Theoretical Analysis PaperThe Life and Studies of W.E.B. Du BoisPhillip StaytonSocial TheoryProf. Wilcox11/13/2000William Edward Burghardt Du Bois entered the world on February 23, 1868. This was less than three years after slavery was outlawed. However, his family had been out of slavery for seve...

The Battle of AntietamThe Battle of Antietam just outside of Sharpsburg Maryland, was a one-day battle between 41,000 Confederate soldiers under the command of General Robert E. Lee and 87,000 Union soldiers commanded by General George B. McClellan. The stage was set when Lee undertook an invasion o...

Susan B. Anthony is one of the most remarkable persons one will ever find in American history. She not only helped in the creation of the first women's rights' movement in the United States, she led it tirelessly and brilliantly until her death. She was determined and dedicated, letting no one an...

When I was seven years old and my father was laid off from his construction job which took half of our family's income away. He knew that we were in trouble so the very next day he went in search of a new company to hire him and on the weekends he worked several side jobs at a time. Seven days ...

Civil War Before the civil war that tore the fabric of American life, there were three sections of American people with different economic, cultural and political attitudes. The balance of power was kept by different alliances, which came up in the pre-civil war period. The west was the balancing po...

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