African American History, Art, and Culture
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A 5 page paper which examines Paul Beatty’s “The White Boy Shuffle” as it involves a somewhat irreverent look at African American history and culture. The paper then compares his presentations with the outlooks provided by Addison Gayle’s “The Black Aesthetic” and Larry Neal’s essay “The Black Arts Movement.” No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAafart.rtf

African American Pioneers in Social Work and Sociology
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A 10 page exploration of the interrelationship that exists between sociology and social work. Noting the work of such black pioneers in sociology as W.E.B. DuBois, Booker T. Washington, and Cornel West, the author explains that from a very broad perspective, sociologists try to understand the mechanisms of human interaction and social workers try to intervene to correct dysfunctions in human interaction. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: PPblkSoc.rtf

African American: History and the Present
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A 4 page paper which examines various perspectives concerning African Americans in relationship to some history and the present day conditions. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: RAaawt.rtf

Alain Locke and Stephen Thompson / Views on 'The Negro'
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A 5 page paper on Alain Locke's look at the New Negro as compared to the Old Negro, and Stephen Thompson's assessment of the validity of these claims. No bibliography.
Filename: Thomp.wps

Alice Walker: “Beauty: When the Other Dancer is the Self”
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A 5 page paper which examines Alice Walker’s personal essay “Beauty: When the Other Dancer is the Self.” Bibliography lists 2 additional sources.
Filename: RAwalker.rtf

All God’s Dangers
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A 7 page paper which analyzes aspects of All Gods Dangers: The Life of Nate Shaw by Theodore Rosengarten. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAagod.rtf

Allexander Crummell / Ideas For A Black Future
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A 5 page paper on the new ideas and new aims for blacks suggested by Crummell. His contradictory philosophy is explored. No bibliography.
Filename: Crum.wps

An Overview of David Walker’s “The Appeal”
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A 5 page overview of this pre-Civil War collection of essays, letters, and pamphlets. The author of this paper structures the discussion around the life experiences of David Walker himself, speculating about which of these experiences groomed him to the point that he was able to produce what at one point in history would become what is referred to in editor David Wilentz’s introduction to the book as “the most notorious publication in America”. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: PPblAppl.rtf

Analysis: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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A 3 page paper which offers an analysis of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. No additional sources cited.
Filename: RAnfd.rtf