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    local militia against British troops in the South during the beginning of the American Revolutionary War. Martin, who is a widower with six children and a veteran of the French and Indian War, wants nothing to do with the war until a brutal British Colonel, William Tavington, kills one of his sons and takes his eldest son, a member of the Continental Army, prisoner. Martin, who’s character is loosely based on Francis Marion, the Swamp Fox, uses guerrilla warfare to cut British supply lines and attack

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    more details about each ethnic group. It was easier finding more information on the internet than the books. Finding information in books never change but on the internet the information can be updated. These sources contained information about the British Asians,Africans,White European,Mexicans, and immigrants. Using the internet over books gather more information about ethnic groups and immigrants. Before we begin, it is important to understand a few key terms related to our studies: ethnic diversity

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    legacy within several districts and regions of Africa is Great Britain. A country largely affected by Great Britain and colonialism is my country Zimbabwe. Zimbabwe was under British jurisdiction from 1888 to 1979. The colonization of Zimbabwe began when the British Statesmen Cecil Rhodes arrived in Zimbabwe with his British South African Company. He did not squander anytime, he swiftly began taking authority of Zimbabwe. In the coming years Great Britain would have the majority of jurisdiction of

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    Democrat Party, Dawn Black was born, Dawn Whitty, on April 1, 1943 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Dawn Black, who is currently 72 years of age, was the opposition leader of the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Canada from January 19 - April 17, 2011. Dawn Black is married to Peter James Black and the couple resides in New Westminster, British Columbia. Her predecessor was Carole James and her successor is Adrian Dix. As the MLA for New Westminster, Dawn Black was in office from 2009–2013

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    In this essay, I am going to explain a painting of Dunkirk, which was painted by a British painter in 1940. The artist, who painted the picture, was called Charles Cundall. He was sent by the British government to paint a picture about The Evacuation at Dunkirk. His main aim for painting this picture was to make Germany look bad and Britain look good. Therefore he had a reason to paint the picture as he was British himself. By looking at the picture I predict that he would not have been sitting in

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    of fictional, in the Patriot only one black man fought for the continental army, in reality there were many black man fought against the British army.1 With award winning actors and screenwriters, the Hollywood version of the revolutionary war must be "kicked up". Much additional and fictional information were added to the movie, just to make the movie more exciting and do well in the box office. Two kids and one man with couple rifles killing a dozen British soldiers seems a little too over the

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    Address to the National Assembly in Favor of the Abolition of the Slave Trade was published on February 5, 1790 by the Society of the Friends of Blacks in their campaign to address desire for abolishing the trade of slaves. In France, criticism was placed on slave trade even prior to 1789, as French philosophers Jean-Jacques Rousseau and Montesquieu penned their thoughts speaking out against the slave trade. Their writings were emphasizing the cruel and inhumane practices throughout the slave trade

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    longer exists in North America, African Americans are not treated as equals and surrounded by stereotypes therefore are usually the ones who are the first to blame for crimes and found reported in the media. This has created some backlash within the black community causing police to fight back.Throughout history and in present day African Americans are charged for petty crimes that white people are twice as more likely to commit. Stereotypes have continued to build over the years leading the law enforcers

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    concentration camps established by the British were segregated into black and white camps to prevent the blacks and whites from living in the same areas. The camp administrators wasted supplies instead of giving appropriate provisions to the inmates and assaulted blacks, specifically, to assert their rule. Any blacks suspected of being associated with the British army were brutally beaten or shot. African resistance to this violence was seen from massed attacks against the British, as seen during the Holkrantz

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    The Practices and Processes Shaping Racism in British Society The concept of racism is a relatively modern term that made its appearance in the 18th century. The practices and processes that have helped shape racism in British society today must be looked at as a series of ideologies, that have been built into British institutions and organisations as a consequence of the historical contexts of colonialism and imperialism. However, ideas of race and differences between races are rooted even earlier

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