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    Southern Citys 1920-1930s

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    Southern cities in the 1920’s and 1930’s had many unique events and rules depending where you were in the south. During the 1920’s America economy was flourishing‚ but by the late 1920 our economy tanked and caused many struggles. Another big thing in America was very discrimination. To me the 1920’s and 1930’s seem like a hug roller coaster to America with some great times but then some horrible ones too. Racism was one of the awful things happening in America‚ and it wasn’t just focused on African

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    After the Civil War‚ the South was left in shambles and many cities completely destroyed and the task of rebuilding the South and reuniting the Nation began even before the war ended. In December 1863‚ President Lincoln issued the Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction to help expedite united the Nation again. However‚ radical Congressional Republicans believed that Congress was responsible for setting the terms of unifying the nation. Radical Republicans thought the president’s plan was too

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    The Reconstruction period (1865-1877) was the era of rebuilding‚ the south‚ after the Civil War. In the South reconstruction meant rebuilding the economy‚ establishing new state and local governments and establishing a new social structure between whites and blacks. Abolishing slavery‚ what should be demanded of the Southern states‚ restoring political rights to the South‚ and what should be the responsibility of the newly freed slaves were the concerns doing the Reconstruction period. They also

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    North and South

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    different social‚ economic and political stances of the North and South cultures. Both Southern and Northern states depicted two different stand points on how things should be as far as political‚ social and economic views of American in that time. The North and South’s view on political‚ economic and social status varied greatly‚ making it difficult to come to any terms‚ leading to much greater conflict. Society varied for the North and South states‚ depending on their status‚ Americans were either educated

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    Racism in the South

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    the Southmany people owned slaves. In the south‚ plantations were "the most basic unit and the most vital element of the Southern antebellum economy."2 But at the heart of these plantations were the slaves. So vicariously‚ the slaves of the South were the most vital part of the Southern economy. Slaves‚ although taken from Africa‚ were still able to hold onto their religious traditions and beliefs. They would incorporate their traditions into the Christian belief structure that the south had

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    Scene Reconstruction ENC 1102-154 Reconstructing a crime scene takes a lot of effort from experienced law enforcement‚ medical examiners‚ and criminalists. All of these professionals give unique perspectives to develop a crime-scene reconstruction. Forensic scientists also play a vital role in helping to reconstruct the crime scene. They use the crime-scene reconstruction to show events that occurred prior to‚ during‚ and after a crime was committed. (Saferstein‚ 2009) There are many things

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    JOHANNESBURG — The South African government has rolled out a new single pill to treat HIV/AIDS this week‚ claiming it will be the cheapest such treatment in the world. The country has the world’s largest number of people living with the virus and it hopes this new pill will allow it to treat more patients. In this small ARV (antiretroviral multiple drug therapy) center in the north of Pretoria‚ South Africa‚ a woman looks up at a poster promoting a new treatment for HIV/AIDS. The poster reads

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    An “Era of Reconstruction” (578‚ Shi) as our America: A Narrative History textbook calls it‚ lasted a little over ten years and aimed to fuse the nation back together while also integrating the four-million freed slaves with those who had enslaved them for hundreds of years. Lincoln’s plan was to peacefully rebuild the nation‚ allowing “10 percent of those who...swore allegiance to the Constitution and the Union” (583‚ Shi) to join back‚ although many people had other ideas of how the nation

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    than the South. They lived in the same country but did things differently. I believe that the North was more positive than the South. Most of this happened before the Civil War. In spite of everything‚ Northerners and Southerners had different social‚ economic and political cultures. The Underground Railroad was an escape route for slaves in the South. Harriet Tubman‚ Northern abolitionists‚ and Quaker Thomas Garrett mainly helped in the assistance getting slaves to Northern states. The South especially

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    The Civil war took place due to slavery and preventing African Americans from withdrawing from the United states. After the ending of the Civil War of 1865-1877‚ Reconstruction took place. The reconstruction began after the North had won its victory against the South. It was a process of readmitting Southern states into the southern union. During this period there was a controversy because of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination however‚ Johnson replaced his position as president. African Americans suffered

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