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    fascination in Christianity which soon took route in the African American Society. He goes on to state that the typical West African town was a community of faith. The tribesmen generally assumed that if they lost a war to another tribe or nation‚ the god of the triumphant party ought to be included in their beliefs since the conquerors ’ god was strong enough to grant them victory (Mitchell‚ page 33). He discusses how they found commonality between their expressive African culture and the unheard of‚ free

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    There were many people who believed strongly about how things should change for the better regarding the position of African Americans within the period of 1865-1970. Even though Radical Republicans had attempted to improve the quality of life for blacks by passing the Civil Rights Act of 1866 and 1875‚ the Ku Klux Klan Act‚ as well as the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments‚ whites in the South refused to have it any other way than that blacks remained second class citizens and to be kept in their

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    Reconstruction (1865-1877) 2 main issues: Reconstruction failed to alter the South’s social structure or its distribution of wealth and power which disadvantaged African-Americans. Reconstruction left significant legacies‚ including the 14th and 15th amendments which would be used 100 years later to protect minority rights. 3 different kinds/plans: Executive Legislative Judicial Executive Reconstruction Lincoln 1863 Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction (10% Plan) 10% of

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    happened as a result of the mass immigration that occurred in the 1900s. This paper will specifically focus on how the immigrants who helped to shape how the U.S. today immigrated to the U.S. and how they assimilated into this country. During the first few years of the 1900’s immigration was at a major high‚ this was known as the “Second Wave” of Immigration. These immigrants‚ who were mainly from European countries‚ came to American to find economic opportunity and religious freedom. They left

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    West Ham

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    The club was originally founded as Thames Ironworks F.C. in 1895 and was later reformed‚ in 1900 as West Ham United. They initially competed in the Southern League and Western League before joining the full Football League in 1919 and enjoyed their first top flight season in 1923‚ featuring in the first FA Cup Final to be held at Wembley that year against Bolton Wanderers. The club have won the FA Cup three times: in 1964‚ 1975 and 1980. They have also been runners-up twice‚ in 1923 and 2006. In

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    Cornel West

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    Woodberry‚ Hijiri Ms. Bralock American Literature February 13‚ 2015 Cornel West Cornel West‚ Ph.D.‚ is an American philosopher that was born on July 2‚ 1953. He is involved politically with the Democratic Socialists‚ and teaches in the Department of Religion and African American Studies. Cornel West is sometimes referred as a “non-Marxist socialist” and is one of the most famous and popular African American intellectuals in the United States. He wrote the bestseller book Race Matters

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    Transforming the West

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    Transforming the West -West is the supplier and place where all the raw material comes from -Main supplier of the East CONTENT: Transcontinental Railroad -Completed in the 1870’s‚ over 2 mountain ranges 1 company owned primarily by people who made money as storekeepers -Government Project‚ but owned privately -Land grant railroads -Opened up the west‚ tied California and the East together Indian Affairs -Government took on Indian policy that wanted to get them out of the way Western

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    The Old West

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    Between the 1860’s and 1890’s‚ the west of the United States got its name "the Old West" and a reputation of being violent. Now there are many movies‚ books‚ television shows‚ and many other things based on the Old West having: cowboys‚ gunfights‚ rough towns‚ and Indian attacks. Some people may believe that the Old West really was like this‚ but I think the west wasn’t any more violent than other areas of the United States at this time. Less people lived in the west at this time so one murder may

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    Cornel West

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    I found the Cornel West speech rather interesting because of the way that he used his words and his expressions during his speech. Cornel West is one of the leading African American individuals that appeared in a lot of programs. He used to be a professor in Albert and now a professor at Princeton University. He is controversial because he is outspoken and is very engaged socially. “Getting to know Cornel West has been one of the genuine pleasures of my life‚” Gates said. “I have never met a person

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    will identify two major historical turning points in the period from 1865-1900. I will analyze the impact that these turning had on America’s current society‚ economy‚ politics‚ and culture. I will describe two ways the Reconstitution period may have been affected if President Lincoln had not been assassinated. Finally‚ I will give examples of how the federal and/or state courts and legislature passed down laws between 1865-1900 that served to discriminate against non-white citizens and immigrants

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