Jessie Washington, a seventeen-year-old young man, is a perfect example of large lynch mobs. ... Bonfire preparations were already under way in the public square, where Washington was beaten with shovels and bricks. Fifteen thousand men, women, and children packed the square. ...
George Washington Carver, a Missouri-born slave, became a scientific authority on crop diversification and soil conservation. ... On Yom Kippur, 2 million Jews were forced to live in an area less than 2 square miles, which is now referred to the Warsaw Ghetto. 400,000 of those Jews died of hunger. ...
George Washington Carver, a Missouri-born slave, became a scientific authority on crop diversification and soil conservation. ... On Yom Kippur, 2 million Jews were forced to live in an area less than 2 square miles, which is now referred to the Warsaw Ghetto. 400,000 of those Jews died of hunger. ...
The 1830 publication of the "Book of Mormon" by Joseph Smith, officially established the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ believe that Smith, under divine guidance, translated a set of golden plates into the Book of Mormon. This was the first of several literary works that were said to contain proper doctrine of the beliefs and views of the Mormon religion. Throughout the development of the Church, several aspects of the Mormon religion have caused many of its members to be persecuted by outside parties. During the last half of the nineteen...
