A Southern Planter Argues that "the Negro Will Not Work"
After the Civil War Confederate leaders and planters argued that their lands, taken (confiscated) by the Union army or abandoned during the war, should be returned to them. Those who wanted freedmen to take over and farm the lands pointed to the [...]
Reagan's Address about the Economy (1981)
After his election in 1980, President Ronald Reagan set his sights on the American economy, including issues like interest rates, inflation, unemployment, and wages. In his first address to the nation in February 1981, Reagan outlined his intentions [...]
Item Type: Speech
Historical Era: Contemporary US (1976 to the present)