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    and measurements. Vehicles are inspected next. Whoever is investigating will measure the amount of damage on the vehicles. This information will be needed if an accident reconstruction is performed. The brakes‚ steering‚ tires‚ etc will probably be inspected to see if they caused the accident. The reconstruction process uses physics to determine the speeds of the vehicles‚ and/or their relative positions during the accident. Pre and post impact direction of travel‚ length of skid marks

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    The Laws in the Reconstruction Era and the Civil Rights Movement The civil rights movement that started and grew through the years following the Brown v. Board of Education decision of 1954 and with the help of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Patterson‚ 2001) marked an important period that accomplished more than ending segregation in cities and unfair rights; it led to the transformation of American social‚ cultural‚ and political life. The civil rights movement did not only demonstrate that

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    VMB’S 12/8/13 Novel Analysis: Brotherhood “Brotherhood” by Anne Westrick is set in Richmond‚ Virginia during the reconstruction period after the civil war. Tension between the Yankees and native southerners are at an all time high. The book follows the story is Shadrach Weaver‚ a fourteen year old who is confused. One day‚ after following his stronger older brother‚ Jeremiah when he sneaks off in the middle of the night. Shad joins this brotherhood that he knows nothing about. They promise

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    that many southern blacks were put through in the late 1800s. Adelbert Ames is the main character in this book and the chief protagonist. Ames is Mississippi’s reconstruction governor as he was elected in a land slide election because of all the support he had from ex-slaves. Once he was in office‚ Ames had many changes intact for the state of Mississippi. His main plan was to create a well structured public school system to help out all citizens that suffered with poverty and illiteracy. I believe

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    Mr. Fair Ch. 17 & 18 Assignments Ch. 17: “Reconstruction‚ 1863-1877” Key topics: competing political plans for reconstructing the South; African American transition from slavery to freedom; political and social legacy of Reconstruction; post-Civil War economic and political transformations of the North. Assignment I: Read pages 568 to 579 (middle of page) 1. Complete the Reconstruction Plans chart. 2. What was Lincoln’s plan and how did it differ from

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    Radical Republicans were very critical of Lincoln’s reconstruction plan. In 1862‚ radicals Benjamin Wade and Henry Winter Davis proposed a bill that argued that civil government should only be reestablished when half of the male white citizens took an oath of loyalty to the union. Lincoln refused to sign the bill‚ but it was passed in July of 1864. Radical Republicans also opposed the policies of President Andrew Johnson. They fought over reconstruction ideas and policies and the passing of Acts‚ such

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    Reconstruction The reconstruction was followed by the civil war and took place in the southern states. The reconstruction was an attempt of bringing in confederate states back into the union. Amendments were added to the constitution to protect black people in the south. This was important because they were trying to make the south safe for the blacks. Industrial Age The industrial age took place in the 18th and 19th centuries. The industrial age began in Britain and took a widespread

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    History 4197 • Spring 2013 Thursday‚ January 17‚ 2013 The Many Meanings of Scandal Themes * Slander * Attacks on personal and public reputation * Take people to court for slander * Print Media * Publicity * Personal Attacks * Gossip * The engine of scandal * Doesn’t have to be true * Public figures * The most likely figures. They invite scandal because they are in the public sphere. Slander has been limited to people who stay private

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    the first and second Ku Klux Klan affect society and the Freeman’s Bureau that would protect the rights of former slaves would impact society for years to come. The first Ku Klux Klan was an organization that thrived in the South during the Reconstruction period following the Civil War. The first branch of the Ku Klux Klan was established in Pulaski‚ Tennessee‚ in May‚ 1866. (www.encyclopedia.com) One year later an organization of local members were established in Nashville in April‚ 1867. During

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    this book was written surrounds the events that took place during the Civil Rights Movement. There were several influential legal cases involving race relations. One prominent court case was Plessy vs. Ferguson. This 1896 court case decided that states had the legal right to segregate public facilities. In 1899‚ the court ruled that schools could only be erected for white children. Brown vs. the Board of Education of Topeka‚ Kansas was one of the most important decisions made by the US Supreme

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