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  1. Sep 2020
    1. The dying Indian girl talked disconnectedly of Jesus the Christ and the paleface who was cooling her swollen hands and feet. I grew bitter, and censured the woman for cruel neglect of our physical ills. I despised the pencils that moved autom

      This is really sad because even the end of her life she couldn't speak her own language.

    1. The peculiarity of American institutions is, the fact that they have been compelled to adapt themselves to the changes of an expanding people—to the changes involved in crossing a continent, in winning a wilderness, and in developing at each area of this progress out of the primitive economic and political conditions of the frontier into the complexity of city life.

      Since they were moving to the South, they must to adapt the culture and everything else or they won't be able to survive.

    1. I see men of my own race treated as outlaws and driven from country to country, or shot down like animals.

      This is really sad. The only thing native people want are respect and equality which are the simple thing that people should have and deserve.

    1. How much justice do we find when the wage working class of this country enjoys NO LEGALLY RECOGNIZED RIGHTS to work for a living… and yet our politicians make it a crime of VAGRANCY when a man, through no fault of his own, is without work and without food?”

      This is not fair for people who work for living because the politicians should taking care of people instead of blaming people .

    1. Champagne became a shorthand for significance and majesty at events from wedding banquets to launches of ships and airplanes

      Champagne has been the symbol of money from many times. The champagne could shows the social class because only rich people.

  2. Aug 2020
    1. Reconstruction gave space for the transformation of slaves into citizens

      The promise of freedom or becoming a citizen held out the hope of self-determination, educational opportunities.

    1. the Chinese fought back, determined to use the courts to battle discrimination. They and their lawyers argued that the 14th amendment’s “equal protection” applied to citizens and non-citizens alike

      Everyone should deserve all the rights too, the law was made to protect people then I don't see any problems why the law can't be use toward non citizens or immigrants.

    1. the African Americans as a group, too easily compromised their gains to southern politicians who did not have their best interest at heart. Nast, therefore, draws the African American kicking back, one leg resting over a knee; head tipped down, with a carefree grin on his face, content to allow the politicians to oppress other minorities.

      Since African American have been under slavery for so long, they try to take everything that help they get away for being slaves again

    1. Black Americans hoped that the end of the Civil War would create an entirely new world, while white southerners tried to restore the antebellum order as much as they coul

      Black Americans desperately wanted a better life for themselves and for their kids. To me this is quite sad because everyone deserve a better life, a life that you could be treat equally.

    1. If they had no proof, they could be arrested, fined, or even re-enslaved and leased out to their former enslaver.

      This is the reason why 14th amendment should be obligatory. This kinda disturb me just because they don't have a job to a proof, African Americans could be arrested and enslaved again. There aren't any equality and freedom for them.

    1. They’ll choose a shorter book, or a project on a familiar topic, in order to minimize the chance of doing poorly

      I have seen many people doing this and I am one of those people. I don't like reading so i tend to choose a class without reading a lot because since English is not my first language I always get confuse.