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Relevancy of the History of Civil Rights

"Big Boy Leaves Home." In this narrative, a white woman stumbles upon two black men who have gone skinny-dipping on a hot summer d...

The Culture and Operation of the Special Court in Sierra Leone

The Sierra Leone Special Court is an Ad Hoc court set up to hear the cases of those most responsible the atrocities in the Sierra ...

The Battle Of Gettysburg

as a pivotal contributor to the outcome. SUPPORTING ARGUMENTS 1) Robert E. Lee a) Shrewd and defiant military man whose objective...

Why the South Lost the Civil War

have any solid answer. The following paper examines reasons why the South lost, and focuses on the fact that it likely lost due to...

The Civil War in Sudan

Sudanese government can be trusted to look after its own citizens there" ("No Help Needed, Thank You Very Much"). The outlook for ...

Stampp: "The Era of Reconstruction"

analysis and interpretation of the material led him to conclude that the Restoration was a success, particularly in light of the p...

The Land Problem and the Collapse of the Roman Republic

assistance from the government. Another problem involving the land was the fact that aristocrats were buying up large tracts and ...

Black White Relations: Civil War to Modern Day

were now equal, they put into place a system of support that would forever keep many African Americans in a position of submission...

Progress Comes at a Price: American Civil War

notes, "Serious scholars still debate whether the Civil War was necessary" (Kagan, 2005; B07). At the same time one can speculat...

North and South: Prior to the Civil War

lived simply, many people were middle class as well. In the South the focus was on plantations, farming, and the people were essen...

Art of Slavery

Their purpose was to have Parliament abolish slave trade, rather than declare slavery to be illegal. As an incremental play, this ...

New York City Draft Riots of 1863

of the rioters, which was directed at African Americans, possessed the mob with such ferocity that they lost all sense of humanity...

The 54th Massachusetts

based on the regiments history, was a success and may indicate more greater in future. The student is facing a significant amount ...

Florida in the Civil War

"twelve infantry regiments, two cavalry regiments, a handful of artillery batteries, and a variety of smaller organizations" (Cole...

Civil Disobedience and the Vietnam War

act of not being obedient. He contrasted the longevity of nature with the ethereal nature of that manmade contrivance we call gov...

Slave Life in the South before the Civil War

occasion, "his master had the nails of his fingers and toes beaten off" (Blassingame 331). A slave who accidentally bumped a white...

Lincoln and the Second Revolution

the north prior to and during the war, the political shift in power with the south remaining weak in the national forum for decade...

Civil Disobedience in the 1960s

had an impact on both the war protestors and the Civil Rights activists. If every person has an inherent worth, then anything that...

Ayers: "In the Presence of Mine Enemies"

or that Lee wanted to resign after Gettysburg. Ordinary people behave in ordinary ways. The North was shocked and dismayed by the...

Art and the Civil War Era

they played no role in politics. Middle class and wealthy women, particularly married middle class and wealthy women, however, pl...

Avoiding the Civil War

adjacent to the South would be slave states (Faragher et al, 2000, p. 256). Then in 1819 Missouri, which is adjacent to both Illin...

Jefferson Davis: Civil War and Reconstruction

cessation.4 But, when Mississippi chose, outwardly, to secede he removed himself from the Senate.5 He "hoped to receive a prominen...

Julius Caesar: "The Civil War"

to believe that he was the cause of the war (Caesar, 2007). He went so far as to offer to disband his army, provided Pompey did ...

The Evolution of the Rifle

from the spiral grooves inside the barrel: this is called "rifling" and is designed to make the bullet spin; it is believed that t...

Discussion Questions on American History

In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at American history. Discussion questions are answered in short essays about civil righ...

Years Following Civil War

The years between 1865 and 1877 were known as the Reconstruction era because the country was trying to recover and rebuild after t...

American Liberty, 1820-1877, Overview of Issues

This research paper/essay discusses various issues in American history pertaining to liberty. This includes the factors that led u...

The American Civil War and Modern Warfare

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at the American Civil War. Modern aspects such as civic participation and the use of a...

The Civil War and Contributions of African American Soldiers

In a paper of four pages, the writer looks at black soldiers in the Civil War. The experiences of inequality endured by such soldi...

Midnight Rising, Tony Horwitz

This book reviews pertains to Tony Horwitz's text "Midnight Rising, John Brown and the raid that sparked the Civil War," which des...