America is still facing uncovering problems within the 20th century. ... There where problems in the society; women, African-Americans, and families faced through a lot of difficulties getting where there striving to be at, which became apart of history. ... The right to vote made a huge impact in women history. ... Children African-Americans played an important part in American history. ... As a result of conducting this article, I propose that the problem in early 20th century in the American society must be acknowledged. ...

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This shows that African-American's had an struggle with getting into Congress in the early years. ... In 1865, the thirteenth Amendment was ratified and abolished slavery in America. ... More African-Americans followed Rev. ... Revels was making history as the first African-American Senator, Joseph Hayne Rainey was making history as the first African-American Representative. Over a hundred African-Americans have followed Rep. ...

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She was just one American who demonstrated her rights. ... Early in America's history we faced certain periods of segregation. ... Going back through history you start to realize and view things differently. That is what it is to be an American. ... " Going through the timeline of history you come to a point when you realize that the world around you has changed, topics that were once not discussed freely are now to the point where they are openly discussed. ...

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The two clearly split economic systems did not only affect whites, but also other subordinate racial groups as well; for example, black Americans' suffering under slavery, Native Americans' forcible removal, and Mexican Americans' experience of discrimination all have a lot to do with it. ... Native Americans were actually not given many choices. ... At that time, many Americans believed in manifest destiny that American was destined to expand across and occupy all territories that now constitute the continental United States. ... In sum, the early 19th century history was a hi...

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Wade's book is a survey of the history of the Ku Klux Klan in America. ... Summary: As stated earlier Wade's book is a survey of the history of the Ku Klux Klan in America. Wade's booke discusses several events in the history of the Ku Klux Klan such as their rise to power in the late 19th century, and their peak in the early part of the 20th century, and their decline then resurgence. Wade also discusses the Ku Klux Klan's belief system which entails the Christian Knight defending the white Anglo-saxon from the barbarians (Jews, African-Americans, Communisits, an...

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The United States of America has undergone a lot of changes over the years. ... The first event to be discussed is the civil war, more known in the history books as The American Civil War, a war in the 1860s that was to determine whether the survival of the union; known as the North, or the independence for the confederacy, which was the south. ... Even though new products were up in the market, natural resources played a big part as to why business grew in America. ... As I pointed out earlier, slavery in the north was forbidden, and was fading in the Border States. ... The slaves were always...

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In the diverse history of Detroit, many things stand out in the development of this great city; its French origin, the American Revolution, the civil rights movements and the riots of the 1960's. But the most affluent event in Detroit history was the immigration and migration boom and the industrial explosion that followed. ... In an overview of the colossal rush of cultures that bombarded the metro Detroit area in the early 1900's comparisons are based upon many different aspects of the populations. For instance, the Jewish populations that came to America in the early 1900's ...

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America is a land made by many diverse faces all with the similar history of segregation and discrimination that cannot by forgotten. ... Education plays a key role in the freedom of those who were oppressed by the early European colonizers and still lie vital to the break of success of all who seek freedom. ... Takaki speaks of each ethnicity in America and gives voices to their oppression by the Europeans when they lived in America. ... Indian-Americans began joining with America's armed forces, and supporting the financial crisis at home until the war ended. One of the most talked a...

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From those three questions the US began its journey to reconstruct the nation, facing all sorts of history changing conflicts. ... Though, from a US History student's perspective, the resulting outcome of the Reconstruction has been labeled as a limited success, because there are still racial conflicts today. ... One of the main issues with the African Americans were that "80 percent of freed African Americans over the age were illiterate" (388, Americans Textbook). ... By creating two Amendments that support African Americans rights, African Americans received the full freedom...

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It the most memeriable war in American history, 3 million fought - 600,000 died. It was the only war fought on American soil by Americans, and for that reason we have always been fascinated with The Civil War. As early as 1787, American leaders had known that they could not settle the differences between the states committed to slavery and those oppossed. ... Republics had a history of splitting into smaller parts and descending into anarchy. ... Congress tried to come up with compromise measures in early 1861, but there was no way of compromising in the argument over secession. ...

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Reconstruction did not transform the South for African-Americans. I have come to this conclusion from reading "Retreat" and "A Short History of Reconstruction". ... In the beginning of Reconstruction it was good advice for African-Americans but then after two to three years the turn went from better to worst. ... White Supremacists groups developed in the early 1868, they began immediately after African- American's became ex-slaves. ... The Congress really did not care about how Reconstruction affected African-Americans they just wanted to maintain their control. ...

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The struggle between state and federal government is a large part of American history. ... This was resulting in each state passing its old slave code, which applied to African Americans. ... The amendment's most important provision, was to defined an American citizen as anyone born in the United States or naturalized, thereby automatically making African Americans citizens. ... Resulting in, the final amendment left loopholes that eventually allowed southern states to disfranchise African Americans. ... Slavery had been a part of life in America since the early colonial period and became...

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Could The American Civil War Have Been Avoided? ... History; 2. ... The Civil War became an inevitable chapter in our American history, and apart of our American heritage. ... Just as the original thirteen colonies fought for their independence almost 100 years earlier, the Southern States felt a growing need for freedom from the central Federal authority in Washington D.C. ... Some Southern States wanted to break away from the United States of America and govern themselves. ...

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At this time, Americans were constantly looking for land to start farms or sell to incoming farmers. ... In response to this, 11 states seceded to form the Confederate states of America. ... During the war's early stages, anti-slavery Republicans grew more demanding. ... The Civil War was by far the deadliest war in American history. ... The Jim Crow Laws were created to punish African Americans legally. ...

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Julia (by well Julia) When we learn about history (American, world or otherwise), we consume it as life changing events that shape the world we live in today. The history of television is no different. When studying the history of African- American television, I look with a prideful eye on the hit sitcom, Julia. ... King was assassinated, the U.S. was in the latter part of the Vietnam War, and African Americans were fighting a war of their own for civil rights all history stuff, all stuff that has affected the world today. ... Julia lasted until 1971, which is good for any sitcom, let...

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I believe that because not only did he directly address the writers of the newspaper, but included African Americans with their struggles to gain acceptance. ... These examples give him credibility as an intelligent man when he cites from history without the use of history books. ... King uses historical examples to prove his point, using logos which most can understand and giving examples for most African Americans understand. ... Socrates, the Boston Tea Party, and early Christians who gave their lives for what they believed in, these events gave King the edge he needed to be so persuasive...

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Inventions, Politics, Jobs all the way back to the motherland Black History has been going on for years and years. ... The things I would like to specifically talk about what black history means to me are courage, attitude, and responsibility. ... African Americans had the right mind to go out and make some changes. ... Being a responsible African American was a hard thing to do. Africans could have made one simple mistake that could have ended their lives, for example in the early 50's if you was Blackman and saw a white woman walking and whistle to her that was a definite lynching or ...

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Many historians have come to the conclusion that the period of Reconstruction, between 1860 and 1877 was a revolutionary time in our nation's history. ... Also, many African-Americans were the victims of intimidation by racist, anti-black groups such as the Ku Klux Klan. ... Moderate Republicans from both the North and South, pursued a strategy of gentle reunification of the two sides, but made it clear that slavery was forever gone from American soil. ... The divisions between each party created an atmosphere of tension and worry among the newly reunified states and did little to move Am...

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From an early age, Martin was exposed to religion, and, morality through both his father, and grandfather who were both pastors at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. ... In addition, Martin Luther King organized the most famous march in US history. ... These unfortunate occurrences can be attributed to the fact that King was the closest thing to a hero that the African-American community had ever known in history. ... The news of King's death was seen as a devastating setback for the African-American community as a whole. (Lorenette 1) Martin Luther King Jr. would go down i...

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Ayers, there is an optimistic outlook on the southern American states after the Reconstruction period. ... Ayers captures the history of the South in the years after Reconstruction and the new turn of the century: a combined source of advance and acknowledgment of the contrary affiance of the New South. ... However, it fulfills the needs of knowing the history of the Southern view. ... The humans of the new south, Ayers wrote, "had been dislodged from earlier bases of character and begin no new ones accessible at hand." ...

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"The Warmth of Other Suns," by Isabella Wilkerson tells the story of the movement of over six million African American men and women from the southern states to northern states during the era known as the Great Migration. ... I would definitely recommend this book to everyone because it gives the reader a look into history. ... If not for the Great Migration, many African American would not have the opportunities that we have been given today. After reading the book I learned a lot about my own history. My maternal grandparents moved from Mississippi into the Washington, D.C. area during t...

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This policy would see many different changes over nearly the next decade, but saw most during the earlier years. ... It "gave the federal government responsibility for guaranteeing equal rights under the law to all Americans" (AP&P 460). ... The era of reconstruction saw the largest struggle between Congress and the chief executive in the nation's history. ... For the many problems that arose during specifically the early years of the reconstruction era, the solution was in the Fourteenth Amendment. ...

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Eric Mckitrick contends that Radical Reconstruction, which was designed to bring about a social revolution in race relations, failed to help the America Negro find his proper place in American life. ... Finally, the 15th Amendment, proposed in late February 1869 and passed in early February 1870, decreeing that the right to vote could not be denied because of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. ... Tilden competed in one of the most controversial presidential elections in History. ... The Fifteenth Amendment recognized the right of African American men to vote. But African Americ...

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Early in the year 1787, the framers of the constitution convened in Philadelphia to discuss the problems of governing the new nation. ... Was a Democratic-Republican from the state of New York and was an opponent of slavery who, in response to the Missouri application, sought to impose conditions that would rid slavery from Missouri for the remainder of history. ... African-Americans obviously were not happy with the compromise especially those in the south; Thomas Jefferson even once said the crisis was "like a fire-bell in the night, awakened and filled me with terror....

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Its causes can be traced back to tensions that formed early in the nation's history. ... The first organized government in the US after the American Revolution was under the Articles of Confederation. ... Had history turned differently at these five points, the South might very well have won the war. ...

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