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 | | First Afro-american President | | by Moron Savant, Nov 3, 2008 | | I am thrilled -- and who wouldn't? -- at the prospect of an Afro-American US President. For one, it would mean that finally Americans are color-blind. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 5 |
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 | | Cameroon Before World War I | | by balisunset, Sep 14, 2008 | | A West African territory and German colony as of 1884. After centuries of intermittent contact with Europeans eager to trade for slaves, ivory, rubber, and palm products, Cameroon was colonized by Germany and quickly became the largest and most important of its West African possessions. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | Did Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Die in Vain? | | by Montez Brown, Sep 4, 2008 | | Dr. King fought tirelessly for socio-economic justice and quality for the underprivileged and oppressed before being killed by an assassin's bullet, yet, the reckless behavior of today's minority youth leads many to believe that his death was in vain. Would our society be the same if he was still alive? | | Comments(0) Liked It: 2 |
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 | | The Form of African Folktales | | by balisunset, Aug 29, 2008 | | Scholars such as Melville and Frances Herskovits, Ruth Finnegan, and Isidore Okpewho have critiqued the application of Eurocentric models of interpretation to African folklore and folktales, but the critiques have rarely been accompanied by more positive methodologies. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | The Performance Art of African Tales and Stories | | by balisunset, Aug 29, 2008 | | The classic African performance context, described by many nineteenth-century observers, is of course the family fireside at night, when an older adult may relate a series of tales, or the different members of the audience may make their own contributions. The audience would extend beyond a nuclear family. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | Tribal Masks | | by Sandy Lian, Aug 12, 2008 | | Short descriptions about some tribal masks around the nation. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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 | | How to Better Understand the Boer War, Also Known as the South African War, 1899-1902 | | by Dawn Michel Ryan, Aug 7, 2008 | | There are many conflicts in the World that have occurred, historically, wherein some individuals living in outside regions may not be aware. One such conflict could be the: Boer War, also known as the South African War. This attempts to "bring" to light," the (underlying) causes and results of this previous war and significant event in world history. | | Comments(0) Liked It: 0 |
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