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Texas ranked second in the nation for number of tips to the NHTRC, with 2,236 calls, emails, or tip forms received by the center. [10] Between January 1, 2007 and January 9, 2014, there were 709 human trafficking- related incidents and 176 suspects were arrested during this period. [ 10 ]
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The Lily-White Movement was an anti-black political movement within the Republican Party in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a response to the political and socioeconomic gains made by African-Americans following the Civil War and the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which eliminated slavery and involuntary servitude ("except as punishment for a crime").
1872 cartoon depiction of Carl Schurz as a carpetbagger. In the history of the United States, carpetbagger is a largely historical pejorative used by Southerners to describe allegedly opportunistic or disruptive Northerners who came to the Southern states after the American Civil War and were perceived to be exploiting the local populace for their own financial, political, or social gain.
The term was originally derogatory, but very early on was embraced and used by the Shakers themselves. [26] [27] [28] Shouting Methodists United States, United Kingdom: Methodists Member of a Methodist denomination, in reference to their free expression and enthusiasm during worship, particularly during revival services and camp meetings. [29] [30]
A student of Texas A&M's archrival, The University of Texas at Austin. The term is intended to be derogatory (the origin being that while Aggies were off fighting wars, students of UT Austin were "sipping tea" at home). [4] [7] TexAgs An independent Texas A&M website, one of the largest collegiate independent websites in the country.
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An animation showing the free/slave status of U.S. states and territories, 1789–1861 In 1765, London philanthropist Dr. John Fothergill remarked on the cultural differences of the British American colonies southward from Maryland and those to the north, suggesting that the Southerners were marked by "idleness and extravagance".