As we study American history we see that the saying, “History repeats itself” reveals much truth. As we look closer to the American Revolution and the American Civil War, we can find many similarities between the two. Another saying that is made known is that “We learn from our mistakes,” but even the greatest men and women of our history did not follow. The main causes for both wars were the fight for liberty. If …showed first 75 words of 835 total…

…showed last 75 words of 835 total…homes and forced to work. Their blood and sweat built some of the fine plantations that we see in our history books today. Now the question that boggles my mind and I am sure many others is if we wanted freedom so badly and knew that hardships it took in receiving it, why do we hold such liberty and happiness from others? Still to this day African Americans are being discriminated against will it end?