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"The development of the Black Power movement in America can be traced from the beginning of the century if one considers all separatist movements from that time to be forerunners of Black Power. For, Black Power has been developed as a specific doctrine only since the middle or late 1960's; however, it had been slowly evolving for at least sixty years before that time. And, it was only because of various forerunners who had cleared the way that Black Power could develop when it did.

This movement, or doctrine, can be distinguished from the various civil rights movements which flourished concurrently with it. Though intrinsically related to Black Power, these have generally stressed racial harmony and the mutual cultural and mental evolution of both the black and white races to the point where members of each race would hold equal status in society."

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This essay explores the media portrayal of women in post World War II America and whether these portrayals were accurate. The essay discusses television figures such as June Cleaver, Donna Read, Mary Tyler Moore and Marlo Thomas and compares these portrayals of women with the reality of the female environment of decades following World War II. The essay finds that the media portrayed women as subservient to men in the 1950s and in later decades portrayed women as completely independent and financially successful. The essay argues that neither portrayal accurately reflected the reality of the post WWII American woman.

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"What, then, was the purpose of departing from reality in so drastic a way between 1950 and the later part of the 1970s when portraying women as less capable than men, and subordinate to the patriarchal society? The answer, of course, is that those depictions served a purpose in society. The early post war depiction of the woman as a high-heeled, neat, orderly housewife was actually presenting an escape from the reality of the American woman and family, is explained in part by films like The Searchers and other John Wayne films. It is not a depiction of what the American woman was, or needed, but a depiction of what the American man needed to be, and how he needed to feel about himself (McCarthy, Patrick, 1997, 165)."

Tags:American society, post WWII America

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The paper discusses the FBI war against the Black Panther Party, including the use of Cointelpro, the assassination of Fred Hampton and Mark Clark, and efforts to create a split between Huey Newton and Eldridge Cleaver.

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"As stated by Charles Jones and Judson Jeffries, the Black Panther Party (BPP) was arguably the leading Black leftist organization in the African-American liberation struggle because it captured the imagination of oppressed people throughout the world. The thesis explored in this qualitative literature-based analysis is that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) undertook a focused overt war targeting the Black Panther Party using such weapons as illegal surveillance, assassination and media propaganda to discredit this movement and to put an..."

Tags:FBI, Black Panthers, COINTELPRO

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This paper discusses the the way the roles of women in the 1950s have dramatically changed in modern times. The paper gives the example of Hillary Clinton and June Cleaver and the way they represent archetypes of differing eras that has seen the slow and positive evolution of the woman's equal right to work. The paper discusses the issue of primary care giving versus independence and career in the work place.

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"Feminist Studies: Contrasting the Women of the 1950s with the Modern Women of the 21st Century This feminist study will examine the differing roles that women of the 1950s have in relation to the women of the 21st century. By evaluating the role of the housewife of the 1950s, one can disseminate the roles that women now possess in business and government in the modern age. In the case of June Cleaver in the 50s T.V. show "Leave it to Beaver", a contrasting view of woman can be presented in the role of women, such as Hilary Clinton as a U.S. Senator. Furthermore, by discussing roles of women in the modern era, the issues of parental care are changing in comparison with the traditional values espoused parental leave and primary care giving of the 1950s."

Tags:clinton, hillary, politics

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This paper studies the Watts riot that occurred in Los Angeles during the summer of 1968. The riots effectively signaled an end to peaceful dissent, which had previously characterized the civil rights movement. The paper asks and answers the question: why did this violence take place, especially so soon after a series of successes by the civil rights movement? The paper also addresses the root of the dissatisfaction by the African-American community. The paper concludes with a discussion of prevention -- both of the dissatisfaction and of the subsequent violence.

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"On August 11, 1965, just five days after President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law (and only a year after the ratification of the 23rd Amendment), as a result of a drunk driving arrest and a mother's protests, racial tension in Los Angeles' largest black ghetto, Watts, finally burst. Six days of looting, rioting, burning, and various forms of brutality took place, resulting in 34 killed, 900 injured, 4,000 arrested, and $30 million in property destroyed. As Eldridge Cleaver details, Watts had always been "a place of shame," but now blacks everywhere were declaring that they were from there: 'I too, have participated in this game, saying, I'm from Watts. In fact, I did live there for a time, and I'm proud of it.'"

Tags:blacks, los, angeles, eldridge, cleaver, racial, tension, civil, rights, movement

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This paper compares television family sitcoms of the past to the family sitcoms of the present and suggests that their changing nature is an indication that television is just reflecting the changes in society and not, as critics argue, that society is a reflection of television shows. It argues that, were television programs truly driving societal behavior, the sitcoms would not have changed so drastically, since the male-dominated television industry would have had an interest in maintaining the more flattering male image of television men from the past.

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"Leave it to Beaver is the epitome of a white, middle class suburban family with an authoritarian male role model. Ward Cleaver clearly wore the pants in the family as the sole bread earner. Throughout the series, Ward's job is never discussed and he is never shown in the work setting, but the image is that he has a respected professional position that affords the family a very comfortable standard of living. Some theorize that the neglect to mention Ward's work symbolizes the mystification and exclusionary nature of the working male at the time. June, Ward's mate, is a submissive house wife who manages to always look beautiful even while maintaining an immaculate house."

Tags:american, culture, cosby, show, simpsons, al, bundy, ward, cleaver, characters