Freedom is the right
Freedom is the right
The Great Railroad Strike of 1877 was known as the first major walkout in U.S. History that started during the Panic of 1873. The railroad company in a move they thought would slow the bleeding decided that they would make up their lost profits by cutting the workers’ pay by 10% and make them work longer hours. As a result, the employees decided to avoid coming to work and eventually set up a blockade at the entrance to not allow any of the others to come through. In support of this act, several other industries from around the country joined in on the incursion, which led to the president getting involved and sending out the Army to end the strike that only lasted three weeks. Although President Hayes was supportive of what the employees were trying to do he understood that it was more important to take care of the businesses.…
The first ever Transcontinental Railroad in America was completed with the help of the Chinese who contributed greatly to its construction. Despite the major role that the Chinese had in the construction of the railroad, they were not able to escape prejudice in America. One notable act of prejudice done by America against the Chinese prior to the completion of the railroad is the signing and passing of The Chinese Exclusion Act by President Chester A. Arthur on May 6, 1882 discontinuing Chinese laborers. Before this law was passed, between 1869 and 1882, many events happened that factored into the decision of passing the Chinese Exclusion act. Examples of these factors were that the Chinese were receiving more job than American citizens,…
Araminta Ross was born into slavery around the year of 1820. Her mother and father were owned by separate masters. She first started as a house servant, but as she became older she was sent to work in the fields where she suffered from an irreversible blow to the head. Sometime around 1844 Ross married a free black man, John Tubman. She took his last name a later changed her first name to Harriet, after her mother. Due to the fear of being sold and separated from John, her husband, she talked about going north. John was not happy about this decision and threatened to tell her master. Freedom meant too much to her so she left her husband and headed up north. A white woman helped her with her escape…
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Freedom Riders The Freedom Riders were a group of african americans and white civil rights activist. They wanted to end segregation in southern states. So, they all got on a greyhound bus and traveled through selected southern states. The first thing I will address is how they began, the second will be about the challenges they went through while traveling through the southern states.…
A strong and powerful lady said these wise words: “There was one of two things I had a right to, liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other; for no man should take me alive; I should fight for my liberty as long as my strength lasted, and when the time came for me to go, the Lord would let them take me”. The brave women who said these words were Harriet Tubman and she was one of the leaders of the Underground Railroad that helped slaves reach freedom. “Although not an actual railroad of steel rails, locomotives and steam engines, the Underground Railroad was real nevertheless” (encyclopedia The Civil War and African Americans 329) The term “Underground Railroad” referred to the network of safe houses, transportation and the many very kind hearted people who risked their own lives to help the slaves escape from the Southern States to freedom. Many different kinds of transportation were actually used. Sometimes the slaves would travel by foot or they could be hidden on boats, or hide in wagons or carts carrying vegetables or other goods The runaway slaves became known as “passengers”, and the route traveled was the “line” while people who helped out along the way were called the “agents”. Leaders like Harriet Tubman who would travel with the slaves that were escaping, were called “conductors”.…
The Freedom Riders are a group of riders that ride on public transportation. They stand up for the blacks that are constantly demeaned and insulted in public. They are all over the U.S. and are growing still. The freedom riders go around challenging laws that are not followed in the south. Their main goal is to set the nation free from all ridicule, racism, and prejudice.…
The meaning of freedom depends on what your race and culture is. One of the most famous examples of freedom is, African American’s before and during the civil war. African Americans were treated harshly. They were segregated: meaning blacks and whites didn’t use the same things. Like water fountains, bathrooms, even restaurants. They had no freedom, they were thought to be the lowest of low to many whites. King stated, “All segregation is unjust because segregation distorts the soul and damages the personality.” Their struggle to reach freedom, and equality was rigorous. Another example of freedom with race and culture is when Ghandi led the salt march against the British. The British at this time owned and misused India. They used it mainly…
Freedom is being able to do, think and believe what you want without anyone stopping you or holding you back. Being free means you get to choose. You get to choose what you wear, speak, eat, do, and believe. You have no rules or regulations to stop you. Of course, no one can ever truly be free. For a person to be completely free it would mean authority, parents, the government, and religion would not exist. All these things and much more hold you back from doing what you want.…
What freedom means to me is people being able to do certain things that is fair for everyone for example, in school students heave to right to express them self on how they feel in the classroom and, about the teachers and students. In the real world we have the freedom of speech. Freedom to me is somewhat like rules to me. Even though rules and freedom are two different things they are similar. Rules are to keep a balance of right and wrong (more so right than wrong). Freedom is having the right to do what u want to do. In school we don't have freedom of dressing. They make us wear uniform and certain colors as well.…
Freedom means different things to different people. For some it means physical freedom, like not being a slave. Others see it as the chance to make choices for themselves. To me it means all of these things. I have the freedom to attend school, participate in extracurricular activities of my choice, and express my thoughts without the fear of being persecuted.…
What is freedom? To me freedom is the ability to do and think as you please but only to a certain extent.? We have certain barriers in place for our own safety as individuals or as a nation itself. The fact that we have freedom is a gift itself we can have certain ability?s to freely choose paths in life.? In the article ?Learned Hands I am an American Day Address? it states that we seek liberty and freedom from oppression, want and freedom from ourselves thus furthermore making our desire more intense.…
The definition of freedom can be explained best using the literary concepts of description, exemplification, and negation. Freedom is a very complicated word to define in any one way. It presents many challenges in our direction. It can be interpreted various ways because there are so many freedoms that are available to discuss and consult. If people were not allowed basic freedoms, such as freedom of speech, the world would be a drastically different place to live in. Freedom has never come easily and most likely never will for anyone or any place. People with great freedom in their lives are always proud and delighted at the achievement.…
The last train journey during the last Durga Puja vacation remains fresh in my mind. The journey remained important for the reason that it was a rare opportunity for me in student life. The half yearly examination was to be held after the holidays as per the notification. The news brought cheer and I eagerly waited for the opportunity to have a trek to Delhi, the capital of India.…
Some people consider freedom to be a synonym of democracy. Others believe that it is an opportunity to act freely and embody ideas. There are also those who are sure that it is a possibility to do what they want regardless of the impact their actions will have on other people. A prisoner thinks that freedom is a life out of prison, where you decide everything on your own. For me, freedom is an absence of pressure and enforcement from other people. As you see, it is a very wide notion, which every person understands…