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    present in our lives‚ be it in the United States or along with every other country in the world. Racism is evident in many communities across the world and many nations exhibit this notion race superiority. In the current case study‚ “ Conflict in South Carolina” we see how the death of a young black‚ African American stirred up an entire community on allegations of a racially motivated murder. We see how a community was torn apart and riled up over the death of Mickey McClinton. They felt that he was

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    Kayla Riggs 3rd period James Farmer James Farmer Sr. was born June 12‚ 1886 in Kingstree‚ South Carolina. His parents were former slaves‚ Carolina and Lorena Farmer. Farmer was very smart as a child‚ receiving straight As all the way up to the eighth grade when he attended McLeod Institute. Farmer’s education ended despite his promising knowledge because there was no high school for African Americans in Farmer’s community. His record drew quit attention from the local community leaders

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    decision was to let some of his men to protect their farms while messengers were being sent to look for allies and to find information. At this time‚ there were refugees that were scattered around and disoriented. In August‚ Clarke arrived in South Carolina with around 165 men. Refugees had camps near Wofford’s Iron Works and had a fight between the Loyalists that were serving under Alexander Innes‚ a commander. Innes tried to battle Clarke’s men‚ but failed. Both parties retreated but with nothing

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    office‚ instead of giving jobs to people who would actually benefit to the nation. These reasons show the negativity of Jackson’s legacy. The Nullification Crisis‚ created by South Carolina’s Ordinance of Nullification that stated that the tariffs of 1828 and 1832 were null and void within the boundaries of South Carolina had a positive effect on Jackson’s legacy. It was a positive effect because it protected Americans. Jackson was against Nullification because he was a supporter of the Union‚

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    My name is bob riley‚ my hometown is Johnsonville‚ South Carolina. Johnsonville is a very small town and not much people live there. My Great grandmother who is alive today is from Johnsonville and she has lived there her whole life. Both of my parents grew up in this small town and attended Johnsonville High School. Being that Johnsonville is small I feel there is least expected of people. Most people at the end of high school went and work with their parents or got a job at a plant factory

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    increased Tariff of 1828‚ known as the Tariff of Abominations. South Carolina declared these tariffs to be unconstitutional and threatened to leave the union. Calhoun proposed the nullification theory which stated that each state had the right to obey a federal law or to declare it null and void. Andrew Jackson‚ who favored states’ rights‚ did not approve of disunion. In result‚ Jackson issued a Proclamation to the People of South Carolina stating that nullification and disunion were treason and he

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    grandmother that ensured she learned to read and write. Susie was sent discretely to study with a friend of the family‚ and tutors were sought out wherever they could be found. Discretion was necessary because some southern states such as Georgia and South Carolina had reenacted its Act of 1740‚ which imposed a penalty to anyone who taught slaves or caused slaves to be taught (p.65‚ Woodson). In 1862‚ as the Civil War approached‚ Susie was sent back to the country to stay with her mother. When Fort Pulaski

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    Citadel‚ a military collage close to his hometown Beaufort‚ S.C. Conroy applied to the Peace Corps and after no response‚ he talked to Beaufort’s schools and requested a teaching assignment on Yamacraw Island. Yamacraw lies off the coast of South Carolina right next to Savannah. The only transportation to the isolated island is by boat. The people here have inhabited Yamacraw and count on the sea and the oysters for a living. When Conroy went to Yamacraw‚ he found a lot of troubles. A local factory

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    The era of Jackson’s presidency ran from 1829 throughout 1837. Jackson used any political and economic means necessary in order to see American frontier regions expand across the nation. In the beginning of the Jacksonian era‚ colonial Americans’ settlements had not yet extended far beyond the Atlantic seaboard‚ partly because bad roads and primitive technology limited their ability to expand‚ and because both hostile Indians and British imperial policy discouraged migration beyond Appalachian Mountains

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    Anti-slavery and Pro-slaver The origins of the anti-slavery and pro-slavery arguments during the antebellum period and even ongoing into the Age of Jackson had to do with religious‚ moral and economical conflicts and differences in the North and South of the United States. Many of which were caused by new inventions that lead to industrialization‚ the new constitution that created new parties and strengthened the Nationalist. In the anti-slavery argument early abolitionists who actually existed

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