place on April 13‚ 1873 in Colfax‚ Louisiana. The massacre / riot was a result of the gubernatorial elections of 1872 held in Louisiana. The election was between McEnery‚ the white conservative legislature candidate‚ and William Pitt Kellogg‚ a carpetbagger (a Northerner who came to the South to help the blacks) of the Radical Republican Party. The election resulted in two different outcomes. Although McEnery actually won the election‚ Kellogg‚ received the sanction of the Federal Government. Thus
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CONTEMPORARY POLICE PROBLEM ROEL F. BALUGO TYPES AND FORMS OF CORRUPTION Corruption is not limited to the present day‚ for as long there have been a police‚ there has been policecorruption. Four Types of Corruption 1. GRATUITIES are small tips on goods purchased. In many communities some prohibits gratuities‚ whileothers do not.2. TAKING BRIBES the payment of money or other consideration to police officers with intent to subvert theaims of the criminal justice system.3.
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Emily Rose living in the past within isolated realities The theme of a rose for emily How is Emily stuck in the past ! In “A Rose for Emily‚" by William Faulkner‚ the main character Emily Grierson is stuck living in the past within the isolated reality that she’s been forced into and that she herself created. Throughout the story‚ a major theme‚ (meaning what the story is about) is Emily’s resistance to change which leads to isolation. This Faulkner classic shows us how Emily became isolated
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Note from Mr. O: Remember that when you are writing a DBQ the essay should read the same as a regular essay and the document usage should not disrupt the flow of your argument. Make sure that your thesis and your argument clearly focuses only on the task at hand: to answer the question or prompt‚ to have a clear direct argument with a clearly defined position‚ and utilize as many documents and as much outside information as evidence to support your position. Your evidence‚ whether from the
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Each of the four articles portrayed a different explanation for why Reconstruction did not work out as planned by the United States Government. Thomas W. Wilson’s article reveals that the government preyed upon the South. Carter Woodson asserts that former slaves were not given a fair chance to make Reconstruction work‚ while Thomas Bailey blames the Radicals for pushing it on clueless‚ former slaves. Finally‚ Mary Beth Norton takes issue with the resistance of Reconstruction that the South held
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Looking back on Reconstruction‚ there were many moments when we took a turn for the worst. However‚ I will discuss what I believe to be the root of our problems: the rise of Radical Republicans and their mission to slash the power of the Southern white population. As soon as the Radicals started to gain power‚ Reconstruction shifted from unification to reformation. Alongside others‚ I believe that the South had “nobility‚ Christian virtues‚ leadership‚ [and] loyalty to its men” (“Reconstruction”)
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US History August 22‚ 2012 Reconstruction‚ I 1. Wartime Reconstruction‚ 1862-1864 2. Presidential Reconstruction 1865-1866 Can Slavery continue indefinitely? The Union perpetual -Lincoln wanted to win the war‚ but he did not want to destroy the old south -Congress wanted to transform the south. -Lincoln wants to abolish slavery because it would cripple the economy‚ and believed in a gradual proclomation plan Wartime Reconstruction -Emancipation Proclamation‚ 1863 -Liberates slaves
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Confederate regiment.” (Horn) The Klan soon outgrew this knightly behavior and began to take on their new gruesome acts. Although‚ they committed many violent acts‚ some stated on how they would be treated with courtesy. One of them was a carpetbagger who was whipped
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white sheets with a white mask‚ and terrify Negros into believing they were the ghosts of the dead confederate soldiers. Thus began the Ku Klux Klan. Had there been no deliberate oppression in the South bound by the Reconstruction‚ corrupt carpetbaggers - Northerners who came to the South during the Reconstruction to abuse of the situation - misrule and violence‚ secret societies such as the Ku Klux Klan would not have come into existence. Initially created for the sole purpose of albeit perverse
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Reviews‚ Showtimes and Trailers - Movies - New York Times - The New York Times. 25 Oct. 2012. http://movies.nytimes.com/2008/06/27/movies/27wall.html The Baguette. "The Wall-E Bandwagon Begins - NYTimes.com." The Oscars and Movie Awards Season - Carpetbagger Blog - NYTimes.com. Web. 25 Oct. 2012. http://carpetbagger.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/12/09/the-wall-e-bandwagon-begin
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