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  2. Atlanta Exposition Speech - Wikipedia

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    Washington also promoted segregation by claiming that blacks and whites could exist as separate fingers of a hand. The title " Atlanta Compromise Speech " was given to the speech by W. E. B. Du Bois , who believed it was insufficiently committed to the pursuit of social and political equality for African Americans.

  3. George Washington (Greenough) - Wikipedia

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    George Washington (Photo, ca. 1899) On July 14, 1832, the U.S. Congress commissioned Greenough to create a statue of Washington for display in the U.S. Capitol rotunda. [4] When the marble statue arrived in Washington, D.C. from Italy on July 31, 1841 it immediately generated controversy and criticism on its installation in the rotunda in ...

  4. George Washington - Wikipedia

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    George Washington (February 22, 1732 [a] – December 14, 1799) was a Founding Father and the first president of the United States, serving from 1789 to 1797.

  5. History of Washington, D.C. - Wikipedia

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    Washington remained a small city of a few thousand residents, virtually deserted during the summertime, until the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861. President Abraham Lincoln created the Army of the Potomac to defend the federal capital, and thousands of soldiers came to the area. The significant expansion of the federal government to ...

  6. Federalist Era - Wikipedia

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    Washington ordered General Anthony Wayne to lead a new expedition against Western Confederacy. Wayne's soldiers encountered Indian confederacy forces led by Blue Jacket, in what has become known as the Battle of Fallen Timbers. Wayne's cavalry outflanked and routed Blue Jacket's warriors, who fled towards Fort Miami.

  7. George Washington in the French and Indian War - Wikipedia

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    To keep Tanacharison's support, Washington decided to advance rather than turning back. However, road-building went slowly, and by the end of May Washington's company had reached a place known as the Great Meadows (now in Fayette County, Pennsylvania), about 37 miles (60 km) south of the forks. There he began construction of a small fort and ...

  8. 15 Little-Known Facts About Denzel Washington - AOL

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    Denzel Washington has come a long way since his acting debut in the '70s. After getting his start in television, the star went on to become a legendary leading man in Hollywood, securing two ...

  9. I Have a Dream - Wikipedia

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    After the Washington, D.C. March, a recording of King's Cobo Hall speech was released by Detroit's Gordy Records as an LP entitled The Great March To Freedom. [24] The March on Washington Speech, known as "I Have a Dream Speech", has been shown to have had several versions, written at several different times. [25]