Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party

“It shocks us. It always shocks us. Particularly when it happens in the state where we live, the county where we live, the city where we live. . . . We tell one another how horrible it is. Because that’s true, but we’re not surprised. One of the worst things about news like this is that horrible is the new normal [emphasis added].” (McLeigh) School shootings have become the new norm in America. This should not be the case when these tragedies are completely avoidable. According to a recent study…

Louisiana is known to have supported the Democratic Party for many decades. The large black population of the state identifies with the party (Stolberg, 2014). Most of the residents of New Orleans, the largest city of the state, also support the part. Given the huge support that the Democratic Party has enjoyed in the state for many years, Landrieu is likely to carry the day. The Democratic Party is only popular in Baton Rouge and other areas with small populations.…

The later end of the 19th century showed huge change in American society, with special focus being on the 1860’s onwards because of the legal change giving slaves in the USA rights to be a human being. From being classed as animal, black American’s now had opportunities never before faced, however this change did not happen overnight. Although vitally important in the abolishment of slavery in American, it becomes obvious that the 13th amendment was not the turning point of civil rights in the…

There are so many actions and occurrences in the world that happen every day it can be hard to keep track of them, among these ‘things” are problems or issues. Most people know in their head what they consider a “problem” or “issue” but many of the personal definitions are at least a little bit different in some way. There are some characteristics that help to categorize any problem, it can be a large problem or a small one, it can involve one person or many, it can be long lasting or short…

Wilson 's goals after the war. How successful was he? The United States entered World War I on April 6, 1917. The United States maintained the status of neutrality, and President Woodrow Wilson attempted to be an intermediary between the warring parties. The countries of the Entente conducted mass purchases of the American raw materials for military industry, food and weapons, thus strongly promoted economic recovery of the USA. Military orders led to rapid growth of the American industry and…

S had a notoriously bad president, George W. Bush. President Bush left Obama with a ton of problems. High unemployment rate, low amount of jobs, and a completely destroyed of the American middle-class. According to aattp(Americans against the tea party).org 's article, The Top 20 Ways President George W. Bush Destroyed America,”Median household incomes declined by 4.2%, social economic inequality reached epidemic proportions, and the middle-class took on more debt than at any time since the…

Texas political alignment began as a strong and faithful for the Democratic Party. Through time however the political alignment switched from Democratic, to Republican, to a long lasting Democratic until turning back into the Republican alignment we have today. The particular rime and the economy of Texas was a large part of what cause these changes. To dive deeper into the changes of political alignment we have to understand who was in power at the time both in the national government and state…

meet with the candidate no matter how qualified he is. Senate leader Mitch McConnell spoke to Justice nominee Merrick Garland over the phone "and told him not to bother stopping by".vi GOP leaders say their refusal to construct a hearing on the democratic presidential nominee is not personally motivated, but the American people should have a chance to weigh in on Scalia 's replacement. It is obvious that the decision is more of a political move based on the fact that "Obama 's choice could Tilt…

Reagan knew that the assassination attempt was a wake up call for him. And he said, “I owe to God.” Reagan supported a constitutional amendment allowing voluntary school prayer in 1982. In 1983, Rev. Billy Graham was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by Ronald Reagan. 1983 was “The Year of the Bible”. Ronald Reagan was divorced only once throughout both of his marriages. His first marriage with Jane Wyman only lasted 9 years before the two decided to call it quits. He was married to his…

We begin with Gabriel Trip’s, "Kasich Defiant as G.O.P. Presses Him to Quit Race to Thwart Trump." This article tells us of Republicans hopes for Kasich to drop out of the race and back Sen. Ted Cruz. It is believed by Republicans that Sen. Cruz has a better chance at beating Donald Trump in the presidential race than Kasich does. However, Kasich has refused to pull himself from the race stating “[…] he, not the Texas senator, was the best option to stop Mr. Trump.” (Paragraph 2) This argument…