All of the above groups have a unique history in struggling for greater representation. We now examine some of those histories in trying to answer why America's Congress does not look like America's people. ... Women historically fare better, particularly in the Senate where they now hold thirteen seats, the most seats in history. ... Each minority group seeking equal representation has had a history of struggle. ... In March 1965 Martin Luther King, Jr., led a march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, to dramatize the voting issue. ...

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• Approx Pages: 17
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Looking at the political career of President Wilson, we can see how in his book ''A History of the American People'' reflects his opinion. ... This change of attitude was not easy, since it had to deal with those who still continue to discuss their opinions on A History of the American People. ... Gezea Kende told Wilson that many Hungarians considered him an enemy, referring to passages from A history of an American People, what Wilson said,'' I believe in the responsible restrictions of immigration, but not in any restrictions which will exclude from the countr...

• Word Count: 3300
• Approx Pages: 13
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Although disliked by Northeastern states and California, who voted 61-14 as a group in favor of repeal, the income tax, according to Randolph Paul, "produced needed revenue at a critical period of American history when other revenue-raising methods would have probably failed" (29). ... Only one state, Alabama, approved it in 1909, but Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and Texas followed. ...

• Word Count: 2725
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School