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- 381: Civil Rights
- Civil Rights Movement: 1890-1900 1890: The state of Mississippi adopts poll taxes and literacy tests to discourage black voters. 1895: Booker T. Washington delivers his Atlanta Exposition speech, which accepts segregation of the races. 1896: The Supreme Court rules in Plessy v. Ferguson the separate but equal treatment of the races is constitutional. 1900-1910 1900-1915: Over ... firs suit against segregation and discrimination in education. 1938: The Supreme Court orders the admission of a black applicant to the University of Missouri Law School 1941: A. Philip Randoph threatens a massive march on Washington unless the Roosevelt administration takes measures to ensure black employment in defense industries; Roosevelt agrees to establish Fair Employment Practices Committee (FEPC). 1942: The congress of Racial Equality (CORE) is organized in Chicago. 1943: Race ... to desegregate city buses. 1957: Martin Luther King Jr. and a number of southern black clergymen create the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). 1958: Ten thousand students hold a Youth March for Integrated Schools in Washington, D.C. 1959: Sit-in campaigns by college students desegregate eating facilities in St. Louis, Chicago, and Bloomington, Indiana; the Tennessee Christian Leadership Conference holds brief sit-ins in Nashville department stores. 1960-1970 ...
- 382: Significance Of The 2000 Florida Presidential Primary
- ... the candidates in the primaries leading up to the March 14 election date. As the candidates approached March 7, the new front-loaded Super Tuesday, the gap between the frontrunners, Democrat Al Gore and Republican George W. Bush, and their respective challengers, Bill Bradley and John McCain, gradually increased. However, as some experts predicted, the March 7 Super Tuesday primary sealed the fate of the Florida Primary. Political Parties choose their ... that voted before the March 14 primary date that dilutes the significance of the Florida primary are Iowa, New Hampshire, Arizona, South Carolina, Michigan, and Virginia. Throughout the period leading up to the Iowa caucuses, George W. Bush raised a record $70-million and seemed to be the frontrunner in the Republican Party by a wide margin. Paul Bedinghaus, the chairman of the Pinellas County Republican Party, initially thought that Bush ... in New York, Ohio, and California's popular vote, all of which were crucial for McCain to win in order to have any chance in the nomination. Bush also won Georgia, Maine, Maryland, Missouri, and Washington. He only lost Connecticut, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont, none of which have a significant number of delegates. This gave Bush a nearly insurmountable lead in the delegate count, and McCain was perceived by ...
- 383: Dizzy Gillespie
- ... compositions. The melodies were intricate and explosive but were based on the harmonic structures of old songs. "Anthropology" , now one standard songs every jazz musician should know, was based on a piece composed earlier by George Gershwin. This song by Gershwin entitled "I Got Rhythm" would become the harmonic background for many song in which Gillespie would copy its pattern. The harmonic pattern of these standard changes begins with two chords ... Hentoff, Nat. The most Joyful Trumpet. The Progressive. February 1984: 39. Kemfeld, Barry., ed. The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Vol. 1, A-K. London: Macmillan Press, 1991. Levy, Claudia. Jazz Trumpeter Dizzy Gillespie Dies. Washington Post 7 January 1993: Sec 8, 1. New York Times Index. Paparelli, Frank. Dizzy Gillespie A Jazz Master. New York: Hal Leonard Publishing, 1975. Powis, Tim. Bebop's Joyful Pop. Macleans. March 1989: 57-8. Span, Paula. Into the Company of Giants: Dizzy Last Jam-an All Star Farewell. Washington Post 13 January 1993: Sec D, 1. Watrous, Peter. Dizzy Gillespie, Who Sounded Some of Modern Jazz's Earliest Notes, Dies at 75. New York Times. 7 January 1993: Sec D, 12. Watrous, Peter. ...
- 384: Current State of the U.S. Economy
- ... stay the same or rise a bit. But things cost less, standards of living would improve, borrowers could repay their debts. Even people on fixed incomes would get a break, because their dollars go further.” George Bush in 1990 envisioned an interest rate between one and two percent by 1994. This did not happen but some do credit his big budget reform as the start to what is taking place now ... economists feel that it will not get any better after the Asian financial crises starts to wreak its effects on this year’s trade flows. Lawrence Chimerine, chief economist at The Economic Strategy Institute in Washington says “ Asia is in the tank, and we’ve only begun to see the impact on the trade deficit.” Chimerine predicts the trade gap to increase by about $40 to $50 billion this year which ... The Dallas Morning News. Robert Dodge, February 25, 1998 Business 2. Newsweek. Jane Bryant Quinn, February 16, 1998 3. New York Times. February 26, 1998. Business 4. Newsweek. Robert Samuelson, February 16, 1998 5. The Washington Post. John M. Berry, February 24, 1998 6. The Washington Post. Paul Bluisein, February 20, 1998 7. The Washington Post. James K. Glassman, February 24, 1998
- 385: 1775-1900: The History of the Buffalo Soldier
- ... these men, Caesar Brown and Cuff Hayes were killed during the battle. Even though the Afro-American soldiers clearly distinguished themselves as soldiers, they were by no means wanted in the army. "Shortly after General Washington took command of the Army, the white colonists decided that not only should no Black slaves or freemen be enlisted, but that those already serving in the Army should be dismissed." (Mullen 12) The colonists ... for the British would be declared legally free. Therefore, the Americans couldn't afford to deny Black Americans, free or not, from joining the army. Less than a month following Lord Dunmore's proclamation, General George Washington officially reversed his policy about letting "free Negroes to enlist." (Fowler 21) "Of the 300,000 soldiers who served in the Continental Army during the War of Independence, approximately five thousand were Black. Some ...
- 386: Robert E Lee
- ... a home. On July 26, 1829, Lee's mother died. Robert was at her bed when she died. Then on June 30, 1831 Lee married Mary Curtis. On September 16, 1832, Mary gave birth to George Washington Curtis Lee. Then in 1835 they had their second child, Mary Curtis. Mrs. Lee was put on bed-rest for many months due to illness. They had five more children: William Henry Fitzgerald, Annie, Agnes ... won the first major battle of the Civil War. One evening Lee looked up to see a soldier salute. "Major Rooney Lee was fired upon by Union pickets, Sir, near Cheat Mountain. His companion, Colonel Washington, died instantly. Union pickets put three Minie ball through his body." Then Lee's face lost it's color. "Your son's mount was shot from under him. Major Lee escaped on Washington's ...
- 387: Robert E Lee
- ... a home. On July 26, 1829, Lee's mother died. Robert was at her bed when she died. Then on June 30, 1831 Lee married Mary Curtis. On September 16, 1832, Mary gave birth to George Washington Curtis Lee. Then in 1835 they had their second child, Mary Curtis. Mrs. Lee was put on bed-rest for many months due to illness. They had five more children: William Henry Fitzgerald, Annie, Agnes ... won the first major battle of the Civil War. One evening Lee looked up to see a soldier salute. "Major Rooney Lee was fired upon by Union pickets, Sir, near Cheat Mountain. His companion, Colonel Washington, died instantly. Union pickets put three Minie ball through his body." Then Lee's face lost it's color. "Your son's mount was shot from under him. Major Lee escaped on Washington's ...
- 388: FDR
- ... took another giant step forward when President Wilson appointed him Assistant Secretary of the Navy. He served under Secretary Josephus Daniels. Less than one month later, he made a speech before the Navy League in Washington, D.C. that stressed the need for a larger navy. The next year, Franklin and Eleanor had another son, and named him Franklin Delano, Jr., in memory of the son they lost. Ironically, he was ... James W. Gerard. The setback would not discourage Roosevelt from continuing to pursue his ultimate goal of becoming President. In March of 1916, the Roosevelts had their last child, John Aspinwall, who was born in Washington, D.C. (Diggins 135) On February 3, 1917, Roosevelt received word from Secretary Daniels while he was in Santo Domingo on business that he needed to return to Washington. Germany had announced its intention to begin submarine warfare. On April 2, he listened to Wilson’s war message and learned that war against Germany was imminent. (Eisenhower 117) In November, Roosevelt’s had ...
- 389: Faces Of The Diamond - Essay O
- ... main principles of the utopian dream. Hence, the American dream has now become a satirical term that is known for crime, deceit, stealing, and killing. “The Diamond as Big as the Ritz” features Braddock Tarleton Washington, the richest man on Earth, as one who rises to ultimate power without having to work for it. Born a direct descendent of George Washington, Braddock only takes care to protect his prized possession, the world’s biggest diamond rivaling in size with the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. His task is easily accomplished by simply killing and imprisoning those who ...
- 390: Robert E. Lee
- ... a home. On July 26, 1829, Lee's mother died. Robert was at her bed when she died. Then on June 30, 1831 Lee married Mary Curtis. On September 16, 1832, Mary gave birth to George Washington Curtis Lee. Then in 1835 they had their second child, Mary Curtis. Mrs. Lee was put on bed-rest for many months due to illness. They had five more children: William Henry Fitzgerald, Annie, Agnes ... won the first major battle of the Civil War. One evening Lee looked up to see a soldier salute. "Major Rooney Lee was fired upon by Union pickets, Sir, near Cheat Mountain. His companion, Colonel Washington, died instantly. Union pickets put three Minie ball through his body." Then Lee's face lost it's color. "Your son's mount was shot from under him. Major Lee escaped on Washington's ...
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