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    was passed by congress In 1865. This amendment allowed the slaves to become freedmen. This time of great celebration in the beginning was called the Reconstruction period. Just like all good times the joy usually passes and turns into something far scarier. Reconstruction failed due to people exploiting the freedmen. The Black Codes for Mississippi were “originally created to help the freedmen”‚ whilst in reality this was a very different story. These laws took advantage of the freedmen by requiring

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    Fighting Fo Equal Rights In The Role Of Youth In Realising The Dreams Of Dr Kalam Address and Interaction during the Silver Jubilee Celebration of EMEA College of Arts and It doesn’t matter who I am‚ I will work‚ work and work‚ All the forces of the universe will also assist me‚ I will achieve what I dream‚ "Dreams float on an impatient wind‚ A wind that wants to create a new order. An order of strength and thundering of fire." If we are not free‚ no one will respect us. DON’T RUSH INTO

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    To what extent are the two chambers of Congress equal in power (15 marks) One factor which could be seen to imply that the two chambers of Congress aren’t equal in power is the contrast in importance of the political decisions they get to vote on – and for this reason the Senate can be seen as superior. Senators hold exclusively the ability to ratify treaties as well as confirming the President’s nominees for position such as Supreme Court justices and leading roles within the government‚ and they

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    President Johnson‚ Congress‚ in 1867‚ took charge of the effort to “reconstruct” our divided nation. A large part of “Congressional Reconstruction” was an effort to establish and protect the citizenship rights of the freedmen. The former Confederacy was divided into five military districts‚ each governed by a Union general. The Southern states‚ in order to rid themselves of these “military dictatorships‚” were required to ratify the Fourteenth Amendment‚ guaranteeing equal rights for all citizens—including

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    he vast majority of those who had been disqualified… After the passage of this act only a few hundred ex-Confederates remained unpardoned. How did the restoration of voting rights to white Southerners undermine efforts to preserve and protect the voting rights of the freedmen? ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

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    The Ratification of The Equal rights Amendment Throughout American history men oppressed women mentally‚ physically‚ and politically. By 1920‚ women got the right to vote under the 19th amendment. After women gained suffrage‚ Alice Paul an American suffragist‚ wrote the Equal Rights Amendment. Ultimately‚ the Equal Rights Amendment‚ which would have boosted gender equality‚ was not ratified because of the conservatives and the male domination of the State Legislature. The original seven-year

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    The Freedmen controversy is an issue that is popular among Native American tribes. This controversy started many years ago‚ about 100 years ago‚ when a treaty was signed given former slaves rights in the Native American territory. The rights also applied to their offspring‚ and other future generations to come. The treaty gave freedmen’s and their offspring citizenship in Cherokee Nation. The benefits from this treaty only apply to individuals and their offspring that are listed in the treaty. The

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    Evaluate the gains made by the blacks during Reconstruction Reconstruction was during the period of 1865 to 1877‚ where attempts were made to solve the injustices of slavery and its political‚ social and economic legacy and solving the problems that would arise because of the readmission of the eleven states into the Union and has been long portrayed by many historians as a time when vindictive Radical Republicans fastened black supremacy upon the defeated confederacy. Some gains were made by

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    reason why the congressreconstruction efforts to ensure equal rights to the freedmen failed was because virtually no one in America thought blacks were equal to whites. Basically it was because people still have racial thoughts; slaves didn’t get to fully acquire the meaning and prerogatives of their rights; in other words they were uneducated. Also during the reconstruction multiple deals were made in order to make things go by in certain parties favor. One reason the congress ’ attempt to grant

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