The two books were the first works by an African American to be published by a major publishing house. ... He was a strong voice against the disfranchisement of African Americans, the showing of racist movies such as "The Birth of The Nation" and the publication of books denigrating African Americans. ... Chesnutt notes that "Douglass was not the ideal slave garnered by the meek and lowly spirit of Uncle Tom" and his insubordinate attitude toward Thomas Auld got him into Covey's hands. ... Some of these are new archival materials, but the editor here was able to locate most of...

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Emerging Conflicts in the Doctrine of Federalism: The Intergovernmental Predicament University Press of America Lantham, Maryland 1984 The theme of Smith's books to the linkages between intergovernmental policies and regional development upon policy actions among the states. ... It also provides an appendix of federal data and an appendix of federal data and an appendix of notes to back up his information. ... The note section is over 100 pages. The notes are also detailed enough for a student to go find additional information on the subject matter. ...

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Some strengths of watching a movie other than what we got from the book were: it gave a better view than a book, books make it hard to visualize it. ... Another weakness is that it is hard for some people to watch a movie and take notes on it at the same time. ...

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• Grade Level: High School