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Encyclopedia - William Lynch Speech: Encyclopedia Ii - William Lynch Speech - Text
The text of William Lynch Speech reads: Gentlemen, I greet you here on the bank of the James River in the year of our Lord one thousand s...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Exceptionalism: Encyclopedia - American Exceptionalism
American Exceptionalism, a term coined by Alexis de Tocqueville in 1831, has been historically referred to as the perception that the Uni...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Civil Rights Movement 1896-1954: Encyclopedia - American Civil Rights Movement 1896-1954
The civil rights movement in the United States has been a long, primarily nonviolent struggle to bring full civil rights and equality und...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968: Encyclopedia - American Civil Rights Movement 1955-1968
The Civil Rights Movement in the United States has been a long, primarily nonviolent struggle to bring full civil rights and equality und...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Friends Service Committee: Encyclopedia - American Friends Service Committee
The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Religious Society of Friends (Quaker) affiliated organization which works for social j...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Birmingham Alabama: Encyclopedia - Birmingham Alabama
Birmingham is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alabama and the county seat of Jefferson County. Portions of the city are also locate...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atlanta Georgia: Encyclopedia - Atlanta Georgia
Atlanta is the capital of and largest city in the U.S. state of Georgia. It is the county seat of Fulton County, although a portion of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Military History Of African Americans: Encyclopedia - Military History Of African Americans
Military history of African Americans is that of African Americans in the United States since the arrival of the first black slaves in 16...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bill Clinton: Encyclopedia - Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton (born William Jefferson Blythe, III on August 19, 1946) was the 42nd President of the United States, ser...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Baseball Color Line: Encyclopedia - Baseball Color Line
The Baseball color line was the unwritten policy which excluded African American baseball players from Organized Ball in the United State...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Literature: Encyclopedia - American Literature
Architecture Cinema Comic books Cuisine Dance Literature Music Poetry Sculpture Television Theater Visual arts American literature refers...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Revolutionary War: Encyclopedia - American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), also known as the American War of Independence, was the military side of the American Revol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patron Saint: Encyclopedia - Patron Saint
In several forms of Christianity, but especially in Roman Catholicism, a patron saint has special affinity for a trade or group. St. Flor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hymn: Encyclopedia - Hymn
A hymn is a song specifically written as a song of praise, adoration or prayer, typically addressed to a god. A writer of hymns is known ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Funk: Encyclopedia - Funk
Funk is a distinct style of music originated by African-Americans, e.g., James Brown and his band members (especially Maceo and Melvin Pa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bus: Encyclopedia - Bus
A bus is a large, motorized, wheeled vehicle intended to carry numerous persons in addition to the driver. The name is a shortened versio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Encyclopedia - Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) (sometimes also referred to as ADD) is classified as a neurological disorder characterize...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jesse Jackson: Encyclopedia - Jesse Jackson
Image:Jjack.jpeg The Reverend Jesse Louis Jackson Sr. (born October 8, 1941) is an American politician, civil rights activist, and Baptis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Encyclopedia - Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), also known as acute lymphocytic leukemia, is a cancer of the white blood cells, characterised by the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Abolitionism: Encyclopedia - Abolitionism
Abolitionism was a political movement that sought to abolish the practice of slavery and the worldwide slave trade. It began during the p...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1970s: Encyclopedia - 1970s
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. Informally, it can a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Hebrew Israelites: Encyclopedia - Black Hebrew Israelites
Black Hebrew Israelites, African Hebrew Israelites, or simply Hebrew Israelites are groups of African-Americans situated mostly in the Un...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Affirmative Action: Encyclopedia - Affirmative Action
Affirmative action (U.S. English), or positive discrimination (British English), is a policy or a program promoting the representation in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Communist Party Usa: Encyclopedia - Communist Party Usa
The Communist Party of the United States of America (CPUSA) is one of several Marxist-Leninist groups in the United States. While the CPU...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cultural Hegemony: Encyclopedia - Cultural Hegemony
Cultural hegemony is the concept that a diverse culture can be ruled or dominated by one group or class, that everyday practices and shar...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Upper Arlington Ohio: Encyclopedia - Upper Arlington Ohio
Upper Arlington is a suburban city located in Franklin County, Ohio, on the northwest side of the Columbus metropolitan area. As of the 2...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - W.e.b. Dubois: Encyclopedia - W.e.b. Dubois
Image:WEB DuBois.jpg William Edward Burghardt DuBois (February 23, 1868 – August 27, 1963) was an African American civil rights activis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Congress Of Racial Equality: Encyclopedia - Congress Of Racial Equality
The Congress of Racial Equality or CORE is a U.S. civil rights organization that played a pivotal role in the Civil Rights Movement of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Curfew: Encyclopedia - Curfew
A curfew can be one of the following: An order by the government for certain persons to return home before a certain time. It can either...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Northeastern United States: Encyclopedia - Northeastern United States
The Northeastern United States is a region of the United States of America defined by the US Census Bureau. The Northeast is bordered to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Upn: Encyclopedia - Upn
UPN (which originally stood for the United Paramount Network) is a television network in the United States, owned by CBS Corporation, wh...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - X-men: Encyclopedia - X-men
The X-Men Art by Salvador Larroca. (See also List of X-Men) (See also Ultimate X-Men) The X-Men are a team of comic book superheroes in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Democratic Party United States: Encyclopedia - Democratic Party United States
The Democratic Party, founded in 1792, is one of the two longest-standing political parties in the world (the other is the British Conser...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - When We Were Kings: Encyclopedia - When We Were Kings
When We Were Kings is a 1996 documentary film by Leon Gast and Vikram Jayanti about the famous Rumble in the Jungle heavyweight champions...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - White People: Encyclopedia - White People
White (noun, white or whites; adjective, white people) is a color-defined term used as a form of ethno-racial classification. Though lite...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bratz: Encyclopedia - Bratz
Bratz is the name of a line of 9.5 inch dolls produced by MGA Entertainment, starting at the end of 2001. They are created in both sexes,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jorge Luis Borges: Encyclopedia - Jorge Luis Borges
Jorge Luis Borges ([ˈxɔɾ.xe ˈlwis ˈbɔɾ.xɛs]) (August 24, 1899 – June 14, 1986) was an Argentine writer who is considered t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Power: Encyclopedia - Black Power
Black Power has been described as an ideal which describes the aspiration of many people of varying degrees of African descent for recogn...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black Nationalism: Encyclopedia - Black Nationalism
Black nationalism - Marcus Garvey. Marcus Garvey urged Africans "at home and abroad" to be proud of their race and preached "African Re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1960s: Encyclopedia - 1960s
1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 The 1960s decade refers to the years from 1960 to 1969, inclusive. Informally, it can a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Youth Ministry: Encyclopedia - Youth Ministry
A youth ministry is a Christian evangelical ministry intended to instruct and disciple youths in what it means to be a Christian, how to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cocaine: Encyclopedia - Cocaine
Cocaine 3-benzoyloxy-8-methyl-8-azabicyclo [3.2.1]octane-4-carboxylic acid methyl ester CAS number 50-36-2 ATC code N01BC01 used rarely ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia - New York City
New York City, officially the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, and the most densely populated major city...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yellow Peril: Encyclopedia - Yellow Peril
Yellow peril is also a humourous British term for a traffic warden. Yellow Peril (sometimes Yellow Terror) was a phrase that originated i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Black History Month: Encyclopedia - Black History Month
Black History Month is celebrated annually in the United States in the month of February. Black History Month originated as "Negro Histor...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dreadlocks: Encyclopedia - Dreadlocks
Dreadlocks, sometimes called simply dreads or locks, are matted ropes of hair which will form by themselves if the hair is allowed to gro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 2005 New York City Transit Strike: Encyclopedia - 2005 New York City Transit Strike
The 2005 New York City transit strike was a strike in New York City called by the Transport Workers Union Local 100 (TWU) after negotiati...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - William Lynch Speech: Encyclopedia Ii - William Lynch Speech - Legacy
Believers in the authenticity of the William Lynch Speech see in it a critique of what they call "mental slavery" -- defined as a psychol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - W.e.b. Dubois: Encyclopedia Ii - W.e.b. Dubois - Early Life And Education
DuBois was born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts to Alfred and Mary DuBois. As a youth, his intellectual development was spurred throug...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - H. L. Mencken: Encyclopedia Ii - H. L. Mencken - Style
Perhaps Mencken's most important contribution to American letters is his satirical style. Mencken, influenced heavily by Mark Twain and J...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Great Mississippi Flood: Encyclopedia Ii - Great Mississippi Flood - Political Effects
Several reports on the poor situation in the refugee camps, including one by the Colored Advisory Commission by Robert Russa Moton, were ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Frederick Douglass: Encyclopedia Ii - Frederick Douglass - Career
Douglass continued reading. He joined various organizations in New Bedford, including a black church. He regularly attended Abolitionist ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Democratic Party United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Democratic Party United States - History
Democratic Party United States - Beginnings. The Democratic Party's origins lie in the original Republican Party founded by Thomas Jeff...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - H.p. Lovecraft: Encyclopedia Ii - H.p. Lovecraft - Biography
Lovecraft was born on 20 August 1890 in his family home at 194 (now 454) Angell Street in Providence, Rhode Island. He was the only child...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Immigration To The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Immigration To The United States - Contemporary Immigration
Contemporary immigrants settle very predominantly in seven states: California, New York, Florida, Texas, Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Ill...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Howard Stern: Encyclopedia Ii - Howard Stern - Radio Show
His early broadcasting years included working at WTBU, Boston University's campus radio station. Following graduation in 1976, Stern move...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of The United States 1988-present: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of The United States 1988-present - The George H. W. Bush Administration
Republican President Ronald Reagan's vice-president George H. W. Bush ascended to the presidency, handily defeating Democratic Massachuse...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - White People: Encyclopedia Ii - White People - Historic Use Of The Term In The United States
Pre-modern usage of white may not correspond to recent concepts; for example, the first Europeans who traveled to Northeast Asia in the 1...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Franklin D. Roosevelt: Encyclopedia Ii - Franklin D. Roosevelt - Early Life
Franklin Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882, at Hyde Park, in the Hudson River valley in upstate New York. His father, James Roosevel...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - History Of New York City 1978-present: Encyclopedia Ii - History Of New York City 1978-present - Koch And Dinkins
Compared to the 1970s, the 1980s were a time of restrained optimism in New York. The boom on Wall Street was fueling the speculative real...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tax Resistance: Encyclopedia Ii - Tax Resistance - Methods
There are many methods of tax resistance. In war tax resistance circles in the United States it is sometimes remarked that there are as m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Teenage Suicide: Encyclopedia Ii - Teenage Suicide - Population Differences
Male adolescents commit suicide at a rate four times greater than that of females, although suicide attempts by females are twice as freq...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - South American Wars Of Independence: Encyclopedia Ii - South American Wars Of Independence - Spanish Colonies
Because Spain was virtually cut off from its colonies during the Peninsular War of 1808-1814, Latin America was in these years ruled by i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Social Issues In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Social Issues In The United States - Unequal Funding Of Educational System
The U.S. educational system is compulsory for the first 9-12 years of education, depending upon in which state one may reside. While most...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Slave State: Encyclopedia Ii - Slave State - Conflict Over New Territories
By the end of the War of 1812, the momentum for antislavery reform, state by state, appeared to run out of steam, with half of the States...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sly & The Family Stone: Encyclopedia Ii - Sly & The Family Stone - History
Sly & the Family Stone - Pre-history. The Stewart family was a deeply religious middle-class African-American family from Dallas, T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York City: Encyclopedia Ii - New York City - History Of New York City
Prehistory in the area began with the geological formation of the peculiar territory of what is today New York City. The area was long in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Melanin: Encyclopedia Ii - Melanin - Melanin Deficiency In Genetic Disorders And Disease States
Melanin deficiency has been connected for some time with various genetic abnormalities and disease states. There are approximately ten di...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Yellow Peril: Encyclopedia Ii - Yellow Peril - United States
The "yellow peril" manifested itself in government policy with the U.S. Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882, which reduced Chinese immigration ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Demographics Of Mexico: Encyclopedia Ii - Demographics Of Mexico - Ethnic Groups
Demographics of Mexico - Mestizos. The largest ethnic group is the mestizos, constituting approximately 60% of Mexico's population. Mes...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Upn: Encyclopedia Ii - Upn - History
Paramount Pictures (the "P" in UPN) has played a pivotal role in the development of network television; it was a partner in the DuMont Te...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Northeastern United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Northeastern United States - Culture
Northeastern United States - Language Ethnicity and Religion. Culturally, the Northeast is somewhat different from the rest of the Unit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - X-men: Encyclopedia Ii - X-men - History Of X-men
X-Men - Beginning. The X-Men were founded by the paraplegic telepath Professor Charles Xavier, a.k.a. Professor X. Xavier gathered the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Indianapolis Indiana: Encyclopedia Ii - Indianapolis Indiana - History
Indianapolis was founded as the state capital in 1821 by an act of the Indiana General Assembly. Prior to its official founding, Indianap...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newborn Screening: Encyclopedia Ii - Newborn Screening - Newborn Screening In The United States
The following tests are mandated (required to be performed on every newborn born in the state) in most of the United States and Canada. A...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Norman Lear: Encyclopedia Ii - Norman Lear - Awards
In 1969, Lear was nominated for an Academy Award for writing Divorce, American Style. Lear was among the first seven television pioneers ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Newark New Jersey: Encyclopedia Ii - Newark New Jersey - History
Newark was founded in 1666 by Connecticut Puritans led by Robert Treat, making it the third-oldest major city in the United States, after...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New York Metropolitan Area: Encyclopedia Ii - New York Metropolitan Area - Populations Of Counties Within The Metropolitan Area
New York metropolitan area - New York City. The five boroughs of New York City serve as the core area of the metropolitan area. The cit...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - New Haven Connecticut: Encyclopedia Ii - New Haven Connecticut - History
New Haven Connecticut - Pre-colonial and colonial history. Before European arrival, New Haven was the home of the Quinnipiack tribe of ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - North Carolina State University: Encyclopedia Ii - North Carolina State University - History
North Carolina State University - Founding: 1862-1889. Although officially established in 1887, the North Carolina State University sto...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - San Diego Padres: Encyclopedia Ii - San Diego Padres - Franchise History
The Padres adopted their name from the Pacific Coast League team which arrived in San Diego in 1936. That minor league franchise won the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hymn: Encyclopedia Ii - Hymn - Christian Tradition
In Christian religions, hymns are usually directed toward God, or, in Catholicism and other denominations, also to Mary and sometimes to ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Port Chicago Disaster: Encyclopedia Ii - Port Chicago Disaster - Conspiracy Theories
One journalist, Peter Vogel, maintains the explosion was caused by a nuclear bomb, based on the discovery of a supposed Los Alamos docume...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Political Correctness: Encyclopedia Ii - Political Correctness - Examples Of Language Modification
Political correctness - Gender-related. The term server is increasingly used for a person of either gender who waits tables. Chairman ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Our Gang: Encyclopedia Ii - Our Gang - History
Our Gang - Early years. According to Roach, the idea for Our Gang came to him in 1921, when he was auditioning a child actress to appea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Patron Saint: Encyclopedia Ii - Patron Saint - Countries And Places Under Mary's Patronage
A large number of countries, places and groups claim the Blessed Virgin Mary as a patron, though usually under a specific title or appari...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mormonism And Christianity: Encyclopedia Ii - Mormonism And Christianity - How Early Mormonism Diverged From Mainstream Christianity
Mormonism arose in the Burned-over district of New York in the early 19th Century, primarily under the impetus of Joseph Smith, Jr., with...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Library Of Congress Subject Headings: Encyclopedia Ii - Library Of Congress Subject Headings - An Art & Science
Subject heading classification is therefore a human and intellectual endeavor, where trained professionals apply topic descriptions to it...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - List Of Political Epithets: Encyclopedia Ii - List Of Political Epithets - Bible Basher Or Bible Thumper
Someone who tries in a forceful or enthusiastic way to persuade other people to believe in the Christian religion and the Bible. An evang...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Languages In The United States: Encyclopedia Ii - Languages In The United States - The Colonial Languages
In the 17th century, there were colonies in North America, whose languages were English (from Virginia and Nova Albion colonies), Dutch (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Joe Louis: Encyclopedia Ii - Joe Louis - Biography
Joe Louis - Early life and career. The son of Monroe Barrow, a cotton picker, and Lilly Reese, a homemaker, Louis became interested in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Youth Ministry: Encyclopedia Ii - Youth Ministry - History Of Youth Ministry
While youth organizations exist worldwide, the history section of this article will put a special focus on the development of youth minis...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - James Weaver: Encyclopedia Ii - James Weaver - Biography
James Weaver - Early years. Weaver was born in Dayton, Ohio. His father was a farmer. His family moved to Michigan in 1825, and later e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Literature: Encyclopedia Ii - American Literature - Colonial Literature
Main articles: Colonial American literature, and [[{{{2}}}]], and [[{{{3}}}]], and [[{{{4}}}]]   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Looney Tunes: Encyclopedia Ii - Looney Tunes - History
The two series were given two separate names because originally, Warner Bros. wanted them to be two separate cartoons series (in the same...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mobile Alabama: Encyclopedia Ii - Mobile Alabama - History
The settlement, then called "Fort Louis de la Louisiane", was first established in 1702, at Twenty-seven Mile Bluff on the Mobile River, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Moorish Science Temple Of America: Encyclopedia Ii - Moorish Science Temple Of America - The Church's Teachings
The Koran is held to be a collection of knowledge kept secret by the peoples of the East, now brought back to light by the Prophet. As su...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mississippi: Encyclopedia Ii - Mississippi - History
Main article: History of Mississippi Mississippi was part of the Mississippian culture in the early part of the second millennium AD; des...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Milwaukee Wisconsin: Encyclopedia Ii - Milwaukee Wisconsin - History
The Milwaukee area was originally inhabited by the Fox, Mascouten, Potawatomi, and Winnebago Indian tribes. Milwaukee received its name f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ludwig Von Mises Institute: Encyclopedia Ii - Ludwig Von Mises Institute - Mission And Activities
The Mises Institute's stated goal is to undermine statism in all its forms. Its methodology is based on praxeology, a description of indi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Marshall Texas: Encyclopedia Ii - Marshall Texas - History
Marshall Texas - 19th Century. The city was founded in 1841 as the seat of Harrison County, after repeated failed attempts to establis...   » Read the article