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- 121: Frederick Douglass and Slavery
- ... of freedom to the slaves would, "Smite the rebellion in the very seat of its life, depriving it of the labor which kept the rebel army supplied with food, clothing, and the sinews of war." Abolition of the slaves would immediately unite the world in favor of the government of America. Douglass wrote an autobiography to show everyone the inhumane side of slavery. Most people did not know of slavery's ...
- 122: Alfred Nobel
- ... in the field of literature the most outstanding work of an idealistic tendency, and one part to the person who shall have done the most or the best work for fraternity between nations, for the abolition or reduction of standing armies and for holding and promoting peace congresses. His will also prescribes that in the distribution of the prizes no consideration whatever shall be given to the nationality of the candidates ...
- 123: Frederick Douglass
- ... Bedford, Massachusetts in 1838. There he discovered the newspaper of the leading white abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, The Liberator. Douglass and Garrison soon impressed one another and would work together for social reform and the abolition of slavery. Because of his speaking ability, Douglass soon became the major drawing card at meetings of the abolitionist society. A deep melodious voice, grace and a flair for the dramatic would allow Douglass to ...
- 124: Karl Marx
- ... established his "intellectual standing." From December of 1847 to January of 1848, Engels and Marx wrote The Communist Manifesto, a document outlining 10 immediate measures towards Communism, "ranging from a progressive income tax and the abolition of inheritances to free education for all children." When the Revolution erupted in Europe in 1848, Marx was invited to Paris just in time to escape expulsion by the Belgian government. He became unpopular to ...
- 125: The Period After The French Revolution
- ... resulting from the revolution was freedoms of press and of religion. These changes helped shape Frances economical, as well as governmental policies for the better. One direct result of the French Revolution was the abolition of the absolute monarchy in France. The Revolution was also responsible for destroying the feudal privileges of the nobles. Serfdom was abolished, feudal dues and tithes were eliminated, and the large feudal estates were broken ...
- 126: Tupac Amaru And The Comunero Revolt
- ... pretty much what they wanted. All the additional taxes were abolished, a promise was made that the infamous visitor General, (or tax collector/inspector) would not be sent again to New Granada. There was an abolition of the royal monopolies on tabacco and playing cards, and the archbishop agreed that henceforth Creoles should be preferred over peninsulares in appointments to office, ( a term that I personally think had nothing to do ...
- 127: The Rise of the Manchus
- ... Legation Quarter, payment of war reparations, stationing of foreign troops in China, and razing of some Chinese fortifications. In the decade that followed, the court belatedly put into effect some reform measures. These included the abolition of the moribund Confucian-based examination, educational and military modernization patterned after the model of Japan, and an experiment, if half-hearted, in constitutional and parliamentary government. The suddenness and ambitiousness of the reform effort ...
- 128: Napoleon: Does History Repeat Itself From People Seeking Power?
- ... revision and collection of French law into codes. The new law codes, seven in number, incorporated some of the freedoms gained by the people of France during the French revolution, including religious toleration and the abolition of serfdom. The most famous of the codes, the Code Napoleon or Code Civil, still forms the basis of French civil law . Napoleon should have learned from Caesar's one mistake of having too much ...
- 129: The Ku Klux Klan
- ... can be counted as one of the great turning points in American history: it set the new nation against itself, the South, supporting confederalism and indentured labour; against the North, who favoured federalism and the abolition of slavery. Great White armies fought each other and finally decimated the south, all in argument over the future of the Black race. The original Klan, which is not to be confused with the groups ...
- 130: Transcendentalism
- ... poetry, which is present in his poems because of their European style. Bryant additionally expressed an appeal to nineteenth century poets, moreover he believed in women's rights, freedom of speech and religion, and the abolition of slavery, which gave him a voice in important subjects that needed change. In addition to their impact on views of the world these authors prompted a different outlook on nature for many other writers ...
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