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**"I originally wrote this in 2004... If you paid attention in civics class you remember that Trump is not really new and in regards to presidential elections, he has set us up for deja vu. 1912 we elected a president very similar to him. Woodrow Wilson is historically known for his support of white supremacy and for his efforts to remove many of the advances and freedoms of black people, especially in government and in the military. his post- World War bungling of bringing soldiers back home actually caused the race riots of 1919 where disgruntled and disenfranchised white former soldiers rediscovered their inherent racism and began attacking and killing black workers out of jealousy and economic desperation. His foreign policy missteps post World War 1 created the climates that allowed for the control of  international territories by allied victors such as Japan, who colonized parts of China,  Asia, and even the Middle East, which later led to Brazilian jujitsu a...

Robert Smalls was born a slave in South Carolina in 1839. Though he was favored as a small child, his mother made him work in the fields so that he could witness the whippings and mistreatment of slaves. You may have heard the amazing story of how he and his small crew of escaping slaves commandeered the Confederate ship the Planter, from a harbor in Charleston.  He steered the boat to Hilton Head, picking up his wife and two children along the way, copying the mannerisms and whistle signals of the ship's captain to escape detection where he turned it over to Union soldiers. Smalls later served in the Union army and commanded the Planter as its captain. In 1874 he became a congressman, and served as a public servant and businessman until his death in 1915.  The house he was born into slavery in  was eventually put up for sale due to back taxes and the Smalls purchased it in 1864, defending the contest to his purchase in the Supreme Court, ultimately prevailing...