A prime example of an unfortunate black man is Frederick Douglass. ... The free black man was still living an oppressed life. ... Not all women could cope with these conditions and live in this manner. ... An example of this came with a man named George M. ... They were reduced in wages as often as the seasons would recur, or as opportunities arose or were made" (Gompers 218). ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Count Ferdinand-Marie de Lesseps was this man, and he had idea's and dreams as large as those of Bartholdi's. ... Another quote of this man set forth the motion that would create the Statue of Liberty... ... Even then it wasn't finished in time for the viewing, but it arrived before this specific fair closed in the fall season. ... Donations poured in from all over, from pennies to single dollars and up. ... Now all's that was left was the actual construction of the pedestal. ...

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• Grade Level: High School