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Emancipation Proclamation

Jun 12, 2011

Emancipation Proclamation

When the Civil War began, political leaders of the ruling Republican Party differed with regard to a precise policy concerning slavery. Radical elements within the party pushed for an immediate statement from the federal government abolishing the institution. Others, including Lincoln, initially preferred a more moderate course, but as the war progressed momentum for emancipation grew stronger. Not wanting to announce a major policy shift on slavery until federal armies had achieved a significant victory in the field, Lincoln delayed any announcement on the subject.

Crittenden Compromise

Crittenden Compromise

Lincoln’s election in 1860 was viewed by many white southerners as a sign that the federal government was about to take steps to end slavery, whether the south agreed with the proposition or not. The Republican Party was dedicated to stopping the spread of slavery into the territories, and many believed that it was only a matter of time until Lincoln and his supporters would threaten the institution where it already existed.

As secession and civil war loomed on the horizon in late 1860,

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John brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry

John brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry

As if to confirm everything that states’ rights politicians had said during the

1850s, the fanatical abolitionist John Brown launched his famous raid on Harpers Ferry, Virginia, in 1859. Though unsuccessful, Brown’s attempt to capture a federal arsenal and provoke a slave rebellion struck fear in the hearts of whites throughout the south.

Many in the north condemned the violence, but many others lauded Brown’s efforts as the notion of a vast abolitionist conspiracy became believable in the minds of many southerners. For months after the raid radical southern politicians and the newspapers that supported them exploited the fears of the electorate by printing account after account of rumored slave atrocities that were supposedly taking place around the south.

United States turmoil and bloody civil war from 1860 to 1876

United States

turmoil and bloody civil war from 1860 to 1876

From 1860 to 1876 the

United States

was in turmoil. A bloody civil war tore the country apart from 1861 to 1865, and in the war’s aftermath the United States struggled to put itself back together as it dealt with a host of complicated social problems created by the demise of slavery in the south.

By 1876 the nation was politically reconstructed, but the social system that condemned African Americans to a subordinate position in the region was quickly re-established with segregation replacing slavery. Meanwhile in the north, the war accelerated the process of industrialization and set the stage for the United States to emerge as a true industrial power on the world stage.

Accommodationism ideology

Accommodationism ideology

Accommodationism refers to an ideology that endorses cooperation and concession to the viewpoint or actions of the opposition. Booker T. Washington and, to a disputable extent, Martin Luther King, Jr., are examples of black leaders who have embraced this concept as a strategy against racial segregation. Competing ideologies developed largely in response to the mass violence that blacks experienced at the hands of whites.

Washington, an influential black leader during the Jim Crow era, is widely recognized as a prominent accommodationist. He promoted black acquiescence to the system of discrimination and disenfranchisement of post-Reconstruction life as a tactic to bring about social and political empowerment. He frequently collaborated with white leaders. However, Washington’s philosophy is believed to have ‘‘increased anti-black violence’’ (Reiland, 3).

Acorns a starchy food staple for various Indian groups

Acorns a starchy food staple for various Indian groups

Acorns, the nuts of oak trees, average 40-50 percent carbohydrates, 3-4 percent protein, and 5-10 percent fat, making them a nutritious foodstuff providing about 168 calories per ounce

This abundant and easily collected nut became the dietary mainstay for various Indian groups, particularly in the Northeast and California.

The earliest unequivocal evidence of the dietary use of acorns comes from the Lamoka culture of New York, probably around 3500 Archaeological sites in Massachusetts dating from a millennium later also have produced clear evidence of the eating of large quantities of acorns. By the historic period, however, Northeastern Indians were using acorns only sparingly as food.

Johnson brothers and the importance of advertising

Dec 5, 2010

Johnson brothers recognized the importance of advertising, and Robert Wood Johnson the first was often personally very involved in the development of ads for the Company’s products…sometimes too involved, the people at the advertising agency felt. Johnson had excellent instincts about what would and wouldn’t work, and he kept J.

1922 Neracar Motorcycle ads

Weighs only 175 lbs., and reaches speeds of 35 mph. Ride 300 miles on only $1. Original MSRP started at $225, based in Syracuse, New York.

1927 Miami Beach advertisement

What they offer that days: Features 5 hotel accomodations: The Boulevard, The Nautilus, The Flamingo, The Lincoln and The King Cole. "

America

's Winter Playground."

1960 Buick LeSabre ads

1960 Buick LeSabre Convertible original vintage advertisement. The Turbine Drive for 1960. There's nothing like a new car - and no new car like the 1960 Buick LeSabre Convertible

1956 Delco Wonderbar Radio ads

1956 Delco Wonderbar Car Radio.Just touch the Delco Wonderbar and click! It tunes the nearest signal perfectly. Another touch, another station. Delco Radio - World leader in Auto Radio. and forget about your ipod and cd

A simple of ancient ads

Marketing has played a role in building successful businesses since ancient Egyptian entrepreneurs tacked papyrus posters to stone walls. I like the old ads, because they’re honest and to the point.

Ancient advertisement for the 1950 Nash

More than 25 miles per gallon for that old barge?!! Surely this was mere puffery, overstatement by some long defunct Madison Avenue ad agency? A little googling brought up this piece contemporary to the time of the ad. The comparison of 1950 vehicles yielded some surprising results. Reading down a bit, it seems that the old Nash did indeed live up to the claims of the ad

deferent between ipod ads and ancient portable stereos ads

they were happy and like their stereos may be more than you with your ipod and iphone and I like this time more than nowdays

Drink ads 1918

Gorgeous illustration in vivid color. "Pronounced Klee-Ko." Bottled by the Clicquot Club Co. of Millis, Mass

it was an 1918 Clicquot Club Ginger Ale advertisement

For sale: 2000 year old houses in Ontario Canada

it was more like 12,000 years ago this area was the shoreline of what has come to be called Lake Iroquois, but what's a few thousand years among friends? Really?

What we were may be funny

what we were may be funny but we have to understand that after 50 years some one will seat in his room looking to our modern ads and say that we were ….. the same what we call old people

The history of Cowboy

A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of other ranch-related tasks. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th century arose from the vaquero traditions of northern

Mexico

and became a figure of special significance and legend.

Etymology and usage of cowboy

The English word cowboy has an origin from several earlier terms that referred to both age and to cattle or cattle-tending work.

The word "cowboy" appeared in the English language by 1725.It appears to be a direct English translation of vaquero, a Spanish word for an individual who managed cattle while mounted on horseback. It was derived from vaca, meaning "cow," which came from the Latin word vacca. Another English word for a cowboy, buckaroo, is an Anglicization of vaquero.At least one linguist has speculated that the word "buckaroo" derives from the Arabic word bakara or bakhara, also meaning "heifer" or "young cow", and may have entered Spanish during the centuries of Islamic rule.

Originally, the term may have been intended literally—"a boy who tends cows."

historic word use of cowboy

The term "cowboy" was used during the American Revolution to describe American fighters who opposed the movement for independence. Claudius Smith, an outlaw identified with the Loyalist cause, was referred to as the "Cow-boy of the Ramapos" due to his penchant for stealing oxen, cattle and horses from colonists and giving them to the British.

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