It is a time where "the white segregationist argues that Negro families are really better off in their own communities (Guttmann 1). ... After hearing the location of their new house, Ruth was shocked and immediately said, "Mama, there ain't no colored people living in Clybourne Park (93). ... And at the moment the overwhelming majority of our people out there feel that people get along better, take more of a common interest in the life of the community, when they share a common background that for the happiness of all concerned that our Negro families are happier when they live in their ...

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This period in Louisiana was not tolerant for mixed ancestry and one found to be non-white would be ostracized from the white community. ... She no doubt saw mixed ancestry in the black communities and realized the cause of it. ... Armand was quoted as hearing the baby crying from "as far away as La Blanch's cabin-(2), the reason he was at the cabin could be he was using La Blanch sexually. ...

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Book summary - Up From Slavery The book, Up From Slavery, written by Booker Taliaferro Washington, profoundly touched me when I read it. Washington accomplished many amazing obstacles throughout his life. He became perhaps the most prominent black leader of his time. Blacks could gain equality by im...

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• Grade Level: High School