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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 …