Shays's Rebellion was a rebellionamong farmers in Massachusetts that began in 1786. The rebellion isimportant because it is seen as one of the major factors that led to the writing of the new Constitution. When the United States first became independent, its constitution was called the Articles of Confederation
Peculiar institution<span>. ... "(Our) </span>peculiar institution<span>" was a euphemism for </span>slavery<span> and its economic ramifications in the American South. "</span>Peculiar", in this expression, means "one's own", that is, it refers to something distinctive to or characteristic of aparticular<span> place or people</span>
Pontiac gathered tribespeople to fight the settlers
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.
