For years, England had imposed act after act upon the American public. ... For years black Americans tolerated their status in American society, but with their insurrection came an end to slavery and oppression. ... The granting of true civil and voting rights to blacks came as the culmination of a series of social and political events that occurred over the course of many years. ... One morning however, his uncle failed to return from his saloon, and Wright later discovered his uncle had been murdered by the white men that had envied his success. This hostility was not uncommon among blac...

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