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[Allison Baek @BaekAllison]

@e_omiriadis Definitely! It's amazing to see that even young children were fighting for the cause, even if they knew they couldn't vote or have adult privileges yet. It shows the dedication and mobilization of a whole race and the success they had in the long run due to everyone's commitment.

[Allison Baek @BaekAllison]

@gsmendoza1 Right? Nowadays, we don't have to worry about being a minority in our school, but back then it was a serious, fatal threat. Living in the twenty-first century makes school a safer and more welcoming environment.

[Allison Baek @BaekAllison]

The Civil Rights Movement required the mobilization of thousands, millions of African Americans, including children. Police, without reluctancy, arrested kids who were marching. It goes to show that blacks of all ages were willing to fight for their rights. #MEEyesonthePrize18

[Allison Baek @BaekAllison]

Today, we throw the "n-word" around like no big deal. It's in songs, on social media, and in daily, casual conversations. But before it became "normalized", the word was an insult, a derogatory label. How did our generation become so "immune" to the n-word? #MEEyesonthePrize18

[Allison Baek @BaekAllison]

Political pressure heavily influenced governors' decisions to integrate blacks into white schools. Afraid about getting enough support, Gov. Faubus kept the segregated schools. It's a shame that white supremacists were more powerful than the governor himself. #MEEyesonthePrize18

[Allison Baek @BaekAllison]

When Rosa Parks asked the policeman why they pushed blacks around, he replied "I don't know" and defended that it was just the law. It's shocking to hear that racism was practiced so unconsciously and that everyone just followed what everyone else believed. #MEEyesonthePrize18

[Allison Baek @BaekAllison]

@richashahhh7 This scenario is similar to what we experience today. Our authoritative personnel, like the police, are not perfect. Occasionally, some police officers target certain groups of people. The law is fair, but some actions cannot be justified.

[Allison Baek @BaekAllison]

@tina_0167 The hostility of the men also shows how they were infringing upon the first amendment: freedom of speech. Women had the right to demonstrate their message, yet males and anti-suffragists often discouraged their forms of communication.

[Allison Baek @BaekAllison]

Prodding a wartime president about women's suffrage was seen as immoral in the public eye. However, if the country was fighting for democracy overseas, then, in the suffragists' view, it seemed backwards not to provide the same for the people at home.
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[Allison Baek @BaekAllison]

The NAWSA, although supporting the same cause, was strongly against picketting, even though it seemed like it was effective in getting the government's attention. The NWP turned more heads than this organization did.
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[Allison Baek @BaekAllison]

Although a movement like female suffrage promoted equal rights, the issue of racism was still prominent and even black women were struggling to be treated the same as white women. It is hypocritical from the viewpoint of a supporter for equality.
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[Allison Baek @BaekAllison]

A common misconception about the women's suffrage movement is that all females who were feminists were advocates for the right to vote. This is untrue. Plenty of women who wanted better opportunities for themselves did not support suffrage. #MEIronJawedAngels17

[Allison Baek @BaekAllison]

@Lachit09 Interesting question! I think if it wasn't passed, a similar law would've been created probably later by a different president. However, the pressure to end the Civil War really drove Lincoln and other politician's motivation. The timing of the war was important! #MELincoln17

[Allison Baek @BaekAllison]

The Confederate States of America, understandably did not want to rejoin the Union. The Constitution now extinguished slavery, their whole economy. The South would be stranded without their source of capital to rely on. With that, they would lose their identity. #MELincoln17

[Allison Baek @BaekAllison]

The words "equality in all things" and "equality before the law" sound like the same thing, but are not. Stevens compares Pendleton to a reptile, inferior to man. However, the law still treats him the same as any other human. It's a clever way of explaining equality. #MELincoln17

[Allison Baek @BaekAllison]

Although abolitionists like George Yeaman thought slavery was disgusting, there was the question of what to do with 4 million freed slaves. He and others couldn't imagine them having the right to vote. This predicament hindered support for the amendment. #MELincoln17

[Allison Baek @BaekAllison]

I can see why Lincoln was so passionate about the amendment. As a war measure, the he could "confiscate" southerners' property: slaves. But, if nothing was passed, then freed slaves could be ordered back into slavery. The amendment was crucial to end the war. #MELincoln17

[Allison Baek @BaekAllison]

Although Lincoln wasn't an abolitionist, it's interesting how he wanted to pass the thirteenth amendment (the abolishment of slavery) right before his inauguration. It shows that he wanted what was best for the country, even if he didn't 100% agree with it. #MELincoln17

[Allison Baek @BaekAllison]

@JainilModi23 I agree! Jackson was definitely not afraid of asserting his executive powers.

[Allison Baek @BaekAllison]

https://t.co/I7mBpgseAf This article explains Jackson as America's worst "great" president by listing accomplishments and flaws.
#ajnewwave