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American Self-making and Self-help, Frederick Douglass was a former slave…
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Frederick Douglass was a former slave who was able to escape north and become an abolitionist, authoring many anti-slavery writings
The Declaration of Independence is the legal document separating the United States from Great Britain back in 1776. It is a staple of our freedom today
The US Constitution is a legal US document that started the laws in the US. It was the document explaing how our government worked and how it was worked for hundreds of years
Edgar Alle Poe was an American poet/writer. He was an essential figure for the growth of American Literature
Slavery was a horrible part of our nations history. It deprived African-Americans of the very thing we swore to protect, freedom. Dred scott was just one of the many affected by slavery and racism in this country.
John Winthrop was an English Puritan Lawyer. He is in the "villain" category for his puritan outlooks, and for trying to convince those to lie exactly how god said to live.
The Puritans were a group of people who sought to separate the Church of England from the Roman Catholic Church by eliminating everything in their life that wasn't in the bible
The Nat Turner slave rebellion. Nat Turner led a slave rebellion in 1831 in Virginia, leading to over 50 white people dead. This is the largest slave revolt in history.
Ben Franklin was not only an inventor, writer, publisher, among many other things. He is the only founding father who signed all three of the documents separating the US from Great Britain
The Bill of rights was the third and final legal document separating the US from Great Britain. This document contains the ten amendments to the United States Constitution. We follow these amendments as our rights as citizens of the US
The Chinese Exclusion act of 1882 was the first time the United States put a ban on certain individuals. The Act restricted the Chinese from immigrating to the United States for 10 years. This act was made permanent in 1902, but still allowed Chinese immigants to come to America if they got the correct paperwork
The American Boy is a piece by Theodore Roosevelt. It speaks on the way an American child is brought up through his childhood. It states what an American child should be like as he ascends to adulthood
Marco Rubio is an example of success from American Immigration. As his mother and father immigrated from Cuba before he was born. Now Rubio is an US senator and making a positive change on our nation.
How the Other Half lives is a story about the slums of NYC. It talks about children of poor families moving down the wrong path because they have to resort to stealing, begging, fighting, etc. just to survive and make it to tomorrow. Growing up by themselves because their parents worked very long hours or they just didn't have any. Resulted in two very different parts of NYC, dividing the rich and the poor.
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The Talented Tenth is a book by W. E. B. Du Bois. It is a story about the "Talented Tenth" which refers to the top 10% of the African American race that could be leaders for the rest of the race, someone to look up to. It was given to the 1-10 African-Americans that got into college, got the degree, and made change.
The New Colossus is a poem about immigration. It talks about the Statue of Liberty guarding the "Golden Gates" to America. In the Poem, she says to give her the tired and poor from other countries to help give them new life.
W. E. B Du Bois is most famously known for his book The Talented Tenth. In which he brought attention to the top 10% of African Americans.. the only ones that were able to go to college back then.
A Narrative in the life of Frederick Douglass was a book that former slave Frederick Douglass wrote after escaping slavery. It includes stories of his time as a slave as well as the escape. One of the most famous stories of slaves and brings attention to slavery to those that read it.
Martin Luther King Jr. was one of if not the biggest icon of the civil rights movement from 1955 -1968 when he was assassinated. He was known for delivering great speeches most notably his "I Have a Dream" speech delivered at the Lincoln Memorial in 1963
Malcolm X was another civil rights activist. His ideas however which much more violent and radical than those of Dr. King. He fought for black empowerment, and self defense to fight back against the oppression from white Americans
The Roaring 20's was a period of time after WW1 and before the great depression in 1929. It was a period of dancing and music and having fun. This era is known as a great time where America among other countries took great leaps forward in their development.
