Articles for tag: W.E.B. Dubois, Woodrow Wilson

Karla News

How the Republican Party Lost the Support of African-American Voters

Today the black man mostly likely to be elected President is Barack Obama. The tale of Colin Powell and Barack Obama leads one to search deeper into the history of African-Americans and political parties. How did the party of Abraham Lincoln, the man who emancipated blacks from the position of owned property in America, become ...

Karla News

Free Concert Series in the Washington, DC Area

I love music, but I love to see music live and in person. However, the concert going experience has changed in the past couple years. High tickets and outrageous service fees have made some concerts out of reach for some. In addition, you got music venue (see Nissan Pavilion) that are far out to travel, ...

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Election of 1916: Woodrow Wilson’s Promise to Stay Out of War

Candidates: Democratic Party: Woodrow Wilson (New Jersey) and Thomas Marshall (Indiana) Republican Party: Charles Evans Hughes (New York) and Charles Fairbanks (Indiana) Socialist Party: Allan Benson (New York) and George Kirkpatrick (New Jersey) Election Results: Wilson and Marshall: 9.12 million popular votes, 277 electoral votes. Hughes and Fairbanks: 8.54 million popular votes, 254 electoral votes. ...

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Election of 1920: America’s Return to “Normalcy”

Candidates: Republican Party: Warren Harding (Ohio) and Calvin Coolidge (Massachusetts) Democratic Party: James Cox (Ohio) and Franklin Roosevelt (New York) Socialist Party: Eugene Debs (Indiana) and Seymour Stedman (Illinois) Election Results: Harding/Coolidge: 404 electoral votes, 16.1 million popular votes Cox/Roosevelt: 127 electoral votes, 9.1 million popular votes Debs/Stedman: 0 electoral votes, 915,000 popular votes Summary: ...