13th Amendment The thirteenth amendment states: "Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction." The thirteenth amendment was passed by Congress on January 31, 1865. But not ratified until December 6th, 1865, exactly eight months after the civil war ended. Although, President Abraham Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863,
fighting against the inhumane whites. Even today, justice for African American's is still an occurring problem. One of the many things that I am going to talk about in this essay. Furthermore, the KKK (Ku Klux Klan) was a big problem for African Americans and the why/how of it is something I will talk about later in this essay. On the other hand, there was actually some positive with African Americans receiving
Roe V. Wade: Abortion Legalized in the United States In this essay I am writing about the Roe V. Wade abortion case in Texas. Norma McCorvey, or Jane Roe filed an abortion case. The name Jane Roe was a fictional name to protect Norma’s identity. Roe had claimed that she had gotten pregnant as a result of a gang rape. Her claim had later revealed to be a false claim. Henry Wade, was a lawyer who enforced Texas law that prohibited abortion. Her case was filed in 1971. This individual case was
Economy: Compare the economies of the New South and the Old South. What did they produce? With whom did they trade? Did they have manufacturing or industry? What types? What replaced slave labor? Explain. (Old South – see Chapter 11; New South – see pages 419-421) New South - i)Leaders in post-Reconstruction south wanted to develop industrial economy, New South of industry, progress, thrift. New South included growth of textile manufacturing b/c of water power, cheap labor, low taxes. Tobacco-processing