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Papers On More Historical Figures & Their Works
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Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. / 1960-1967
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A 12 page overview of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. during his years as Chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor. The writer provides an historical view of his career in these years with emphasis on the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 in terms of his leadership style, allies, and enemies. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Acpowell.wps
Africa and Profit From Slave Trade
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A 4 page research paper that discusses whether or not the slave trade was economically beneficial for Africa. The Atlantic slave trade was ongoing for over three hundred and fifty years, profoundly affected the histories of four continents and “constituted history’s largest forced migration,” as over 12 million Africans were transported to various locations in Europe and the Americas (Clark 273). Some historians have argued that while the slave trade was morally wrong, it was economically beneficial to Africa. This examination of literature explores and analyses the validity of this assertion. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: khafpro.rtf
African American Artists during The Great Depresson.
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(10pp)The Harlem Renaissance watched the
flourishing of African American literature, music,
dance, art and social commentary in the neighbor-
hood newly transformed by the great migration of
African Americans to the North during WWI. The
renaissance was a time when Black Americans had a
chance to demonstrate the creative and intellectual
abilities that they possessed. Nightclubs,
community centers, cafes, publishing houses and
galleries sprang up in Harlem amongst the enormous
level of energy and excitement. 'It captured all
that the wild young things of the 1920s wanted to
be.' Bibliography lists 10 sources. (sources follow)
Filename: BBafartD.rtf
African American Artists: Alma Thomas and Romare Bearden
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A 5 page paper which compares the life and art of Alma Thomas and Romare Bearden. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAaaat.rtf
African American History, Art, and Culture
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A 5 page paper which examines Paul
Beatty’s “The White Boy Shuffle” as it involves a somewhat irreverent look at African
American history and culture. The paper then compares his presentations with the
outlooks provided by Addison Gayle’s “The Black Aesthetic” and Larry Neal’s essay
“The Black Arts Movement.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAafart.rtf
African American Pioneers in Social Work and Sociology
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A 10 page exploration of the interrelationship that exists between sociology and social work. Noting the work of such black pioneers in sociology as W.E.B. DuBois, Booker T. Washington, and Cornel West, the author explains that from a very broad perspective, sociologists try to understand the mechanisms of human interaction and social workers try to intervene to correct dysfunctions in human interaction. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPblkSoc.rtf
African American: History and the Present
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A 4 page paper which examines various perspectives concerning African Americans in relationship to some history and the present day conditions. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAaawt.rtf
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