of Catlett we’ve looked at in class titled “Harriet” shows an African-American woman leading slaves into their freedom and standing for their rights. She represents a strong female leader. Harriet Tubman as we see in (Figure 3) is the center of the art work‚ we see her stretching out her arms and given out direction to freedom. In this art work Harriet depicts the struggle and experience African-American had to go through. The art piece of Harriet Tubman‚ who is not only considered African American
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There has always been hostility between different groups of people‚ in the 17th-19th centuries this was no different. This was the time of slavery in the New World. During this time people from Africa were enslaved and brought to the colonies of North America. They were then forced to work under harsh conditions. Although this is a painful memory in our country ’s past‚ without it we wouldn ’t be the country we are today. America is an advanced country with a great government‚ however during
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Many historians today believe that the American Civil War could’ve been avoided. They believed that if better leaders were elected‚ the division between the North and South could have been prevented. The views on democracy from America could have resolved disputes as well. Others say the war could have been avoided‚ but a major conflict was bound to happen. Some of the events that led up to the Civil War include the Mexican-American War‚ the dispute over the 36o30’ line‚ and the Fugitive Slave
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which made it difficult for them to help. But they still found their ways. Abolitionist women formed both formal and informal networks that sometimes crossed gender‚ race‚ and class boundaries. The most well-known female abolitionist was Harriet Tubman. Tubman was an escaped slave from a Maryland plantation who returned to the South at least nineteen times to rescue approximately three hundred slaves. Another female abolitionist‚ Sarah Douglass devoted forty years to Black education. Early in her
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In 1861‚ when the Civil War broke out‚ the Confederacy and the Union both had numerous advantages and disadvantages and there were multiple women and slaves that contributed to the war. To begin with‚ the Confederacy had its significant advantages that helped it push through the war‚ one of which was its strong leaders. Many believed “Stonewall” Jackson and Robert E. Lee were some of the best officers even before the war. Also‚ they had the advantage of fighting on their own soil. They knew the
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December 20‚ 2013 In the mid-nineteenth century‚ the United States found itself trapped in a land of brutality and warfare. A nation plagued with slavery‚ racism‚ political conflict‚ economic strife‚ and conflicting presidential preferences had come to its breaking point. While the states in the southern region of the United States had adopted the idea of slave labor‚ those in the north had not. These states relied on industrialization. Deriving from the initial conflict of slavery‚ many
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Humans from the coast of West Africa arrived to the New World as slaves. Stripped of everything familiar‚ they brought with them their traditional ways of using music to record historic events‚ expressions‚ and to accompany rituals. While toiling in the tobacco fields of Virginia‚ slaves were not permitted to speak to each other. So‚ they resorted to their African tradition. They sang! Today‚ these lyrics have crossed barriers and are sung in many churches across America as spirituals.
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Douglass‚ who was in attendance at the convention and helped pass the resolutions in the Declaration of Sentiments called the document the “grand basis for attaining the civil‚ social‚ political‚ and religious rights of women”. The Grimke sisters‚ Harriet Tubman‚ and Sojourner Truth were also suffragists. The Women’s Rights Movement expanded democratic ideals because it pushed for equality and the right to vote for
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During auction day in New Orleans how much would slaves be sold for? a. Men: _____________________________________________ b. Women __________________________________________ c. 10. Children__________________________________ How Much was the bounty on Harriet Tubman ____________________________________________________________ 11. How much can a Magistrate make for ruling on run away slave cases? ___________________________________________________________ 12. What is uncle toms cabin about?
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actually used for trains or locomotives‚ but to help slaves escape his or her owners. The underground railroads were used around the 18 th century to help free slaves. A very popular conductor of the underground railroad would be a lady called Harriet Tubman‚ Tubman escaped from the south and returned at least 13 times to help rescue several hundred other slaves. ABOLITIONISTS M OV E M E N T The abolitionists movement was a movement in the 18th and 19th centuries that began in the upper south in the
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