Dred Scott Case, the landmark case of the 1850s in which the Supreme Court of the United States declared that African Americans were not U.S. citizens. The Court also determined that the portion of the Missouri Compromise of 1820 that banned slavery in U.S. territories north and west of the state of Missouri was unconstitutional. …
The Nineteen Seventies was a pop culture decade. From Hippies to Disco and Saturday Night Fever to The Brady Bunch, the Seventies were full of cultural changes that shaped society for years to come. Although pop culture was important, many political outcomes also occurred. The Watergate scandal, the official end of the Vietnam conflict, and …
Organized crime was not so organized up until the 1920s. When the 1920s arrived, the American lifestyle changed dramatically. People started investing money in home appliances and automobiles, womens skirts became higher and drinking became very popular. Also, organized crime came to a rise in the 1920s. And in the high ranks of organized crime …
Malcolm-X Introduction Malcolm X was an African American who was born in Omaha, Nebraska in 1925 and has spent his childhood in abject poverty amidst racial prejudice. He began his life as a street hustler, dope peddler and doing immoral activities like stealing and robbery. It was a miracle indeed the way he had been …
Prior to the 1820’s, the people of the United States had been struggling to find a way to solve their sectional tensions brought on by slavery in the south. The south had always had an economy based on agriculture that could not strive without their uses of slavery. They did not plan on ending slavery …
Joe Louis Introduction Within the chapters of African-American history, there are those individuals who stand out not only for what they did to advance African-Americans in a nation which had a sad tradition of discrimination, but for what they did as a credit to their nation overall, despite the lack of mutual respect. This …
Al Capone is one of the most recognized names in American history. Capone ran the City of Chicago with illegal activities. He appeared many times on newspapers all over the country. Every one of us has heard of Al Capone, but most of us dont know the story behind him. What made him to be …
The construction of Hoover Dam is considered to be one of Americas finestengineering achievements. However the dam that rose from the floor of Black Canyonwas not only a structural accomplishment, it was a proposition firmly rooted inpracticalities. The necessity of such a dam had been obvious for more than twodecades. The Colorado Rivers cycles of …
