“To Kill a Mockingbird”: The Importance of Maycomb and the Themes of Childhood and Loneliness
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An 11 page review of Harper Lee’s novel depicting the many societal impacts of racism in 1930s Alabama. The author discusses the importance of Maycomb Alabama as a setting for the novel as well as the importance of the theme of children, and loneliness. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPmckng2.rtf

“Why We Can’t Wait”: A Review of Dr. Martin Luther King’s Strategy for Civil Reform
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A 6 page discussion of the manner in which Dr. Martin Luther King utilized patience and strategy in implementing civil reform in regard to black rights. This paper contends that despite the title of Dr. King’s most popular book, Dr. King did wait till the time was right for each measure of his complicated civil rights movement. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: PPmlk3.rtf

"And We Are Not Saved: The Elusive Quest for Racial Justice": A Discussion of the Contentions Presented by Author Derrick Bell
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A 5 page overview of the factors interweaving race and class relations in the United States. Bell's book not only takes a unique approach in regard to presentation, it takes a unique approach in terms of explanation. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPraceSv.rtf

"Anthropology" By Andrea Lee: Conflict
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5 pages in length. Andrea Lee's Anthropology delves deeply into the preconceived notions of the inherent separation between black and white. Even though her southern family may live a life entrenched within white mores, the protagonist does not allow them to forget from whence they came, and she does so in such a public fashion that it makes them recoil in contempt and disbelief. The extent to which race, gender and ethnicity play a critical role in Lee's (2003) story is both grand and far-reaching; that the author's central character would go so far as to call her own family 'black' and be openly chastised for it speaks to the degrading tone associated with - and the desire to retreat from - the stigma of race. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: TLCAndreaLee.rtf

"As Long As They Don't Move Next Door"
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A 7 page review on "As Long As They Don't Move Next Door" by Stephen Meyer. Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
Filename: RAnextdoor.wps

"Black Boy" and Religion
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A 5 page paper which discusses the book "Black Boy" by Richard Wright and examines the author's perspective on religion, superstition, and Wright's own struggle to find hope and meaning and perhaps, God. Bibliography lists 1 additional source.
Filename: RAblckboy.wps

"Black Picket Fences" by Mary Pattillo McCoy
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A 5 page paper which provides a general overview of Mary Pattillo McCoy's "Black Picket Fences." McCoy's book details, through interviews, the conditions being experienced in Black middle class today. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RApicket.rtf