... they were before the movement. Before the civil rights movement, almost every black was very poor and they weren't able to get good jobs because of their skin color. There was no middle class for blacks, just a lower class. They didn't have equal opportunity. An economic failure ... obtain much more money than before the movement and not all blacks are in the cycle of poverty. For example, there is now a middle class of blacks which is a huge success because it shows that blacks are able to achieve the same things as whites, it sets a goal for poorer blacks and ... made by the Federal G...

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... working toward his Ph.D. in Boston, he met his future wife, Coretta Scott. They had four children; two sons and two daughters. Martin Luther III, Dexter Scott, Yolanda Denise, and Bernice Albertine were the fruits of their passion. King's dream was of a desegregated south. He studied the ways of his Indian counterpart, Gandhi, who also fought social injustices without throwing a punch or firing a shot. King ... from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day, when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles...

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... to work very hard. Putting all his energy into his academics made him get accepted t the University of Berkley. He was finally able to break free from the poverty of the streets that held him prisoner for most of his childhood and teen years, and finally be able to see the world from a whole new perspective. In California, he views life a completely different way. Dalton ... that poverty and crime are not only prevalent in his life and city, but virtually anywhere in the world. By going to college in California, his view of America changes drastically because he sees similarities betwee...

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... as equals; it seems to be an almost irrelevant factor. Besides, the status of women has grown by leaps and bounds and a policy is futile. The implementation of affirmative action is now based upon assumption or reverse discrimination. For example, if ... underprivileged and had to work three times as hard as the Caucasian student. This way of thinking seems racist and stereotypical. The two travesties of this are, not only did the white student not get accepted; people will automatically stereotype ... if an individual is well-rounded and academically strong then they should not have a ...

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... space between them and the poor also grew. The paradox between progress and poverty in a society which was capable of providing for everyone showed the countries inability to deal with social and civil issues. The economy was booming and the middle class soared. The standard ... of living in the middle class also rose. People were able to own all of the amenities of life. Economic prosperity lead to rising incomes which encouraged people to spend. People built new houses in ... the suburbs or moved into expensive apartments. The Average family owned two cars. These were the expressions...

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... educated culture. As the African American culture expanded their horizon, and viewed passed the obstacles and barriers that were set by other ethnic groups, many families migrated to the northern cities, including New York City. Harlem was a magical, transforming place then, and that was especially true for the forsaken civilians who went to New York in search ... of a greater opportunity. Many believe, the Harlem Renaissance truly began, when W.E.B. Dubois, editor of "The Crisis magazine" published "The Souls of Black Folks". He stated that "One ever feels two-ness-and American, a Negr...

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... Narrative as a monthly allowance of "eight pounds of pork, or its equivalent in fish, and one bushel of corn meal" (p. 247), and a yearly allowance of clothing, consisting of "two coarse linen shirts, one pair of linen trousers, one jacket, one pair of trousers for winter, one pair of stockings, and one pair of shoes" (p. 247). Children and ... are, and that they don't actually care for their slaves. Fitzhugh also claims that slave masters protect their female slaves "from the despotism of their husbands." The slaves" master supposedly protects the women from their husbands" lusts by lus...

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... , most settled in urban areas where they hoped to find work. Most were unskilled in the jobs that were found in cities. Hence, they were on the bottom of the economic ladder as manual laborers. The Irish were labeled lazy and unreliable and had many problems finding jobs, often finding themselves ... of the country (Greenley 119). But the common way that the colonists viewed the two racial groups did not help to bond them in unity. The Irish's hatred for the blacks soon became even more prevalent when mob riots broke out and took hundreds of civilians in their death count. Some lucky Iris...

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