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As President Abraham Lincoln cited in a speech, “‘a house divided against itself can not stand’”(Lincoln). This reference to a bible verse, Mark 3:25, characterizes American life in the antebellum era. Leading up to the Civil War, the United States was divided culturally between the North and the South. The main difference between the North and the South was rooted in the institution of slavery. By 1804, all Northern states had abolished slavery within their borders. However, due to the…

Horses are not just animals. They are healers and teachers to kids and adults who interact with them at The City Ranch in Windsor Mill, MD just five minutes away from Baltimore city. City Ranch’s purpose is to provide horsemanship and horseback experiences to inner-city kids in the greater Baltimore metropolitan area. The non-profit organization has been operating since 2007. The ranch offers a variety of lessons such as horseback riding and therapy riding. Pony parties and workshops in…

addition, the southern and eastern regions of the county are primarily suburban communities located in close to the cities of Washington D.C. and Baltimore, Maryland. Why is their pollution in this region? The rivers in this region(what region?), such as the Little Patuxent, Upper Patuxent and Middle Patuxent are considered polluted by the Maryland Department of the Environment. This pollution is attributed to the storm water runoff that primarily comes from suburban areas, and 25% of…

Abraham Lincoln was elected on 6 November 1860 and his election played a role in the abolishment of slavery. Before Lincoln was elected he was open about his views about slavery. Abraham Lincoln believed that slavery was immoral and shouldn’t exist in America. Abraham did not have any supporters in the Southern States of the States at they were pro slavery as slaves worked on their plantations and essential for their economy. The northern states however supported the abolishment of slavery. Many…

Frederick Douglass, a famous African American abolitionist and an escaped slave from Maryland, gave a speech called “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro” in which he talks about the hypocrisy going on in America. In his speech Douglas said, “your shout of liberty and equality, hollow mockery...all your religious parade and solemnity…

There were very apparent differences before the American Revolution between the North and South. Economic, political structures, and the social settings of the North and South differed significantly. During the early 1800’s is when the North and South really started to divide and there were noticeably huge differences in the way each area was running and how they handled things. Slavery and free blacks was one of the major differences of the two and was responsible for the civil war. The North…

Lincoln knew that that Emancipation Proclamation was on shaky legal grounds once the war was over. He was aware that the high strength of the Slave Power and its collaborator in the North; he didn't know if promises of emancipation would be honored by governments that came after he left office unless the Constitution removed slavery. The supports given by American whites to slavery and later to judgment against African-Americans tells us that the people can be wrong and that majorities rule, not…

Abraham Lincoln was not the great equalizer that history has portrayed him to be. Although, he thought slavery was wrong, he supported colonization of freed African Americans. He was a supporter of the founding colonies like the Republic of Liberia. The Civil War was fought to free the slaves, but Lincoln did not know what to do with the slaves after they were freed. This creates his support for sending them back to their homelands. He did not think treating human being as property was…

Racism and slavery is sadly apart of the American History. Slaves were being brought into America and unjustly put to work for absolutely no pay. Even though war is a bad thing, the Civil War did bring upon the US citizens at least one good thing, the thirteenth amendment. This amendment states that there will be no more slavery in the United States. But that’s not exactly how it worked out. Sharecropping became the new slavery. They African Americans were technically getting paid but all the…

A teenager in this society sees the hurt and drama that goes on every day in this world. There is a lot of tension between Blacks and Whites as we know of today. Before in the olden days, blacks had less rights than whites yes, but they were still devoted to their culture and traditions. Today, people are stereotyped to African Americans. Bill Cosby, a comedian, writer and producer argues how african americans today are not how they were when he was a little kid. His purpose is to show examples…