of removing the cotton lint from the seed. Whitney’s, and especially Holmes' saw tooth gin, revolutionized the cotton industry by dramatically increasing the productivity of cotton ginning. Gins In the early 1800s, cotton was raised in the southern United States and exported to mills in England and the north. Leaders such as William Gregg of South Carolina advocated a home-based textile industry for the south but the time was not right. Northern mills resisted to growth of mills outside New
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South Carolina was the eighth state to ratify the Constitution. As with other of the 13 Colonies, the land was originally inhabited by Native Americans. The main tribes living in the area were the Kiawah, Cherokee, the Catawbas, the Creek, and the Yamasee. They grew corn and beans. The colony expanded during the next several years and included much of what is now North Carolina as well. (It was named after the British king, Charles.) In 1710, a royal decree divided the colony into two, North
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Reconstruction’s main goals were to integrate newly freed slaves into society, readmitting Southern states whom had seceded from the Union, and recreating Southern property as to better its conditions. At war’s end, the process of reconstruction sought out to solve the challenge that the disembodied Union now faced: what the status would be of postwar freedmen. While the North continued occupying Southern territories, Reconstruction shared very few successes. However, Reconstruction failed to meet
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April 23, 2010 Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address In an attempt to garner sympathy and cooperation, for the sake of progress in southern reconstruction, from both sides of the former front, Lincoln first uses passive word choice and language, and then uses biblical allusions to conjure a moralistic tone. Initially, Lincoln's language and word choice do not appear to be antagonizing. Lincoln's statement: “All
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Culture Diversity in the United States Writing Assignment 1 In 1954, the Supreme Court in Brown v. Board of Education ruled that de jure segregation was illegal. Today, more than 50 years later, schools are re-segregating. * What are some of the reasons for this re-segregation? * Is integration in public schools still desirable? Why? * What are some strategies for integrating public schools today? Are the strategies that you have selected realistic? Why or why not? Preceding
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1964 and the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The Civil Rights Act was part of the first phase of the Civil Rights movement. The Act was a Congressional law that nullified Southern states “Separate but Equal” laws once and for all. Now “Separate but Equal” had been abolished a decade earlier by Brown v Board of Education, but some Southern states had chosen not to abide by it and continued with segregation as long as it was ‘equal.’ This first phase was highlighted by MLK’s core principles of a peaceful
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blacks’ around America principally in the southern states. It would take many years before life enhanced for the former confined African-Americans in the United States of America. According to Gao (1989), the Thirteenth Amendment in 1865 abolished slavery; most slaves desired to unite with family members missing due to the slave trade. Freed African-Americans wanted to establish their own churches and schools, many schools for African-Americans opened in the southern states. Slave marriages had no legal
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New Kids in the Neighborhood For decades, Norman was known for his created images that both reflected and shaped America. During 1967 Rockwell began receiving more attention as a painter when he chose more serious subjects from appealing scenes of everyday life to powerful images documenting the American Civil Rights Movement. Through out his life, Rockwell was concerned with political issues, such as racism, poverty, and social injustice. This is when America was experiencing the civil rights
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Grant’s Understanding of Justice In Ernest J. Gaines historical fiction novel A Lesson Before Dying justice is one of the key elements in this book and is shown through the character Grant who is also the protagonist. Grant is the character in this novel responsible for carrying out the meaning of justice and help the character Jefferson to “die like a man” or to not “die like a hog.” Grant will pursue “justice” until it is won and Grant sees “justice” as letting Jefferson “die as a man” and not
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African Americans Dawn Burnside HIS204: American History Since 1865 Patrick Williams July 9, 2013 Throughout history African Americans have had a wicked, harsh, trouble, struggling life. During the period of the 1800s to 1900s African Americans were treated as if they were nothing, force to work over their own free will, they were force to work without getting paid. African Americans were not just slaves in the south there were many northern states that had slaves as well. Most African Americans
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