African American Creative Writings Samples For Students

Dear Mr. Luby,

I hereby request for an opportunity to stage the famed play Radio Golf by August Wilson. As highlighted in the previous letter, the play seeks to highlight the American history in the light of African American perspective.
The Play Radio Golf was written by August Wilson in 2005 just before his unprecedented death. It was his last play in a series of 10 plays that he had written before representing the African American historical background. The play was a form of a summary of the other plays in which Wilson attempted to trace down the history of African American from the ...

The culture in which a person grows into plays a major role in shaping their verbal communication. This is because of the fact that some of the major properties and characteristics of comminutes and which define them, include their way of communication. Every community or society has a unique, authentic form of communication which it uses. This is what distinguishes one community from another.
The distinctions in comminutes among communities is a cultural tenet that not only define them, but also gives them an identity. Apart from the verbal communication, there is a different form of communication that is also used in every ...

Abstract

The following examines Mexican American and African-American cultures and the ways that these two cultures interact the dominant white culture in the United States. While on the surface these two cultures might seem to have much in common (given that they are frequently discriminated against minorities in the United States), in point of fact they are very different in the ways that they assimilate into American culture. Anthropologists and sociologists have traditionally used words like “integration” and “acculturation” to describe the process in which immigrant cultures ultimately blend in to (and accommodate themselves to) the dominant culture of the ...

Questions from Readings

1. It is justifiable to break the law under certain circumstances. First, the laws in question must go against the norms of human ethics. In “A Letter from Birmingham Jail,” Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. writes to his white colleagues in the ministry in Birmingham, urging them to join him in the fight against racism in the city. This racism is a form of discrimination that keeps African American citizens from receiving the equal treatment they deserve. Second, people should try and change the laws peacefully before breaking them. The African American citizens of Birmingham have done this, though, and ...

Abstract

Perhaps, most people in the world believe that United States is the place to access greener pastures. Therefore there are many immigrants to america.The immigrants get into United States through illegal and legal means so as to access the opportunities believed to exist, (The Great Migration, 2002). In most cases the concept of social class is linked to social identity, ecomomic role and political affiliation, (Devine, 1997). Status consistency puts into consideration the plurality of status in society. Each member of the society is ranked in different hierarchies. Individuals are claimed to have consistent status if the status he ...

Classic English Literature

Introduction
Getting nominated for the “Hall of Fame” is a great recognition and honor for any American. The origin of its conception has great relevance in the context of equality, justice, freedom, and respect for human values. It is in the 1890s, that the Rev. Henry MacCracken, president of New York State University, took it upon himself to build a Hall of Fame. It was the brainchild of this visionary who had concerns for prostitution, democracy and the Roman Empire that culminated in a "Parnassus" - a centre of importance.

Background Information on the Hall of Fame

The Hall of Fame, Mac Cracken reasoned, was intended to attract prospective ...

Black power emerged as a result of the efforts made by African Americans in the 1950s and 1960s in the clamor for equal representation and opportunities in all the spheres of the public American life. The concept led to the rise of the black power movements across the United States of America. Chief among the black power movements is the civil rights movement led by Dr. Martin Luther King. King focused on accomplishing the mission of achieving equal rights for African American so that they could participate in the social, economic and political affairs without discrimination (Joseph 90). With ...

Throughout American history, different ethnic groups have faced different challenges. The Native Americans obviously were treated very differently than the Irish, for example, and the Chinese were particularly singled out for treatment which included banning them from attaining citizenship at all in the Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882. African Americans obviously also suffered greatly, not only during slavery but also after its abolishment, and with even greater difficulties being accepted by white society even to this day given their appearance and a complexion that was impossible to hide. Yet other groups attained wide acceptance, including Germans, English, and Scots. Andrew ...

Pioneer for Freedom and Women’s Rights

In 1820 or 1821, a baby named Araminta Ross was born to the parents of Harriet Ross and Benjamin Green. The family lived in Dorchester County, Maryland, an area which allowed slavery. At some point in her early years, young Araminta changed her name to the same as her mother’s, Harriet (Chism).

When Harriet was only five years old, neighbors rented her from her master to do household chores. Since she did perform her duties well, the neighbors regularly beat her for her inadequate housework. After many failed attempts at domestic work, Harriet was given a chance at the manlier ...

Abstract

The essay denotes a person considered to possess the Prometheus-like quality of being the fire-giver, who at his own expense and risking even his life, works relentlessly towards benefiting his fellow man. Martin Luther King Jr. is a persona of great relevance to the struggle of the Civil Rights Movement against racial segregation and discrimination. Through peaceful protests and nonviolent actions, he endeavored to attain equal rights for all.

The African-American Civil Rights Movement recognizes, among other relevant personas of the righteous, nonviolent struggle for the outlawing of racial discrimination against African-Americans, for their full and fair employment, for their right ...