Despite the previous historiographical debate of Reginald Oshkosh as a inauthentic or authentic indigenous leader, Frederick Hoxie’s 1997 journal article begins to hint at the understanding of Reginald Oshkosh as an economic intermediary figure- which marks a distinct shift away from previous conceptions. While Hoxie’s article focuses on tribes other than the Menominees and their interactions with the American government and press, it briefly makes mention to the dedication of the National American
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Abraham Lincoln makes a deep insight on the topic of slavery in this quote: “On the question of liberty, as a principle, we are not what we have been. When we were the political slaves of King George, and wanted to be free, we called the maxim that ‘all men are created equal’ a self evident truth; but now when we have grown fat, and have lost all dread of being slaves ourselves, we have become so greedy to be masters that we call the same maxim ‘a self evident lie.’” A quote from Abraham lincoln
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Traitorous Sculptures A war that tore the United States of America in two; a rebel country, trying to break away from the Union-killing thousands of American soldiers in the process. Now, these traitors are being glorified as heroes. These traitors were the leaders of the Confederate States of America, who have statues of themselves across America, especially in the south. Among these men immortalized in statue form are C.S.A. General Robert E. Lee and C.S.A. President Jefferson Davis. Since
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The Ku Klux Klan’s opponents were the Republican Party, especially the Radical Republicans, and although stopping racism was one of their objectives, they also wanted to reconfigure the South’s economic and social systems after those of the North. According to John Faragher, Radicals “argued that once free labor, universal education, and equal rights were implanted in the South, that region would be able to share in the North’s material wealth, progress, and social mobility.” (Out of Many, p. 365)
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of the world. In the early 1800’s Americans felt that slavery was unethical, and then began the rise of the abolition movement. Closing out, with The South boils over with the election of Abraham Lincoln, which brings about the Emancipation and Civil War. In 1607, the colony of Jamestown was founded, and at this time they did not have slaves. In the following years, specifically 1619, twenty some odd slaves
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New ideas were constantly coming forward during the Civil War, and this time period played an enormous role in developing new technology. Both the invention of the telegraph and the railroads were very important. With the ability to send someone a message within seconds, people in the White House were able to transmit battle strategies directly to the front line. Railroads allowed them to send huge amounts of supplies to the military. Both of these state-of-the-art creations made supplying the troops
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melting pot. Civil disobedience is the combination of all your rights as an American, utilized in the smartest way possible. The way it was explained was, “..if, for example, you disagree with a government policy and want the government to change it, you would first speak to others. To let as many people know as possible about your concerns, you would broadcast your position through the press and invite others to assemble with you to discuss the problem with you…” as stated in civil disobedience
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Jim Crow laws are laws that were conceived by white southerners to systematically impede the civil rights of colored American citizens. These laws were made under the guise of “ separate, but equal.” However the people who created these laws did not have equality in mind. Jim Crow laws led to serious violations of civil rights and dehumanized people of color. Jim Crow laws and inequality are the scourge of American society. For nearly a century, Jim Crow laws were the bane of African American lives
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An innovator is a person who introduces new methods, ideas, or products. Ida B. Wells, born in Holly Springs, Mississippi, was a daughter of slaves. After the Civil War ended in 1865 and the 13th Amendment was added to the United States Constitution, just like many freed slaves, her family enthusiastically pursued education and business. Wells began teaching and soon found out that being legally equal to whites did not mean being treated equally, She learned this after she paid for a first class
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Before us, we have a case wherein a license to operate steam powered engines was required by the state of New York in order to operate on its waters. Robert Livingston and Robert Fulton were responsible for this monopoly. Aaron Ogden sought and obtained a similar monopoly via the New Jersey legislature. Ogden’s monopoly was then repealed due to his political opponents. Ogden then retrieved a New York license via the heirs of Fulton and Livingston, which granted him permission to operate ships between
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