Robert E. Lee
Robert E. Lee was an American soldier and Confederate general during the American Civil War. He was born on January 19, 1807, in Stratford Hall,...
Category : History
The Harlem Renaissance
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A Cultural Awakening The Harlem Renaissance, spanning roughly from 1918 to 1937, was a profound blossoming of African American culture centered in the Harlem neighborhood...
The Crisis Magazine
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The Crisis magazine, published by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), holds a significant place in the history of African American...
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters
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Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (BSCP), also called Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and Maids (BSCPM), first African American labor union to be affiliated with...
The Stamp Act of 1765
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The Stamp Act of 1765 was the first internal tax levied directly on American colonists by the British government. The act, which imposed a tax...
Magna Carta
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By 1215, thanks to years of unsuccessful foreign policies and heavy taxation demands, England’s King John was facing down a possible rebellion by the country’s...
Alexander Hamilton
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Though he never attained the highest office of his adopted country, few of America’s founders influenced its political system more than Alexander Hamilton (1755-1804). Born...
Rise of the cotton industry, 1793
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In the years immediately following the Revolutionary War, the rural South—the region where slavery had taken the strongest hold in North America—faced an economic crisis....
John Brown’s raid, October 16, 1859
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John Brown’s raid on the federal armory at Harpers Ferry, Virginia (now West Virginia) on October 16, 1859, was a pivotal event leading up to...
Abraham Lincoln
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Abraham Lincoln, a self-taught lawyer, legislator, and vocal opponent of slavery was elected the 16th president of the United States in November 1860, shortly before...