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Badges Of Slavery : The Struggle Between Civil Rights And Federalism During Reconstruction., Vanessa Hahn Lierley 1981-
Badges Of Slavery : The Struggle Between Civil Rights And Federalism During Reconstruction., Vanessa Hahn Lierley 1981-
Electronic Theses and Dissertations
This thesis is set in the context of the Reconstruction to examine the United States Supreme Court interpretation of federalism, African American civil rights and the Fourteenth Amendment. This thesis first compares federalism before and after the Civil War and the need to include Africans Americans in post war society. This thesis then explores arguments and debates surrounding the passage of the Fourteenth Amendment and the civil rights legislation. Finally, this thesis analyzes the United States Supreme Court's interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment and new civil rights legislation. During Reconstruction the United States Supreme Court upheld the traditional values of …
Burn, Boil & Eat : An Intersection Analysis Of Stereotypes In The Most Influential Films Of All Time, Roslyn M. Satchel
Burn, Boil & Eat : An Intersection Analysis Of Stereotypes In The Most Influential Films Of All Time, Roslyn M. Satchel
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
This research builds upon the work of Entman & Rojecki (2001) in examining the ways the most influential movies use racial stereotypes in media frames. The results of this study contribute to the rather limited mass media research and body of knowledge regarding the media content that attracts the largest and most enduring audiences in the new media landscape. As ten of the films that have generated the most revenue, the movies in this sample constitute a genre of movies that are also a prime feature of on-going publishing, cable, internet, digital gaming, DVD, and movie sequel franchises. If, as …