The Blacks give two main reasons for the rise of the Republican Party in the South, which they refer to as the "Great White Switches". ... The second "Great White Switch," according to the authors, came in the form of Ronald Reagan's 1980 presidential election. The author's argue that Reagan's optimism and overall positive record in office had the effect of legitimizing and making respectable the Republican Party for many southern whites. ... From 1982 until 1991, Republicans only managed to win one third of the seats in the House of Representatives, and they...

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In fact, we can say that Douglass's preface could stand for what Lejeune called the autobiographical pact which committed the author to tell his life story in a spirit of sincerity. ... So you have the title, the signature, the photograph and the preface which all function as a confirmation of the author's existence. ... Ever since the ancient Greeks, the West has placed great value on self-discovery and self-knowledge. ... Though, the narrative tells such a story it tells it an unusual way for instance the majority of autobiographies start with a birth date and a description of the ...

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O'Sullivan on Manifest Destiny in 1839 (Document A) stating "national birth was the beginning of a new history, the formation and progress of an untried political system, which separates us from the past and connects us with the future only we may confidently assume that our country is destined to be the great nation of futurity.... The author of the illustration points out the fact that simple border lines that could be decided peacefully ended up creating a war with Mexico and Texas and looked like the United States did not care about anyone but themselves and just trying to take o...

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Many historians, such as Allen Guenzo, the author of Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America, give Lincoln full credit in emancipation. ... To sum up, Lincoln should not be credited as the "Great Emancipator." He was the emancipator, admittedly, but he wasn't great -- he did emancipate the slaves by issuing the Emancipation Proclamation and helping 13th Amendment to be passed, but he only did what every mild abolitionist president would do under the same circumstances. ...

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At the end of the 1820s and into the 1830s, The Second Great Awakening, a religious movement based off evangelism, changed the approach of expansionism. ... Therefore, this Second Great Awakening inclined American Protestants to view Catholic nations south and west of their country as "a distinct challenge to their religion and security " (Greenberg 14). ... It was found in an article advocating the annexation of Texas, and it is debated that possibly the same author as "The Great Nation of Futurity, " Jane McManus Storm Cazneau, better known as Cora Montgomery, composed the stirringly influen...

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In 1828, the Tariff of Abomination was passed and created great controversy in the Southern States, starting an uprising among southern senators who believed the tariff to be too highly priced. The South Carolina Exposition and Protest, authored by John C. ...

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Another argument Douglass makes in his narrative is that, contrary to popular thought that religion is seen as a saving grace among many slaves simply because they take great joy in religious activities, songs, and various forms of worship, there is also a false form of Christianity that is more or less a hypocrisy practiced by most white masters. ... As an author, he is able to see both sides of the issue instead of writing with heated bias. ...

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According to Deborah Gray White author of Ar"n't I a Women? ... White goes into great detail explaining the relationship between a African American slave mother and her children, "West African women both respected and enjoyed their status as mothers. ...

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The 19th century witnessed the birth of two monumental movements in American history: Abolition of Slavery and Women's Suffrage. These two movements both sought to secure the American promise of liberty and equality for all people. With the turn of the 18th century, the dawn of a religious revival k...

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The 19th century witnessed the birth of two monumental movements in American history: Abolition of Slavery and Women's Suffrage. These two movements both sought to secure the American promise of liberty and equality for all people. With the turn of the 18th century, the dawn of a religious revival k...

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The Missouri discussions held 1819-1821 functioned as an important turn in the United States' major disagreement over slavery. The arguments held over tightening the grasp of slavery in the new state was the outcome of previous debates and the start of unwanted events. Paused lawfully by two comprom...

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