Collected Item: “Black Lives On the Bottom of America's Totem Pole”
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Black Lives On the Bottom of America's Totem Pole
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Essay
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This essay was produced as a part of the American Studies program at California High School in San Ramon, California. The essay is in response to the prompt "Is America currently living up to its core values?" This essay argues that black people are a key example to why America is not fulfilling to the country it seems to be. It also includes references to the following modern events: the Black Lives Matter Movement and police brutality.
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American Studies, Values Essay, California High School, San Francisco Bay Area, Black Lives Matter, Protests, Racial Justice
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Anonymous
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2020-09-08