Richard Wright's autobiography, Black Boy, tells about the real life occurrences that characterized his life from childhood until adulthood. The…
Thomas Jefferson's views on slavery were well established when he signed the declaration of independence. However, there is much debate…
Previously published in Examiner on Feb 21, 2013 It is incredible that racism still exists in America in the 21st…
Although the term "Jim Crow" came from an upbeat show tune ("Jump Jim Crow"), there was nothing upbeat about the…
Overview of the Jim Crow laws: Jim Crow laws restricted the freedom of blacks from the 1880s to the 1960s.…
Once Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, the War Between the States came to represent the fight of…
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