The Southerners were largely not pleased by the decision regarding the *Dred Scott case*. They believed the Supreme Court had overstepped its authority in ruling on the constitutionality of the Missouri Compromise, which prohibited slavery north of the 36°30′ parallel. They argued that the federal government had no jurisdiction to regulate the institution of slavery within individual states. Some even called the decision a form of "judicial tyranny".
What is racial democracy? Racial democracy relates to an ideal social structure in which all citizens, regardless of their race or ethnicity, have the same rights and are treated in the same way. The term democracy has its origin in ancient Greece and in its form of socio-political organization. T
The Cabanage was an extremely violent popular uprising, which took place from 1835 to 1840, in the province of Grão-Pará. The rebellion aimed at the independence of the region. Historical Context In the years 1835-1840, the Empire of Brazil lived the regency period. Dom Pedro I had abdicated in
As of 1987, the author began to be interested in the study of aspects concerning the religion professed by the ancient Peruvians, due to the fact that at that time he began ethnographic investigations in high Andean landscapes. These allowed him to collect myths and legends of ancestral roots, as we
Arthur Bernardes was the 12th President of the Republic during the period of the Old Republic (1889-1930), and ruled the country from 1922 to 1926. He was part of the coffee au lait policy , led by the oligarchies of the states of São Paulo (a large producer of coffee) and Minas Gerais (a large pr