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    Slavery is a huge part of American history‚ in fact‚ this whole country was built by the hands of slaves. Slavery started back in 1619 in Jamestown‚ Virginia‚ when the new American Colonists brought slaves from Africa in order to help out in the production of crops‚ mainly tobacco. Ever since then more American Colonists brought in more slaves in order to do their own jobs and the population of slaves grew throughout time. Slaves would be imported from Africa and would usually come in large ships

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    we have breaking news about ancient greeks. Ancient greeks played an important in medical history. They began observing the human body and its effects on diseases over a thousand years ago. Ancient greeks believed that illness was a result of natural causes. They also believed that illness was a punishment from the gods and that the gods guided them through the process of healing people. Ancient greeks believed The most important doctor of them all was Hippocratic. Hippocratic‚ known as the father

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    knew that I did not want the next generation of entrepreneurs‚ doctors‚ actresses‚ lawyers‚ CEOs‚ and amazing women to not be aware of the world around them. I started small. During Black History Month‚ I gave a couple presentations on famous black leaders. My last presentation was on Amandla Stenberg‚ a teenage black icon. Within my presentation‚ I spoke about cultural appropriation and the drastic effect it has on people of color.

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    is a very prominent part of America’s history. The Ohio Rivers’ name came from the Iroquoian (Seneca) word: Ohi yo meaning “Good River”. During the 1600s and 1700s‚ the River served as a Southern Border of the Northern Territory. In several treaties it served as a dividing line between English settlements and Native American communities. Marietta‚ Steubenville and Cincinnati were founded on the river’s bank. During the 1800s the Ohio River became an important commercial route for residents in Ohio

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    There are many dates involved in the history of America. Some are more important than others. But all of them have some small or huge events. Washington. Many say he was a great leader. Others say he had a huge impact on our history. Being the leader he was‚ Washington chose prominent political figures. He soon decided to chose Thomas Jefferson as Secretary of State and‚ Alexander Hamilton as Secretary of the Treasury‚ Henry Knox as secretary of war‚ and Edmund Randolph as The Attorney General

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    The civil rights movement was a time in America in which Blacks and other minorities started getting more independence and more equal rights. This movement required several courageous leaders and many life changing events occurred in order for America to become the integrated nation that it is today. A number of protests and boycotts took place but they were usually non-violent‚ (which the minorities discovered that the non-violent approach worked the best.) Throughout this period in time schools

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    founded in the same year. This project is a training ground for blacks. Black community theatres began to appear in the late 1930s. Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee talents were shown during this time. “By 1940 black theatre was firmly grounded in the American Negro Theater and the Negro Playwrights’ Company.” (Encyclopedia Britannica) Black theatre rapidly grew after World War II‚ the radical and militant progress as well. “..the ideals of black revolution and seeking to establish a mythology and symbolism

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    Diversity in a black history month remains a primary contention in a film industry groups. Before eighty-eight Oscars recompense on-screen character Jada Pinkett Smith called boycott the Oscars which is a defended activity. Jada’s drive to boycott the Oscar grant function comes because of a systemic issue that keeps disadvantaging non-white individuals. At the point when a gathering of individuals abused in any general public‚ it is worthy to boycott. For instance‚ as it is composed in history Salma Alabama

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    Slavery is an important part of American history because it affected both the north and south. Slaves were an important part of the economy for the south seeing as how it was an agricultural based economy and without slaves there wouldn’t have been such a rich economy. Slaves farmed and processed their cash crops such as cotton‚ sugar‚ and rice. Although‚ slaves were a main part in the southern economy slavery was not approved of by the all of Americans. There were activists that were for slavery

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    Many nations‚ including America‚ had friends and family living in the city. These nations did not agree with the communist ideals of the Soviets‚ and wanted to make sure they were not being mistreated in the city. The Berlin Airlift is important to American history because it showed that Americans were not afraid to stand up to their former allies and aid their people in a time of need. Because of Germany’s loss in World War II‚ their country and capital city of Berlin were divided into sectors and

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