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Should the U.S.Get Involved in the Treatment of African Americans The treatment of minorities in all countries is normally not the best, but America is probably one of the worst offenders of the world. Many times throughout history xenophobia and racism has taken over the minds of many americans. From the treatment of African Americans in the past or the treatment of middle eastern people in present day, America has been known for its historical mistreatment of its many racial minorities.…

Jefferson Davis flees Richmond? Davis leaves his office as word reached him that Robert E Lee retreated in Richmond after Union Generals Ulysses S. Grant and William Sherman tore and set fire to Richmond as they tore up the land. Davis knowing Richmond had no chance, he fled the city. On April 3rd, 1865, war erupted in Richmond. The Union, led by Ulysses Grant and his troops, later joined by Sherman,stomped through the city. They tore apart farms and plantations,they viciously forced citizens…

because of the bad road conditions but Baton Rouge’s awful traffic. Every day for approximately 45 minutes to an hour I have no choice but to deal with the traffic, because I work in WBR and there’s only two ways to enter into EBR from WBR, the New Mississippi Bridge or as I know it the old bridge. It’s becoming one of the most frustrating issues for me and I'm pretty sure the rest of the city. Due to the traffic congestion consequently commuters suffer from this issue, disabling people to get…

University of Southern Mississippi senior elementary education major Laura Catherine Dawson has already found her spot at the head of a class full of students, a dance class that is. Dawson is the founder and head instructor of the Leaps of Faith dance program. The program is a free of charge after school ministry born out of a partnership between Edwards Street Fellowship, Earl Travillion Attendance Center and Dawson’s personal mission to start a free dance company. Dawson started dancing…

As I step out onto the bluff, the cool southern breeze kisses my face. It is about 6:45 am, and I can see the sun playing peak-a-boo in the east. I often come out here to clear my mind. The bluff on Southern University’s campus is truly a magical place to be. It frequently offers guidance and a place to go when times get hard for students on campus. From the tree surrounding the river to the silent movement of the Mississippi River provides silent answers. Different shades of brown, blue, and…

Americans, energizing every other cultural movement as well. At the same time, southern white resistance to the ending of segregation, with its attendant violence, stimulated a northern-dominated Congress to enact 1957 the first civil rights law since 1875, creating the Commission on Civil Rights and prohibiting interference with the right to vote African americans were still massively disenfranchised in many southern states. A second enactment 1960 provided federal referees to aid African…

located. The Southern United States or it is better to say American South ( Dixie), or you can call it just the South. This is a region of the United States of America. If you look at the map, you can see that the South does not exactly match the geographic south, but is mostly located in the southeastern corner. You can ask ‘Why is Dixie?’. As a definite geographic location within the United States, "Dixie" is usually defined as the eleven Southern states: South Carolina, Mississippi, Florida,…

“Let no man pull you so low as to hate him” -Martin Luther King Jr. To quote the Merriam-Webster dictionary, hatred is a strong feeling of dislike. During the 1960’s in southern United States and other parts of the world, a lot of hate had been generated which was directed towards black people because of their skin colour and heritage. Many people and activists, including Rosa Parks, Martin Luther King Jr. and Medgar Evers were confronted with hate because they were coloured people living in a…

Team-Building and Change Management in Respiratory Care: Description of a Process and Outcomes is an article written by Dr. James K. Moller published in June 2010 in the Respiratory Care Journal. The article focuses on established good teamwork and leadership through the Respiratory Care Department. Whereas, the research was done by observing 13 intensive care units. The results showed the units that established better communication resulted in better outcome for that department, compared to…

working on a control for boll weevil insects that were attacking cotton crops across the Mississippi Delta. The entomologist Dr. B.R. Coad was hired by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) to head the Delta Lab and was assisted by C.E. Woolman. Woolman was a young college graduate of the University of Illinois who had been hired by the USDA through the Extension Office of Louisiana State University (LSU). In 1916 Dr. Coad and Woolman created a dry powder made of lead arson that…