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White Supremacy in America, 2002.
Discusses the history, mission and acts of white supremacist groups.
1,708 words (approx. 6.8 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 55.95
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This paper begins by describing the strong influence white supremacist groups used to have in the United States, while questioning whether this influence still exists. In the years following the defeat of the Confederacy by the Union, resistance to Reconstruction and changes in the status of former African slaves was to emerge throughout the American South. Supremacist organizations such as the Ku Klux Klan and Knights of the White Camellia were formed in part by southern leaders in the 1860s to destroy the voting power of newly freed slaves and to do damage to carpetbag misrule. According to the paper, such organizations are restructuring themselves into survivalist groups that are calling for increased cultural separatism. The author further contends that such groups do exist and do exert an influence over American political and social systems, but their actual presence and influence in American life is most probably less than one might suspect.
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"It was, however, the formal resistance to the policies of Reconstruction in the form of the Klan that most troubled race relations in the South during an long after Reconstruction. Martin and Roberts (1989, pp. 501 -502) quote a historian of the Klan who asserted that it "whipped, shot, hanged, robbed, raped and otherwise outraged Negroes and Republicans across the South in the name of preserving white civilization." A major goal of the Klan was to intimidate Republican voters and electoral candidates (including those Blacks who were affiliated with the Party) and to restore Democrats to office."
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White Supremacy in America, 2002.
The growth of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) and other white supremacist organizations.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 7 sources, $ 55.95
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Growth of Ku Klux Klan (KKK) . Discusses history of the KKK & other groups formed by Southern leaders to destroy the voting power of newly freed slaves. Terrorist activities of the Klan (cross burnings, lynchings). Resistance to policies of Reconstructiion. Klan's call for "100 percent pure Americanism." Makeup of membership. New white supremacist groups.
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"White Supremacy in America
In the years following the defeat of the Confederacy by the Union, resistance to Reconstruction and changes in the status of former African slaves was to emerge throughout the American South. Historian William Miller (1977) has pointed out that the "original" Ku Klux Klan and other white supremacist organizations such as the Knights of the White Camellia were formed in part by Southern leaders in the 1860s to destroy the voting power of newly freed slaves and to do damage to carpetbag misrule. Geoffrey Perrett (1989) has commented that during Reconstruction, when the original Klan was formed, the occupation armies of the Union were hard-pressed to prevent their terrorist activities - activities that virtually nullified the rights granted and guaranteed to former slaves under the Fourteenth Amendment. There was, says..."
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The Ku Klux Klan: An Analysis of White Supremacy, 2006.
A look at the lasting effects on African-Americans of the Ku Klux Klan.
3,375 words (approx. 13.5 pages), 10 sources, $ 133.95
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The Emancipation Proclamation issued by President Abraham Lincoln while the Civil War was still raging promised freedom and equality to blacks held in slavery, and led to high expectations among the millions of slaves living in the American South. But it also triggered the emergence of racist groups like the Ku Klux Klan, which used intimidation, brutality, and violence against blacks throughout the South. This paper discusses the effects of the virulent racism of the KKK and the support for this organization throughout the South, explaining that the KKK forced millions of blacks to live in fear, humiliation and hopeless despair for decades.
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White Supremacy Behind Bars, 2006.
A discussion regarding the Aryan prison gangs prevalent in the US correctional framework.
1,350 words (approx. 5.4 pages), 3 sources, $ 53.95
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This paper discusses the origins of the Aryan Brotherhood in U.S. prisons, who are they, what they stand for, how the gangs are structured and their political views. The paper also discusses membership, but the focus is placed on the lifestyle and behaviors of the Aryan Brotherhood in the prisons. Special emphasis considers how such a small prison gang is able to maintain such significant control.
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"A recent federal indictment against the Aryan Brotherhood--one of the most terrifying and powerful prison gangs in the United States--charged them with 32 ordered killings over the course of 23 years both in and out of prisons. They have had a 50% success rate (Duersten, 2005). Of course, those are just the 32 hits that federal prosecutors think that they can make stick. The Aryan Brotherhood has a long and vicious history of violence in America's prisons. Given that new members are only admitted after they have killed someone, it is very likely that the prison gang has more than just 16 successful killings to its name."
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White Media, White Terror and Hate Speech, 2002.
Elaborates on how 'whiteness' in the media maintains inequality and racism through an authoritative practice of identifying hate-based crimes on the basis of identities.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 8 sources, $ 44.95
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It is no secret that the white-controlled media is largely responsible for the language that is used for constructing public ideas about racial identities. . This paper will argue that the media effectively perpetuates racism, homophobia, anti-Semitism and other acts of oppression through language practices and speech acts.
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Baltic Supremacy, 2002.
A review of the book "The Struggle For Supremacy In The Baltic: 1600-1725" by Jill Lisk.
1,400 words (approx. 5.6 pages), 1 source, $ 53.95
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This is a book report on Jill Lisk's "The Struggle for Supremacy in the Baltic: 1600-1725".
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Whiteness, Institutional Racism and White Privilege, 2005.
A discussion into institutional racism in Canada, compared to the U.S./U.K, that maintains white privilege
900 words (approx. 3.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 35.95
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This paper discusses the dynamics of systemic or institutional racism that maintain white privilege. The paper presents a critical view of US/UK bedrock of theory, when discussing Canadian phenomenon. The paper presents fieldwork which reveals that most homeless persons in a Toronto facility were 'white' and when speaking with a white mentally ill vagrant man, it was realized that his 'privilege' did not mean any institution was responsible for him.
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"'Whiteness', Institutional Racism, and 'White Privilege'. Course materials indicating institutional racism pertain most often to British or American examples, and employing a jargon of 'privilege' that is interesting to examine in relation to contemporary Canada. One is to assume that the situations of these quite strongly racist societies are pertinent to Canada, in which racism certainly exists, but in a condition not to be compared with what is encountered in the others. Should we be examining institutional racism and white privilege in Australia, for instance, or other communal distinctions in India, or in Israel? An interesting approach is taken in John Hartigan's discussion of the American case, in reference to 'rednecks', 'hillbillies' and 'white trash', as marked racial subjects. (2003: 95-111) "
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Federalism vs. National Supremacy, 2002.
A review of the history of federal politics in America as opposed to individual rights as guaranteed by the Bill of Rights.
963 words (approx. 3.9 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 34.95
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This paper explores the history of federalism in the United States with regard to the individual rights of its citizens. The writer reviews the purpose of the Constitution of the United States of America which at the time of its writing was difficult for many citizens to accept. The paper then looks at the objective of the Bill of Rights as a response to this fear. In this, a groundwork is established for a debate between the advocates of federalism versus those in favor of strong national supremacy.
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"Federalism, though accepting that a federal government must exist, is an ideology that seeks to reign in that central power by fragmenting it, vesting smaller governing bodies (the state legislatures) with control over the people. It is an approach which favors limited government and grass roots participation. Proponents of national supremacy argue for the opposite: a strong central government whose power supersedes that of the states."
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Whiteness as a Social Construction, 2002.
This paper looks at the study of whiteness and the idea of whiteness being a social reconstruction.
1,210 words (approx. 4.8 pages), 6 sources, APA, $ 41.95
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This paper shows how the study of Whiteness is fraught with controversy. It explains that while many theorists confuse Whiteness studies with studies on racism, other theorists believe Whiteness is a social reconstruction. This paper explores the idea of Whiteness being a social reconstruction. Whiteness privileges are identified as well as characteristics of Whiteness that allows it to continue to survive in an era where political correctness and affirmative action are present in people’s minds. Examples of whiteness in different life areas are examined and “me too ism” as a defence and reaction on the part of white people are investigated.
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Body
Introduction
Whiteness Privileges
Whiteness as the Norm
Whiteness as a Non Race
Paradoxes of Whiteness
History of Domination
Problems of Whiteness Studies
?Me too ism?
Conclusion
References
Endnotes
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"Whiteness is a value system that privileges certain people. Whiteness privileges itself as the standard in humanity. It is not primarily about ‘race.’ One major privilege of Whiteness is the seditious avoidance of responsibility even though it may be painted as an acknowledgment of responsibility. An example of this evasion of responsibility was demonstrated by the U.S., the U.K. and European powers at the World Conference Against Racism (WCAR) in South Africa in 2001. South Africa wished to discuss reparations for colonialism and the slave trade during the conference. However, the U.S., the U.K. and the European powers threatened to quit the conference if this discussion were to be allowed on the agenda since they did not believe it had anything to do with the present government administration of their respective countries. While each country expressed their regret at what happened to South Africa at the hands of their predecessors, they believed that the present governments should not be held accountable for previous governments’ crimes. "
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White Hegemony in the South, 2004.
An analysis of the enforcement of white hegemony in the South.
1,182 words (approx. 4.7 pages), 4 sources, MLA, $ 40.95
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This paper examines the issue of white supremacy in the South through a discussion of Richard Wright's autobiographical sketch, "The Ethics of Living With Jim Crow," the Compromise of 1876, the Plessy vs. Ferguson case, and the case of Brown vs. the Board of Education.
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"Richard Wright's autobiographical sketch, "The Ethics of Living With Jim Crow," was written well after the Compromise of 1876 and the Plessy v. Ferguson case, but well before Brown v. Board of Education. Its origination in a time frame that might be thought of as an era of mummified Southern white attitudes allows it to shed bright light on the social constructs and barely legal conduct that served to affirm Southern white hegemony for decades, arguably (in light of the recent presidential election) right up to the present moment. In fact, the supremacy of state's rights in the recent elections, as upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court, signifies a turn of mind and events that is closer to that of 1876 than to that of 1954, despite the reluctance of President Dwight D. Eisenhower, in 1954, to enforce the decision and to legitimize any attempt to encourage the hearts and minds of all Americans to adopt its letter and intent (Stern, 1993)."
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Dimensions of the Color White, 2006.
An analysis of the properties of the color white a white light and their significance to science.
1,575 words (approx. 6.3 pages), 6 sources, $ 62.95
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This paper discusses white as a color and more specifically, white light. The paper describes the qualities of the color white and the multifaceted nature of existence and the way that it relates to significant chemical alterations in nature. The paper goes on to discuss the importance of white light to the scientific understanding of reflective light and the dimensions of other colors.
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"Dimensions of the Color White Outline I Introduction. White as a color is not often considered to have many dimensions or properties that are significant to either science or society. While white may carry with it the concept of "purity", the color itself is multifaceted and related to significant chemical alterations in nature. White light has been especially important to scientific understanding of reflective light and the dimensions of other colors. Scientifically white must possess certain chemical compounds in order to exist, and in the field of psychology, white speaks to individuals through subconscious messages about the world they live in."
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James Baldwin?s "The Fire Next Time", 2001.
An analysis of this work, written in America in 1962, which warns of imminent disaster if the whites did not stop their racist supremacy over the blacks.
1,750 words (approx. 7.0 pages), 0 sources, $ 56.95
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This paper looks at the author's upbringing and how this influenced his writing of this work. The book issues an ultimatum to American whites to wake up to the degradation they had been forcing upon American blacks at the cost of their own debasement. It warns that if not, the world will be destroyed by fire.
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"Growing up black Baldwin experienced race as the single most important element in his life. The fact that he was black overwhelmed everything else. In the letter that introduces the book, Baldwin?s uncle says, you ?faced the future that you faced because you were black and for no other reason? (18). Baldwin knows this well. Being black is the central fact of his life. Young blacks spent their days ?fighting the man? (31). Hopelessness was the constant mood. There was a ?cloud that stood between them and the sun? (82 ). Every black he knew was ?worn down . . .by the incessant and gratuitous humiliation and danger? (32) that each faced every day."
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Whiteness and Multi-Cultural Education, 2002.
This paper examines the role white America, as well as white America's governmental and social institutions have had on racism in America.
5,948 words (approx. 23.8 pages), 17 sources, MLA, $ 141.95
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This paper looks at the issue of racism in America, particularly as it relates to the dominant form of the dominant group in American society -white America - and its increasing importance in American society. Also examined is the perception white America has of itself and the historical development of this perception, as well as the image this perception has created of non-white America.
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"Racial oppression is not the work of "racists." These days, racial oppression is reproduced largely without racial intent, by the mainstream institutions of the society: the schools, which define "excellence;" the job market, which defines "employment;" the welfare system which defines "poverty;" the family, which defines "kinship;" and of course the legal system, which defines "crime." "
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Rational Choice and White Collar Crime, 2005.
This paper covers some recent research into white-collar crime and ties it in with the rational-choice theory of crime. This paper focuses more on the causal aspect of white-collar crime than on the outcome aspect of it.
1,837 words (approx. 7.3 pages), 12 sources, MLA, $ 58.95
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This paper discusses how the existing stereotype of a white-collar offender as a high-ranking executive may be flawed. The demographics of white-collar offenders suggest most of them are middle-class white males. It looks at the theories as to why such people would commit these crimes and explains that most theories center on the rational-choice decision making process because of the protracted and diligent nature of white-collar crimes. It further discusses how, within the white-collar inmate community, there also appear to be two separate pathways to white-collar crime: one marked by previous run-ins with the law before turning to white-collar crime, and the other one marked by no run-ins with the law.
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"White-collar crime has gained increased notoriety in recent years with the downfall of Enron, WorldCom, and insider trading by Martha Stewart. Despite its increased awareness in the public, its etiology is not well known. One of the main reasons for criminologists' naivete regarding white-collar crime is the lack of scientific research on the topic. The relative lack of data arises from an array of political, sociological, penological, and funding issues. The data that is available to researchers indicates that the existing stereotype of white-collar crime offenders is flawed."
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White Ideology in Classic Literature, 2002.
This paper, based on Toni Morrison's ?Unspeakable Things Unspoken: The Afro-American Presence in American Literature,? explores the assumptions of ?whiteness? in scholarly interpretations of American literature.
1,115 words (approx. 4.5 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 38.95
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This paper discusses "whiteness" in American classic literature, with emphasis Melville's "Moby Dick" and states that Melville paints a terrifying picture of the horrors of overwhelming whiteness as represented by the White Whale. The paper contrasts Melville's fear of "whiteness" with Emerson's concept that white is beautiful. The author of the paper concludes that it is often necessary to rethink classical conceptions of American literature.
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"Emerson says change the way you see (spiritually as well as physically), and change the world. Melville states that our ability to see is corrupt and rotten with a palsied whiteness. Emerson?s essay is almost entirely framed in regards to light and sight, both of the physical sense and the spiritual sense to which the perfection of Nature will guide us. In the famous metaphor of the Transparent Eyeball, Emerson says that he is nothing, he sees all. Emerson uses natural metaphors he can gaze upon without engaging with, like the stars, the sight of which ?will separate between him and vulgar things.? In contrast, Melville?s Ahab makes a mockery of that notion that somehow any human being can become ?nothing,? can cast away his previous assumptions and nature and merely observe. "
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