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The Native Americans were slaves from the north to the South of the Americas and right across the North American continent. The percentage of Native American slaves was larger than black slaves and they were enslaved far longer than Black slaves. Native Americans were slaves for about 500 years, from the 1400s to the 1900s….

In our educational system we are taught about American history and the struggles that African Americans have gone through, even to this day. Yet there has always been a question in the back of my mind, “ When are we going to move onto the topic about Mexicans and Mexican Americans?” The only memory I…

The Chunhyang tale, based on a Korean love folktale in the early 18th century, similar to “Romeo and Juliet”, is portrayed in various versions, a pansori, a film, a novel, and a manga. Chunhyang, the beautiful, sharp-witted, talented daughter of a courtesan shows strong resistance to authoritarian powers and represents a female role model of…

Solomon Northup was a free man, then lured to Washington D. C. and put into slavery from 1841 to 1853. His father, Mintus Northup, was owned by a family named Northup, who came from Rhode Island to New York. Henry B. Northup was a relative of that family. After the owner of Solomon’s father dies,…

            The intertestamental period refers to the period that elapsed between the last entries in the Old Testament and the era when the New Testament was written. This period was estimated in a rough four hundred years in between which took up the eras of the Malachi ministry, the last of the prophets who wrote…

I. Introduction During the medieval period, music was not written. The Gregorian chant reached the high point of its development about 900. The same era marked the beginnings of polyphonic music. In organum, one of the earliest types of polyphony, one voice sang a pre-existent melody called cantus firmus (fixed melody) while a second voice…

The compromise of 1850 comprised a number of acts, which were passed in 1850. The acts were passed by the United States Congress hoped to settle the strife, which existed between those people who supported slavery Northern parts and those who owned slaves in the southern parts of the United States of America. The compromise…

The thesis written by Frederick Jackson Turner on the American frontier, known as the “Frontier Thesis”, is an exceptionally well-written document where the author sets out to prove that the United States’ vibrant culture and exceptional way of life, basically its uniqueness, is a direct result of the American frontier. Turner believes that without the…

In the years of King Richard the Lionheart (1189-1199) there lived a brave and intelligent man called Robin Hood. He was a feared outlaw, who loved liberty and hated oppression. He took the law into his own hands and robbed the rich to give to the poor. People loved him and thought of him as…

The Iliad, written by Homer, explores the Trojan War and primarily focuses on the internal struggles faced by Achilles. During this period, there existed an implicit moral code that warriors of honor were expected to follow. Failure to engage in battle or display cowardice not only brought shame upon the individual but also tainted their…