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Papers On Black Social Issues, Politics & Philosophy
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Black culture and outsider culture
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A nine page paper which looks at the development of African-American music and culture with particular reference to the concept of outsider culture, the way in which outsiders are defined, and the extent to which individuals can transcend the boundaries between the majority culture and subcultures. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: JLoutsafr.rtf
Black Equality: Reconstruction to the Present
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An 8 page assessment of the struggle for black equality. Tracing key historical developments, the
author demonstrates that the Civil Rights Movement only succeeded in propelling blacks to the same level they had briefly attained in the 1870s, a
position of at least semi-equality. The opinions as to the extent of true equality in our country today, however, vary radically. Many blacks
point to such phenomena as police brutality and racial profiling as evidence that equality has yet to be achieved. These same blacks seem to have
limited faith in our government's insuring this equality. At the same time, however, many are working within the system to do just that.
Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPblkRt2.rtf
Black Experience: Civil War to the Present
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The black experience in the United States is one which has been affected by a mindset of superiority of those that first bound them into slavery, by the societal segregation which haunted them for years after the end of the Civil War, and by numerous legislative attempts to make up for past wrongs. These attempts centered of course around the Civil Rights movement and friction between blacks and whites which continue to exist to this day. This paper presents the events which occurred throughout history from the perspective of its impact on the life of a fictional family of blacks who lived from the time of slavery to the present.
Filename: PPblkFam.rtf
Black Feminism: Overcoming the Matrix of Domination with Knowledge
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A 5 page contention that there has been a paradigmatic shift in Black womens understanding of the domination which they have endured, both on the basis of their gender and on the basis of their race and socioeconomic class. The increase in knowledge among black women regarding the matrix of domination has allowed them to resist domination and indeed to work within the existing matrix in their search for equal footing. Black women have become empowered with knowledge. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPfemBlk.wps
Black Feminists Critique of Motherhood:
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This 5 page paper discusses the issue of motherhood from the black feminists perspective. This paper furthermore attempts to illustrate issues of motherhood which are specific to the black community. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: GSBlkfem.rtf
Black Immigration to the Pacific Northwest: Lessons from History
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A 5 page discussion of the problems black immigrants to the Pacific Northwest have faced. The author asserts that the deep societal prejudice and the discrimination that resulted has had long term impacts for black immigrants and their descendants. A complimentary annotated bibliography is included. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPblkImm.rtf
Black Immigration to the Pacific Northwest: Lessons from History
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An 11 page discussion of the problems black immigrants to the Pacific Northwest have faced. The author asserts that the deep societal prejudice and the discrimination that resulted has had long term impacts for black immigrants and their descendants. A complimentary annotated bibliography is included. Bibliography lists 14 sources.
Filename: PPblkIm2.rtf
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