Alvin York was born in Pall Mall Tennessee on December 13, 1887, the third of 11 children born to William and Mary York. His Grandfather, Uriah York, was an Army Veteran of the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. The York family scraped out a living on their modest farm and supplemented their ta...
Abstract this paper will explore the histories of both Native American and African American cultures and their interactions with the dominant white population in America. Influential historical events for each minority group will be highlighted along with the efforts of each group to try and attain ...
Robert E. Lee Early Years: Robert E. Lee was born on January 19, 1807. He was born in Stratford, Virginia. But after four years he moved from Stratford and moved to Alexandria, Virginia were he spent most of his youth. His father Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee, a Revolutionary War hero, alo...
