The Kent State Massacre
Numerous protests against the War in Vietnam took place across the nation, but few are more notorious than the protests that took place at Kent State that led to the… Read more »
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The Evolution of Hate in America
Introduction Throughout US history, hate groups, and government officials have used a multitude of tools to destabilize, and oppress minority groups and their communities. This has resulted in some of… Read more »
Introduction
This project examines how wealth inequalities in the U.S. have changed over time. We will look back at the Gilded Age through urbanization, into the Great Depression and World War… Read more »
The Gilded Age and Progressive Era
“Next!” This illustration shows a “Standard Oil” storage tank as an octopus with many tentacles wrapped around the steel, copper, and shipping industries, as well as a state house, the… Read more »
The Great Depression
Black Tuesday On October 29, 1929, the United States stock market crashed in an event known as Black Tuesday. This began a chain of events that led to the Great Depression, a… Read more »
World War II
Dr. Seuss Political Cartoons Most of us know Dr. Seuss for his iconic children’s books, from The Cat in the Hatto Green Eggs and Ham, but during the World War II era… Read more »
Bibliography
Primary Sources “Act of July 2, 1890”. Sherman Anti-Trust Act, July 2, 1890; Enrolled Acts and Resolutions of Congress, 1789-1992; General Records of the United States Government; Record Group 11;… Read more »
Samson Occom
William Love talks about the Brothertown Indians who were descendants of the Mohican and Pequot tribes and how they were forced out of their territories as white settlers pushed west…. Read more »
Introduction
In this project I examine the history of Socialism in the United States, from the first religious Utopian Communities to the birth of McCarthyism. In order to do this, I… Read more »
Prolegomenon: Utopian Socialism
The Shakers Calvin Green and Seth Y. Wells, “A Summary View of the Millennial Church or United Society of Believers” (excerpts), C Van Benthuysen (1848). The story of Socialism in… Read more »
Bibliography
Primary Sources Calvin Green and Seth Y. Wells, “A Summary View of the Millennial Church or United Society of Believers” (excerpts), C Van Benthuysen (1848) Data Files Relating to the… Read more »
Adding Color In Order To Heal Dark Times
Mailou Lois Jones created a colorful piece called La Baker that is displayed in a museum in Boston. Boston is where Jones was born and raised, so it is beautiful… Read more »
Paving Way for Generations of Black Americans
There is an art display placed on the side of the Lewis K. Downing building located on the main campus of Howard University. The sculpture displays two African American students… Read more »
Bibliography
Primary Sources: Angelou, Maya. Harold Bloom, editor. 1996. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. New York :Chelsea House Publishers. Buchanan, Beverly. Rituals and Ruins. 1981. Brooklyn, New York Museum. Database:… Read more »
The Confederate Constitution
(Richardson, James D. “Constitution of the Confederate States; March 11, 1861.” Published on the Avalon Project, Yale University. http://avalon.law.yale.edu/19th_century/csa_csa.asp) Article 1, Section 9, Article 4 of the Confederate… Read more »
The Cornerstone Address
(Alexander H. Stephens, “Cornerstone Address, March 21, 1861 ” in The Rebellion Record: A Diary of American Events with Documents, Narratives, Illustrative Incidents, Poetry, etc., vol. 1, ed. Frank Moore (New… Read more »
Changing the Story
(“A Cotton Plantation on the Mississippi,” Currier & Ives, 1884. (Library of Congress)) As soon as the Civil War ended however, the Southern states and their leaders began changing… Read more »
Not helping…
(Thomas Nast, “Reconstruction and How It Works,” Harper’s Weekly, 1866, via HarpWeek.) On The Right Side: “I have been accused of being inimical to the true interests of the colored… Read more »
United States Wars – Motivations and Corresponding Domestic Responses
Introduction War plays a major part in any country’s history, but America even more so than most. The United States has gone through their own fight for independence, civil… Read more »
The Early bird…
(Early, Jubal A. “The Proceedings of the Southern Historical Convention: Address to the Southern Historical Convention.” The Southern Historical Society. August 14, 1873. 24) Jubal A. Early was on… Read more »