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Environmental Racism & Landfills of the Inner-City
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A 20 page analytical paper examining the idea that large inner-cities seem to have their sanitation landfills strategically located in and around minority neighborhoods. A discussion of relevant case law, economic rationale, and environmental concern is provided. The writer posits that elected officials must take action or be held responsible for the harmful effects that nearby garbage dumps have upon members of the African-American and Latino communities. Bibliography lists 19 sources.
Filename: Garbager.wps
Educational Imperatives For African American Boys In Elementary Education
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A 25 page research paper that examines the way in which changes in arrest rates and crime statistics for African American youth has affected perceptions about boys from this ethnic group which are then generalized in the classroom to low status positions, low expectations for academic success, and lack of access to opportunities to achieve educationally. The paper shows how these issues have been addressed both in the educational research literature and in interventions in the classroom, and makes the point that there are, in fact, effective solutions which are not being discussed or addressed as part of the national public debate on education. Bibliography lists 52 sources.
Filename: Educaf.wps
King & Dubois / A Comparison
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An 8 page research paper which examines the similarities between two great Civil Rights leaders: Martin Luther King, Jr. and W.E.B. Dubois. The writer shows that although the basic philosophy of King and turn-of-century writer and activist, Dubois, differ considerably at first glance, the writer shows that there was a fundamental similarity at the heart of the two men's philosophies. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: Kingdubs.wps
W.E.B. Du Bois's 'The Souls of Black Folks' / An Analysis
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A 5 page analysis of W.E.B. Du Bois's The Souls of Black Folks. The writer discusses the controversial nature of the 1913 publication, the meaning of Du Bois's message, and the audience which he addressed. Bibliography lists two sources.
Filename: Souls.wps
W.E.B. DuBois & The Concept of Race
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A 9 page, critical analysis of W.E.B. DuBois' concept of race. The writer posits that we certainly should not cease to reflect our culture at the moment we are declared American; for Americans maintain any exclusive culture without the foundation of external roots. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: Duboirac.wps
W.E.B. DuBois' 'The Souls of Black Folk' / Double Consciousness
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A 5 page paper discussing W.E.B. Du Bois' feeling that the black American feels irrevocably conflicted in his assessment of himself as a black on the one hand and an American on the other. The paper points out this idea's roots in the conflict between Booker T. Washington's bland assimilationism and Du Bois' deeper, more realistic insight. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: Blackfol.wps
Kenneth O'Reilly's 'Nixon's Piano'
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In 10 pages, the writer provides a critical analysis of 'Nixon's Piano' by Kenneth O'Reilly. Nixon's Piano essentially looks at the history of racial politics among American presidents. O'Reilly maps out more than 200 years of the intersection of race and politics in America -- especially criticizing Nixon's stance [or lack thereof] on Civil Rights issues.. No additional sources cited.
Filename: Nixpiano.wps
College Football Coaching & Racism
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An 11 page look at issues concerning racism and the football coach. Various historic studies are cited concerning such items as 'racial stacking' in professional football and its relevance to the collegic sports environment. Bibliography lists approximately 18 sources.
Filename: Coachrac.wps
Harlem Renaissance Art and the Re-Awakening
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A 5 page paper in which the writer argues that literature written by Black authors during the early 1920s opened up a discourse between Black artists, militants and intellectuals that helped forge a Black American identity that served the Civil Rights and Pan American movements. One artist who helped to continually reopen this discussion and propel the newly found forms of black expression into a militant arena was Claude McKay through his work 'Home to Harlem.' Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Harlemr.wps