In spite of the similar factors in the beginning of the dramatic changes, the actions that were taken by the leaders and armies in Haiti and Mexico to hold an independence movement can be discussed due to the divergence that they share. The Haitian independence movement can be described as spontaneous. ... On the other end, the Mexican independence movement was organized by Father Miguel Hidalgo, Juan Aldama, Ignacio Allende, and Josefa Ortíz de Domínguez. ... And doing so was not an easy task to any of the leaders in both settlements. ...

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The thought of reparations has existed since the end of slavery in the United States; however the movement has not progressed until recently. The African Reparations Movement is the leader for this argument, they believe that the country of Africa should receive reparations for slavery. ... (Parker 3) "The Civil Rights movement defeated many of the "external enemies of black progress" but it is now time for a movement to defeat their internal enemies" (Parker 3). ... Because people do not understand reparations, the reparations movement will not progress. Much like myself before I did my ...

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Although Dubois does not refer to the Haitian leaders as caudillos, there were still many leaders of the slave rebellion who had the characteristics of a political leader. ... Thus, making him one of the very few Haitian leaders who could read and write. ... Bolívar led an independence movement in northern South America. ... Similarly to those leaders in the Spanish American wars of independence, the Haitian leaders had characteristics that replicate those of caudillos. ... Although Laurent Dubois does not use the term "caudillos" to refer to Haitian leaders there were many revoluti...

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There she met important members of the abolitionist movement, including Frederick Douglass and George Benson, brother-in-law of the antislavery leader William Lloyd Garrison. ... speech at the Akron Women's Rights Convention in 1850 has gone down in history as one of the most significant expressions of the combined abolitionist and women's rights movement. ... She was a moral leader because she changed the course of the future for women with nothing at her disposal, she couldn't even write. ... They were both spiritual leaders who cared about justice for the people. ... Sojourne...

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Making Race and Nation In the book Making Race and Nation by Anthony Marx, he compares the development of three different countries which were major active members in the slave trade late into there development and into the modern era.. Marx compares South Africa, Brazil and The United State...

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As stated by Craton , any act that affects the planters in a negative way is a form of resistance, even if its non aggressive.2 Nanny, who was the leader of the Windward Maroons, participated in this form of 'passive' resistance as she organized large scale rebellions to rescue hundreds of slaves from different Jamaican plantations. ... She was the spiritual, cultural and military leader of the Windward Maroons and her importance stems from the fact that she guided the Maroons through the most intense period of their resistance against the British, between 1725 and 1740. ... As stat...

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In the PBS Documentary, The Civil War and Reconstruction2 Johnson was far from the leader that the United States needed during this time of change as his political views and beliefs in civil rights were slanted towards the South and its beliefs. ... This 14th Amendment quickly established the first movement of civil rights, rights that could not be taken away due to race. ... Many of these immigrants quickly found work as America's industrial economy was growing and changing from agricultural to industrial with the help of a movement that changed America production forever. ...

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Lyman Beecher was a domineering, intensely Christian man, and a fiery evangelist who helped to spark the nationwide temperance movement. ... Harriet's father, as well as being a temperance leader, strongly denounced slavery, and this also contributed to Harriet's early awareness of the evils of slavery. ... Because of pregnancy, Harriet was forced to stay at home, and became heavily involved in the abolition movement during his absence. ...

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The primary reason for writing his story is targeted at the slaveholders and powerful people of New England, where the abolitionist movement was strongest. ... Soon, Captain Auld became a class leader and an "instrument in the hands of the church in converting many souls" (60). ... This practice is noted, tolerated, and possibly encouraged by the religious leaders of St. ...

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The thing that is especially interesting about the use of proverbs in African American writings is its suggestion of a movement from the written language back to the oral. ... African leaders, writers, and musicians have turned to proverbs for their wisdom. ...

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These factors contributed to the end of colonialism in Africa: Mohendes Gandhi's successful campaign to end British colonial rule in India inspired many African leaders. ... The last Americo-Liberian leader, William R. ...

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The Federalists, under Hamilton, and to an extent Washington, believed the complete opposite: a strong government, with a strong central leader is necessary to maintain the political and economic success of the newly formed nation. ... Perhaps the most notable example of this is the 1960s civil rights movement, which aimed to end continued racism and segregation within the United States. ...

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Frederick Douglass was the most important black American leader of the 19th century. ... Upon his escape from slavery at age 20, he adopted the surname of Frederick Douglass and quickly became involved in the campaign against slavery known as the abolitionist movement. ...

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As in America the Obeah exerted a great deal of power and influence over the slave population and plantation owners in the Caribbean feared these charismatic religious leaders like their counterparts in America as they could incite slaves to question their oppression. ... From 1750 and onwards the "Great Awakening" saw the Evangelical noncomformist movement sweep through the Cheaspeake and the Carolinas, important in a number of ways this revival helped to enhance religion amongst the whites and encouraged them to allow slaves to attend church. ...

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Most political leaders consciously choose to ignore the relationship between political slavery to Great Britain and the enslavement of blacks for own economic well being, so slavery lasted for several decades. ... Thus, the Revolutionary War was a beginning of slavery movement. ...

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Senator, and (notwithstanding James Buchanan's occupying the presidential chair) a leader of the Democratic Party.2 He also focused on the prejudices of his audience, saying that the government was created exclusively for whites in order to advocate "popular sovereignty," which maintained the right of the citizens of a territory to permit or prohibit slavery. ... Lincoln discussed "Young America," a movement started by Douglas to spur his appointment to the Presidency. ...

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Examining the role that religion played in the African-American community, primarily pre-civil war, can be a difficult task due to the limited amount of evidence available.1 While it is a common notion that slavery life was embedded with Christian ideals, a Christian-like ideology is likely more ac...

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