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Alkebu - Lan In Antiquity, Darrell D. Adams
Alkebu - Lan In Antiquity, Darrell D. Adams
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The purpose of this study is to address the problem of the underdevelopment of Afrikan (Black) History. As well, it serves to shed light on the misleading teachings of Western Idealists. In order for the History of the World to be accurately accounted, it is imperative that the "underdeveloped" history of the Blacks be devised and constructed, as according to the true record of Alkebu-Lan (African) of past glories. Therefore, it is the aim of the author, as a New Afrikan scholar, to help in the process of solidifying the foundations laid by great Black historians such as Cheikh Anta …
The Future Of Regional Integration In Latin America, Cindy Rosales Bush
The Future Of Regional Integration In Latin America, Cindy Rosales Bush
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Commonalties in language, religion, history, politics and economics have retained positive ties between the nations of Latin America. However, in lieu of the transnational problems that the region is facing in the areas of the environment, drugs and hunger, mere cultural and historical commonalties will not be enough to establish the regional cooperation desperately needed in Latin America to procure its economic future . Many organizations have thus been created to further cooperation and integration in the region. These initiatives, however, lack certain characteristics needed for successful regional integration. Moreover, a specific initiative, the FT AA spear headed by the …
Thomas Jefferson's Support Of The Separation Of Church And State, Travis J. Rose
Thomas Jefferson's Support Of The Separation Of Church And State, Travis J. Rose
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This study sought to determine the influences on Thomas Jefferson's support of the separation of church and state. Jefferson's " A Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom" (1779), which was enacted into law as the Virginia Statue for Religious Freedom (1786), and his personal letters illuminate Jefferson's position on the separation of church and state. First, Jefferson believed in the sanctity of individual conscience, which the state-supported church in his native Virginia did not comfortably allow. Non-Anglicans in colonial Virginia (1607-1776) were not able to hold civil or military offices, nor could they be admitted to its universities, or join municipal …