Powledge's 'Free At Last' / Book Review
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An analytical review of Fred Powledge's (1991) book entitled 'Free at Last? The Civil Rights Movement and the People Who Made It.' Essentially, this is a 4 page essay in which the writer describes how the book highlights Powledge's knowledge of firsthand accounts with both the famous and lesser-known people who contributed significantly to the success of the Civil Rights movement in this country.
Filename: Freeatla.wps

The American Civil Rights Movement / Philadelphia
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A 5 page paper discussing the civil rights movement particularly in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Bibliography lists eight sources which are all taken from newspaper reports.
Filename: Philly.doc

The Civil Rights Movement & the Black Middle Class
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A 11 page research paper, plus a 1 page proposal for that paper, that examines how the civil rights movement has caused the creation of a large, African-American middle class in contemporary America. The writer offers an overview of the civil rights era and argues that this large black middle class has reaped the benefits of that era, as well as furthering its goals. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: 90civil.rtf

The Civil Rights Movement in America
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A 50 page research paper chronicling in great detail the modern civil rights movement. The writer describes the historical and political background that led to the formation of the African-American civil rights movement in the 1950s and traces the movements efforts. Bibilography lists 12+ sources.
Filename: Civilri.wps

A Slave Trader's Tale
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This 10 page paper focuses on the original work of the slave trader Captain Theophilus Conneau. Several issues are addressed including the morality of the institution and its conflict with religion. The life of Conneau is outlined and the book is discussed in general terms. The daily life of the slave is explored through this work in addition to other documentation. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: Tradtale.wps

DuBois and Washington: Matched Set or Opposite Bookends?
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This five-page-paper compares and contrasts two of the of the most famous civil rights activists in African American history. Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Dubois spent their lives as civil rights activists for their people but used different approaches toward the same goal. The differences and similarities are discussed along with explanations as to how those differences came to be. Bibliography lists four sources.
Filename: CWbookwe.wps

Play and Leisure Among Slave Children in the United States
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A 5 page overview of the concepts of play and recreation and how they related to black children during slavery. Emphasizes that play was shaped by the environment and that while black children may have not had much leisure time they assuredly engaged in a diversity of play and leisure activities. These activities could have been as diverse as learning to read, as Frederick Douglass related in his now infamous narratives, to learning complex and often meaningful circular song games. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
Filename: PPslaveC.wps

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