During the late 19th century, many industrial plants were introducing new technologies and machines that caused many Union workers to be laid off from their jobs. There was an increasing number of these machines, taking place of the actual person, which sought to reduce and cut labor costs. With the rise of these machines taking over the jobs of many workers, there was a large number of people who led strikes and protests to what was happening during this time.

Within these pictures, it demonstrates how the powerful, elite groups of people and the big-shot business men, undermined and forced the lower-class of people, who were in poverty as it was, to work for a small amount of pay and slave over what little jobs they still had. Their strikes and protests were nothing compared to what the Labor Union forces had on them.

With the Union (the North) winning the Civil War, we come to the topic of Civil Rights and creating equality between the races. After years of the Civil War, this picture is showing the peace that has finally come between these races as they pass the Civil Rights Bill to one another.

John Bell

John Bell, one of the presidential candidates of the Election of 1860, was a part of the Constitutional Union Party. Bell was born in Tennessee on February 18, 1796. He attended Cumberland College and after graduating he continued to study law to the point of where he eventually was elected to House of Representatives. Later, he would continue in the field of politics and become a U.S. Senator for Tennessee. Though Bell, himself, was a large slave owner, during the political race, he was against the idea of expanding slavery to the northern and free-states. In fact, this is where that quote, "If it ain't broke, then don't fix it," comes into play. John Bell did not want to change anything about the way the government ran. All in all, he led an unsuccessful campaign with a result of coming in last. Later on, he eventually ended up dying at his home on September 10, 1869.