African-American Studies papers

This paper reviews Michael Honey's 1999 book "Black Workers Remember: An Oral History of Segregation Unionism and the Freedom Struggle".

This paper analyzes the main character from Zora Neale Hurston's "Their Eyes Were Watching God".

This paper discusses the importance of education to the contemporary African-American community.

This relates a Tennessee legend "The Bell Witch" and discusses slavery.

This paper discusses plantation architecture and its relationship to slavery.

This paper discusses the Civil Rights movement of the 196s and its impact on today's society.

This paper discusses the effects of Hurricane Katrina on the regions poverty.

This paper reviews Manu Dibango's autobiography "Three Kilos of Coffee".

This paper discusses the symbolic meaning of August Wilson's play"Joe Turner's Come and Gone".

This paper is an in-depth examination of the events surrounding the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr..

This paper discusses discriminatory problems against blacks in collegiate sport.

This paper discusses Assata Shakur's "Assata: An Autobiography", which represents a neo-slave narrative.

This expository paper discusses the concepts of Black Nationalism, racism, ethnicity and oppression.

A comparative analysis of the views portrayed by Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man" and Malcolm X.

A comparative analysis of the philosophies of Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X.

A discussion of the work of Zora Neale Hurston, Phyllis Wheatley and Maya Angelou.

An analysis of the connection between poet Phillis Wheatley and the salve Belinda.

An analysis of the movie representation of civil rights.

An analysis of the slave narrative "Never Had Over Two Dresses"by Betty Foreman Chessier.

A review of Harry Watson's book "Andrew Jackson vs. Henry Clay: Democracy and Development in Antebellum America".

A discussion on Frederick Douglass, his life and work.

A discussion on mob violence against African Americans.

An analysis of Oluadah Equiano's, "The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Oluadah Equiano".

A discussion on combating homophobia and racism through film.

A discussion on "Fences" by August Wilson.

In in depth discussion on racism within the criminal justice system.

An analysis on the impetus of words.

A review of "Say it Loud! African American Audiences, Media and Identity" by Robin Coleman.

A linguistic review of Du Bois' ,"The Souls of Black Folk".

A review of Thurgood Marshall's life and achievements.

A review of Elaine Brown 's, "A Taste of Power".

A literary review and comparison of Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man" and "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Malcolm X.

An examination of the life of Frederick Douglass.

A comparison of two books on hip-hop by Bakari Kitwana and Chuck D.

A review of Anne Moody's, "Coming of Age in Mississippi".

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An in depth discussion Marcus Garvey and his influences

A discussion on the struggle for black civil rights in America.

A review of Dr. Martin Luther King's book "Why We Can't Wait".

A literary review of pieces written by Frederick Douglass, Thurgood Marshall and Malcolm X.

A discussion on DuBois' work "The Souls of Black Folks" and racism.

A discussion on the American constitution of independence and slavery.

A discussion on slave trade and Cape Verde.

A literary review of the race in society.

A biographical analysis of Langston Hughes.

A study on African-American women with HIV/AIDS.

A discussion of violence among African American youth.

A review of the movie "The Color Purple".

An examination of the influence of gender and race on political identity.

Examines the phenomenon of grandparents serving as parents.

A review of the book "American Babylon" by R. Self.

A review of empirical literature about racism and violence.

An examination of racial stereotypes about gender.

An analysis of African American women's participation in the political process.

Looks at Harriet Jacobs' "Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl".

Discusses race and identity in works by Frederick Douglass and Mark Twain.

Examines the systematic disenfranchisement of convicted felons in Florida.

A review of the history and scope of the EEOC.

Examines President Lincoln's view on race.

Examines the role of President Lincoln in slave emancipation.

Describes the legal process that a hypothetical employee must go through to report discrimination.

Outlines diversity programs in the workplace.

Discusses the analysis of affirmative action needs and plans for a hypothetical company.

An analysis of the different forms of physical and psychological captivity these two slaves were subjected to.

An analysis of August Wilson's drama "Joe Turner's Come and Gone".

An analysis of the valuation of beauty.

An account of the rhetorical strategies King used to become successful in motivating people.

An analysis of why African Americans appear to have become passive in their reaction to racism.

Brief survey of the mission, organizational structure, and control protocols in the METCO organization.

Review of the movie "Mississippi Burning".

An overview of the struggle for equal civil rights in the U.S.A.

Examines how James Baldwin portrays a queer society in his work, "Giovanni's Room".

This paper discusses characteristics of the Islamic religion and some of its leaders and movements in the U.S.

An analysis of Toni Morrison's "Beloved" and the myth of freedom awaiting runaway slaves arriving in the North.

A discussion on race equality in tertiary education.

A biography of the civil rights activist Martin Luther King Jr.

An extensive discussion on gifted children and minority groups.

A review of Frederick Douglass's autobiography, "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an America Slave".

An examination of the relationship between substance abuse among African-American males and the criminal justice system.

Examines some of the events which made the 1960s such an important era in history.

A reaction paper to Donald Atkinson's book about providing counseling to minority groups in the U.S.A.

A paper surveying stereotypes and their effects on society.

A look at the role of society's definition of beauty in Toni Morrison's "The Bluest Eye"

A paper describing the reasons for low voter turnouts in recent elections.

This paper reviews and analyzes Toni Morrison's 1970 novel "The Bluest Eye" which focuses on African-American women and their struggle to be accepted as beautiful when compared to their Caucasian counterparts.

A study of racism in the United States and the world.

An overview of the American civil rights movement, its stages of development and its legacies.

An examination on the high occurrence of HIV and AIDS in African-Americans.

This paper reviews and analyzes Toni Morrison's novel "Beloved" while focusing on the author's depiction of African culture through ancient folklore and superstition.

This paper explains that underneath the surface of President Clinton's 1993 speech "What Would Martin Luther King Say", presented to an audience of black ministers in Memphis are some ugly social comments.

A discussion on the representation of the psyche of a black minority in Ralph Ellison's novel "Invisible Man".

A discussion on capitalism as the main cause of the American Civil War.

This paper reviews and analyzes the semi-autobiographical novel "A Raisin in the Sun," written by, African-American author, Lorraine Hansberry.

This paper reviews and analyzes the novel, "Sula," written by, African-American author and Nobel prize laureate, Toni Morrison.

A discussion on the history of slavery and the problem of sectionalism in the U.S..

This paper discusses the struggle of the young U.S. to solve the issue of whether new states were to be a free or slave states.

An overview of Manning Marable's book on post WWII African-American history.

This paper is a literature review of racial discrimination in the history of the U.S., mainly against blacks, and the laws introduced to eliminate such discrimination.

This paper examines the lives of George Robert Twelve Hewes and Frederick Douglass, while detailing their experiences in two totally different yet dramatic eras in American history.

This paper analyzes Randall Kennedy's book "Race, Crime and the Law," which presents an in-depth look at how issues of race link to crime and law enforcement.