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- 3741: Martin Luther King Jr.
- ... He stood up for what he wanted to change . He had enough guts to stand and protest what was wrong . People around the world protest for what they believe in and stand up for their rights . Our past history influence us everyday . We go through the same things they went through .
- 3742: Frederick Douglass
- ... Massachusetts 54th. This group of soldiers fought hard, and Douglass was respected as a leader of ex-slaves. Frederick soon fought for the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments for the U.S. Constitution, which gave rights to everyone. He became U.S marshal for the District of Columbia (1877-81), recorder of deeds for the District of Columbia (1881-86) and U.S. minister to the Republic of Haiti (1889-91 ...
- 3743: Daniel Webster
- ... joined with Westerner Henry Clay and then endorsing federal aid for roads in the West. In 1828, since Massachusettses had shifted the economic interest from shipping to manufacturing, Webster decided to back the high-tariff bill of that year to help the small new manufacturing businesses grow. Angry southern leaders condemned the tariff, and South Carolina's John C. Calhoun argued that South Carolina had the right to nullify or ignore ...
- 3744: Benjamin Franklin
- ... colonies on it could make none, and he preferred to latter view.” (Aldrige 1965, page 195). The crisis brought about by the Stamp Act propelled Franklin into a new role as chief defender of American rights in Britain. At first, Franklin urged to colonists to be obedient to the act until it could be repealed. However, when Franklin beard of the violent protest against it in America, he became more opposed ...
- 3745: The Work of Robert Frost
- ... out of favor. There it is. One couldn't say half so much if one were tragic. Copyright © 1951 by Mark Van Doren. Permission to reproduce granted by Charles and John Van Doren, executors. All rights reserved. The Atlantic Monthly; June, 1951; "Robert Frost's America"; Volume 187, No. 6; pages 32-34.
- 3746: Robert Francis ("Bobby") Kennedy
- ... had lived and succeeded in his mission, he probably would have brought the United States to a greater awareness of its responsibility to the poor and the vulnerable within the society. His concern for Civil Rights and the needs of the poor were an inspiration to many Americans at that time . I Would like to conclude this report with a poem I found on Robert Francis (“Bobby”) Kennedy written by Ron ...
- 3747: Daniel Webster
- ... joined with Westerner Henry Clay and then endorsing federal aid for roads in the West. In 1828, since Massachusettses had shifted the economic interest from shipping to manufacturing, Webster decided to back the high-tariff bill of that year to help the small new manufacturing businesses grow. Angry southern leaders condemned the tariff, and South Carolina's John C. Calhoun argued that South Carolina had the right to nullify or ignore ...
- 3748: Hubert H. Humphrey
- ... see a better vision of what we can become. Hubert Humphrey was such a man." Humphrey begin his road to sucess at the 1948 Democratic national convention. This where he spoke of Truman's Civil Rights proposals. This lead to his election to the U.S. Senate that same year and gave him the reputation as a fire-breathing Midwestern liberal. Humphrey had a good Vice-Presidential term, he was known ...
- 3749: Theodore Roosdevelt
- ... awarded the nobel peace prize. People had wanted a canal connectiong the Atlantic and Pacific for hundreds of years. A French company, which went bankrupt, had started the pro ject. The company sold the panamanian rights to build the canal to the United States government. Colombia, whose territory included Panama, didn't agree to the terms offered by the Uninted States. Ro did not think much of he of Latin Americans ...
- 3750: Thomas Jefferson
- ... important and this is hypocritical by disregarding his principles. The Burr conspiracy depicted Jefferson as a ruthless, and a individual who will do anything inorder to achieve his goal. Jefferson championed civil liberties and unalienable rights. Yet, Jefferson violated civil liberties by coercing witnesses, arrested with out habeus corpus and prosecuting in a "court" of his own. Jefferson and Jeffersonians are hypocrites from the start and they destroyed political tradition as ...
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