Unsuccessful attempts to amend the U.S. Constitution

had dislocated his knee. That was false, according Diary or Woodfall’s Register, because Humphries wouldn’t have been able to fight for an hour following the sprain nor could he exhibit “great spirit.” Instead, the match would have been over in less than five minutes. Humphries had only sprained his knee, but the injury was not so bad as to affect his performance. All of the reports agree that at the start of the match, Humphries’ behavior was “bold, rapid, vigorous,” but that after twenty minutes, he became fatigued. The London Chronicle claimed that Humphries tried to use “great judgement” when striking Mendoza, but he was inferior when it came to defending himself. Humphries attempted to make the same moves as Mendoza, but he was unsuccessful. In terms of details of how the match was fought, Mendoza seemed more calculating as he was able to strike Humphries’ face until Humphries’ nose was “jelly and blood flowed from his cheeks.” The World reported that Humphries’ perseverance earned him applause from spectators. The only report that disliked boxing, overall, was the one featured in the Whitehall Evening Post. It described boxing as a “disgrace to the nation.” The paper was “stained” by the mention of a boxing match and blackguards were a dishonor to human nature. Because the author of the report was against boxing, his reporting was probably the most fair and unbiased. He didn’t care who won; therefore, the details he provided were accurate. The most significance…

“You will never know, how much it cost the present generation, to preserve your freedom! I hope you will make a prudent use of it.” (John Adams) Pursuing the civil war, the United States had to bring itself up again. Several attempts were made to amend the injustices of slavery and its political, social, and economic legacy and solve the problems arising from the readmission of the seceded states. Through Reconstruction, states formerly part of the Confederacy were brought back into the United…