The Black Death in England didn’t go away quietly. Instead, it struck the already defeated population harder than before. So hard, in fact, that it affected not only England but all of Europe. […]
Although some communities thought they got lucky with the first wave of the plague, they couldn’t imagine what the next waves of the plague would do to them. Many of these communities struggled with the next wave of plague. […]
The Black Death kept ravaging Europe till about 1667. It had an adverse effect on the relative social, economical, and political stability and destroyed all of it. This only led to more chaos when people realized the Church was probably up to no good. […]
Native activists were able to enter the realm of literature, art, music, and higher education, contributing to the success of indigenous organizations and movements. […]
Tribal nations did everything in their power to be recognized and regain their rights. They were able to achieve most of their goals through various organizations and movements. […]
The Trail of Broken Treaties and the Wounded Knee occupation symbolized a new beginning for the sovereignty movement for many American Indians. The media coverage these events generated helped to make non-Native Americans more aware of and perhaps sympathetic to Indians rights. […]
The occupation of Alcatraz, led by Richard Oakes, took place in 1969. The occupiers were 78 young people who called themselves Indians of all Tribes and aimed to reclaim their lands from the government. […]
The Constitution now had a bill of Rights, a task undertaken largely by the one man—James Madison—who had most vehemently opposed such a bill in the first place. […]
It took jockeying from James Madison for Congress finally to agree to address George Washington simply as “President of the United States” and “Mr. President”. […]
The Indian Reorganization Act was met with mixed results by the Natives, with those who had adopted it still having conflicts with the government. However, the Indian New Deal had dimensions other than just the act. […]
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