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Since the renaissance was a rebirth of Roman and Greek culture, and the center of the Roman Empire was in Italy, it had to begin somewhere in that region. The region was very wealthy with trade and had much power and a lot of intellectuals in and out of the church. This all made it possible for it to begin.
They all had absolute rulers who built strong, central governments.
It was Oakland, Ca that had the violent strike by dock workers in 1934
False back then African Americans were not even allowed to read so how could they petitoned ? they were punished for knowing how to read if found out.