Read the quotation from dr. oswald p. bronson recalling his childhood under jim crow. even on our way to school some days, men would come by and throw oranges at us, sometimes rock perhaps. we [also] were very much aware of police brutality in that city at that time. we were conscious of the ku klux klan riding around the town to keep everybody in check. in this quotation, dr. bronson is describing intimidation, scare tactics, and violence perpetrated by both the police and the ku klux klan against african american citizens. how the police protected african american citizens from intimidation, scare tactics, and violence perpetrated by the ku klux klan. conflicts between the police and the ku klux klan that caused violence in the city he lived in. how residents protected each other from the ku klux klan and the police in the city he lived in.

In this excerpt, Dr. Oswald P. Bronson is describing intimidation, scare tactics, and violence perpetrated by both the police and the Ku Klux Klan.

By reading "...men would (...) throw oranges at us, sometimes rocks", the person is identifying civilians with aggressive behavior who treated him and others violently. Moreover, he states "we (...) were very much aware of police brutality". This means that police officers did not treat them any better. In fact, quite the opposite, they were also aggressive towards him and other African Americans.

the articles of confederation only set up the continental congress at the federal level. there were no executive or judicial branches except within the states. the states were allowed to keep every right that was not specifically given to congress. the bonding of the states was through a 'firm league of friendship' that best served as a defense agreement against invasion. states were not allowed to use taxes as a way to discourage treaties, and states were extremely limited in their dealings with foreign nations.

not many historians today talk about the strengths of the articles of confederation, likely because of how unpopular the document quickly became. the articles did set the legislative body, congress, as the highest power in the nation because of the fear of monarchy. congress had the sole power to declare war, assign treaties, entertain foreign relations, and operate post offices. disputes between states and territorial issues were to be brought to congress. the document also stipulated that canada was allowed to enter the union if they desired.

there were more weaknesses than strengths under the articles of confederation. the lack of power given to the continental congress strangled the federal government. the articles gave congress the power to pass laws but no power to enforce those laws. if a state did not support a federal law, that state could simply ignore it. congress had no power to levy taxes or regulate trade. without a federal court system or executive leader, there would be no way to enforce these laws, either. amending the articles of confederation would also require a unanimous decision, which would be extremely difficult.

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