“Black Like Me” by John Howard Griffin
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A 5 page review of John Howard Griffin’s “Black Like Me.” George Orwell’s essay “Shooting an Elephant” is briefly used as a comparison piece. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAblckme.rtf

“Black Moses: The story of Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association” by Edmund David Cronon
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This 6 page report discusses the life and accomplishments of Marcus Mosiah Garvey who, between 1916 and 1927, led the largest movement in history against racism, against the domination of blacks by whites everywhere. Marcus Garvey and the Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) serve as a meaningful connecting point for understanding black America’s centuries-long battle for liberty, fairness, and equality. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: BWbmoses.rtf

“Black Power,” “Afrocentricity,” “Mis-Education of The Negro,” and “Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice”
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This 6 page report discusses four separate books regarding African American issues -- “Black Power” (1967) by Kwame Ture (formerly known as Stokely Carmichael), “Afrocentricity” (1998) by Molefi Kete Asante, “Mis-Education of The Negro” (1933) by Carter G. Woodson, and “Think and Grow Rich: A Black Choice” (1997) by Dennis Kimbro and Napoleon Hill. Bibliography lists 8 sources.
Filename: BWafro.rtf

“Carnival of Fury” by William Ivy Hair
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A 3 page review of William Ivy Hair’s work “Carnival of Fury: Robert Charles and the New Orleans Race Riot of 1900.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAnewo.rtf

“Comparison of two research studies”
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A nine page paper which looks at two research studies concerned with the way in which stress and resultant high blood pressure affect Black people, and the different aims and methodologies of the two studies in terms of the quantitative and qualitative approach, the way the which the studies can be used in juxtaposition to provide an overview of the problem, and the applications which they have in the fields of health care and social issues.
Filename: JLBlkres.rtf

“Death of the Profane” by Williams
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A 3 page summary of “Death of the Profane” by Patrice J. Williams. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAdprow.rtf

“Down by the Riverside” by Charles Joyner
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A 5 page paper which provides a summary and analysis of Charles Joyner’s “Down by the Riverside: A South Carolina Slave Community.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAriver.rtf

“Ethnic Minorities and the Underclass in Britain”
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A five page paper which considers the concept of the underclass within British society and looks at the way in which ethnic minority groups suffer greater disadvantage than the majority group in terms of their socio-economic status within the community. Bibliography lists 7 sources
Filename: JLunderclass.wps

“Fences”: A Review of the Play by August Wilson
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A 5 page review of the Pulitzer Prize Winning play by August Wilson. The author of this paper presents the contention that although the emotional fences in the play are constructed as defense mechanisms against racism and prejudice, in reality their construction facilitates the continuation of that same racism and prejudice as major elements in shaping the self identity of each of these characters. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: PPfences.rtf

“Gender and Jim Crow” by Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore
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A 4 page review of “Gender and Jim Crow” by Glenda Elizabeth Gilmore. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAgenjim.rtf

“Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and the Meaning of Liberty”: A Review of the Book by Dorothy Roberts
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A 5 page review of the book by the noted author Dorothy Roberts. The author of this paper contends that in essence this book is an expose of the various lengths the American government has gone to to suppress black motherhood. An overview is provided of the various atrocities which have characterized white suppression and control of black reproduction since the time of slavery, extending into the 1970s, and through to the current day. No additional sources are listed.
Filename: PPblkBdy.rtf

“Learning While Black” by Janice E. Hale
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An 8 page critique of “Learning While Black: Creating Educational Excellence for African American Children” by Janice E. Hale. Bibliography lists 4 additional sources.
Filename: RAhale.rtf

“Marcus Garvey and Malcolm X”
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A five page paper which looks at the philosophies and ideologies of Marcus Garvey and Malcolm X, and the ways in which their views regarding black separatism and the promulgation of black culture within a multi-racial community differed. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: JLgarveymalcolm.wps

“Martin Luther King’s Letter From Birmingham Jail”
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A six page paper which looks at the text of Martin Luther King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail, in terms of his definition of peaceful protest, his rationale for civil disobedience, the role of the moderates within society in the anti-segregation movement and his position in regard to more aggressive black nationalist movements. Bibliography lists 2 sources
Filename: JLmlking.wps

“Mississippi Burning” and Society
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A 5 page paper which examines the film “Mississippi Burning” and its relevance to the ideals of the nation in relationship to the Declaration of Independence and the Bill of Rights. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: RAmss.rtf