Category: Historical Figures
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Martin Luther King’s “Letter from a Birmingham Jail”
Table of Contents Introduction Questions of racism, oppression, and civil rights The problem of violence and non-violence The call to action and social change Conclusion Works Cited Introduction While focusing on such questions as racism and violence, it is possible to state that these issues are still relevant to American society even though they were…
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Martin Luther King’s and Malcolm X’s Prosecution
Martin Luther King Jr and Malcolm X are well-known leaders of the cultivation and development of the black movement, which was aimed at the recognition of black people as a race in the United States of America (Howard-Pitney, 2004). It remains apparent that they had a high contribution and influence on the rise of the…
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The Controversial Figure of Herod the Great
Herod the Great was one of the most well-known rulers in the history of the Jewish state he has been praised for the creation of notable building projects, such as the Jerusalem temple, the extension of the Temple Mount, the erection of the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron, and the port at Caesarea Maritima,…
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Villa and Zapata, Mexican Revolutionary Leaders
Quote by Anonymous Communities have been looking to their founders, whether real or imagined, for inspiration and models for behavior and attitude, as long as there have been founders to which descendants might look. For example, the Roman republic looked to the hardy twins Romulus and Remus, nursed by a wolf, for their divine strength…
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Ho Chi Minh’s Input to Vietnamese Independence
What ‘service’ did Vietnam render during that conflict? Although the role of Vietnam in World War II is quite often overshadowed by the superpowers participating in it, it would still be wrong to overlook how much the country contributed to the resolution of the conflict. Ho Chi Minh claimed in his speech that the independence…
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Martin Luther King Jr’s Letter: The Fight Against Black Oppression
Two documents are essential to American history of the fight against black oppression: a letter to Martin Luther King, Jr. from a group of church ministers, Bishops of Alabama, and his response. They called for a peaceful solution to the issues of oppression of blacks through internal forces. To this statement, Dr. King objected that…
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James A. Garfield’s Biographical Information
Table of Contents Popular Quotes Biographical Information Resident Life in the White House Facts about President Garfield References Popular Quotes The truth will set you free, but first, it will make you miserable A pound of pluck is worth a ton of luck The spirit should not grow old The right reason is stronger than…
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Sinews of Peace: Winston Churchill’s Iron Curtain Speech
Churchill believes the Soviet Union “desires the fruits of war and the indefinite expansion of their power and doctrines.” How might those expansionist desires challenge the Western principle of national political self-determination, a cause it championed during World War 2? After World War II, the Soviet Union had its vast military forces concentrated in all…
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The Contribution of Karl Marx to Economics and Philosophy
The influence of Karl Marx on the understanding of economics, philosophy, history, sociology, and revolutionary work is immeasurable. The theories put forth by Marx were concerned with underlining the issue of capitalism’s exploitation of the working class, and they were essential to the formation of a new movement that challenged the established hierarchy and inequality…
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Nelson Mandela: Before Prisoner, Beyond President
The given analysis will primarily focus on Nelson Mandela, who advocated and fought for ending apartheid, which was a segregation-based practice of dividing white people and black people living in the Republic of South African or RSA. It is important to note that for the majority of his adult life, Mandela spent in prison as…