It was not gas, not bullets, not even war itself, but racism that took millions of lives. ... But that was not the case in the aftermath of world war one. ... It forced the dismissal of individuals who belong to these races from position of public employment, included all positions in radio broadcasting, educational institutions, orchestras, theater companies, and museums. ... Of cause, the persecution of the Jews and Gypsies was not the first time that a race as a whole became the victim of war, and surely it will not be the last one, because racism still exists today. ...

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• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

When the intense Pre-Civil War campaign between Lincoln and Douglas began, he peddled photographs of his hero Abraham Lincoln. ... In 1860, Tom's career of producing and selling newspapers on a train came to an abrupt end when he and his press were literally thrown off the vehicle by an "unsympathetic" associate of the railroad company. ... At age 14, after Tom had learned the basics of the fascinating new art of telegraphy, he obtained a job as a replacement for one of the thousands of "brass pounders" (telegraph operators) who had gone off to serve in the Civil War. ... When the War end...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate