Frederick Douglass was devoted to self-improvement. He absorbed books and newspapers, particularly The Liberator, an abolitionist paper. Douglass read The Liberator at work by sticking it on the wall of the blacksmith shop where he was a bellows operator. Eventually, he joined The Liberator editor, William Lloyd Garrison, as a speaker for the abolitionist movement. However, he eventually parted ways with Garrison over his belief that the Constitution protected slavery, and was, therefore, a “pact with hell,” which abolitionists should shun.
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Period covered: 1818 CE to 1895 CE
By the end of the war, Schindler had spent his entire fortune on bribes and black market purchases of supplies for his workers.
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History / Founding editorial
03Archives do not simply hold a past that waits to be retrieved. Records were made for particular purposes, selected by institutions, described through changing systems, and encountered through unequal conditions of access. This founding editorial sets out a method for distinguishing surviving evidence from the historical worlds an article seeks to explain. It proposes a public source ledger and a seven-question analytical rubric inspired by Marc Bloch.
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- Editorial · not externally reviewed
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- Bloch · AHA · Archives nationales
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- Source criticism
In a public career that included three stints in Congress (1976-1977; 1979-1985; and 1997-present) and a run for president as the Libertarian Candidate (1988), no living elected official has done more to advance the ideals of limited government and a libertarian approach to federal government.
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Period covered: 1976 CE to 2012 CE
History / Founding Editorial
05Marc Bloch may not be a well-known figure of history, but his contributions to society, and his family’s legacy to the human race are undeniable, and perhaps unquantifiable. Bloch was a father, a decorated soldier, a historian, a teacher, and a leader within the résistance movements following the 1940 Nazi invasion of France. Marc Bloch was a true hero, who continued to maintain a thirst for knowledge, and displayed selflessness and honor up to his very last breath. Even under brutal torture from one of the Nazi’s most notorious henchmen, the only information Bloch gave up in the end, was his own name.
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- Editorially reviewed, not externally peer reviewed.
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- Mike Dash · Eugen Weber · Etienne Bloch · Carole Fink · Julian Jackson · Marc Bloch
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Period covered: 1886 CE to 1944 CE
The 1920’s was an extraordinary time in American history. Business exploded and brought with it increased wages, lower unemployment, and greater confidence in general. This was due in part to the federal government’s lack of interventions in the economy. Another contributing factor to the unprecedented growth was the replacement of man for machines.
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Period covered: 1919 CE to 1930 CE
Although World War I is commonly forgotten, it was a brutal conflict that unraveled during a time of great transformation due to the Industrial Revolution and the technological advancements which blossomed thereafter.
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Period covered: 1914 CE to 1918 CE
History / Short Article
08The First World War is far too often forgotten, and when it is remembered it is rarely thought about in proper context. There existed many social and economic complexities during the turn of the Twentieth Century which can make it difficult to identify the causes for this most brutal and violent war. There existed around the world many empires looking to expand their influence and power. Nationalism was on the rise, giving way to massive build-ups of military strength. Much of what would trigger World War I was in place, and would only need the right situations to present themselves to start a domino effect from hell.
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Period covered: 1914 CE to 1918 CE
For much of the country’s history there was a fairly even split between voters identifying themselves as Republicans and Democrats. According to Gallup, 42% of those polled consider themselves independent, outnumbering both Democrats and Republicans. Gallup has been collecting this data for twenty-five years. While independent association is at its highest level in the history of the poll, Republican association is at its lowest.
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Period covered: 1880 CE to 2015 CE