The Reconstruction of America

The gilded age lead to progressive reforms by attempting to fix the problems from the gilded age. The gilded age was a time of unregulated business, monopolies, and the abuse of workers. During the gilded age business men got huge profits from the new economy. Powerful people formed trusts to monopolize goods that were in high demand. Like Andrew Carnegie for example he built a giant steel empire. His business increased profits, and also eliminated middle men. And also John D Rockefeller…

the U.S. are Libya, Syria, Iran, Iraq, Yemen, Somalia, and Sudan. In short, there should be no (Muslim) ban in place over America. Furthermore, Muslims have been placed under an untrue stereotype that makes them viewed as dangerous and as terrorists. Although some groups under the Muslim belief are extreme terrorists, this does not…

1: “The Souls of Black Folks” W.E.B. DuBois is known to be one of the most prominent scholars of all time. In “The Souls of Black Folks”, DuBois examines the years that immediately follow after the Civil War focusing primarily on the role of reconstruction through the Freedmen's Bureau of 1865. This literary treasure consists of a collection of essays that are categorized by theme and has a poetic style using various metaphors and references of Du Bois's personal and historical context which…

After reading the primary documents in Chapter Two of Major Problems in the Civil War and Reconstruction readers can observe the ongoing debate just before the civil war tore apart the nation. The debate simplified, comes down to the North and South claiming that their lifestyle and culture is superior to the others. The North chastises the South for upholding the cruel and barbaric practice of enslaving other men. While the South defends itself by reflecting on the general peace and ease of…

the south during the Reconstruction Era. Because KKK is anti-immigration and anti-black, they used the film as a recruiting technique to spread those beliefs. This ended up working as the number of members began to flourish. D.W Griffith used KKK has heroes in his film, and because films were one of the most well-known forms of entertainment in the 1900s, many people paid to watch it. The movie reflects the 1900s because it recounts the history of the Civil War and Reconstruction through the…

The Land of the Free?: Mass Incarceration as the New Jim Crow By Rosie Kereston What were the Jim Crow Laws Before a comparison can be drawn between the phenomenon of mass incarceration in the United States and the Reconstruction-era Jim Crow laws, it is important to note what these laws were, what effect they had on citizens, and why they were instituted in the first place. The term “Jim Crow” is actually a direct reference to a racist, traveling musical act from the 1830s. Blackface was…

Douglass was very crucial to Lincoln during the Civil War and Reconstruction period. Douglass was actually the person that helped African Americans have equal rights during the Civil War and Reconstruction Period. In the year 1877 Douglass was the post of U.S. marshal for the district of Columbia. Frederick had several high positions in several offices, but he was taken advantage of…

The main idea of this chapter was to inform the reader of all the different factors that played a role into enslaving blacks including: “the desperation of starving settlers, the special helplessness of the displaced African, the powerful incentive of profit for slave trader and planter, the temptation of superior status for poor whites, the elaborate controls against escape and rebellion, the legal and social punishment of black and white collaboration”. These factors in which ultimately lead…

Racial violence was a crucial element to the oppression of African Americans in the south. Violence was used as a tool to control and train blacks ever since they were brought to America to be used as slaves. In this paper I will be discussing significant points of racial violence, as well as explaining their impact on the country. I will be investigating the use of violence as a control method as well as it’s lasting repercussions on African Americans. I have broken this paper into four major…

and intrigue, but until now, short on evidence and historical truth." With deep research and precise prose, James Horn has come closer to finding the 'lost' English colonists of Roanoke than any previous historian. A Kingdom Strange, a superb reconstruction of grand dreams and dashed hopes, overflows with new insights about the very real human consequences of the encounter between Europeans and Native…