Contradicting Himself
(Davis, Jefferson. The Rise and Fall of the Confederate Government. Vol. 1. 2 vols. Gloucester, England: Dodo Press, 2008. 78) As the reader has seen earlier, the Confederacy was an… Read more »
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The Counter-Argument
(Frederick Douglass, “Speech delivered in Madison Square, New York, Decoration Day.” 1877. Library of Congress, Manuscript Division) Abolitionists and some Northerners were quick to denounce the new stance of… Read more »
(Fleming, Walter L. “Jefferson Davis, The Negroes and the Negro Problem.” The Sewanee Review, Vol. 16, No. 4 (Oct., 1908), pp. 407-427) Despite the counter arguments being made, the myth… Read more »
Introduction
The United States of America has an unfortunate trend of fighting for democracy and freedom abroad without giving those same rights to its own people. When America becomes militarily involved,… Read more »
Test Title – WWI and Beyond
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American Wars And Social Movements
If You Are Good Enough For War, You Are Good Enough To Vote, Cartoon (1917) If You Are Good Enough For War, You Are Good Enough To Vote is a… Read more »
Effect of Jim Crow
Bus Station An American photographer for the farm security administration took a photograph of an African American man in 1940 standing at the black only bus station in Durham, North… Read more »
Lives in the South
Rosa Parks Interview This interview of Rosa Parks went in depth to discussed what life was like in the 50s. Rosa Parks is known as the mother of the civil… Read more »
Court Cases
Plessy v Ferguson This primary source is a document of the supreme court case from Plessy V. Ferguson. This case was between an African American man Plessy who bought a… Read more »
End of Segregation in America
Civil Rights Act of 1964 I speak tonight for the dignity of man and the destiny of democracy. I urge every member of both parties, Americans of all religions and… Read more »
Introduction
This project will outline the access and state of education from the 1920s throughout the 1980s regarding minorities. Education throughout history has been an idea of great concern for those… Read more »
Bibliography
Primary Sources Pernard, Victor. President Wilson Delivering Historic War Message. New York: New York Times Co., 1919. From Library of Congress. https://www.loc.gov/item/19013740/. (Accessed May 5, 2019). Wilson, Woodrow and the 64th… Read more »
Introduction
This project will examine the relationship between the United States and the State of Israel. The exhibition will specify on how the United States responded to calls for the founding… Read more »
Response to the Founding of a Jewish State
“The Balfour Statement.” Newspaper article by Dr. Schulman (1917) The article written by Dr. Samuel Schulman shortly after the Balfour Declaration in 1917 highlights Jewish opposition to the Balfour Declaration. Dr…. Read more »
U.S.-Israeli Relationship over Arab States and Territories
President Dwight D. Eisenhower Speech (1957) In radio and television speech, President Dwight D. Eisenhower addressed the people of the United States and explained to them the current situation… Read more »
The Influence of Public Opinion and Lobbying Groups
“Pence Knocks Democrats Over Their Stance on Israel.” photograph (2019) This photograph, taken by Jim Watson on March 25th, 2019, was taken at the American Israel Public Affairs Conference (AIPAC) in… Read more »
Bibliography
Primary Sources: Eisenhower, Pres. Dwight D. Speech, White House, Washington D.C. February 20, 1957. Goodstein, Laurie. “Falwell To Mobilize Support for Israel.” The New York Times (New York, New York),… Read more »
Propaganda Through the Eyes of our Children
Propaganda My digital exhibit is on wartime propaganda, its effect on the American people, and how its changed over time order to stay relevant. In a post-9/11 world where fear… Read more »
Bibliography
Introduction: Bryant, Joyce. February 2009. “How War Changed the Role of Women in the United States.”Yale-New Haven Teachers Institute. http://teachersinstitute.yale.edu/curriculum/units/2002/3/02.03.09.x.html Bumiller, Elisabeth. July 22, 2011. “Obama Ends ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’… Read more »
Changing Women’s Roles and Sexuality: the Progressive Era through the 1950’s
Introduction This project focuses on changing notions of American women’s roles and sexuality from the beginning of the Progressive Era in the 1890s through the 1950s. This time period reflects… Read more »