Emma Goldman

that any citizen should have. As years passed, reform and protest have allowed minorities of race, religion, and even sexuality, have a taste of more freedom. The first account for supporting these rights in America was done by a woman named Emma Goldman in 1910. She was very politically active, and,…

Around the time the Bill of Rights was created was when civil liberties first flourished. They are established in the Bill of Rights. Basically civil liberties are personal guarantees and freedoms that the government cannot abridge, either by law or by judicial interpretation without due process. It has been working for more than a century now and it is very important part of the Bill of Rights. The term civil liberties are often confused with civil rights. However, they are different because…

According to Dictionary.com the definition of justified is to show (an act, claim, statement, etc.) to be right. World War 1 was utterly tragic. It all started because of Germany. Germany was a threat to the United States Morally, economically and politically. So we had to enter the war whether we wanted to or not. The US was morally, politically and economically justified to wage war on Germany and their allies. America was completely justified at entering the war morally due to what Germany…

Political activist Emma Goldman once said in Anarchism: What it Really Stands for, “The most violent element in society is ignorance.” This means that increased ignorance will cause more negative than positive. From my experience, ignoring bad things can lead to more issues than facing the problem and finding a way to solve it. In Fahrenheit 451, the characters in that society have made disregarding their problems a part of their culture. It is normalized to not think or speak of sad and…

The Identity of America: Czolgosz Inadvertent Gift The concept of identity is an excessively fragile one and one with which all people struggle at some point in their lives. This fragility with regards to age is also prevalent when applied to nations, particularly the United States at the turn of the twentieth century during the time of William McKinley’s presidency. As is evident in Eric Rauchway’s book, Murdering McKinley: The Making of Theodore Roosevelt’s America, this fragility became…

J. Edgar Hoover was an intelligent man that used manipulation to his advantage and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to what it is today. Hoover worked for eight United States presidents and served as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 48 years. Prior to the Federal Bureau of Investigation being under the jurisdiction of J. Edgar Hoover it was named the Bureau of Investigation (BOI). Several members of the Secret Service were hired to become the first agents of the…

The Red Scare appeared directly subsequent to the closing of World War I and the Bolshevik Revolution that took place in Russia. These occurrences bolstered fear of communism, socialism, and anarchism while depleting a major component of the United States economy. The widespread trepidation settled in the hearts of many Americans. Many factors in the Red Scare would result in a massive decrease in labor leading to higher wages, violation of civil rights and decreased profits. The Red Scare…

The Missouri State Penitentiary was the second largest prison in the nation. It was very harsh and the other inmates were criminals. They were there for murder, theft, and lots of other horrible things. The inmates were cruel to each other and hated the guards. There were lots of different people there for many different reasons. There were even famous criminals there. In 1954 there was a riot that broke out and was chaos. There were people that escaped from here. There is a lot of history that…

proper reproductive healthcare for decades, particularly for access to birth control and abortion. However, birth control was not readily available to women up until the 20th century because it was illegal in the United States. When three activists Emma Goldman, Mary Dennett, and Margaret Sanger worked together in 1914 to discuss the injustices poor women faced when they became pregnant, the Birth…

Unprecedented Election The election everyone has been wanting to end has and America has spoken. This election has been one of the most controversial elections of all time and has taken an emotional toll on a lot of Americans, regardless of age, gender, race, or political party. Anti-Trump supporters feel like they have lost the country they knew – and, sadly, took for granted. While Trump supporters feel they have the freedom to spread fear, hate, and hopelessness. The feeling of being…