Reviews for Dictionary of American History With the Complete Text of the Constitution of the United States

The average rating for Dictionary of American History With the Complete Text of the Constitution of the United States based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2017-04-14 00:00:00 Ronald Oshrin According to legend, Tubman announced her departure times on the Underground Railroad at least twice a day by signing the hymn "Steal Away" and "Follow the Drinking Gourd" within ear shot of slave cabins. Although her spirit was as strong as her body, she carried a pistol and was prepared to use it to engender respect from whites and intestinal fortitude from cautious blacks. At great risk to her own life, Tubman made repeated trips into hostile southern areas to draw enslaved blacks out of captivity. Over a 30-year period, she lead more than 300 escaping black slaves to freedom in the North. Tubman was finally able to entice her own parents into the Underground Railroad and to guide then North as well to "freedom's land." Later, during the Civil War, she served as a nurse and spied for the North. For over a generation after the Civil War, she cared for poverty-stricken freed slaves. After a 40-year fight with the US government, she finally received a Civil War pension, Senate Committee recommended she be given 25$ a month for the rest of her life. But, before the bill for her compensation was approved in 1898, a southern Congressman reduced the amount by $5. In the 1950's, the US Department of Energy and other federal agencies sprayed cities with large black populations, like Detroit, Michigan, to determine the impact of "certain chemical" through airborne spraying. Neither the nature of the chemicals, purpose of the studies, nor the impact on blacks were ever fully disclosed to the public. In 1994, the US Department of Energy at a Congressional hearing promised to make the studies public. They have yet to do so.

Review # 2 was written on 2013-10-12 00:00:00 KEVIN AYVAR Anyone that is a person of color should read this book and educate yourself about real black history. You are more than just the Martin Luther Kings and Harriet Tubmans of the world