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The Railsplitter And The Pathfinder: The Relationship Between Abraham Lincoln And John C. Frémont, Kourtney Yantis

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This study serves as an analysis of the connections between Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States and John Charles Frémont as a Civil War general. Lincoln’s position within history is solid, unlike that of John C. Frémont. The thesis will elevate Frémont to a higher status as a historical figure by arguing that the emancipation edict that he issued for Missouri in August of 1861 would influence Abraham Lincoln’s preliminary emancipation proclamation of September 1862, even though Lincoln repealed Frémont’s decree. In biographies of each man, their interactions are merely a small part of the stories of their …

Kansas City, Missouri's Municipal Impact On Housing Segregation, Robert Neil Cooper

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Throughout Kansas City Missouri’s history, the parks and boulevards system, restrictive covenants, real estate and lending practices, urban redevelopment, public housing, and racial steering have contributed to the establishment and continuance of housing segregation. Although historians have studied these main types of housing segregation and the federal government’s actions thoroughly, little work exists to show how Kansas City, Missouri’s municipal government has influenced housing segregation. By examining Kansas City’s municipal response to the aforementioned types of segregation, it is clear that city officials have taken steps to both aid and discourage segregationist housing practices. Although municipal agencies, like the Commission …

Conservatives And The End Of The Draft, Shad Ashcroft

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While conservatives of all stripes generally supported the Vietnam War, particularly at its onset, I will show that the debate to end conscription reveals a rift between traditional conservatives who supported the draft and libertarian conservatives who opposed it (while generally supporting the war). Furthermore, though they shared the goal of ending the draft, libertarian conservatives and New Left protesters agreed on little else. The protesters' primary goal was to prevent future wars like Vietnam. Conservatives, on the other hand, embraced the all-volunteer army in part to maintain executive branch independence in foreign affiars.

D. J. "Joe" Saia: The Padrone Of Crawford County Politics, Steven K. Baden

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D. J. "Joe" Saia, of Frontenac, Kansas, has been county commissioner and the leader of the Democratic Party in Crawford County, Kansas, for the past three decades. An unemployed coal miner with an eighth-grade education, the county commissioner from Frontenac came from the bottom of the social pyramid. He was able, through his adaptability, tenacity, basic understanding of human nature, and undying concern for those in need, to fight his way to the position of chairman of the Crawford County Board of Commissioners and the leader of a successful political organization.

The road to power was not an easy path, …

"Chisholm Believes In 'Truth'," November 17, 1972, Shirley Chisholm

Collegio, 1968-1975

A Collegio article titled "Chisholm believes in 'truth'," published on November 17, 1972, detailing a speech given by Shirley Chisholm who had recently ran as the first African American woman to become president of the United States. The speech was held in Carney Hall Auditorium at the Kansas State College of Pittsburg on November 15, 1972; topics included "Humanism For Blacks and Whites" and "The New Trust in Education Today."

An audio recording of the speech is available in two parts: Part 1 and Part 2.

A photograph of Shirley Chisholm during the speech is available here.

"Chisholm To Speak," November 10, 1972, Shirley Chisholm

Collegio, 1968-1975

A Collegio article titled "Chisholm to speak," published on November 10, 1972, detailing an upcoming speech given by Shirley Chisholm who had recently ran as the first African American woman to become president of the United States. The speech was held in Carney Hall Auditorium at the Kansas State College of Pittsburg on November 15, 1972; topics included "Humanism For Blacks and Whites" and "The New Trust in Education Today."

An audio recording of the speech is available in two parts: Part 1 and Part 2.

A photograph of Shirley Chisholm during the speech is available here.

American Involvement And Policy During The Suez Crisis - 1956, Thomas M. Riley

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"The Suez Canal has been a blessing and a curse. Perhaps since the digging of the Canal began in 1859 and after its completion in 1869, it has been subjected to more controversies than any other construction project in history".¹

The Suez Canal, in Egyptian territory between the Arabian Desert and the Siani peninsula, is an artificial waterway 103 miles long, between Port Said on the Mediterranean and Suez on the Red Sea. "Crossing the isthmus between Asia and Africa, the Canal's geographic location has made its strategic value in international affairs greater than that of any other maritime …

Populist Fusion Movements As An Instrument Of Political Reform, 1890-1900, Lee A. Dew

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The importance of the People's Party of the 1890's is not to be found in the record of the party itself, but the effect which the existence of the party had on the two major political organizations, and the significant contributions made by ex-Populists who returned to the old parties after obtaining a liberal education in Populism. Beginning with the election of 1890, and continuing through the election of 1896, the Populist party became progressively more important in American politics as the agent of the dissatisfied American farmer unwilling to realize and unable to adjust to the new conditions of …