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African American Men L A Times
876 wordsRecently, an L. A. Times article (dated 2 / 13 / 00) reviewed a new book entitled "Without Sanctuary", a collection of photographs from lynchings throughout America. During the course of the article, the author, Benjamin Schwarz, outlined some very interesting and disturbing facts related to this gruesome act of violence: Between 1882 and 1930, more than 3, 000 people were lynched in the U. S. , with approximately 80 % of them taking place in the South. Though most people think only African Amer...
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Due Process Of Law Civil War
397 wordsIn the Southern United States, before the 1960 s, blacks were segregated from whites. Not only did blacks live in different areas than whites, but by law they were not permitted to go to the same schools, sit in the same part of the courthouse, eat in the same restaurants, use the same public rest rooms or drink at the same water fountains. These laws were unconstitutional and have now been changed. The Constitution of the United States requires that before a person is convicted of a crime he mu...
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The Integration Of Little Rock High School
939 wordsThe Integration of Central High School The desegregation of public facilities began with the decision of Brown vs Board of Education in 1954, where the Supreme Court of the United States deemed segregation unlawful and unconstitutional. The country was told that desegregation was to take place "with all deliberate speed." This angered the white community. Violent retaliation was the means used to prevent the integration of blacks into various public facilities. In fact, the Autherine Lucy case d...
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La Cosa Nostra Obstruction Of Justice
1,831 wordsWhat is the Mafia? Many people ponder the true definition of Mafia. The literal translation of the word Mafia means my daughter. According to Rick Porello of American Mafia. com, the Mafia, more specifically the Italian-American Mafia, is a group of criminals organized into "families, " and operating primarily in North America. Also known as La Cosa Nostra, at one time there were 26 families in the United States - roughly one for each major city. The Mafia "commission, " composed of bosses of nu...
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Prophet Joseph Smith Members Of The Church
1,244 wordsClose to the heart of every member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is the memory of the "Mormon Trail. " The name Mormon is given as a nickname for members of this Church. We like to call ourselves Latter-day Saints though, so that is the term I will use. The Latter-day Saints believe in the Book of Mormon which was translated from golden plates given to Joseph Smith by an angel. It was published on March 26, 1830. It is "the most correct of any book on the earth, " a record o...
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Meyer Lansky Al Capone
792 wordsThe early days of the Mob and there Italian heritage, came to the United States around the 1890 s. Most of the Mob was located and running their businesses out of New York. New York was be 3 giving to become small since there were so many "families' trying to run the city. So in 1931 a phase coined together by Lucky Luciana and Meyer lansky was started in Chicago. Chicago's first real Mobster was a man by the name of James 'Big Jim' Colosimo. Colosimo ran many whorehouses in Chicago, and took a ...
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Scottsboro Trials And To Kill A Mockingbird
1,164 wordsThe Scottsboro Trial and the trial of Tom Robinson are almost identical in the forms of bias shown and the accusers that were persecuted. The bias is obvious and is shown throughout both cases, which took place in the same time period. Common parallels are seen through the time period that both trials have taken place in and those who were persecuted and why they were persecuted in the first place. The thought of "All blacks were liars, and all blacks are wrongdoers, " was a major part of all of...
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Elected Leaders Republic People
613 wordsI am not a crook Former President Richard Nixon I did not have sexual relations with that women President Bill Clinton Perhaps two of the most famous quotes coming from democratically elected chiefs of staff in the most famous and powerful republic in the world. The United States of America spreads information much more accurately, efficiently and wisely than the Romans at the time of Caesars assassination ever could have imagined possible. Yet, we, as Americans elected and reelected men who com...
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Martin Luther King Jr Civil Rights Movement
1,150 wordsThe powers of the President was limited in the 1970 s. Congressional authority was reasserted in the policy-making process. Congress passed the War Powers Act and the Budget Impoundment and Control Act. These two acts are held in regard to limiting presidential power in the 1990 s. The War Powers Act was passed in 1973 over the Presidents veto, limiting the Presidents ability to use military force. The act was broad, but hit on key points. It stated that the President must report within 42 hours...
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Federal Troops Labor Force
1,042 wordsEverything seemed so perfect. Pullman, Illinois was a company town on the outskirts of Chicago, founded in 1880 by George Pullman, president of the railroad sleeping car company. Pullman advertised his town as a model community that included everything from parks to libraries and was filled with satisfied, well paid workers. Each resident worked for the Pullman company, which manufactured railroad cars, and by 1894 it operated "first class" sleeping cars on almost every one of the nation's major...
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Negative Impact Negative Effect
1,679 wordsThroughout the 1920 s, the United States experienced a number of changes. From the granting of womens suffrage in 1919 to the stock market crash of 1929, the twenties were a time for change. Some changes were for good, such as the invention of the radio, the inexpensive automobile, and movies. Some changes, however, were for worse, such as the rise of the Ku Klux Klan and the coming about of a communist party in the United States. But the United States felt one of the most negative impacts from ...
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Spoke English 90 Percent Immigrants
556 wordsThe New Immigration In 1886 the statue of Liberty Enlightening the World, a gift from the people of France, was dedicated by President Grover Cleveland. Set at the entrance to New York, the statue was just in time to greet the biggest migration in global history. Between 1880 and World War I, about 22 million men, women, and children entered the United States. More than a million arrived in each of the years 1905, 1906, 1907, 1910, 1913, and 1914. Not everyone had to travel in steerage. Passenge...
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Emperor Of France Napoleon Bonaparte
750 wordsNapoleon also known as Napoleon Bonaparte, crowned himself emperor of France. He was the greatest military genius of his time. He created an empire that covered most of western Europe. Napoleon had great energy and ambition and that is what led him to be the great military general that he was. All of this did not come easy for him. He got his first lucky break in Paris which then led to his promotion. With that promotion he became a military general which leads to his infamous military strategy....
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Organized Crime Rival Gang
1,340 wordsMafia and Organized Crime have wreaked havoc for many years upon society in an entirety and it has definitely corrupted government in a way too. Gang leaders and such have left families broken or in dismay with family members dead, crippled, wounded, or with shattered dreams and memories that can tear a person apart mentally. Organized crime is not extended to such crime and Mafia leaders such as Capone, but it can be even farther reached as to mention L. A. Gangs like Crips and Bloods that have...
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End Of The World Wife And Children
1,279 wordsMichel de Nostredame otherwise known as the latinized name Nostradamus. Was born on December 14 th, 1503 in St. Remy, France and was educated by his grandfather, Jean. Which he was taught mathematics and astrology. Also was taught three languages which include Latin, Greek, and Hebrew. Nostradamus was the oldest son of his family and had four brothers. Nostradamus was a physician in France during a time that many plagues invaded the country. Not many things were known about Nostradamus? early li...
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Scout And Jem Jem And Scout
1,235 wordsA Untitled The Mortal Mockingbird A songbirds melody can evoke happiness in anyone, as can the smiling face of a child. The mockingbird sings for the sake of singing, and an innocent child possesses an innate joyfulness, as natural as instinct. Yet a mockingbirds song dies as easily as innocence. In the beginning of the novel, To Kill A Mockingbird, Scout and Jem are portrayed as innocents, uncorrupted by our world of prejudice and racism. Their world is simple, sensible, a childs world. However...
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