Abolitionist Frederick Douglass Gives Iconic “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro” Speech
Frederick Douglass (1818-95) was a prominent American abolitionist, author and orator. Born a slave, Douglass escaped at age 20 and went on to become a …
Government / Politics
First Major Revolt in the Austrian Revolution for Independence: University Students Demand a Constitution Guaranteeing their Rights
Emperor Ferdinand and his chief advisor Metternich directed troops to crush the demonstration. Peaceful student demonstrators were shot and killed causing the working class to join …
The Communist Manifesto, Written by Karl Marx with the Assistance of Friedrich Engels, is Published in London by the Communist League
Karl Marx, completes “The Communist Manifesto.” He not only advocates economic and political changes; he advocates moral and spiritual changes as well. He believes the …
One of the First Mentions of Communism in Print Appears in the New-York Daily Tribune
One of the first mentions of communism in print appaears in the New-York Daily Tribune on August 25, 1843, page 2: “Social Movement.–We learn from the …
The Secret Treaty of Verona between Austria, France, Prussia and Russia to Suppress the Freedom of the U.S.A. – with the Help of the Pope?
In the secret 1822 Treaty of Verona (between Austria, France, Prussia and Russia) the Jesuits agreed to smash the US Constitution and suppress the freedom …
The Importation of Slaves into the United States was Prohibited
WE Americans live in a society awash in historical celebrations. The last few years have witnessed commemorations of the bicentennial of the Louisiana Purchase (2003) …
Congress Passes Bill to Keep Bankers & Wall Street Banned from Being Members of House
Following the revolution, the US Government actually took steps to keep the bankers out of the new government! “Any person holding any office or any …
William Wilberforce gives His Passionate “Abolition Speech” to the House of Commons to Convince them that Slavery Must be Abolished
William Wilberforce was a member of the British Parliament who converted to Christianity and later became an abolitionist. As a Christian, he sought to reform …
James Madison: “There are More Instances of the Abridgment of Freedom… by Gradual & Silent Encroachments of Those in Power than by Violent and Sudden Usurpations.”
James Madison (1751-1836) helped frame the Bill of Rights, member of the Continental Congress and rapporteur at the Constitutional Convention in 1776 and 4th President of …
Washington: “(The U.S.A. is safe from Oppression) so long as there shall remain any virtue in the body of the people.”
In a letter to Marquis De Lafayette, February 7, 1788, George Washington wrote this: [T]he [federal] government . . . can never be in danger …