Russians and formerly the Soviet Union called their spacemen cosmonauts. However, the United States and some other countries with space programs have used the word astronaut.
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The first missions in Texas were mostly of Spanish descent. They were sent by the Roman Catholic Church in spreading the gospel of Christianity.
Some were protected and given enough food and shelter during their stay however the challenges most faced was their enslavement and contracting of diseases in the State.
Martin Luther King Jr. believed in peaceful protests. He led many non-violent organizations and protests, such as the March on Washington and the Montgomery Bus Boycott. He wanted everyone to be equal. Malcolm X, the head of the Nation of Islam, on the other hand believed that blacks were a superior being and that they didn't have to listen to what the white man said. He believed that they should show their superiority by any means possible even if that meant violence had to be used.
Slavery was incredibly divisive because the Us was expanding into the west, and each new state had to decide whether it was going to be "slave" or "free", so there was no middle ground in terms of how the extension of slavery would unfold. This led to the Civil War.