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- 1141: Blake's "London": An Analysis
- ... s cry Every blackening church appalls, And the hapless soldier's sigh Runs blood down palace walls." The chimney sweeper is blackened by the church that permits children to be sold into this form of slavery; and thus, the chimney sweeper blackens the church in return. The state is revealed as the bloody machine of war that it is by Blake's brilliant image of the sigh that turns to blood ...
- 1142: Black Female Bodybuilders
- ... black women would have a genetic advantage as well. Bradford notes that black bodybuilders in the Americas and the Caribbean are better developed than blacks elsewhere. He also posits the theory that the experience of slavery, the survival of the Middle Passage and the practice of breeding healthy bodies that could endure the heavy labor demanded of slaves, have given blacks a superior genetic strain that produces "the elite of the ...
- 1143: Maroons
- ... led to insurrections by newer generations of African slaves. The fires of black rebellion continued, culminating in the famous slave rebellion of 1831, involving some 20,000 slaves, which led directly to the demise of slavery in the British Caribbean. The Maroon settlements of Jamaica survive even today, as a testimony to the long, unbroken thread of history. Towns such as Accompong town, Moore Town, and Scotts Hall draw their names ...
- 1144: The History of Greek Culture
- ... they savagely told Athens that they did not need their help, thus insulting Athens unmeaserably. In 459 BC the helots were finally forced to surrender, and on one condition only. Death or the return into slavery. The Spartans agreed to let them leave, however, and the Athenian ships took them to Nacpactus, a naval station that had shortly been founded by Athens. Athens good fortune kept true, the freed cities of ...
- 1145: The Renaissance
- ... The Crusades which preceded the Renaissance, provided Western Europe with new culture and products, such as silk. Merchants began trading with people from the East, which brought wealth and new kinds of goods to Europe. Slavery became re-introduced into society during the Renaissance and many Muslims worked as slaves in Italy. Money lending and trade contributed to the excessive wealth of city-states in Italy. City-states possessed enough money ...
- 1146: Movie Review: Gone With The Wind and Glory
- ... and even though many do not want to fight, the Negro’s are the first to enlist in the army, because they feel the need to help their fellow peoples, out of the bondage of slavery in the south. Both movies have their strengths and weaknesses. However Gone with the Wind, showed more of its faults due to the fact that it was made almost 50 years ago. Glory’s incredible ...
- 1147: Cultural Write-Up on “Gone With the Wind”
- ... on the people. Images of rows of dying and wounded soldiers, chaos in the streets of Atlanta, and a priest praying for the dead further illustrates the ugliness of war. Also, the sympathetic side of slavery was seen when the little Negro children had to fan the white princesses in their sleep. One of the film greatest moments occurred when Scarlett promise to God that she will never be hungry again ...
- 1148: A Raisin in the Sun
- ... Cheney 45-46). W.E.B Dubois was an original thinker and a sociologist. Hansberry ^...gained admiration for black intellectual, socialism, and black leadership^ (Cheney 40). Frederick Douglass was a another writer. Hansberry learned about slavery and its psychology. She also learned a ^...invaluable lesson that the sufferings of a people may be presented truthfully in ways that rise above propaganda to the level of art^ (Cheney 36-37). A Raisin ...
- 1149: Crooklyn: A Review
- ... as bad. Another concept of color the movie depicted was darker complexion African-Americans jealousy of those who had a fairer complexion and less coarse hair. In my opinion, I feel this complex stemmed from slavery days. The “house Negro” were those with lighter complexions while the “field Negro” were those who had manual labor jobs. This caused resentment among the African-American race and has been a focused problem ever ...
- 1150: Utopia
- ... the destiny of the black community. They also felt that it was up to the government to provide employment or a guaranteed income for all of the people. The panthers also sought restitution for the slavery of their ancestors. These are a few of the demands that were put forth by the Black Panthers. Although many Americans at that time considered these demands to be excessive, the Black Panthers saw them ...
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