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| ARTICLES RELATED TO African-Americans | | | | |  African-Americans: Encyclopedia - New York CityNew York City, officially the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, and the most densely populated major city in North America.
The city is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture, and is one of the world's major global cities (along with London, Tokyo and Paris) with a virtually unrivaled collection of museums, galleries, performance venues, media outlets, international corporations, and stock exchanges. The city is also home to the United Nations, along with a ...
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| | | | | | | | | | African-Americans: Encyclopedia II - W.E.B. DuBois - Early life and education DuBois was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts to Alfred and Mary DuBois. As a youth, his intellectual development was spurred through an interest in the condition of his race while in high school. He showed promise academically and wanted to attend Harvard University. He instead attended Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee where the tuition was much less costly.
At Fisk, DuBois was first exposed tto the social system of segregation and the Jim Crow laws. During his summers in Tennessee, DuBois taught in a county school in rural Alexandria, ...
See also:W.E.B. DuBois, W.E.B. DuBois - Early life and education, W.E.B. DuBois - Civil rights activism, W.E.B. DuBois - Communism, W.E.B. DuBois - Imperial Japan, W.E.B. DuBois - Renunciation of U.S. citizenship, W.E.B. DuBois - Quotes, W.E.B. DuBois - Bibliography, W.E.B. DuBois - Bibliography Read more here: » W.E.B. DuBois: Encyclopedia II - W.E.B. DuBois - Early life and education |
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| | | | | | | African-Americans: Encyclopedia II - Frederick Douglass - Career Douglass continued reading. He joined various organizations in New Bedford, including a black church. He regularly attended Abolitionist meetings. He subscribed to William Lloyd Garrison's weekly journal, the Liberator, and in 1841, he heard Garrison speak at the Bristol Anti-Slavery Society's annual meeting. Douglass was inspired by Garrison, later stating, "no face and form ever impressed me with such sentiments (the hatred of slavery) as did those of William Lloyd Garrison." Garrison was likewise impressed with Douglas ...
See also:Frederick Douglass, Frederick Douglass - Life as a slave, Frederick Douglass - Early education, Frederick Douglass - The fight with Edward Covey, Frederick Douglass - Escape to freedom, Frederick Douglass - Career, Frederick Douglass - Autobiography, Frederick Douglass - Travels to Europe, Frederick Douglass - The North Star Press, Frederick Douglass - The Civil War, Frederick Douglass - The Reconstruction era, Frederick Douglass - Later life, Frederick Douglass - Death, Frederick Douglass - Books by Douglass, Frederick Douglass - Books on Douglass Read more here: » Frederick Douglass: Encyclopedia II - Frederick Douglass - Career |
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| | | | | African-Americans: Encyclopedia II - Democratic Party United States - History
Democratic Party United States - Beginnings.
The Democratic Party's origins lie in the original Republican Party founded by Thomas Jefferson in 1792. This party is sometimes called "Democratic-Republican Party" in older history books, but was referred to as the "Republican party" by Americans in the 1790-1820 era. After the disintegration of the rival Federalist Party around 1816, the Republican party lost its organizational structure. Most important the caucus system of choosing presidential candidates ended aft ...
See also:Democratic Party United States, Democratic Party United States - History, Democratic Party United States - Beginnings, Democratic Party United States - Civil War and Reconstruction, Democratic Party United States - Bryan Progressivism and Republican dominance: 1896-1932, Democratic Party United States - The New Deal, Democratic Party United States - Truman to Kennedy 1945-1963, Democratic Party United States - Civil rights movement, Democratic Party United States - 1970s, Democratic Party United States - 1980s, Democratic Party United States - 1990s, Democratic Party United States - 21st century, Democratic Party United States - Factions, Democratic Party United States - Centrists, Democratic Party United States - Progressives, Democratic Party United States - Labor, Democratic Party United States - Liberals, Democratic Party United States - Conservatives, Democratic Party United States - Notable groups, Democratic Party United States - Issues, Democratic Party United States - Symbols, Democratic Party United States - Current structure and composition, Democratic Party United States - Presidential tickets, Democratic Party United States - Democratic organizations, Democratic Party United States - Other, Democratic Party United States - Notes Read more here: » Democratic Party United States: Encyclopedia II - Democratic Party United States - History |
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| | | | | African-Americans: Encyclopedia II - H.P. Lovecraft - Biography Lovecraft was born on 20 August 1890 in his family home at 194 (now 454) Angell Street in Providence, Rhode Island. He was the only child of Winfield Scott Lovecraft, a traveling salesman of jewelry and precious metals, and Sarah Susan Phillips Lovecraft, who could trace her ancestry in America back to the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630. Unusually for the time, both his parents were in their thirties when they married, and it was the first marriage for both. When Lovecraft was three his father became acutely psychotic at a hotel in Chicago ...
See also:H.P. Lovecraft, H.P. Lovecraft - Biography, H.P. Lovecraft - Background of Lovecraft's work, H.P. Lovecraft - Survey of the work, H.P. Lovecraft - Writing phases, H.P. Lovecraft - Letters, H.P. Lovecraft - Copyrights, H.P. Lovecraft - Locations featured in Lovecraft stories, H.P. Lovecraft - Historical locations, H.P. Lovecraft - Fictional locations, H.P. Lovecraft - Bibliography, H.P. Lovecraft - Books, H.P. Lovecraft - Adaptations, H.P. Lovecraft - Movies, H.P. Lovecraft - Radio production, H.P. Lovecraft - Lovecraft's influence in popular culture, H.P. Lovecraft - Race Class and Sex Read more here: » H.P. Lovecraft: Encyclopedia II - H.P. Lovecraft - Biography |
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| | | | | African-Americans: Encyclopedia II - Immigration to the United States - Contemporary immigration Contemporary immigrants settle very predominantly in seven states: California, New York, Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Illinois. The combined total immigrant population of these seven states formed 70% of the total foreign-born population as of 2000.
There are a number of discernable categories of immigrants to the United States, each with unique and shared issues.
Im ...
See also:Immigration to the United States, Immigration to the United States - Historical immigration, Immigration to the United States - Colonial-era immigration to North America, Immigration to the United States - Immigration 1790 to 1849, Immigration to the United States - Immigration 1850 to 1930, Immigration to the United States - Laws concerning immigration and naturalization, Immigration to the United States - Contemporary immigration, Immigration to the United States - An Introduction to Legal Immigration, Immigration to the United States - Nonimmigrant visas mostly work visas, Immigration to the United States - Adjustment of Status, Immigration to the United States - Political asylum, Immigration to the United States - Miscellaneous legal immigration, Immigration to the United States - Illegal immigration, Immigration to the United States - Political issues surrounding immigration, Immigration to the United States - Debates over immigration numbers, Immigration to the United States - Immigration in popular culture, Immigration to the United States - Media Read more here: » Immigration to the United States: Encyclopedia II - Immigration to the United States - Contemporary immigration |
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| | | | | African-Americans: Encyclopedia II - Howard Stern - Radio Show His early broadcasting years included working at WTBU, Boston University's campus radio station. Following graduation in 1976, Stern moved to WRNW. During his time at WRNW, he lived in a monastery.
Following WRNW was WCCC in Hartford, then WWWW ("W4") in Detroit. With each station, he improved in ratings and skill, finally moving on to WWDC-FM.
In one archetypical example of his radio show, documented in his autobiographical movie Private Parts, he persuaded a female caller to have phone sex with him on the air. He made deep bu ...
See also:Howard Stern, Howard Stern - Biography, Howard Stern - Radio Show, Howard Stern - 1990s, Howard Stern - 2000s, Howard Stern - The Move to Satellite Radio, Howard Stern - Goodbye to terrestrial radio, Howard Stern - Television shows, Howard Stern - Cast and crew of the Howard Stern show, Howard Stern - Regulars on the Howard Stern show, Howard Stern - Former cast and crew, Howard Stern - Former Regulars and Celebrity Guests, Howard Stern - Celebrity Guests, Howard Stern - Musical Artists Performances, Howard Stern - Frequent Show Games and Bits, Howard Stern - Common Show Sayings and Soundbites, Howard Stern - See Also Read more here: » Howard Stern: Encyclopedia II - Howard Stern - Radio Show |
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| | | | | African-Americans: Encyclopedia II - History of the United States 1988-present - The George H. W. Bush Administration Republican President Ronald Reagan's vice-president George H. W. Bush ascended to the presidency, handily defeating Democratic Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis in the 1988 election.
History of the United States 1988-present - The End of the Cold War.
During the Cold War, the division of the world into two rival blocs had served to legitimize a broad and diffuse alliance not only with the Western European nations of NATO but many countries in the developing world. Starting in the late 1980s, however, ...
See also:History of the United States 1988-present, History of the United States 1988-present - The George H. W. Bush Administration, History of the United States 1988-present - The End of the Cold War, History of the United States 1988-present - The Persian Gulf War, History of the United States 1988-present - The Clinton Administration, History of the United States 1988-present - The Republican Congress, History of the United States 1988-present - Globalization and the new economy, History of the United States 1988-present - The George W. Bush administration, History of the United States 1988-present - War in Iraq, History of the United States 1988-present - The 2005 Gulf Coast hurricanes, History of the United States 1988-present - Notes Read more here: » History of the United States 1988-present: Encyclopedia II - History of the United States 1988-present - The George H. W. Bush Administration |
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| | | | | African-Americans: Encyclopedia II - White people - Historic use of the term in the United States Pre-modern usage of white may not correspond to recent concepts; for example, the first Europeans who traveled to Northeast Asia in the 17th century applied white to the people they encountered (see suggested readings below) —the term having then no other connotations—and indeed, even today the name of the Bai people of Yunnan, China translates as "white".
As European colonization of the Americas and eventually other parts of the world brought Europeans into close contact with other peoples, the term white and ...
See also:White people, White people - The Epistemological Challenge, White people - Synonyms, White people - Historic use of the term in the United States, White people - Early immigrants: Germans Irish, White people - Late nineteenth-century immigrants: Italians Slavs European Jews Asians, White people - Early twentieth-century immigrants: Arabs Berbers, White people - Late twentieth-century immigrants: Hispanics West Indians, White people - African Americans, White people - Use of the term outside the United States, White people - The Americas: Euro-predominant and mixed-race people, White people - North Africa Southwest Asia and South Asia, White people - Whiteness and White nationalism, White people - Social vs. physical perceptions of white, White people - Criticisms of the term, White people - White as opposed to Light Skinned, White people - Areas of habitation, White people - Footnotes Read more here: » White people: Encyclopedia II - White people - Historic use of the term in the United States |
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| | | | | African-Americans: Encyclopedia II - Franklin D. Roosevelt - Early life Franklin Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, at Hyde Park, in the Hudson River valley in upstate New York. His father, James Roosevelt (1828–1900), was a wealthy landowner and vice-president of the Delaware and Hudson Railway. The Roosevelt family (see Roosevelt family tree) had lived in New York for more than 200 years: Claes van Rosenvelt, originally from Haarlem in the Netherlands, arrived in New York (then called Nieuw Amsterdam) in about 1650. In 1788, Isaac Roosevelt was a member of the state convention in Poughkeepsie which voted to ratify the United States Constitution - a matter ...
See also:Franklin D. Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Early life, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Marriage and children, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Political career, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Private crises, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Governor of New York: 1928-1932, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Election as President, Franklin D. Roosevelt - The First New Deal, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Second New Deal 1935-36, Franklin D. Roosevelt - The second term, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Foreign policy 1933-41, Franklin D. Roosevelt - The path to war, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Pearl Harbor, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Japanese-American internment, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Civil rights and refugees, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Strategy and diplomacy, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Death and posthumous reputation, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Legacy, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Cabinet members, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Supreme Court appointments, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Media, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Online Resources, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Primary Sources, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Scholarly Secondary Sources, Franklin D. Roosevelt - Foreign Policy and World War II Read more here: » Franklin D. Roosevelt: Encyclopedia II - Franklin D. Roosevelt - Early life |
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| | | | | | African-Americans: Encyclopedia II - Tax resistance - Methods There are many methods of tax resistance. In war tax resistance circles in the United States it is sometimes remarked that there are as many ways to practice tax resistance as there are resisters.
Tax resistance - Redirection.
Some tax resisters refuse to pay all or a portion of the taxes due, but make an equivalent donation to charity. In this way, they demonstrate that the intent of their resistance is not selfish and that they want to use a portion of their ...
See also:Tax resistance, Tax resistance - History of tax resistance, Tax resistance - Motives, Tax resistance - Methods, Tax resistance - Redirection, Tax resistance - Refusing specific taxes, Tax resistance - Refusing to pay, Tax resistance - Paying under protest, Tax resistance - Tax avoidance, Tax resistance - Tax evasion, Tax resistance - Quotations, Tax resistance - Arguments against tax resistance Read more here: » Tax resistance: Encyclopedia II - Tax resistance - Methods |
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| | | | | African-Americans: Encyclopedia II - Teenage suicide - Population differences Male adolescents commit suicide at a rate four times greater than that of females, although suicide attempts by females are twice as frequent as those by males. A possible reason for this is because the method of suicide for males is typically that of a firearm, with a 78-90% chance of fatality. Females are more likely to try a different method, such as ingesting poison. [2]
Suicide rates vary for different ethnicicites due to cultural differences. In 1998, white Americans accounted for 84% of all youth suicides, 61% male, 23% female. ...
See also:Teenage suicide, Teenage suicide - Overview, Teenage suicide - Population differences, Teenage suicide - High-risk groups, Teenage suicide - Suicide prevention, Teenage suicide - What to do, Teenage suicide - Media coverage Read more here: » Teenage suicide: Encyclopedia II - Teenage suicide - Population differences |
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