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Racial Harmony In Winston-Salem, North Carolina: North Carolinian Myth Of Racial Progressiveness Versus Civil Rights, 1954-1980
(2010)
Traditionally, North Carolina has been looked at as a state that experienced little racial disturbances during the Civil Rights Movement. Because of this, North Carolina developed a progressive image in terms of race ...
Driven And Pursued: Black Migrant Detroit An Analysis Of The Neighborhoods Black Bottom And Paradise Valley, 1916-1968
(2016)
Two majority black neighborhoods in Detroit, Black Bottom and Paradise Valley, located on the eastern side, became leading black migrant northern cultural communities. During the first half of the twentieth century they ...
William Lepre Houston And The Aristocrats Of Color
(2015)
This thesis is a biographical sketch of the life of William LePre Houston, his wife Mary and son Charles, and their life in turn of the twentieth century black Washington, D.C. It also addresses the formation of Washington, ...
Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl, Passing, And The Street: Women Diverging From The Norm
(2011)
The purpose of this study is to examine the representation of African-American women across three literary periods by exploring three seminal texts written by African-American women: Harriet Jacobs' Incidents in the Life ...
Family, Faith And Feminism: The Murphy Women, 1896-2000
(2014)
In 1897, John H. Murphy, Sr. purchased the equipment and naming rights for the Afro-American newspaper in Baltimore, Maryland, for $200. Since that time, the Afro has served as a voice for the Black community, local, ...
"Your Majesty's Obedient Servant": A Case Study Of W. E. B. Du Bois And Pan Africanism Within The Context Of Ethiopianism
(2017)
Your Majesty's Obedient Servant is a Case Study of W.E.B. Du Bois's work within the Pan African context, with specific focus on Ethiopia. In closing his 1931 letter to Emperor Haile Selassie I, Du Bois used the valediction ...
Pimp Juice: Profiles Of The African-American Popular Culture Pimp
(2010)
The African-American pimp in popular culture emerged as an iconic folk hero around 1970, at the intersection of the Civil Rights and Black Power movements. While rooted in minstrel traditions, that is, racist images of ...
The Persistence Of African American College Men
(2010)
This study explored the family dynamics of persistent African American college men. These students were typical Black males, not those pre-categorized as high-achieving or unprepared for college. The stories of participants ...
"We Bring Thee Our Laurels Whatever They Be:" A Concise History Of Morgan State Student-Led Protest
(2017)
Black students were major contributors in the fight for equality and civil rights. By the mid-1930s black college students were members of the “National Student League and the National Association for the Advancement of ...
Examining The Relationship Between Stroke Risk Factor Profiles, Stress (Allostatic Load) And Stroke Among African American Women By Place Of Birth
(2016)
Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) also known as stroke, is a serious health condition that has high mortality and disability impact. African American women have high incidence, mortality and disability from stroke compared ...