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…the issue of the rights to vote. Many states lowered the property requirements for voting, and some states such as Georgia and Pennsylvania actually went as far as to allow any white taxpaying male to vote. This created much optimism, that America would truly…

…as or more effective form of action then fighting back at the white moderates. At the time of the civil rights movement the white moderates were looking for any reason to arrest Negro's so MLK discussed that non violent direct action is more powerful then direct…

…of the most influential black leader of his time. He preached a philosophy of vocational training, the recognition of racial differences and white appeasement. He urged blacks to tolerate discrimination for the time being and concentrate on economic prosperity…

…In the essay "How It Feels to Be Colored Me" Zora Neale Hurston recalls her upbringing in an all black town, and her move to a mostly white town in the heart of racist Alabama. The author is exposed to racism and through the interaction school…

…society and the white townsfolk, Tom went through the trial without getting aggravated because he was falsely accused, and conducted himself as a gentleman. Tom's actions depict the kind of man he truly was, not one to rape and beat a helpless teenager, but one…

…illustrates it. The use of the word 'nigger' does not merely serve as a point of satire. He is not simply ridiculing the times by using it, but saying, 'this is how it is.' He conveys the idea that whites are superior to blacks in different ways. While he might…

…. Pecola, a young a black girl, associate being beautiful, happy and loved with having blue eyes like white people. Toni Morisson here makes a reference to a common idealization at the time that consisted in considering whiteness as a standard of beauty…

…Paul Laurence Dunbar was born on June 27, 1872 in Dayton, Ohio. While Dunbar was not the first African American poet and writer, he was the first to gain such respect and to be accepted by both white and black audiences. Dunbar attended schools…

…In Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, women are portrayed simplistically in black and white. The white European women are innocent and ignorant. They are misinformed by the men, and Marlow believes this is for society's sake. In his society, the women…

…. The central features in nearly every room,..............., was the fire place: many of these were highly decorative pieces carved in white marble...............Feeding the fire.......... was an endless chore for the servants...........Much of the furniture…