As you walk up to the Little White House, one can only think that how can an important man like Franklin D. Roosevelt have built such a simple yet beautiful house. With its plain white paint and clapboard shuttered windows, it’s hard to believe that some of the most important legislative decisions to Georgia and the United States as a whole could have been thought out and planned here. As you enter the house and see the simplicity of it, you also wonder why FDR choose Georgia to do it. The vacation home of FDR finished in 1932, was to be his place of relaxation from the rigors of Washington and all the pressures of the world. FDR, first visited Warm Springs, formally Bullochville, in the 1920’s. The town first came to importance in the 19th …show more content…
Before arriving at the house there are plenty of signs from the highway that guide you to the residence and parking is easily accessible. There is a small fee of $12 for adults and $7 for children, to enter the museum and the house. Once you arrive, the house now a museum can be explored by self-guiding or by tour guides/historians, who give you the most detailed information about the house and FDR. The guides are very knowledgeable and seem to really enjoy answering any questions you might have about the house and the man who owned it. Before entering the house visitors have an opportunity to tour the Roosevelt Museum which provided a wealth of information about our 32nd president and artifacts about his life. Artifacts that include his prized 1940 Custom-Built Willys Roadster, several display cases with his canes, his baiting suit , FDR’s leg braces with the bottoms painted black at the president’s request so they would be less noticalble, and even the famous “Unfinished Portrait” of FDR. On the way to the house, you walk passed an eternal fountain and “The Walkway of the State Flags and Stones”, where fifty state flags flew above stones symbolic of and quarried in each
Carter, Dan T. Scottsboro: A Tragedy of the American South. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2007. Print.
William Anderson presents a well-written history of the rise and fall of a Georgia demagogue, Eugene Talmadge. Anderson's narrative provides insight into Talmadge's popular support and how he orchestrated the perception of being a "man of the people." He also has a smooth flowing writing style that keeps the story moving and the reader interested in following along.
III. After reading this journey of a man who was born in North Carolina, raised in Tennessee, and became a statesman for both Mississippi and Alabama, I honestly believe I have learned a lot about a great and knowledgeable man. Before reading this book, I had no wisdom of this man nor his accomplishments. I had no previously knowledge of George Strother Gaines
Part of the mythology every schoolchild in the United States learns…is that the colony of Virginia achieved quick prosperity upon the basis of slaves and tobacco. Thus, “the South” is assumed to have existed as an initial settlement, with little change until the cataclysm of the Civil War in 1861.
The United States, possibly more than any other country, was not very welcoming during the early 1900s. Foreigners, who were uneducated about America’s customs, were unable to find jobs or prevent swindlers from causing their already insufficient wealth to subside. Because of this, Jurgis and his family’s economic and social lives changed drastically. For insta...
Meanwhile, back in London, England, the British government were thinking the same thing General Clinton was thinking: turning efforts toward the southern part of the United States (www.theameric...
In the spring of 1865, the inevitable victory of the North left the South to rebuild while unwillingly paying dues to, and following the orders of, the Union. Davis’ term was finished and the South thought they were finished off as well. Nevertheless, Davis and the South still gained many things despite how much they lost. They still had freedom. It was freedom with borders, and was not the kind they wished for, but it was a freedom that eventually strengthened many of their insecurities. In the end they had gained a rough kind of strength from the challenges they faced. In this respect Davis’ life once again reflected those of the states he had governed.
The end of the Civil War left many questions for both the North and the South. The federal government was faced with the responsibility of rebuilding the South and reuniting the country politically, economically, and culturally. At the war’s end, the country was left to grapple with 200,000 deaths and over a million casualties, more than any other war for the United States, either past or since[1]. The turbulence of the era left the countryside and the economy of the South in ruins. Plantation owners, the antebellum economic lords who ruled with an iron fist, were financially devastated by the war. Confederate currency was worthless, free slave labor was outlawed, and the federal government confiscated many acres of plantation land. In addition to rebuilding the Southern economy and its infrastructure, the federal government had to address the situation of newly freed blacks. Though Southern blacks had gained their freedom in the Emancipation Proclamation of 1862, they still faced great economic and social hardship as they struggled to make a living and find their niche in Southern society. While the Radical Republicans pushed for the full equality of blacks, they faced staunch opposition from Southern Democrats and more moderate Republicans. While the period of Reconstruction figured as a time of increased freedom and equality for southern blacks, it was ultimately only a temporary condition, as the power of the Southern Redeemers and the waning support of northern Republicans resulted in the reinstitution of white domination. With the end of slavery, Southern whites eventual...
3Robert Toombs, “Debating Secession in Georgia: Two Views.” Exploring American Histories: A Brief Survey with Sources. Volume I: To 1877. ed. Nancy A. Hewitt and Steven F. Lawson. (Boston, Bedford St. Martin’s, 2013), page 396.
The political career of John Caldwell Calhoun spanned over forty years. By the time of his death and despite never achieving his greatest ambition of holding the nation’s highest office, his achievements in the lesser offices he held throughout his life allowed Calhoun to become one of the most distinguished, respected, and admired statesmen in the history of the United States. Serving in both the House and the Senate of Congress, serving as Secretary of War and Secretary of State, serving in the South Carolina House of Representatives, serving as Vice President on two separate occasions and under two different administrations, it is clear that for John C. Calhoun, politics was the essence of his life’s work.
With the end of the Civil War, Atlanta served as a project and model for all the southern populous. Whites and Blacks alike quickly filled the city and rebuilding began at an astonishing rate. Southern whites, seemingly relieved at the end of the war, wasted no time in creating an environment to suite their needs. Four railways were the centerpiece to Atlanta’s new vibrant economy. Soon, Atlanta surpassed its pre-war status in both area and size.
London, B. (n.d.). Henry Grady: The South's Best Salesman. Georgia and the American Experience. Retrieved November 16, 2010, from www.mystatehistory.com/georgia/ga_05/ch_9_4.pdf
The Civil War was period of change in American history. Following the warfare, congress established a federal agency named the Freedmen’s Bureau to facilitate the freed people’s transition from slavery to freedom. Southern blacks encountered the worst chaos, displacement, illnesses, poverty and epidemics, which were limiting to the bureaus successes during reconstruction (Finley 2013, 82). During the war, lack of basic needs and medicine hindered the efforts of improving economic social and political freedom. As a result, the Freedmen’s Bureau was designed to help black southerners transition from slavery to freedom. The challenges faced during this transition were enormous, as the civil war had ruined the region completely. The farms faced destruction during the war and huge amounts of capital depleted in the war. When the civil war ended, the social order of the region was chaotic and slave owners as well as their former slaves were forced to interact socially in a different way than before (Finley 2012, 82). The Freedmen’s Bureau was a unique effort by the federal government to improve the social wellbeing of the American nation. Major General Oliver Howard headed the Free...
I sat down and decided to watch the movie White House Down. If Roland Emmerich (The Director) is making lousy movies of how the world ends, he’s at least making proper movies like Independence Day and White House Down, according to critics. Roland is known for these thriller’s but, has only succeeded once in a while. White House Down tries this out with actors Jamie Foxx and Channing Tatum. We’ve seen Tatum perform within the movies 21 Jump Street, the G.I. Joe series and many more. Jamie Foxx has an amazing performance with the movies Annie and Rio 2. This is a compelling duo with a hit or miss director. If Channing Tatum can do a Balanced performance and Jamie Foxx does a stunning job. I personally enjoy these type of movies that are thrillers
The White House has undergone four major phases of construction with its beginnings in 1792 and subsequent reconstruction in 1817 and renovations in 1902 and 1948-1952 (The White House-construction: website). In 1901 President Theodore Roosevelt officially named the President's residence the "White House" (The White House-name: website). The White House is the oldest known government building and has undergone many changes including styles, rooms, and outward appearance.