... . However, the names of these brave women who risked their lives and their dignity in underground projects have finally been released to the public. Women, especially the spies of the Civil War era, need to been given the recognition that they deserve. Throughout history, women have done heroic and outstanding deeds.  These women are often the ones responsible for the outcome of ... -martials, and espionage are not readily available. However, the names of these brave women who risked their lives and their dignity in underground projects have finally been released to the public. Women, es...

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... Grant was given a commission of the 21st Illinois. Under his command he turned his men into a real fighting unit instead of a bunch of "hellions" as they were know. Grant received recognition when he took Fort Henry and Fort Donelson and 15,000 prisoners. Grant became known as "Unconditional Surrender" Grant. Grant took Nashville and Vicksburg and then took leadership of the ... stop the southerners that started segregation. Heading into the election of 1872, Grant's administration was faced with widespread public disapproval. Grant's Southern policy along with public scandals and his n...

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... Gettysburg, the last Confederate offense in the North, Southern momentum for winning the war was finally broken. As the Union moved closer to victory public perception of Lincoln changed. Politicians came to respect his skillful maneuvering as the public rallied behind his straightforward yet eloquent defense of the nation's ideals. At the end of the Civil War, Lincoln promoted peace and charity ... territories to slavery if they saw fit to do so. Southern Democrats held a separate convention and nominated John C. Breckinridge. Meanwhile, the Republican Party chose Abraham Lincoln who h...

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... of them were dead, some of them escaped, and others including Brown were wounded. This lead to Brown trial and on December 2, 1859 Brown was hanged. This event reshaped the public opinion in the North and South because Brown's execution made him a martyr for the abolitionist movement. The North decided to not condemn the raid, and this shocked the South. The ... , after the battle shifted to the Cemetery Ridge, which gave the Union perfect location for defense, Lee had more casualties than the Union. This defeat lost North chance to get recognition from British and France. The Battle of ...

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... Boycott, 2015). Martin Luther King Jr. also became well known during the Montgomery Bus Boycott movement. He wrote speeches, and spoke of eliminating violence. He organized nonviolent protests to gain recognition on ending racial discrimination. King attracted more than 250,000 protestors in Washington, D.C., where he delivered his most famous speech, "I have a dream" (Martin Luther King, Jr, 2002-2015 ... case and blacks were allowed to attend the same schools as whites (Brown v. Board of Education, 2015). The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was the act that ended segregation in public pla...

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... it led to a political and social revolution. Americans began, as never in the past, to question and publicly protest decisions made by the government and elected officials. Congress and the public challenged the president on U.S. military and foreign policy issues. The war became a standard for comparison in future situations that might involve U.S. troops abroad. The American culture and tradition for unquestioning ... , and Fifteenth Amendments, which guaranteed civil rights to all Americans. While blacks would continue to be discriminated against, the end of slavery and passage of the...

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