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Galvanizing Germantown: The Politicization Of Louisville's German Community, 1848-1855, Ann Kathryn Fleming
Galvanizing Germantown: The Politicization Of Louisville's German Community, 1848-1855, Ann Kathryn Fleming
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
This project interprets the Revolutions of 1848 and their ideological legacy through a transnational and transcultural context, highlighting the role of radical forty-eighters who imparted their republican messages to “Little Germanies” within the United States. Karl Heinzen serves as the primary example of the transient group that shared their radical visions with local German communities populated with political and cultural organizations, an active press and a commitment to civic engagement demonstrated through their involvement anti-slavery groups, labor reform, and improved rights for the immigrant population.
The thesis traces the politicization of Karl Heinzen in the German Confederation and his involvement …
New York Sons Of Erin: Nativism, Identity, And The Importance Of Irish Ethnicity In The Civil War Era, Abbi E. Smithmyer
New York Sons Of Erin: Nativism, Identity, And The Importance Of Irish Ethnicity In The Civil War Era, Abbi E. Smithmyer
Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports
Nineteenth-century Irish Americans were bound together by a shared ethnic identity that was shaped by a strong attachment to Ireland, a closeness enhanced by their devotion to the Catholic faith, and an American population that held a deep prejudice against the ethnic group. This was especially the case in New York, which had the largest population of Irish Americans in the United States during this time. While many Sons of Erin enlisted into New York regiments, their most famous unit was the Irish Brigade. Therefore, the actions and treatment of the Irish Brigade greatly influenced the way immigrant service in …