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    While Slavery was against human nature and while Abolitionists believed in ending the practice of slavery, the South had their own reasons why slavery was needed in America and how basically they supported pro slavery. For instance, some arguments for slavery followed this so-called logic: “Sudden end to the slave economy would have had a profound and killing economic impact in the South where reliance on slave labor was the foundation of their economy. If all the slaves were freed, there would be

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    The album itself is played out as a poem that shows Lamar’s insecurities and his journey after fame, and the poem evolves throughout every track to the very end.Wesley’s Theory”, the first track, starts off showing the difficulties of maintaining success, and how successful black artists are turned out by the entertainment industry. It also shows the ignorant spending habit of young blacks when they achieve success, and contrasts it by showing how the government encourages this spending because of

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    three continents, Haley examined slave ship records at archives in the United States and England and traveled to Gambia, the home of his ancestors in West Africa. In his ancestral village of Juffure, Haley listened to a tribal historian recount how Kunta Kinte, Haley's ancestor was captured and sold into slavery. Still, despite his meticulous research, Haley often despaired that he could never recapture the true spirit of his ancestors. He recalled in a 1977 Ebony magazine interview, "I asked myself

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    In the novel Roots, written by Alex Haley, Haley goes through his family lineage beginning with the protagonist of the novel, Kunta Kinte. Kunta Kinte is abducted by his own people and given to the "toubob" (white people) and brought to Americas through the Middle Passage. The Middle Passage was a route during the 16th-18th century in the form of a triangle. This route went from European

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    To many Kendrick Lamar is just another west coast rapper; and to a diehard group of fans he is the king of west coast rap. But on the night of the 2016 Grammy awards, as he limped on stage, chained to his backup dancers, Kendrick suddenly became more than just a rapper. His six minute performance of “The Blacker the Berry” and “Alright” from his hit album To Pimp a Butterfly was captivating, electrifying and so powerful it had him trending on Twitter for days to follow. This reaction was the result

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    until her back was completely covered with blood. In Roots, the original main character, Kunta Kinte, renamed Toby by his master, is punished for trying to escape. He is caught and as his punishment, the people who captured him give him the choice to either have part of his foot cut off, or to be physically emasculated. He chooses to have his foot cut off, which they do with one blow from an axe, which makes Kunta lose consciousness for several days. Both of these cruel punishments demonstrate the awful

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    curosity or you can relate to it in some way or another. There have been many films written about the history of America and one which stands out is Roots which is a A film based on Alex Haley's book which tells a story of African teen known as Kunta Kinte, and his life as a slave. Films like these have a major impact on the viewer because it forces them to thing deeply into there hearts and minds about there heritage there is a real deep psycology which allows history to have a deep impact on the

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    In a time of great curiosity all it takes is for one voice to capture a tradition to share to the world. Throughout history many public figures used their voice to spread a message that can help those who are oppressed amd viewed differently based on race or tradition. Author Alex Haley wrote most of his texts in a time known as the Civil Rights Movement, most of his novels covered the lives of slaves or famous African Americans in order to show the whites what life was like for slaves and African

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    Slavery has had a huge impact throughout the world for many years . It started in the 1600s in north america and still continues in other countries today such as pakistan and mostly in india sudan and africa. Even though its still going on it was worse back then.When people think of slavery so many negative thoughts are all we can think of. It can be described in so many words like immoral, abusive, no freedom and racism. There were also many ways in which people dealt with slavery and it caused

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    Analysis of Song Lyrics in relation to a Sociological Concepts: A quick look at the lyrics of “Erase Racism” by Kool G. Rap & DJ Polo in relation to Racism and Ethnicity Long before the 90s, race and ethnicity have been a controversial issue all over the world, particularly in the United States. In sociology, the concepts of race and ethnicity is connected to the concept of minority and majority groups, with the social structures of stratification, power, and of course inequality. Race is a term

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