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Alexander Hamilton, Anne Hutchinson, Eleanor Roosevelt, Joan of Arc, John Adams, John Brown, John Proctor, John Winthrop, Joseph Stalin, Winston Churchill, American Revolution, Civil Rights Movement, French Revolution, Great Depression, Industrial Revolution, 20 Years From Now, Cesar Chavez, Colonialism, Historical Criticism.
Harriet Tubman was an African American abolitionist, humanitarian, and Union spy during the American Civil War. As a “conductor” on the Underground Railroad, she helped slaves escape to freedom. She later served as a nurse during the Civil War. Harriet Tubman was born into slavery in Dorchester County, Maryland around 1820. Her parents were slaves, … Read more
During the time of the civil war slave life on plantations varied in many ways and some people would define slavery as a coldhearted event that occurred in history. Plantation life was harsh and it dictated the way African Americans lived life. Slaves weren’t considered humans during the slavery time period because none were treated … Read more
“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness” (Thomas Jefferson). The only problem with this passage from the Declaration of Independence is that it does not say, “We … Read more
Maya Angelou is one of the most influential and talented African American writers of our modern day. Those who read Angelous works should not pass the thought of where her influence came from. Maya Angelou’s work has been heavily affected by the era in which she began to write. The fifties and sixties were a … Read more
The television talk show is, on the face of it, a rather strange institution. We pay people to talk for us. Like the soap opera, the talk show is an invention of twentieth century broadcasting. It takes a very old form of communication, conversation, and transforms it into a low cost but highly popular form … Read more
