The Ku Klux Klan was a notorious racial group that would commit hate crimes against people of African-American, Jewish, and Catholic decent. They came to power after the American Civil War. Today the Klan is still trying to obtain their original goal of white supremacy, but are going about it in ...
Outline Thesis: The American Civil War and the Reconstruction period that took place at the end of the war, and for many years afterwards, resulted in many changes for both white and black Americans throughout the nation. I. Pre-Civil War rights for black Americans. II. The Presidents duri...
The Era of Reconstruction following the Civil War was a period marked by an intense struggle to restore a worn-out and devastated society. The war, which was aimed at confronting the national problem of slavery, only led to subsequent dilemmas over emancipation and an undefined condition of freedom....
The impeachment process of President Clinton was similar to the impeachment trial of President Andrew Johnson as both ended in acquittal. And like President Clinton, Johnson was a Democratic president who faced a Republican controlled Congress. While many were hostile to Johnson for his political ag...
Ohio Leaders in the Civil War Ohio played an intricate role during the Civil War. The contributions toward the conflict were very impressive. Ohio had many eligible men serving in the military forces who participated in nearly every battle of the war. Military leadership proved substantial in numb...
Kevin Murphy 4-26-03 History 014 Radical Reconstruction Radical Reconstruction has been described as "a successful attempt by northeastern business, acting through the Republican party, to control the national government for its own economic ends: notably, the protective tariff, the nationa...
Charles Sumner was born in Boston, Massachusetts on January 6, 1811 to the proud parents of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Pinckney Sumner. Sumner was very silent about his life growing up and genealogy. Mrs. Sumner's grandfather was an extensive landholder and a surveyor of Hanover. In Plymouth County, ...
