The three major Islamic Empires: Ottoman, Safavid, and Mughal all dealt with religious minorities as they were conquering empires during the 1400 and 1500s. In the Ottoman Empire there were Jews and Christians present both of which were offered religious toleration but were often taxed higher and limited in their rights to certain careers in particular the military. In the Safavid Empire, the biggest issue was between Shi'a and Sunni Muslim factions. The Safavid were Shi'a and generally a minority between the two groups in the empires' conquered areas. The Safavid Empire also practice religious toleration of other faiths in particular Hindus and Buddhists in the far eastern reaches of their empire. Lastly, the Mughals who conquered a dominantly Hindu India were incredibly tolerant as they were vastly outnumbered. Again Hindus were limited in job opportunities but were allowed to continue practice. Eventually there will be a blending of faiths to occur in this empire as Hinduism, Islam, and even Buddhism find ways to exist together.
The demand for Chinese products—tea, porcelain, silk, and nankeen (a coarse, strong cotton cloth)—continued after the Revolution. Having seen the British make great profits from the trade when the colonies were prevented from direct trade with China, Americans were eager to secure these profits for themselves.
The phrase that best develops this personification of tyranny in stanza 2 is "I, young in life, by seeming cruel fate
, was snatch’d from Afric’s fancy’d happy seat". In this phrase, Wheatly describes her capture from Africa as a very unfortunate and troublesome experience.
The purpose of the march was to advocate for the civil and economic rights of African Americans. At the march, final speaker Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., standing in front of the Lincoln Memorial, delivered his historic "I Have a Dream" speech in which he called for an end to racism.
