With his father against his choice to be a writer Hughes pressed on, not persuaded. ... Work from the Harlem Renaissance gave many blacks the courage to stand up and say, "I"m proud to be black and you are no better than me." ... The impact of Langston Hughes lives on past his death. ... Somebody could see Hughes as a proud man or others can view him as a radical man. ... Langston Hughes knew what he wanted and did not let anything get in his way. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

They said that though blacks should not be enslaved, they should not be equal to the white male. ... They would serve America proudly and fight to free their fellow brothers who were still enslaved. ... These soldiers would be treated like fugitives and would face life imprisonment or the death penalty (Smith 307). However, this did not stop African Americans from flocking to enlist. ... They had signed up for the army to fight and defend their freedom, not to do the laborious tasks the white soldiers did not want to do. ...

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After turning down the position offered by his old commanding officer General Scott, Lee wrote back asking to not be in charge of troops fighting against his home state of Virginia. ... Like many other generals, 9Jackson attended West Point, but surprisingly was not his congressional districts first choice. ... Following the end of the war in 1851, Jackson was offered a job as a professor at the newly created Virginia Military Institute, which he proudly accepted. 12There he would teach physics and experimental philosophy due to his deep religious beliefs. ... Jackson, believing in Calvinisti...

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• Grade Level: High School