Opium started as a pastime of the upper class. Wealthy merchants and government officials smoked it in homes, offices, and brothels with ornate, hand-made pipes. Lower-quality opium would make its way to the less wealthy, who typically partook using communal paraphernalia in hidden dens. The U.S. ...
What was the political atmosphere for Douglass deliver speech around 1867 ? Around 1867, the United States was undergoing a period of significant political and social change known as the Reconstruction era. This followed the end of the Civil War in 1865 and aimed at rebuilding the co ...