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George Washingtons On Black Relations
1,528 wordsGeorge Washington's Impact on Black Relations During the Colonial Era there was much debate regarding slavery. The north was primarily against slavery while the south was economically dependent on slavery. When colonist started to settle North America they had come from England for religious and political freedom. Many were subsistence farmers (raising just enough food to survive on, with perhaps a little surplus to sell or trade). There was no need for slaves. Later, in Virginia indentured serv...
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Institution Of Slavery Abolition Of Slavery
1,522 words... waggon-horse with them (Pete Maslowski 2 - 6). During this time it is obvious that Washington feels that slaves are not worthy to serve in his Army. Was his turning point during the colonial period a real turning point or was it just a brief cover? At the end of the war Washington did make a small attempt to send back slaves who were run away's and enlisted in the Army. Washington also objected to British plans to take slaves with them who had served in the British army, Washington told them...
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Booker T Washington B Du Bois
1,288 wordsLife of African Americans in the period after the civil war was stimulatingly difficult. Among the host of challenges were the Black codes which made their life no better than it was before the civil war. The Congress promised to emancipate African Americans from slavery, but it appeared as if blacks were still deprived of their basic rights. They still did not achieve the status equal to that of the whites. During this time of political unrest two prominent African American spokespersons, Booke...
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