inspiring young women to vote everyday. It is known as a tradition that after a women votes for the first time you take your sticker that you receive after you vote and you go place it on her gravestone which is located in New York where she died. Susan b. Anthony was born on February 15th‚1820 in Massachusetts. She grew up in a Quaker household which means that they are very religious and they believe that everyone is equal and no one should be mistreated. She taught at Canajoharie Academy for 15 years
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Following the election of 1969‚ the incoming Nixon administration inherited many immediate challenges from its predecessor Lyndon B. Johnson. The Vietnam war was entering its fourth year‚ and over 31‚000 American troops had been killed. At that time‚ 540‚000 American soldiers were currently stationed in North Veitnam‚ and no progress had been made at peace negotiations in Paris. The nation would further divide itself following the assassinations of Anti-war activists Martin Luther King and Bobby
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In January 1964‚ Lyndon B. Johnson addressed the nation by calling on them to join the “war on poverty” (Schultz‚ 2013‚ p. 461). During Johnson’s campaign‚ he realized that poverty ran much deeper than the color of a person’s skin. He felt that every child should be fed‚ obtain an education‚ be in a classroom with good teachers‚ the teachers should have adequate pay‚ and that every worker should be able to find employment. After taking office‚ Johnson was able to convince congress to implement
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Susan B. Anthony was born on February‚ 15 ‚1820. Susan was raised a quaker family and her father was Daniel Anthony her mother was Lucy Read. susan was the second child Glem anthony was the oldest ‚ the third child was Hannah Anthony Daniel read was the fourth child and they were born in Adams Massachusetts. Susan and her family moved to Battenville‚ New york in 1862 were mary and merritt were born (two youngest children). Susan went to a public school until her teacher refused to teach her long
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Ida B. Wells Anti-Lynching Campaign Ida B. Wells was a well-established journalist who lived during the late 19th century and the early 20th century. She was born in Mississippi in 1862 to James and Elizabeth Wells‚ who were enslaved until the Emancipation Proclamation. When Ida was 16‚ both of her parents and her youngest brother were killed by a yellow fever epidemic. Ida took the responsibility of looking after and providing for her five remaining siblings. Wells moved to Memphis with
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In April of 1996‚ President Gordon B. Hinckley gave a devotional to the youth of the Church entitled‚ “Stand True and Faithful” During this magnificent talk he spoke about the calamities that are pressing and the currents that are pulling. He goes on to talk about life and how we are meant to traverse. In his simple but profound way he coined this phrase‚ one that I might add that has been quoted‚ posted‚ tweeted‚ intsagramed and blogged about since he gave this address. He said with words of soberness
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Charlotte‚ a clever and wise spider‚ and Templeton‚ the hungry rat. Come and see how these characters meet and become friends and how one of them will save the life of another. Summary Charlotte’s Web is a children’s novel by American author E. B. White and illustrated by Garth Williams; it was published in 1952 by Harper & Brothers. It features a pig named Wilbur and his spider friend Charlotte who saves him from slaughter. One morning at the breakfast table‚ eight year old Fern sees
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At the University of Michigan‚ in Ann Arbor‚ in May 1964‚ President Lyndon B. Johnson represented the United States with a speech at the graduation exercises. “Johnson’s agenda was based on his vision of what he called “the Great Society‚” the name by which the agenda became popularly known.” The wealth of our nation should be used to raise the quality and advance American civilization‚ along with the elimination of poverty and racial injustice. The federal government should use their resources
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Danielle Kiser May 5‚ 2010 History since 1877 Final “Who initiated and led the African-American struggle for civil rights? What role did the federal government play? What were the goals of the civil rights movement? Where did it succeed‚ and in what ways did it fall short?” The African-American struggle for civil rights began long before the Civil Rights movement of the 1960’s and before the Emancipation Proclamation for that matter. The most recent struggle endured by African-Americans
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Lorella Tiku AP US History Ms. Storie President Rutherford B. Hayes’ Inaugural Address Dear Citizens of the United States‚ I am grateful for this privilege and opportunity to serve my country and my people. I am merely continuing the work of our forefathers and I am honored. Our nation has come a long way since the time when we were under British control to this day when we are free and have fought to keep our nation united. You also know that during the fight to keep our nation united we lost
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