... inundated with the colors pink and purple. The same can be said about the sections of the store that are set up for young boys. They are blue and black and military camouflage. It is interesting to note that many toys are very similar and some are even identical except for the colors. For example the two Power Wheels Jeeps are completely identical except for the color the one perceived ... as the Boys is ... blue with black wheels and where as the one perceived as the Girls is pink with purple tires. Pink and Purple are perceived as feminine colors and therefore are placed on the boxes...

• Word Count: 653
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

... would undergo a major struggle to be treated equally and fairly and to get respect. Blacks in the entertainment business broke all color barriers but when they stepped out into the real world, they were the average person out on the street. With the formation the KKK in the late 1800's, racism wasn't truly geared to the blacks. Whites who were in this organization hated people that weren't their skin ... them. This book clearly explains the struggle that Maya Angelou and many other blacks had to go through at that time. As the current events were going on in the city, the people of Stam...

• Word Count: 1214
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... successful. They had more individual missions than there white counterparts, whom were sent home after 50 missions, some black pilots flew over 60. The airmen became known as the "Red Wings" because they painted their wings and nose the color bright red. This was to distinguish themselves from other American fighter units. They began to become escorts for bomber planes, and were considered ... 100th, and 301st Squadrons returned home. Many of the white officers that returned home were greeted in the street with cheers, hugs, and kisses from beautiful women. The scene was different when ...

• Word Count: 536
• Approx Pages: 2
• Grade Level: High School