by Proud1619 | Nov 7, 2020 | Uncategorized
Joe Biden is set to become the 46th president of the United States, capping a tumultuous and tension-filled campaign during a historic pandemic against President Donald Trump. ABC News characterized Joe Biden as the apparent winner of his home state of Pennsylvania,...
by Proud1619 | Jul 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
America appears to struggle with its history. We choose to skew history to create an illusion of perfection. We’re so lost in nationalism that we turn a blind eye to events we should learn from. We can only learn from history if we can admit to our wrongs and...
by Proud1619 | Jul 21, 2020 | Events, History
The period after the Civil War, 1865 – 1877, was called the Reconstruction period. Abraham Lincoln started planning for the reconstruction of the South during the Civil War as Union soldiers occupied huge areas of the South. He wanted to bring the Nation back...
by Proud1619 | Jan 29, 2019 | Events, History
A politically motivated attack by whites against the city’s leading African American citizens, the Wilmington Race Riot of 1898 documents the lengths to which Southern White Democrats went to regain political domination of the South after Reconstruction. The violence...
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