The video revealed that the problem of excessive force in American policing is very real. ... Two officers spotted King driving at high speeds. ... "(Dunn) Informed norms support excessive use of force and demand officers to be loyal and maintain secrecy when fellow officers employ it. ... "The nation will likely witness corresponding encounters involving racial, ethnic, profiling, abuse of authority, and the unnecessary use of force by the police, particularly among people of color. ... (Police Brutality: Excessive Force and Racial Profiling)....

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• Grade Level: High School

The Ku Klux Klan became a driving racist force and Operated in over twenty-seven states in America with memberships over 100,000.The Ku Klux Klan was larger then any political party. ... But they would not do it by force or physical abuse. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

This idea of Christianizing the Native population by force would continue throughout time, with Mohawk/Haudenosaunee during the late 17th century to early 18th century commenting on how the explorers during contacts "Would always have a minister with them (Grim, 1995, p. 446).... In addition to missionaries forcing religions onto the Native populations, ranchers would often encroach on land reserved for Native American use. ... This treaty closed the land to all non-Native Americans; however the Texas ranchers driving their herds north to Kansas would look with envy to graze their cattle ...

• Word Count: 2111
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Benjamin Banneker was an African American that invented many products and practices that we still employ today. He walked and worked among our Founding Fathers, and paved the way for many African Americans that have contributed to the adaptation of the political, social, and economic structures wit...

• Word Count: 1655
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• Has Bibliography
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In South Africa, a law was passed forcing black citizens to carry identification with them at all times; if they were caught without their passport, they were immediately arrested. ... Zecozy Williams, a black woman who intensely supported the bus boycotts, drove all of her friends to work after driving her husband to his job and her children to school. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

When looked up in the dictionary, the word identity refers to the distinguishing character or personality of an individual that is marked by psychological, social, and cultural factors. That being said, the quest towards finding identity and fully understanding who you are as a person, is never an e...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The 1960's were one of the most significant decades in the twentieth century. The sixties were filled with new music, clothes, and an overall change in the way people acted, but most importantly it was a decade filled with civil rights movements. On February 1, 1960, four black freshmen from North...

• Word Count: 2394
• Approx Pages: 10
• Grade Level: High School