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  2. Henry Demarest Lloyd - Wikipedia

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    Henry was the first child of Aaron Lloyd, a graduate of Rutgers College and New Brunswick Theological Seminary and minister of the Dutch Reformed Church, and Maria Christie (née Demarest) Lloyd. [2] One of Lloyd's strongest formative influences was the preaching of Henry Ward Beecher, whose sermons he regularly attended. [3]

  3. Muckraker - Wikipedia

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    Muckraker David Graham Philips believed that the tag of muckraker brought about the end of the movement as it was easier to group and attack the journalists. [ 25 ] The term eventually came to be used in reference to investigative journalists who reported about and exposed such issues as crime, fraud, waste, public health and safety, graft, and ...

  4. William Miller (preacher) - Wikipedia

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    In a discussion based on scriptural typology, Snow presented his conclusion (still based on the 2300 day prophecy in Daniel 8:14), that Christ would return on, "the tenth day of the seventh month of the present year, 1844." [19] Again, based largely on the calendar of the Karaite Jews, this date was determined to be October 22, 1844.

  5. Lincoln Steffens - Wikipedia

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    Joseph Lincoln Steffens (April 6, 1866 – August 9, 1936) was an American investigative journalist and one of the leading muckrakers of the Progressive Era in the early 20th century. He launched a series of articles in McClure's , called "Tweed Days in St. Louis", [ 1 ] that would later be published together in a book titled The Shame of the ...

  6. Historical background of the New Testament - Wikipedia

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    During this period serious theological differences emerged between the Sadducees and Pharisees. Whereas Sadducees favored a limited interpretation of the Torah, Pharisees debated new applications of the law and devised ways for all Jews to incorporate purity practices (hitherto limited to the Jerusalem Temple, see also Ministry of Jesus#Ritual cleanliness) in their everyday lives.

  7. Ida B. Wells - Wikipedia

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    Ida Bell Wells-Barnett (July 16, 1862 – March 25, 1931) was an American investigative journalist, sociologist, educator, and early leader in the civil rights movement. She was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). [1]

  8. McClure's - Wikipedia

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    McClure's or McClure's Magazine (1893–1929) was an American illustrated monthly periodical popular at the turn of the 20th century. [1] The magazine is credited with having started the tradition of muckraking journalism (investigative, watchdog, or reform journalism), and helped direct the moral compass of the day.

  9. Second Great Awakening - Wikipedia

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    A primitive faith based on the Bible alone promised a way to sidestep the competing claims of the many denominations available and for congregations to find assurance of being right without the security of an established national church. [30]: 93 The Restoration Movement began during, and was greatly influenced by, the Second Great Awakening.