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A Study Of Southern Black Landownership, 1865-1940: The Bridgeforth Family Of Limestone County, Alabama, Nancy Anne Carden

Masters Theses

When dealing with southern blacks after emancipation, historians have traditionally focused on the plight of those freedmen who were unable to realize their aspirations of becoming landowners. The majority of blacks were forced into tenant farming which seriously limited their economic, political and social position in the South for years to come. In spite of the problems of white resistance to black landownership, a lack of credit sources, and white violence and racism, 25 percent of southern black farmers did acquire land by 1910. This study deals with one family of landowners in Limestone County, Alabama between 1865 and 1940. …

The Supreme Court Justice From Knoxville: The Politics Of The Appointment Of Justice Edward Terry Sanford, John H. A. Maguire

Masters Theses

The articles written on Justice Edward Terry Sanford are limited in scope and contain several inaccuracies. While his early life has been covered, there has not been a great deal of attention paid to the politics of his appointment to the Supreme Court.

It has been the purpose of this study to present an analysis of the circumstances surrounding the appointment of Edward Terry Sanford to the United States Supreme Court with an examination of the role played by Sanford's former law partner, James A. Fowler, in influencing the individuals charged with making the appointment.

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