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Introduction Reconstruction, a pivotal chapter in American history, unfolded between 1865 and 1877, following the Civil War's end. This era aimed to rebuild the nation and integrate freed slaves into society as equal citizens. It was marked by significant political, social, and economic challenges. The federal government introduced measures to protect the rights of newly freed African Americans, leading to profound changes in the South's social fabric. However, the period was also characterized by intense resistance from Southern states, where...
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An American abolitionist also known as ¨The Conductor¨ named Harriet Tubman was one of the most famous and let’s not forget, successful conductors a woman who escaped the slavery that she was born into. She was born in 1822, her exact birthday is unknown. Araminta Ross had changed her name to Harriet Tubman as we know it today. She escaped slavery in the South and started dedicating her life to helping others escape slavery and to find freedom. In 1849,...
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The United States’ involvement, or lack thereof, in the Rwandan genocide of 1994 has been a topic of much public interest and research in the last two and a half decade since the genocide. The United States is faulted for not only having failed to act appropriately to prevent the genocide, but also having failed to intervene accordingly and having misrepresented what was transpiring in the media. As a result, there have been insignificant to no bilateral relations between the...
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The first battle the North won was the Battle of the Bull Run. The second battle was the Shiloh. The third battle was the Antietam. The fourth battle was the Gettysburg. The fifth battle was the Appomattox Courthouse. Referred to in the north as the Battle of Bull Run and in the South as the Battle of Manassas. This fight on July 21, 1861 in Virginia was the main significant clash of the Civil War. It was a Confederate triumph....
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