For some African Americans, the end of slavery came with the January 1863 signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, the document that proclaimed most of them free. For others, it came in April 1865 with the end of the Civil War (1861–65). This...
At a Freedmen's Convention (a large political meeting made up largely of former slaves) held in Arkansas soon after the end of the Civil War (1861–65), an African American leader named William H. Grey (1829–1888) spoke about his...
E.J. DIONNE The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 11-16-2003 Radical Republicans and conservative Democrats E.J. DIONNE Date: 11-16-2003, Sunday Section: OPINION Edtion: All Editions.=.Sunday OUR FOREIGN POLICY debate right now pits radicals against conservatives. Republicans are the radicals. Democrats are the conservatives. ...
MARIE COCCO The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 04-08-2005 Those radical Republican judges MARIE COCCO Date: 04-08-2005, Friday Section: OPINION Edtion: All Editions AT LAST we can be sure what defines a "judicial activist." It is any judge who does not actively pursue...
The State Department has a message for White House candidates wanting to expound on sensitive diplomatic issues: Shut up.Traditionally silent during presidential campaigns filled with divisive foreign policy debates, the department on Friday delivered a rebuke to would-be nominees of both parties whose recent comments...
