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"History Written With Lightning": Religion, White Supremacy, And The Rise And Fall Of Thomas Dixon, Jr, David Michael Kidd Jan 2013

"History Written With Lightning": Religion, White Supremacy, And The Rise And Fall Of Thomas Dixon, Jr, David Michael Kidd

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

Baptist minister and author of novels, plays, sermons, and essays, Thomas Dixon, Jr. today remains most known as the storyteller behind the 1915 D. W. Griffith Film The Birth of a Nation. I argue that Thomas Dixon crafted a white supremacist rhetoric and narrative of modern whiteness indebted to the structures of Fundamentalist Christianity. With varying degrees of success, later writers struggled with the legacy the Dixonian cultural narrative bequeathed them.;Fundamentalist theology offered a whole host of tropes, metaphors, and arguments to its users. In short, Fundamentalism presented a rhetorical stance that was, in the hands of an ambitious and …


Sarah's Song: How Folk Music Shattered Slaveholding Ideology In Antebellum Alabama, Charles Allen Wallace Jan 2009

Sarah's Song: How Folk Music Shattered Slaveholding Ideology In Antebellum Alabama, Charles Allen Wallace

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

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A World In Miniature: James Butcher And The Transformation Of African American Politics & Society In Washington, D.C, 1900-1940, Maria Alexandria Kane Jan 2008

A World In Miniature: James Butcher And The Transformation Of African American Politics & Society In Washington, D.C, 1900-1940, Maria Alexandria Kane

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Ambiguous Alliances: Native American Efforts To Preserve Independence In The Ohio Valley, 1768-1795, Sharon M. Sauder Muhlfeld Jan 2007

Ambiguous Alliances: Native American Efforts To Preserve Independence In The Ohio Valley, 1768-1795, Sharon M. Sauder Muhlfeld

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

"Ambiguous Alliances" examines the revolutionary era in the Ohio Valley from a Native American perspective. Rather than simply considering them as British pawns or troublesome mischief-makers, this account describes how Wyandots, Shawnees, Ottawas, Delawares, Miamis, and their native neighbors made decisions about war and peace, established alliances with Europeans, Americans, and distant Indian nations, and charted specific strategies for their political and cultural survival. They also suffered devastating personal and property loss and encountered significant disruption to their societal routines. Yet much about their daily lives remained unchanged, and their communities continued to foster a strong Indian identity.;This dissertation explores …


Performing Race: Instances Of Color Representation In American Culture, Katrin L. Adkins Jan 2003

Performing Race: Instances Of Color Representation In American Culture, Katrin L. Adkins

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Interminority Relations In The Early 1990s In California: Conflicts Among African-Americans, Latinos, And Asian-Americans, Akiko Yamazato Jan 2003

Interminority Relations In The Early 1990s In California: Conflicts Among African-Americans, Latinos, And Asian-Americans, Akiko Yamazato

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Desegregating Monument Avenue: Arthur Ashe And The Manufacturing Of A New Social Reality In Richmond, Virginia, Melinda Cameron Hapeman Rose Jan 2002

Desegregating Monument Avenue: Arthur Ashe And The Manufacturing Of A New Social Reality In Richmond, Virginia, Melinda Cameron Hapeman Rose

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


African American History At Colonial Williamsburg, Nicole Carroll Jan 1999

African American History At Colonial Williamsburg, Nicole Carroll

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Civilizing The Savages: Cherokee Advances, White Settlement, And The Rhetoric Of Removal, Tracey Ann Gibson Jan 1995

Civilizing The Savages: Cherokee Advances, White Settlement, And The Rhetoric Of Removal, Tracey Ann Gibson

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Robert Hunter Morris And The Politics Of Indian Affairs In Pennsylvania, 1754-1755, Charles Michael Downing Jan 1995

Robert Hunter Morris And The Politics Of Indian Affairs In Pennsylvania, 1754-1755, Charles Michael Downing

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


White Students' Racial Attitudes And Racial Identity Development In A Liberal Arts Environment, Mary Hornback Glisan Jan 1992

White Students' Racial Attitudes And Racial Identity Development In A Liberal Arts Environment, Mary Hornback Glisan

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

The purpose of this study was to document the racial attitudes and racial identity development scores of White students in a liberal arts environment. of particular interest was gender differences, classification differences, and Greek/nonGreek affiliation differences. Furthermore, an effort was made to predict the racial attitude and racial identity development scores using self-report biographical variables.;The College of William and Mary, a public liberal arts university was the institution studied for this project. A stratified random sample was obtained of all White students attending the College. Participants completed the White Racial Identity Attitude Survey (WRIAS), the Racial Attitude and Opinion Scale …


"Mischiefs So Close To Each Other": External Relations Of The Ohio Valley Shawnees, 1730-1775, Courtney B. Caudill Jan 1992

"Mischiefs So Close To Each Other": External Relations Of The Ohio Valley Shawnees, 1730-1775, Courtney B. Caudill

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


The Tanner And Boundary Maintenance: Determining Ethnic Identity, William James Sheppard Jan 1989

The Tanner And Boundary Maintenance: Determining Ethnic Identity, William James Sheppard

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.