The Long Road Still Traveled: The African American Struggle Toward Equality Cecil Cousins HIS204: American History Since 1865 Professor Gregory Lawson September 24‚ 2012 United States history was made on January 20‚ 2009 when Barack Hussein Obama was sworn in as the 44th resident of the United States of America. It was a very chilly day in Washington D.C.‚ but a day that many would travel from around the world to witness. Some estimates say that there were over a million people in attendance
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Every year on February 1rst we celebrate Freedom Day. This day promotes equality throughout America‚ and it reminds America not to take equality and freedom for granted. However this day wouldn’t be signed and granted if it wasn’t for all the slaves and people that fought for their rights‚ not only the African-Americans but everyone else who helped throughout the journey to acquire freedom and equality. The first attempt in freedom for the slaves was in the 1600’s when slaves had organized in groups
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traders‚ they shared cultures with many nations‚ which allowed their invention of the alphabet to spread throughout Eurasia. The Phoenician Empire continued to evolve until its eventual incorporation into the Persian and Macedonian Empires‚ around 400 BCE. <br> <br>Phoenicia is an ancient region lying on the eastern coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The Empire peaked at around 1000 BCE‚ and developed until around 700 BCE. Phoenicia‚ now known as Lebanon‚ Syria‚ and Israel‚ was naturally isolated from
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The Persian Empire was a vast empire; it stretched from Egypt to Turkey past Mesopotamia to the Indus River. It was located in what is now Iran. Around the fifth century B.C.E. it had become the largest empire on Earth. Although the Persian Empire did well‚ due to some poor emperors decisions‚ it disappeared just as fast as it appeared. There were a lot of nomadic tribes that did not have a police force or law makers. But some tribes would collect different tribes all under one leadership. “The
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Gupta Empire The Gupta Empire (320 CE to about 500 CE). It dominated northern India. People were happy during the Gupta period‚ the "Golden Age" of ancient India. They had religious freedom. They were given free medical care‚ which included simple surgery. Rewards of money were given to writers‚ artists‚ and scholars to encourage them to produce wonderful work‚ and they did. Very few of the common people were educated‚ but the Gupta Empire had many universities. Students came from as far away
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Manikarnika. • In the year 1842‚ she got married to the Maharaja of Jhansi‚ Raja Gangadhar Rao Niwalkar. Subhash Chandra Bose • Subhash Chandra Bose‚ affectionately called as Netaji‚ was one of the most prominent leaders of Indian freedom struggle. • Subhash Chandra Bose was born on January 23‚ 1897 in Cuttack‚ Orissa. • Subhash Chandra Bose was the ninth child among fourteen siblings. • Subhash Chandra Bose was a brilliant student right from the childhood. • He founded
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Struggles in Society In the short story‚ The Golden Kite and Silver Wind by Ray Bradbury‚ we are exposed to the issues concerning competition between mankind. When locked in deadly competition‚ we feel the need to always be one step ahead. As people‚ we want to win and out show our enemies‚ which can create more issues. In reality‚ it is usually much more efficient to combine forces and work together to eliminate the problem. This concept is demonstrated perfectly in The Golden Kite and Silver
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citizens experience‚ and taunts their once freeing rights‚ such as the prerogative to explore sexuality. Gilead’s only freedom‚ is freedom from all other liberties‚ or as Aunt Lydia would describe‚ freedom from the anarchy that unveiled in the first society. The novel’s protagonist‚ Offred‚ uses two sets of images to recount the vast difference between a “freedom to” society‚ and a “freedom from” society. She recalls to the reader a photographic clarity of her previous life as an American woman with liberties
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from 1650-1763”. How far is it possible to agree with this statement? "As sources of wealth for their European owners‚ the colonies became as important a cause of war in the eighteenth century as quarrels in Europe itself. Commerce‚ colonies and power in Europe were vitally connected‚ and any limitation of trading rights or any blow to a colony was a method of keeping the rivalry down.”1 This statement gives rise to the fact that there was indeed colonial rivalry amongst the major empires of the
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Gupta Empire The Gupta Period of India was not characterized by enormous material wealth or by elaborate trade activity. It was defined by creativity. Flourishing arts‚ fabulous literature‚ and stupendous scholars are just a few of the things that marked the period. In 185 B.C.E.‚ the Mauryan empire collapsed when the last of the Mauryan kings was assassinated. In its place‚ small kingdoms arose throughout India. For nearly 500 years‚ the various states warred with each other. In the northern
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