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Radical Republicans sought to guarantee civil rights for African Americans, ensure that the former Confederate states had limited power in the federal government, and promote free market capitalism in the South in place of a slave based economy. Many Radical Republicans were also supportive of Labor Unions, though this element would fade over time.
The 1920s (pronounced "nineteen-twenties" often shortened to the "' 20s" or the "Twenties") was a decade that began on January 1, 1920, and ended on December 31, 1929. . Primarily known for the economic boom that occurred in the Western World following the end of World War I (1914–1918), the decade is frequently referred to as the "Roaring Twenties" or the "Jazz Age" in America and Western ...
The French Radical Party (1937–1938) was a similar small anti-communist splinter, led by André Grisoni. These two small groups merged in 1938 as the short-lived Independent Radical Party, which was itself restored after the Second World War and was a founding organisation of the Alliance of Left Republicans.
Image credits: Old-time Photos To learn more about the fascinating world of photography from the past, we got in touch with Ed Padmore, founder of Vintage Photo Lab.Ed was kind enough to have a ...
20 laundresses called a strike unless they received a uniformed raise. By the 1930s and 50s, different generations had taken up the struggle in the northeast, protesting against “slave markets”, locales frequented by white women seeking potential domestic help. In 2000, Domestic Workers United was born out of organizing efforts of Women
The general strike was largely organized by the Knights of Labor and the Marxist-leaning Workingmen's Party, the main radical political party of the era. When the railroad strike reached East St. Louis, Illinois in July 1877, the St. Louis Workingman's Party led a group of approximately 500 people across the river in an act of solidarity with ...
Image credits: Recreate the past Research has shown that nostalgia can help fuel your creativity and inspire new ideas. When you think about cherished memories, you tap into emotions that spark ...
One of the most widely distributed photos of the abolitionist movement. [s 4] Cartes de Visite: May - August 1863 Andre Adolphe Disderi [s 2] Sarah Bernhardt: 1864 Nadar [s 2] Wanted Poster 20 April 1865 Unknown United States [s 2] Execution of the Lincoln Conspirators at Washington Arsenal: 7 July 1865 Alexander Gardner: Washington, D.C ...