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Embattled Learning: Education And Emancipation In The Post-Civil War Upper South, Lucas Somers
Embattled Learning: Education And Emancipation In The Post-Civil War Upper South, Lucas Somers
Dissertations
This dissertation examines the establishment of schools for and by formerly enslaved African Americans in Kentucky and Tennessee in the decade after the Civil War, analyzing the different individuals and organizations that supported or opposed those efforts. Members of Black communities strove to secure an education for children and adults while doing everything in their power to maintain control of those schools. Widespread poverty, racism, and uncertain political status necessitated that African Americans accept help from outsiders, especially from teachers and agents sent by the federal government and northern benevolent associations. The central argument is that the ultimate failure to …
The Impact Of The Civil Rights Movement On The Advertising Industry, Alexandra B. Bosarge
The Impact Of The Civil Rights Movement On The Advertising Industry, Alexandra B. Bosarge
Honors Theses
Racism has a history in the United States of America that is also manifested in popular culture. Advertising is included in this idea of popular culture. This thesis focused on the advertising industry and the attempt of that industry to use African Americans to sell products to people. The aim of this study was to determine whether or not the Civil Rights Movement affected the way the advertising industry used images of African Americans for marketing purposes. A sample of advertisements was obtained from a newspaper and magazines in order to further analyze the hypothesis. This study contributes to the …