Journal 1 - Who is and Who isn’t a Status Indian? The Indian Act of 1876 had many different parts to it and how it affected the lives of First Nations people very negatively. The notion to shift from a matrilineal society to a patrilineal society affected how the First Nations women were viewed. This shift in power meant change for the women with their status as First Nation because if they married a European settler they and their future children would lose status‚ while a European woman who marries
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African American History Since 1865 Robert Bryant History 204 Instructor Dennis Neill October 9‚ 2014 African American history since 1865 Introduction The America that was there after the conclusion of the civil war is nothing like the America we recognize presently. Significant events have occurred since 1865 that have shaped our understanding of what America is today. Major industrialization and urbanization‚ equal rights for all citizens and the two major world wars that have shaped
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1865 to 1900 Identify at least (2) two major historical turning points in the period under discussion. Death of Lincoln in 1865. Lincoln’s death changed the course of the country trying to rebuild after the Civil War. President Andrew Johnson was not popular and could not convince Congress especially the southerners to go along with him. Lincoln had a plan to build up the South and end the hate. He ordered amnesty and that the south be rebuilt. He pardoned‚ with a few exceptions
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Black History Month Celebration Thesis Statement: In order to proudly celebrate the creator of Black History Month and others who fought for many generations to have the right to even acknowledged on national and international scale ‚ blacks should research more on innovative people of African descent‚ promote entrepreneurship amongst blacks‚ and incorporate traditional African ( Freedom school) in public and private educational institutions. Outline Subject: Black History Month
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Since 1976 Black History Month has been a remembrance of the events in the history of the African American movement. It is celebrated annually in the United States and Canada in the month of February‚ and the United Kingdom in the month of October. In the U.S.‚ Black History Month is also referred to as African-American History Month. Black History Month actually started as Negro History Week in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson. The goal of Black History Week was to educate the American people about
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History is the study of the human past. The past has left many traditions‚ folk tales‚ and works of art‚ archaeological objects‚ and books and written records of our accomplishments. Historians have been recording the events of history since the Phoenicians in Africa invented the first alphabet. For instance‚ until the advent of Black History Month‚ our school children learned all of their black history when they studied the plight of slavery in the south prior to the Civil War. Very little truth
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2014 Black History Assignment A. US Black History 1. To you‚ what is the importance of celebrating Black history (5 sentences) February represents much more than any other month of the year. As this month begins so does a celebration within the black community‚ with February being Black History Month it allows black Americans to reflect on how far their ancestors have come and how the black community has worked so hard to shape the nation. I feel that it is important to remember and honor the
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Carver G Woodson created Negro History Week to honor African Americans who contributed to the United States in some way‚ shape‚ or form. It was a week of giving thanks to those who helped shape America. This week honored inventors‚ congressmen‚ doctors‚ lawyers‚ even entertainers. Woodson picked the second week of February to celebrate these accomplishments because it fell near the birthdays of two very important people who helped shape African-American history. These people were former President
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Black people history in the USA. I have chosen this course because in my opinion Afro-American People’s history is very interesting. It reveals both how cruel human beings can be and how a discriminated “population” can all the same produce wonderful things. I. The discrimination that Black People have suffered and continue suffering in the USA. 1°/ In the Past A. The Slavery. I don’t think one can discuss the suffering of this population without talking about Slavery. This
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The Black Panther Party‚ established in 1966 and dissolved 1982‚ was an social and national organization for the progression and black lives. Its Leader Huey P. Newton sought for liberation and nationalism of the black figure‚ within the protection and realms of the black community. To accomplish this many social programs and movements where set forth in order to help grow the future generations into leaders. The first entry was in December of 2001 by talk in which they give a paragraph length overview
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