Neville Thompson Research Paper

William Johnson was born a slave in the year 1809 but was freed by his owner, probably his father in 1820. His owner had earlier released William’s sister and mother. William Johnson upon being freed became a barber apprentice in Natchez town. William’s brother-in-law had a barbershop which he took over in 1830 and later on got married to Amy Battles. They had eleven children. Amy was a free person and just like William was black (National Humanities Center Resource Toolbox, 2007). William Johnson went on to operate several barbershops, owned land, and rented buildings. He also had a bathhouse and regularly loaned white and black people money which was paid at an interest. Like other free blacks in the South, William Johnson owned slaves and at times sold them too. The diary is a record of his daily personal endeavors, majorly about the payment of his debts, the items he bought and the running of his family. William was murdered by a free black man, Baylor Winn, with whom they had a boundary conflict. Despite his murderer being identified, he escaped prosecution since according to his evidence, he was a white man, and so no black man could testify against him (Humanities Center Resource Toolbox, 2007).

Henry McCarty, born around 1859 in the Manhattan area of New York, was more commonly known as Billy the Kid or William Bonney. His mother, Catherine, was an immigrant from Ireland who worked odd jobs to support their family. Soon after the death of her husband, Catherine, Henry, and her younger son Joseph moved to Indianapolis, Indiana, where she met her future husband William Antrim. The family accompanied Antrim to Kansas, and then New Mexico after Catherine was diagnosed with tuberculosis and advised to seek a warmer, drier climate. Antrim and Catherine were married soon after the move to New Mexico.

Michael Thomas a 23-year old, 6’3, 209 pound dynamic wide receiver out of Ohio State. Look at any mock draft, any big board, or any prospect rankings and look for Thomas. What do you see? I looked at a combination of over 100 different mock drafts, big boards, and player rankings, and much to my surprise, on average Thomas was rated as the sixth best receiver in the draft.

Every Sunday my mother would force me into my church dress with the itchy lace, and white ankle-socks with the big, puff bow. We would walk into St. John A.M.E. Church and sit in age-old pews, singing Negro Spirituals that I had not yet learned to appreciate. Growing up, church consisted of sermons, praise, and family. For years I would automatically participate in the church activities and youth-group service projects, taking the many lectures about education a grain of salt. However, I never understood the true meaning of service and the importance of education until I learned about the history of Huntsville, Alabama. The founder of St. John African Methodist Episcopal (A.M.E.) Church, and the founder of Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University (AAMU), William Hooper Councill, truly exemplified what it meant to serve his community.

From birth, it’s the experiences that shape who we become. James Farmer was a boy that was the first generation born out of slavery. He was born in Marshall, TX to a father who was a minister and a mother who would stay at home. My intellectual development was simpler than that of James Farmer, due to the time period in which he grew up in that affected his education, the way he was parented and because of the color of his skin.

Many people believe that Tommy Douglas was the best Canadian with the most important contributions. There is an abundance of reasons as to why this opinion exists. One such reason was that Tommy Douglas began his career as a minister. Whilst practicing, Douglas supported and helped fellow community members. Douglas was a full time minister at the Cavalry Baptist Church in Weyburn Saskatchewan. His initial career choice brought him closer with the community as he provided his civil service. This put Douglas in a better position for his political career which was to follow. A second reason Douglas is thought of as the greatest Canadian is due to his hand in the solidification and support of the political party known as the CCF (Co-operative

On the cold, snowy evening of March 5th at approximately 9:00 pm, a group of local colonists gather by the Boston Customs House. British Redcoat Private Hugh Montgomery is on duty guarding the Customs House. The group of colonists are angry, and the number of colonists casually start to increase. They begin harassing Private Hugh Montgomery. The local British Officer that night, Captain Thomas Preston order a few of his soldiers to the Customs House to put everything back in order. However, the colonists became more agitated once they saw the soldiers arrive with weapons in their hands. The redcoats advise the colonists to stop their violent actions and scatter immediately. Doing the complete opposite, the colonists grew more violent

The leader of the north was William T. Sherman and the leader of the south was John Bell Hood. The casualties of the south was 8,500 and the casualties of the north was 3,600. This war happened in July 22, 1864, in Atlanta Fulton County, Georgia. In the battle Atlanta was fought on July 22, 1864, just southeast of Atlanta,Georgia. Union forces commanded by William T. hub, defeated confederate forces defending the city under John B. Hood.After ordering the evacuation of the evacuation of the city Sherman burned most of the buildings in the city, military or not . After taking the city. Sherman headed south toward savannah, beginning his Sherman’s march to the Sea.

Joe-Lewis, not a name heard often, in fact, if people know boxing, they think he is named after the famous boxer Joe Lewis. However he is not named after the boxer, he is named after our father, Lewis because his nickname was Joe-Lewis, hence Joe-Lewis’s name. His first name is unique just like his middle name, Brown after our great grandfather, Joe-Lewis’s middle name matches his hair and eyes. Small  not a word used to describe his physical appearance anymore, Joe-Lewis is now five foot, six inches tall and slender, his baby fat gone, along with his chubby cheeks, now replaced with strong cheekbones. Not only did Joe-Lewis’s physical appearance change, but his wardrobe changed as well.

The innocence projects frees people all the time. That is what happened to Roy Brown. Through the help of the innocence project Roy Brown was released from jail. Through the crime, evidence and the exoneration.

After attending Sawyer Fredericks’ Hide Your Ghost tour, I can personally attest to his undeniable talent. Sawyer Fredericks provided an entertaining night that was enjoyed by all. Underground in the Valley Bar, Phoenix, the crowd swayed and sang along with his powerful, moving voice. With smiles on their faces and soul in their veins, fans left filled with contentment.

During the 1780s, I spoke out against the idea of expanding the power of the national government, I was viewed as the leader of the anti-federalists. In 1787, I was elected, along with John Lansing, Jr. and Alexander Hamilton to represent New York at the Philadelphia convention, the goal of this convention being to revise the Articles of Confederation. Both I and Lansing soon left the convention as we felt the real purpose of the convention was to produce a new form of government, not to revise the articles of confederation. Soon after this I wrote a letter to Governor Clinton, the governor of New York. In this letter I gave explicit reasons for my departure from the convention and informed him of my strong opposition to the constitution. I am most famous for writing many essays, under the pseudonym of Brutus, in which I argued federalist ideologies; I began each of my essays opposing these views by addressing these essays to the citizens of New

On February 5, 1788 in Lancashire, England, Robert Peel was born to his parents, Ellen Yates and Robert Peel, where he would become the eldest boy of eleven children. His family made their fortune in textile manufacture after they had dealt their hand in the weaving industry. Robert Peel was homeschooled by Rev. James Hargreaves until he was ten years old and moved to a Tamworth school in Drayton Manor. Throughout his studies at Harrow, Peel was awarded with several honors such as a double First in Classics as well as the same in Mathematics and Physics. In 1809, the young man began the long road towards his law career at Lincoln’s Inn. However, his father obtained Peel the title of Cashel in Co. Tipperary and he commenced the beginning of his life-long parliamentary career.

Frederick Cossom (Fred) Hollows was one of the greatest Australians who had ever lived. He is known to be one of the most caring men in history who always put others before himself to help the world be seen as a better place.

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