1. Class Struggle Defining American History
A quest for equality between the oppressed and the oppressor provides the central and underlying theme in the formation of American history. ... American history can be described as a quarrel between those who control the balance of power, and those who wish to share in that responsibility. ... (Zinn, A People's History, 7) The oppression of the lower classes became starkly clear, as the beginning of American history was shaped by the clash of the upper and lower classes. ... This war allowed for the formation of America, and it is those kinds of struggles that continue to fill the ...
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