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Crusade And Conquest : Anti-Catholicism, Manifest Destiny, And The U.S.-Mexican War Of 1846-1848, John Christopher Pinheiro
Crusade And Conquest : Anti-Catholicism, Manifest Destiny, And The U.S.-Mexican War Of 1846-1848, John Christopher Pinheiro
Doctoral Dissertations
This dissertation examines how anti-Catholic sentiment affected Americans' conduct in, and opinions of, the U.S.-Mexican War of 1846-1848.Chapter One explores how increased immigration and republican ideology allowed anti-Catholicism and nativism to fuse in the late 1830s and early 1840s.Nativists and many evangelical Protestants claimed that the Pope conspired to undermineAmerican liberty by establishing a Catholic stronghold in the West with the help of aJesuit-led army of Catholic immigrants. Moreover, many Americans argued that RomanCatholicism was incompatible with civil and religious liberty, the two hallmark freedoms of republicanism. They pointed to Mexico's political troubles as an example of this incompatibility in …
Civil Rights, Black Power, And Racial Tension In Cairo, Illinois : A Northern Powder Keg In Southern Clothing, Christopher W. Perry
Civil Rights, Black Power, And Racial Tension In Cairo, Illinois : A Northern Powder Keg In Southern Clothing, Christopher W. Perry
Masters Theses
This thesis focuses on the period of civil rights activism in Cairo, Illinois between 1967 and 1971, particularly the interaction between the local African-American organization the United Front and two white activist groups, the White Hats and the United Citizens for Community Action. Cairo is unusual because it is a Northern town that systematically discriminated against African Americans long after many Southern towns abandoned segregation. Because Cairo's white power structure successfully denied black equality into the 1980s, I conclude that civil rights and black power both failed in Cairo. To fully understand the conditions that led to the struggles of …
Hunter S. Thompson's Gonzo Journalistic Coverage Of Richard Nixon, James Chandler Patrick
Hunter S. Thompson's Gonzo Journalistic Coverage Of Richard Nixon, James Chandler Patrick
Masters Theses
This thesis explores Hunter S. Thompson's writings about Richard M. Nixon from 1960 to 1994. Thompson expressed strong animosity toward Nixon, but most of the more outlandish articles he wrote about Nixon were fabrications. Thompson's writings were often ambiguous and contradictory. Sources used for research included books written by Thompson, books of letters Thompson sent to family and friends, books about Thompson and Richard Nixon, and books about the Watergate scandal. This thesis addresses the questions of why Thompson was so fascinated by Nixon, and why he wrote on Nixon for almost 40 years. It also addresses the question of …
The Politics And Effects Of Tax Reform In The 1980'S, Becky Lynn Cassill
The Politics And Effects Of Tax Reform In The 1980'S, Becky Lynn Cassill
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects
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Morality In The American West: The Origins Of Evil In Stephen King's The Stand And Desperation, Stuart Allen Morris
Morality In The American West: The Origins Of Evil In Stephen King's The Stand And Desperation, Stuart Allen Morris
Chancellor’s Honors Program Projects
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