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that stems from slavery. Around the time of his autobiography, African Americans were deemed inferior to all other races, primarily whites. However, Douglass had the ability to gain association with two prominent anti-slavery abolitionists, William Lloyd Garrison and Wendell

creation of buildings that reflects their culture, religion, environment and technology used in its time period. The mastermind behind any type of architecture is the architect itself. Two well-known and respected architects in modern history are Frank Lloyd Wright and Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. Both known for their amazing architectural thoughts, and the inspirations that affected many other architects. Both, Wright and Rohe, created new schools of design for their abilities which brought about techniques

The fireside poets were popular at a time when the United States was a new nation, suffering pressure from outside governments as well as growing pains of its own. Historical events such as the War of 1812 threatened to overwhelm the young democracy. At the same time, there was the beginning of the push for westward expansion, and the beginnings of the schism over slavery which would culminate in the Civil War. The fireside poets represented a movement to involve the reader in events of the current

Slavery was an institution that caused much division between the north and south of the United States back in the 1800’s that instigated many political, economic and moral fights between northern abolitionists and southern slaveholders. The system was established on the basis of economic profits, cheap labor, and morality of “saving” Africans from their previous lifestyle. The Southern states were notorious slave-holding states, while the North contained few, but far, slave-holders. Despite the number

The Beginning of Women’s Rights & Abolitionist Movement Women’s Rights & Abolitionists Back in the nineteenth century men and women were not treated equally as they are now. Women did not have as much freedom as the men did and that caused a national movement. Not only were the women segregated from the men, but the discrimination against the African American race was a huge ordeal as well. With both movements combined, it led to a controversial development at that time. Not only were women

shown tremendous progression over time, cultural changes have spanned over decades. From the time our Independence to the present racism has been a problematic social factor. Leaders such as James Maddison, George Mason, Thaddeus Stevens, William Lloyd Garrison, Abby Kelley, Booker T. Washington, Sigmund Livingston, and Martin Luther King Jr. all share the common epitaph of being civil rights organizers and patriarchs. History has recorded their contributions to combating racism, consequently providing

dispose of the enslavement of their fellow man and woman. There were, of course, diverse viewpoints and ideas in how freeing the enslaved would go about and why it was important. Leading abolitionists, including John Brown, Angelina Grimke, William Lloyd Garrison, and Frederick Douglass, had diverse opinions and ideas, but, in the end, fought for a common goal: the outlaw of slavery. John Brown was an abolitionist who attempted to raid the government arsenal at Harpers Ferry and lead an armed slave

Why Was Reading a Central concern in the 19th Century? Frederick Douglass was born in a time where life for African Americans was unfair and poor. He was a man born into slavery, but he changed his own course of life and many others with learning to read and write. With the help of his owner’s wife he learned enough to start his own education and eventually escaped to freedom. Reading was such a central concern to Douglass for many reasons including: Reading about slavery helps Douglass to understand

from start to end. Douglass gained fame when the abolitionist movement started to gain momentum from the slave uprisings, “The Liberator” was written by William Lloyd Garrison, a newspaper that inspired and motivated Douglass to join the abolitionist movement. After being inspired by his abolitionist role model by the name of William Lloyd Garrison, Douglass attended an Abolitionist meeting in Massachusetts where he met Garrison and came to a compromise to go around the Northern states to give speeches

The 1916 play Trifles by Susan Glaspell is a one act murder-mystery that showcases a range of characters that help to portray the undervaluing of women, their work, and their interests in society. The main plot revolves around farmer Lewis Hale, his wife, Sheriff Henry Peters, his wife, and county attorney George Henderson trying to figure out who could have strangled farmer John Wright in his bed and, more importantly, why. The true culprit is clear from the moment Hale begins to recount what occured