Religious history of the United States

In the annals of American religious history, spiritualism sits uncomfortably alongside fundamentalism and other conventional forms of religion that command largest portion of scholars’ attention. Ann Braude’s Radical Spirits was one of the first narratives written that documents this important but slighted movement. To the surprise of both nineteenth-century observers and contemporary scholars alike, spiritualists were consumed by the prospect of communication with the dead. Braude provides examples throughout her work of how this group of unique individuals channeled the dead through spirit mediums and/or in séances. She also provides examples detailing individuals’ claims that the dead responded with thumping, knocking and involuntary writing, and how the departed have made personal appearances in the form of spirit control and manipulation during hypnotic trances. Braude argues that spiritualism was “a central agent of feminism” (192). She uses several examples taken from…

Woodrow Wilson, The Obvious Choice The Progressive Era was sparked by the backlash from the middle class and their demands to amend problems. Problems pertaining to the economic depression in the 1890’s, corporations, trusts, and overall discontent with the government and their lack of response. To address these problems and many more, America couldn’t have chosen a better president, Woodrow Wilson, for his ideas and qualities as a successful leader brought out the best in our country. Thomas…

During the 1900s, The United States (U.S.) experienced an influx of power and influence and became a global hegemon which left leaders faced with the question of what to do with this new power. John Milton Cooper Jr. describes Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson ability to control and make decisions in regard the U.S.’s power in The Warrior and the Priest: Woodrow Wilson and Theodore Roosevelt. Each president, although both considered modern and progressive, approached their presidential…

neutrality in foreign affairs. In terms of economics, Cuba was an important trade part by providing sugar and other imports to America, which were under continual threat to due to the subversive influence of the Spanish government: “The extremely destructive war between Cubans and Spaniards of 1895-98 left the sugar economy in a disastrous condition. During the war, the sugar fields became the part of the economic battlefield” (Ayala 77). In this context, the economic interference of the Spanish…

Over the course of four years, this country was torn apart in one of the bloodiest wars it 's ever seen, one that would now be recognized as the watershed of a new modern age. The subsequent decade of reconstruction was full of change, both good and bad, which would play a key role in molding the future of the union. This change came in numerous different forms, and swept across the north and the south alike. A surprising cultural shift came in the form of both new religious awakenings, and the…

through government regulation of business and a more democratic political system; however, the movement failed to address the problems of racial inequality. During the Progressive Movement, government regulation of big business was a prominent theme. This theme was primarily shown in President Roosevelt’s idea of the ‘Square Deal.’ In 1904 he advocated this domestic reform program which called for government control of corporate abuses. The ‘Square Deal’ was his campaign slogan in the…

more opportunities and a purpose. All of these fall into the category of migration, which is not a new phenomenon to us humans because throughout history, up until now, people were and are always moving from place to place which results in the changes in the population statistics. Some find migration as an opportunity to have a successful life, meanwhile for others, it is a challenging process. There were two eras in the American History that highlight this. They are the Gilded Age and the…

to his methods for attaining his goals. King’s Letter from Birmingham Jail communicates his intentions as well as his celebrated methods of civil disobedience. Malcolm X and King often critiqued the other in their work either in speeches or in writing; in his speech, Malcolm X calls attention to King’s methods and goal of integration. He utilizes similar motifs and structure to criticize King’s arguments and endorse his own ideas. In his speech, Malcolm X critiques King’s methods and objective…

To continue with, in order to answer the question of “Was Andrew Carnegie a Hero?” we must first discuss the time period that he was concerned with. The Gilded Age in United States history is the late 19th century, from the 1870s to about the 1900. It was a time of excess and new awakenings. These awakenings led people to learn new modes of dealing with each other financially, socially, and economically. It was time bliss. Yet, it was a time misconceptions. The Gilded Age and the first years of…

The Gilded age is portrayed as one of the darkest time in American history. The Gilded age was the time between the Civil War and WWI; the U.S population and Economy were growing rapidly. It was 1880, the outside world looked beautiful, America was booming economically but things weren't looking so great in America. Theres many reason behind why that time period (1860-1900) was labeled the Gilded age. Not only was the Gilded age full of economic success but also immigration,labor, and lies. …