Accessed 10 Jan. 2018. Hollar, Sherman. Biographies of the Civil War and Reconstruction: Abraham Lincoln, Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and More. Chicago, Britannica Educational Pub., 2013. Holzer, Harold.
(2009). Robert F. Kennedy. Retrieved February 05, 2018, from http://www.history.com/topics/robert-f-kennedy (n.d.). Retrieved February 05, 2018, from https://ipfs.io/ipfs/QmXoypizjW3WknFiJnKLwHCnL72vedxjQkDDP1mXWo6uco/wiki/Robert_F._ Kennedy_presidential_campaign%2C_1968.html Robert F. Kennedy.
Literature Resource Center, http://link.galegroup.com.proxy151.nclive.org/apps/doc/H1420000483/LitRC?u=ncliverockcc&sid=LitRC&xid=63c3f5bd. Accessed 11 Feb. 2018. Norton, Sandy Morey. " 'To Keep from Shaking to Pieces': Addiction and Bearing Reality in 'Sonny's Blues.'. " Twentieth-Century Literary Criticism, edited by Thomas J. Schoenberg and Lawrence J. Trudeau, vol. 229, Gale, 2010.
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Although the concept of abolition was introduced, action wouldn’t be taken until almost a century later in 1865 with the ratification of the 13th Amendment. During that century slaves had various forms of revolt/ rebellion within the system they were in; this ranged from the simplest action of learning how to read to the most radical of violent uproars. Various free African American activists were vital in bringing awareness to their cause to white America. For example, Frederick Douglass’ work “ levied a powerful indictment against slavery and racism, provided an indomitable voice of hope for his people, embraced antislavery politics and preached his own brand of American ideals” (“Frederick Douglass”). This can be seen in his “What, to the Slave, is the Fourth of July?”
Educators Franklin and Moss (2000) have depicted in their book named "From Slavery to Freedom" the time and reasons for the start of subjugation, and the improvement of a recognized and discrete culture among slaves and free blacks. The antiquarians investigated the pretended by blacks in the country's wars, the ascent of an explained and gratified free dark group before the finish of the eighteenth century, and the developing resistance to subjection among fragment of the dark populace
Thomson Reuters. (2015). Annotation 1 - Fourth Amendment: Search and Seizure. Retrieved from http://constitution.findlaw.com/amendment4/annotation01.html Weaver, R. (2013). Administrative Searches, Technology and Personal Privacy.
"Benjamin Franklin Quotes." BrainyQuote.com. Xplore Inc, 2018. 20 March 2018. https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/benjamin_franklin_141119 "Can you play dead... harrowing calls to Florida massacre children."
Both Booker T. Washington’s Up from Slavery: Chapter I: “A Slave Among Slaves” and W.E.B. DuBois’s The Souls of Black Folk: Chapter III: “Of Mr. Booker T. Washington and Others” depict the harsh reality of racism that many freed African-American slaves faced during the Reconstruction Era while each offering their own set of solutions to the struggles faced during that period. Washington, as a former slave during his childhood, portrays the harsh reality of racism by first describing his experience and what he remembers of his days as a slave. He begins his autobiography by using his sense of humor to highlight one struggle that many African-Americans had to face, which is not knowing anything about their ancestries. Washington explains that he is “not quite sure of the exact place or exact date of my birth, but at any rate
The Witches of Salem: Diabolical doings in a Puritan village. The New Yorker, 7 September 2015, https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/09/07/the-witches-of-salem. Miller, Arthur. The Crucible. https://www.cusd80.com/cms/lib6/AZ01001175/Centricity/Domain/4860/The%20Crucible_full%20text_adobe_format.pdf “McCarthyism.”
Alfred M. Green: Rhetorical Analysis In April of 1861, the first month of the Civil War, an African American man named Alfred M. Green delivered a speech in favor of African American men joining the Union army. During this time period, African American men were still not able to enlist in the army. However, Green believed that it was still essential towards the Union army’s victory, and towards their freedom and rights as African American individuals. By using the rhetorical strategies logos, ethos, and pathos, he notifies the audience of what they can accomplish, creates trust and unity, and inspires them by describing the possibility of change for the future.
7 score and 14 years ago, Abraham Lincoln wrote his speech on the back of a letter; while on a train to Gettysburg during the Civil War. 2 score 14 years ago, a man named Martin Luther King Jr., or MLK, wrote a speech about his opinion that all men should be treated fairly, both getting just and fair rights. The speeches not only compare and contrast, but they also have a lot of meaning to a lot of people. The reader believes that these two inspirational speeches show similar visions of America, and the two men had personal views about how awful racism was.
The Story of Malcolm X Malcolm X was a Black rights activist during the 1960’s, he was regarded as a powerful speaker and a highly intelligent person. He was averse to blacks and white living in harmony, and spearheaded the black separatist movement. Malcolm X was not always the man that is taught to the public in history classes however, “Learning to read”, and excerpt from Malcolm X’s autobiography, recounts the tale of who Malcolm X was before he was well read, and how a prison’s library shaped views during the civil rights movement, and started fanning the flames for his racism.
Blacks in the North were partially free, but had limitations. [Document B is a excerpt from the book, Life and Liberty in America by Charles Mackay. He wrote this in 1857-1858, and had it published in 1859. ] According to Doc.
All throughout the beginning half of the 20th Century, Blacks, who were still in the full-fledged war against oppression, were finally starting to make some progress. By the year 1941, through legal battles, blacks were able to organize individuals on the ground, Executive order 8802(first federal action to promote equality and prohibit employment discrimination) and even the educational system had begun to desegregate. Despite the fact that there was a huge push back against Jim Crow through legal action, the south was not willing to concede. With new legislation in place, that was designed to promote equality, individuals are known as the Freedom Riders entered the south to challenge segregation at its very core.