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NAACP was  founded  during 1909  by  both white and colored people; Mary White Ovington, Henry Moskowitz, Ida B. Wells, William English Walling, Oswald Garrison Willard, Archibald Grimke, Mary Church Terrel, and W.E.B. Du  Bois . The NAACP stands for National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. It is an organization that carries out civil rights and fights for violence against African Americans in the United States. One of its famous activist was Martin Luther King Jr. We all know him, especially his "I Have a Dream" speech. NAACP is the largest and still ongoing organization that fights for the rights of the colored in the US. This organization is credited for making changes in the law of its country that  separates  the whites and blacks.    Cultural appropriation is the act of taking or using a culture that is not your own and without showing that you know about it. Many celebrities are getting commented or  criti...

Poems of the Harlem Renaissance 1. Author Information: How are these poets similar? How are they different? What was each writer's view on race? - Similar: They used the different styles of poetry to express their views on racial discrimination. They are part of the Harlem Renaissance. -Differences: ~ Jean Toomer- used imagery to show his mixed background;influenced by Eastern Philosophy. ~ Countee Cullen- a tool to break down racial borders,made the poem sound the way he       speaks;influenced by romantic Poets. ~ Arna Bontemps: focuses on the theme of dignity and justice;influenced by oral traditions of African Americans. - View on Race: Jean rejects the idea altogether. Countee thinks that poetry would break down racial barriers. Arna's view was that it would serve dignity and justice. Guiding Questions: "Song of the Son" by Jean Toomer 2. Lines 1-5: What aspects of the first stanza reflect the fact that this poem is called a "song" in its...