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  • 111Henry B. Brown and John M. Harlan: Plessy v. Ferguson (1896) — ▪ Primary Source       By 1896 segregation in railway cars was in effect in all Southern states. In an effort to test the constitutionality of Louisiana s segregation laws, Homer A. Plessy, who was only one eighth African American and could… …

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  • 112Councils of Orleans —     Councils of Orléans     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Councils of Orléans     Six national councils were held at Orléans in the Merovingian period.     I. At the first, convoked by Clovis (511), three three bishops assisted and passed thirty one… …

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  • 113History of the Jews —     History of the Jews     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of the Jews     (Yehúd m; Ioudaismos).     Of the two terms, Jews and Judaism, the former denotes usually the Israelites or descendants of Jacob (Israel) in contrast to Gentile races;… …

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  • 114Negro Race —     Negro Race     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Negro Race     The term negro, derived from the Spanish and the Latin words meaning black (negro; niger), may be applied to a large portion of mankind, but it is more strictly confined to certain… …

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  • 115Reconstruction Era of the United States — In the history of the United States, the term Reconstruction Era has two senses: the first covers the entire nation in the period 1865–1877 following the Civil War; the second one, used in this article, covers the transformation of the Southern… …

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  • 116Convict women in Australia — Main article: Convicts in Australia Black eyed Sue and Sweet Poll of Plymouth taking leave of their lovers who are going to Botany Bay Convict women in Australia were the female segme …

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  • 118Cathedral of Mayagüez — Catedral Nuestra Señora de la Candelaria Basic information Location Calle Candelaria, Plaza Colón, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico Geographic coordinates …

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  • 119emancipate — eman·ci·pate /i man sə ˌpāt/ vt pat·ed, pat·ing 1: to free from restraint, control, or the power of another; esp: to free from bondage emancipated the slaves compare enfranchise 2: to release from the care, r …

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  • 120Critical theory — Horkheimer, Adorno, Habermas David Rasmussen HEGEL, MARX AND THE IDEA OF A CRITICAL THEORY Critical theory1 is a metaphor for a certain kind of theoretical orientation which owes its origin to Hegel and Marx, its systematization to Horkheimer and …

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