains ingrained in American culture, dividing Americans into interracial identities of not only race but also class and economic status. The paper examines the works of African-American Langston Hughes and Japanese-American David Mura for contemporary examples of the problem of interracial identities in the U.S..
Table of Contents:
Introduction
America's Civil War and Aftermath
Contemporary Samples
Conclusion
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"In Langston Hughes' poem "Cross", he discusses what it is like to be a biracial man in America and it is his character's anger that resonates. It is very clear how much he resents being both black and white with the language he chooses. There is the respect he feels for his father but lack of respect for his mother that comes across clearly. As if there is shame involved being a product of the union between two different colored people but also two people from different stations in society. This leaves him not only as a cross between the two people but also with a cross to bear in life as he struggles with his own identity."
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Blacks and Social Issues, 2006.
This paper discusses in what ways society has come closer to realizing Martin Luther King's dream.
856 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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In this article, the writer discusses that in many ways, King's dream of a better, more equal life for African-Americans has in fact been realized. The writer offers the example that blacks and other minorities today now have many more, even if not still enough, educational and job opportunities than they did in 1963. The writer explains that a black middle class now exists in America, whereas in 1963, one did not. Further, the writer maintains that many improvements have also occurred for the disabled (e.g., more wheelchair and public transportation access). This paper discusses how life in America has improved (or not) for blacks and other minorities in America since Martin Luther King Jr. first gave his "I Have a Dream" speech in 1963.
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"In his "I Have a Dream" speech, Martin Luther King Jr. states, hopefully, that: "Nineteen sixty-three is not an end, but a beginning". Today, 42 years after King gave that speech, many aspects of day-to-day life in the United States, for blacks and other minorities, have improved, at least for a number of (if not all) minorities. Educational and job opportunities, for example, are now much better for minorities in America than they were in the past. Still, many minorities in America today face discrimination, in education, housing, jobs, etc., even though such discrimination became illegal after the Civil Rights Act, the passage of Affirmative Action laws, etc. However, many peoples' personal feelings about blacks, the disabled, and other minorities have not changed much (if at all), and that still accounts for a great deal of racial and other discrimination that lingers on in America today."
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The Newark Riots, 2005.
An in-depth discussion on the 1967 riots in Newark.
2,362 words (approx. 9.4 pages), 7 sources, MLA, $ 72.95
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This paper discusses the reasons and events that led to the outbreak of the Newark riots. It explains that poverty, unemployment, and their resultant social effects were major instigators of the riot. The author also describes the violence, vandalism and police brutality surrounding the event. It expands on how the Newark riots served as a violent catalyst for widespread social change in America.
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"With no blacks in positions of political influence in the city, the Central Ward community felt powerless in the face of institutionalized racism and corruption. The African-American community experienced the first twinges of empowerment when federal funding for low-income neighborhoods enabled some political organization in African-American neighborhoods like Central Ward. However, a sudden stop in federal monies resulted in yet more anger and tension, leading to an escalated rhetoric of violence. In all likelihood, the very idea of organized African-American community empowerment threatened the status quo of a white-dominated society."
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