1. Light in August
King ignored the flashing lights and ran a red light. ... On August 4, 2014 Michael Brown an unarmed black male 18 years old was shot six times and killed by police officer Darren Wilson. ... The Governor of Missouri had to call the National Guard on August 18, 2014, because the riots were out of control. ...
Charles II then decided that he had enough Dutch presence in the New World and on Monday, August 25, 1664, launched the Guinea, an English ship, to attack and take over the area. ... Drunks, light offenders, and debtors were put into prison, however, prostitutes were usually not a concern. ...
The Situation of African-Americans in America In their motherland Africa, black people lived together in tribes with the families staying together in the village and leading a live according to strong morals and rites. Each tribe had developed a culture and often an own language, and the people either prayed to their own Gods or (especially in north and central Africa) followed the teachings of the Koran. But in the eyes of most Europeans, all Africans were ignorant, pagan savages who needed to be introduced to Christianity and Western civilisation. When America was discovered in 1492, Eur...