The Greeks defeated the most powerful empire of the day, Persia
The Articles of Confederation served as the written document that established the functions of the national government of the United States after it declared independence from Great Britain.
The NAACP reacted to the blaxplotation films by condemning the films’ portrayal of African Americans. Other groups that came out against the films were the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC). Those three groups formed the Coalition Against Blaxploitation (CAB) in 1972 aimed at effecting positive change regarding the roles of African Americans in films.
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Just prior to James Madison's assumption of office, Congress passed the Non-Intercourse Act of 1809, which replaced Jefferson's failed embargo. It allowed the resumption of world trade with the exclusion of trade with England and France, thus barring French and British vessels from American ports.
