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…African American Music African American Music By 1945, nearly everyone in the African American community had heard gospel music (2). At this time, gospel music was a sacred folk music with origins in field hollers, work songs, slave songs, Baptist…

…of happiness.” In the 1830’s, there existed a deep division among the nation’s white population reguarding Native Americans. In their dealings with Native Americans, the first white settlers adopted policies that were shaped by their own European worldview…

…The United States foreign policy during 1865 to 1910 was determined less by economic than by strategic, moral, and political interests as shown in the Civil War, yellow journalism, and the Spanish-American war concerning Cuba. During the Civil War…

…The Effects of the American Revolution upon American Society Between 1775 and 1800, the American Revolution played a significant role in the development of America through strengthening or weakening each of the following: the American economy with its…

…Native Americans: 500 years of Racism and Oppression "In fourteen-hundred and ninety-two, Columbus sailed the ocean blue." This little saying is something that I'm sure we all learned as children, to help us remember the year that Columbus…

…and determination resulted in outright rebellion and individual acts of defiance. However, historians place the strongest reaction in the enlisting of blacks in the war itself. Batty in The Divided Union: The Story of the Great American War, 1861-65, concur with Foner…

…The Japanese American National Museum The Japanese American National Museum is an organization that contributes to the Japanese American community in numerous ways. Since it is a museum, it offers historical information and many services to both…

…and as a former Miss America, she is a role model for young African-American’s. Her almond skin is the ideal shade, it’s not dark enough to be black, but it is dark enough to be exotic. Her hazel-green eyes are light, unlike the dark brown eyes of most African…

…Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire By, Chalmers Johnson Chalmers Johnson in his book, Blowback: The Costs and Consequences of American Empire, analyses chronically the effects of foreign policies the United States pursued…

…The “melting pot” is a term used to describe the way that the American system of integrating citizens is today. This is a system used by the United States of America and not used by the Canadian system. The Canadian culture uses a term known…