So we know when certain things in history took place. Its hard somtimes to remember/memorize all the dates, but timelines do help.
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Henry is described as a "war devil" in the Red Badge of Courage because he loads and shoots and reloads and shoots and shoots until his rifle is so hot. He runs towards the enemy without any regard for his life, so that’s why he is described as a madman, a “war-devil”.
Africa American leaders who helped develop the Underground Railroad. A network of safe places owned by free blacks or whites against slavery that helped enslaved people escape