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  2. The Ballot or the Bullet - Wikipedia

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    "The Ballot or the Bullet" is the title of a public speech by human rights activist Malcolm X.In the speech, which was delivered on two occasions the first being April 3, 1964, at the Cory Methodist Church in Cleveland, Ohio, [1] and the second being on April 12, 1964, at the King Solomon Baptist Church, in Detroit, Michigan, [2] Malcolm X advised African Americans to judiciously exercise ...

  3. Give me liberty or give me death! - Wikipedia

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    speech, depicted in an 1876 lithograph by Currier and Ives and now housed in the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. " Give me liberty or give me death! " is a quotation attributed to American politician and orator Patrick Henry from a speech he made to the Second Virginia Convention on March 23, 1775, at St. John's Church in Richmond ...

  4. Bread and Roses - Wikipedia

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    Bread and Roses. "As we come marching, marching, in the beauty of the day, A million darkened kitchens, a thousand mill-lofts gray"—first lines of Bread and Roses. Image of workers marching during the Lawrence textile strike. " Bread and Roses " is a political slogan as well as the name of an associated poem and song.

  5. Spirit of '76 (sentiment) - Wikipedia

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    Meaning. The Spirit of '76 is a sentiment explored by Thomas Jefferson. According to the text published at Monticello, "The principles outlined in the Declaration of Independence promised to lead America—and other nations on the globe—into a new era of freedom. The revolution begun by Americans on July 4, 1776, would never end.

  6. I Am Prepared to Die - Wikipedia

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    I Am Prepared to Die. " I Am Prepared to Die " was a three-hour speech given by Nelson Mandela on 20 April 1964 from the dock at the Rivonia Trial. [1] The speech is so titled because it ended with the words "it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die". It is considered one of the great speeches of the 20th century, and a key moment in the ...

  7. Paul Revere's Ride - Wikipedia

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    Paul Revere's Ride. "Paul Revere's Ride" was first published in The Atlantic Monthly in 1861. " Paul Revere's Ride " is an 1860 poem by American poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow that commemorates the actions of American patriot Paul Revere on April 18, 1775, although with significant inaccuracies. It was first published in the January 1861 issue ...

  8. Easter, 1916 - Wikipedia

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    Easter, 1916 is a poem by W. B. Yeats describing the poet's torn emotions regarding the events of the Easter Rising staged in Ireland against British rule on Easter Monday, April 24, 1916. The rebellion was unsuccessful, and most of the Irish republican leaders involved were executed. The poem was written between May and September 1916, printed ...

  9. Ozymandias - Wikipedia

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    The poem was created as part of a friendly competition in which Shelley and fellow poet Horace Smith each created a poem on the subject of Egyptian pharaoh Ramesses II under the title of Ozymandias, the Greek name for the pharaoh. Shelley's poem explores the ravages of time and the oblivion to which the legacies of even the greatest men are ...