... things, which almost every American desired. Many people were very happy about the development of suburbs. "We were all in the same boat we shared everything; we shared tools and cars, minded each others kids passed play-pens and high chairs from house to house- everything- it was at least to us- a paradise", commented one woman about suburban lifestyle. Many Americans ... . The dependence of the automobile increased as well, along with the rapid growth of the suburbs. People used cars to get from the suburbs into the cities. By the end of the 50's the number of cars increased greatly, a...

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... were not even allowed into public parks. Rabinowitz stated that when blacks wanted to ride the train, they were forced into the dirty smoking cars with a rough class of whites. Rabinowitz felt that the law that provided separate cars and equal accommodations was right. "It is only law which can be just to both of these classes of citizen, and at the ... had never come together anywhere else with such equality. "In their homes and in ordinary employment," as one observer noted, "they meet as master and servant; but in the street cars they touch as free citizens, each paying for the right...

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... would have paid a more efficient employee. Lowering standards in the workplace, to accommodate a race, is a step back to poorly made products. In the 1980's, American cars were marked with a distinction of poor quality. Since then, our cars have vastly improved, but the distinction is still planted in many people's minds. If we lower our standards in the white collar force, we may ... develop the same distinction in our corporate businesses as we have in our cars. Another point is that many people say that affirmative action will bring diversity to our workforce. A projection done by th...

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... an equal status as men. The mayor's wife, Miss Millie, lived a different lifestyle than Celie which did not require her to work and allowed her to have maids and fancy cars, yet she was still controlled by her husband who refused to teach her how to drive. He wanted to give her materialistic things to keep a high status, but still had ... a sense of control by not allowing her to go wherever she pleased, whenever she pleased. "Mayor _______ bought Miz Millie a new car cause she said if colored [people] could have cars then one for her was passed due. So he bought her a car, only he refu...

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... blanks from having the same opportunities as whites. Some of the first Jim Crow legislation came from the transportation industry. In 1881 Tennessee enacted a law enforcing the segregation of railway cars. "One cause of the Jim Crow Laws could have been the Plessy v. Ferguson case, when Justice Harlan considered "separate but equal" was constitutional"(Internet 1). Justice Harlan also said that the ... billiard rooms, male toilet facilities, and hospitals. Bus stations required separate waiting rooms and ticket windows for whites and blacks. Trains must have the conductor divide differe...

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... were pulled over by Santa Monica police officers in the garage of the hotel they were staying in. They were pulled from their car, cuffed, and separated into two patrol cars while their vehicle was searched. After a couple of hours they were let go with an explanation from police that they fit the description of some robbery suspects. In Florida, a black ... I-95 between Daytona and Port Orange Florida, he chronicled certain characteristics of people, both physical and psychological, that made him suspicious. Items such as nervousness, out of state plates, rental cars, inability to make...

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... hundreds of years of inferiority. Black Entertainment Television constructs the black race in a degrading way. Mainstream rap, which is the primary music aired on BET tells the story of expensive cars, alcohol, violence, drugs, promiscuity, and just about everything one doesn't want their child to see. Rappers such as Puff Daddy, who was recently found not guilty for possession of an ... a good definition of the Black race to the viewers. BET is almost sending the message that it is cool to be Black because one will be able to drive expensive cars and live in a huge mansion and be surro...

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... acquire their money through selling drugs, use this money to pay bills and other expenses, but also use it to buy materialistic items such as clothes and jewelry and even cars. The more luxurious items a person obtains, the more respect they are given, and the higher their status grows. I thought the book was very insightful as to what is really going ... ...

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... they will cross the street to the other side so that they will not be on the same side as a black man. Also at night when people are in their cars and see him walking down the street they will automatically lock their doors. When people see him their first thought is that he will mug them or even possible hurt ... ...

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... American people not to ride the bus that way money is not being made in for transportation. Their car pulled to work and school, but the police were stopping the cars and giving them tickets. Martin Luther King did not let his people give up. Next, Martin Luther King is a hero because he is brave. In 1956, while Martin Luther King ... ...

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... pompous whites, ostentatious blacks, and most of the men she faces along her tough journey of reaching a mature state. The American Dream is achieved by wealth. Anyone can have the cars, the big house with the white picket fence but all of that means nothing if you are not at good terms with yourself. If you cannot manage to feel a sense ... ...

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... yearly income for the average suburban family at this time was six thousand five hundred dollars, which was a lot in the 1950's. People had the money for nice property, homes, cars, and entertainment. This created a very pleasurable atmosphere for Americans, especially after the gloomy years of war and an horrible depression. Before this period of prosperity among Americans, society's values were ... ...

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... jail to watch over Tom to make sure that nothing happens to him. Scout, Jem and Dill followed him there to make sure that nothing happened to him. Suddenly several cars pulled up at the jail. A mob got out of the vehicles and demanded that Atticus step aside so that they could get at Tom. Frightened the children came running to ... ...

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... males receive when out in public. Today however, the majority of young black males who wears the baggy clothes, long medallion necklaces, pagers, cell phones, has gold teeth, and drive cars with the loud music are automatically labeled as a thugs or even just no good men. This typically relates to the black man in public space who was considered as a mugger ... ...

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... , they would seek small jobs to earn extra money. Usually they would watch a car that belonged to a person attending the event. One time Lafeyette helped a parking lot attendant wave in cars. A local policeman who had earlier instructed Lafeyette to go home, approached the boy and became aggressive. The officer threw him to the wet pavement, kicked him, and spouted a racial slur ... ...

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... in, separate water-fountains, separate bathrooms. Just about everything you can think of was segregated. One of his first experiences was with the curtains that were used on the dining cars of trains to separate the whites from the blacks. This incident struck King pretty hard, he said, "I felt just it as if a curtain had come down across my whole life ... ...

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... made it clear, for me as a reader to understand her viewpoint. If you take into account how rappers do in fact provide a service it is no different then someone selling cars at a dealership. In fact most rappers view rap as their job, and most of the time it is all they know. ...

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... to sit in the back of the bus, now they can sit anywhere that they choose. Also, they had to sit in the back of airplanes and they had separate cars on trains. All of this has changed and blacks and whites are no longer segregated on public transportation. Another advancement is in the work force. Today blacks and whites work ... ...

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... and his house was fire bombed, despite this the protest continued. The black community of Montgomery walked to work or had a lift from the very few black people that owned cars in Montgomery, this carried on for 13 months until the bus company were forced to integrate because of the loss of money and also the Supreme Court made the decision ... ...

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... in the public square, where Washington was beaten with shovels and bricks. Fifteen thousand men, women, and children packed the square. They climbed up poles and onto the tops of cars, hung from windows, and sat on each other's shoulders"2. To make matters worse, they took pictures, made them into postcards and sent them to relatives like it was the major ... ...

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... . These knew women, also known as flappers, "enjoyed defying traditional standards of womanly behavior-. The flappers wore their dresses daringly short, bobbed their hair, and wore makeup. They also drove cars, participated in sports and smoked cigarettes. These women came up at the time when prohibition was at large. Al Capone the boss of Chicago's underworld, he sold liquor illegally, however ... ...

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... where they were laid to rest. The critical point, however, came with the Plessy vs Ferguson case in 1896. The case was about Louisiana and the use of separate rail cars for the two races. Many African Americans were hoping for a little justice to be thrown their way, but when the verdict was announced, all hope was lost. The court declared ... ...

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... of women because of charisma or sexual prowess rather they are able to buy them because they are wealthy" (Perry, p.137, 2003), states Perry. The blinging jewelry and the nice cars show the artist wealth as do the females in the videos. Women are usually not a narrative to hip-hop video; however, they are sexual objects that just dance around in ... ...

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... flowed over into music and even Hollywood. In rap music, the music I generally listen to, everybody seems to be talking about the beautiful things in life. These things include nice cars, nice houses, plenty of money, beautiful women, and pretty much the ideal life. In Hollywood, it seems as if producers have a certain image that must be shown in order for ... ...

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... to win victory over the white man is to hit him in the pocket book. He thinks that if you threaten to boycott things such as the railroad and street cars that the white man will start to lose money, and this is how the African Americans could gain some respect form the Southern whites. Wells feels that the white people ... ...

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