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    “Black America” beginning with the American Revolution and continue up until the World War II. Make no mistake blacks made contributions well past World War II, but in the interest of time and accuracy I must stay within the confines of our earlier history. One main aspect that should be analyzed is the fact that no matter how hard the struggle, blacks have always overcome adversity no matter what the cost. Of course, contributions made by blacks

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    For my essay, I chose Rosa Parks as my topic. She is one of the most famous African American women in American history. She was called "The first lady of civil rights" and "The mother of the freedom movement". I chose her because she was one of my role models. She inspired many people. Rosa Parks was a very brave woman. She is mostly known for what happened in Montgomery, Alabama on December 1, 1955. She refused to give her seat on the bus to a white passenger. There was a segregation law that

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    Reading the Heritage poem and Integrationism and Nationalism in African American Intellectual History story, the two have some similarities. In comparison the strong black males were described as how society tries to imprint in their heads who they’re supposed to be. According to the white society definition of normal, both men seem to struggle with that. They also struggled between knowing who they were and who they were told to be. I can relate to these two sources because I had experienced the

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    The South Africans view the Great Trek as a central event of their 19th century history and the reason for them becoming a nation. Once being granted independence to the trekkers in the Transvaal and Transorangia regions in 1852 and 1854, the Voortrekkers knew that their hard work had paid off. The

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    African American history is important to me because I learned how strong and courageous blacks were. African American history gives us knowledge and recognitions of black achievements. African American history is a huge part of our nation's history. It is important to study our history so we can learn about the black accomplishment. In school, they teach us about Rosa Parks and George Washington Carver. It was a great African American artist name Horace Pippin his painting told stories. I never

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    regarding American history. One example is the establishment of the national archives. Federal records contained amount of information on African American. Federal records also propelled the field of study African American history. Afro American historical research benefited from of the innovation and demands from black scholarship. The need to separate African American from U.S. history became imperative in the late 20th century. However finding records that report the part of African Americans in American

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    In Southern American history, the focus tends to remain on events that occurred from white, male citizens and politicians. These events, whether it is the civil war, the reconstruction period, World War I, or other well-known American historical events, white males are mainly centered around the story. Due to this narrow focus, the other genders and races that were affected or affiliated with these events are often neglected. Historian Glenda Gilmore stated “Revisioning southern politics must take

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    Connect History Report: Racism towards African Americans Jose Ramon Asuncion History 111 Professor Johnson July 1, 2016 Throughout the history of the United States, equality has never been fully reached. The rights of minorities and people of color have been challenged countlessly even to this day. Racism has been around since the dawn of man, though the new nation was created as the land of the free, many were deprived of their liberties in the founding of the United States. The United

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    Ti’Anna Smith Period 1 AP World History 12-14-15 Exploring African American History: The Harlem Renaissance The Harlem Renaissance originally known as the New Negro Movement was an important part of African American culture and history, which helped African Americans express themselves and celebrate their heritage. Between the years of 1890-1920 close to two million African Americans traveled from the rural southern states to the northern cities. They traveled to these northern cities in hopes

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    History is not expounded on in the Wall Street industry. Brokers are remembered simply on their sales or their big portfolios. The trials of how African American owned firms were founded and the triumphs and accomplishments that were made afterwards was written in an interesting narrative way by the author , Gregory S. Bell in In the Black: A African American History of Wall Street. Bell being the son of one of the first African American black owned member firm in the New York Stock Exchange, he

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