abe lincoln
John Wilkes Booth, born May 10, 1838, was an actor who performed throughout the country in many plays. He was the lead in some of William Shakespeare's most famous works. Additionally, he was a racist and Southern sympathizer during the Civil War. He hated Abraham Lincoln who represented everyt....
Abe Lincoln
President Abraham Lincoln's preliminary Emancipation Proclamation of September 22, 1862, became federal military policy on January 1, 1863, prompting Secretary of the Navy Gideon Welles to describe it as "a broad step a landmark in history" (Welles, vol. 1, p. 212). The edict transformed the Civi....
Abe Lincoln Presidency
Though Douglas won the senatorial election, Lincoln had made his mark by the debates; he was now a potential presidential candidate. His first appearance in the East was in Feb., 1860, when he spoke at Cooper Union in New York City. He gained a large following in the antislavery states, but his n....
Abe Lincoln's Assassination: Conspiracy Theories
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States, was a great and tragic event in the history of this country. Those who wanted equality for all Americans mourned his passing. After Lincolns death, the questions about what really happened on April 14, 1864, have not ....
Gold Rush - Transcontinental Railroad
The film, Transcontinental Railroad, opens the public's eye to many new underlying stories that are apart of our nation's history pertaining to the design, and building of the transcontinental railroad. This chronicled event follows the American nation through its last and final true act of Manifest....
if at first you dont succeed try, try again!
If at first you dont succeed try, try again!
Abraham Lincoln was born in Hardin County, Virginia, a humble farming community, in February 1809. Through the course of his years he failed in many of his attempts, but through much determination, and perseverance, Honest Abe became one....
Imagery and Tone in the Great Gatsby
America in the 1920s was a profound decade for African-Americans. Finally, people of color were gaining equality within the nation. However, even though the minority as a whole was thriving, individual identity was hard to come by. Through literature many poets gained their own identity. Langston Hu....
The African Spirit in The Negro Speaks of Rivers
Over the history of literature, there have been many writers that were naturally gifted; intriguing literature just flowed from their pen with little effort needed. Langston Hughes, one of the most influential writers during the Harlem Renaissance, did just that one day riding on a train bound for ....
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