The Liberator

Abolition Movement The Abolition Movement was trying to address the problem of slavery. This movement started before the Revolution so, some of the Americans tried to limit and end slavery. The first thing abolitionists tried to the do was end the slave trade which would phase slavery out. Another thing abolitionists did was at the Constitutional Convention in 1787 delegates had a debate on slavery's future. So, they came up with a compromise allowing the states to decide whether they want…

Those who disagree with me may say Brutus was trying to do what was best for Rome. It's his thinking that once Caesar had power he would abuse it, as many do. This was his attempt to save Rome from a power-hungry, enslaving ruler. However Brutus said himself that: "[he has] not known when [Caesar's] affections swayed more than his reason.” This shows that Caesar has never shown any signs of unrighteous dominion before. And we know that Caesar is already in a position of power by the way everyone…

Rebellion is defined as being an action or process of resisting authority, control, or convention, this is exactly what some slaves attempted to do on a daily basis. Those who resisted were known as “quiet rebels”, they used subversiveness, and faked sickness, anything to slow work as a rebellion. Slave owners were constantly in fear of rebellious slaves, and did everything in their power to stamp out rebellion. Ruthless overseers were hired to frighten slaves, other slaveowners used beatings,…

The identity of individuals in post-European-colonization Latin America is simultaneous fragile and dynamic. Previously clear ethno-racial lines and national allegiances began to blend in the nineteenth century, contributing greatly to an increasingly poignant dilemma in selfhood. The lives of two prominent Latin American revolutionists, Simo ́n Boli ́var and Jose de San Marti ́n, uniquely demonstrated the dichotomous nature of having both European and Latin American connections of a political and…

Angelina Grimke was a white Southern woman who lived during the nineteenth century. During this time, the abolitionist movement was gaining momentum, especially in the North. As a young adult, Grimke left her luxurious life in the South and moved to the North to fight for civil rights. She quickly became one of the most revolutionary abolitionists of the time. Throughout her time in the public eye, she fought on the side of a multitude causes. Grimke was an advocate for civil rights, suffrage,…

the Roman Monarchy and he was soon overthrown by Junius Brutus, causing the Monarchy to transform into a Republic. The Monarchy’s kingly power was replaced with consuls, who did not even last a year in office. As Brutus was sought to be a great liberator, his actions proved otherwise. “He had with his own hands killed his sons and his brothers-in-law, whom he detected in a conspiracy to restore Tarquinius, a deed which Virgil first commended, but very soon mildly deplored. For after saying: ‘His…

Julius Caesar and Abraham Lincoln were both respected men who made history through their leadership excursions on their respective countries. When comparing them, one major feature of how they made history is their assassination. Comparing the assassination of an American president, Julius Caesar, reveals both comparisons and alterations. The major of comparing the two men is through the comparation between the two murders. On these terms, they were finalized by people who disagreed with Lincoln…

Alexander the Great was a significant historical figure who was as great a commander as his name suggests. Whether it be his two million square miles of conquered land, or his contribution to science through his expeditions, he certainly was one of the most important people of his time. In fact, Alexander the Great had such a lasting effect, the era after him was named “The Hellenistic Period”, from Hellas, which is the word for Greece. Alexander the Great was a fearsome figure of the ancient…

definition to those two ideas to him. He would now be conscious of what he had experienced down below. The question naturally arises, “would he envy those who were respected and powerful there?” (Republic VII 516d). No, at least not on the surface, his liberators and captors would tell him that this life is better, there is understanding here, and there is only chaos down there. He would indeed feel a benevolent sorry for his former prisoners, sorry that they too cannot understand what it is…

“As the generation of Holocaust survivors and liberators dwindles, the torch of remembrance, or bearing witness, and of education must continue.” The previous quote was stated by Holocaust survivor, Dan Gillerman. This was the thought of everyone who was involved in the creation of the Holocaust Museum in Washington D.C. During the year of 1978 the museum began as an idea, that is now visited by 2 million people annually. The job of the Holocaust Memorial Council was to create a living memorial…