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Sambo
Sambo THE ORIGINS OF SAMBO SAMBO AND THE MINSTREL SHOW POPULAR CULTURE AND BLACKFACE PERFORMANCES SAMBO IN ACADEME BIBLIOGRAPHY The derisive term Sambo refers to African American males in a manner that is commonly viewed as racist and unacceptable. The long career of the Sambo stereotype... Read more |
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treaty of Vereeniging
Vereeniging, treaty of. This brought the second Boer war to a close. At the beginning of May 1902 the Boers agreed to treat for ‘limited independence’. On the 31st at Vereeniging in southern Transvaal they accepted Britain's final offer: that they stop fighting and declare themselves... Read more |
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Domestic Terrorism
Terrorism, Domestic (United States) ¦ JUDSON KNIGHT The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines domestic terrorism as terrorism involving groups based in, and operating entirely within, the United States and its territories, without foreign direction. The FBI... Read more |
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Mildred D. Taylor
Mildred D. Taylor In 1977, American children's author Mildred D. Taylor (born 1943) received the prestigious Newbery Medal for Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry, one in a series of books in which Taylor chronicles a close-knit African-American family that survives the indignities of a Southern racist... Read more |
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Hall Oates
Hall & Oates Rock duo Universially hailed as "exponents of blue-eyed soul," Daryl Hall and John Oates began performing as a duo in the late 1960s, but first gained widespread attention with their self-titled 1975 RCA debut album. Many albums and hits followed; but in recent years... Read more |
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White Supremacy
White Supremacy BIBLIOGRAPHY White supremacy—the belief in the superiority of the white race, especially in matters of intelligence and culture—achieved the height of its popularity during the period of European colonial expansion to the Western Hemisphere, Africa, and Asia... Read more |
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Aryan
Aryan Language of an ancient people in the region between the Caspian Sea and Hindu Kush mountains. About 1500 bc one branch entered India, introducing the Sanskrit language; another branch migrated to Europe. In their racist propaganda of the 1930s, the Nazis traced German descent from Aryans.... Read more |
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Samuel L. Jackson
Samuel L. Jackson 1948– Actor At a Glance… Trustees a Captive Audience Worked With Lee “Call Your Agent” Back to the Stage Back to Hollywood Teamed Up Again With Tarantino Sources “I never get tired of acting because I have a passion for it,” Samuel Jackson... Read more |
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Maurice Barres
Maurice Barrès , 1862-1923, French novelist and nationalist politician. As an advocate of the supremacy of the individual self, he wrote the trilogy of novels Le Culte du moi (1888-91). Finding that cultivation of the ego called for action as well as analysis, Barrès turned to a... Read more |
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Raymond Bernard Cattell
Raymond Bernard Cattell 1905-1998 American psychologist who designed personality and intelligence tests and espoused controversial theories of eugenics. Raymond B. Cattell was one of psychology's most prolific scholars. In a career spanning over half a century he wrote more than 50 books and... Read more |
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