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The Men In Green: African Americans And The Civilian Conservation Corps, 1933-1942, Michael Shane Hoak Jan 2002

The Men In Green: African Americans And The Civilian Conservation Corps, 1933-1942, Michael Shane Hoak

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Anguilla And The Art Of Resistance, Jane Dillon Mckinney Jan 2002

Anguilla And The Art Of Resistance, Jane Dillon Mckinney

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

This study begins with two premises. The first is that American Studies needs to move beyond the borders of the United States to examine the ideological, cultural and economic effects our country has had on others. The United States has historically been deeply involved in Anguilla's economy, revolution and ideology. The second is that history is a commodity that is selectively deployed in the creation of personal and national cultural values in Anguilla. I use Sherry Ortner's concept of serious games and James Scott's theory of the arts of resistance to analyze how Anguilla's contemporary culture is a product of …


Desegregating Monument Avenue: Arthur Ashe And The Manufacturing Of A New Social Reality In Richmond, Virginia, Melinda Cameron Hapeman Rose Jan 2002

Desegregating Monument Avenue: Arthur Ashe And The Manufacturing Of A New Social Reality In Richmond, Virginia, Melinda Cameron Hapeman Rose

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Creole Gumbo: Ingredients For Maintaining Creole Identity At Laura Plantation, Katherine W. Schupp Jan 2002

Creole Gumbo: Ingredients For Maintaining Creole Identity At Laura Plantation, Katherine W. Schupp

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No abstract provided.


Between Slavery And Freedom: African Americans In The Great Dismal Swamp 1763-1863, Edward Downing Maris-Wolf Jan 2002

Between Slavery And Freedom: African Americans In The Great Dismal Swamp 1763-1863, Edward Downing Maris-Wolf

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No abstract provided.


A Literature Of Combat: African American Prison Writers Of The Vietnam Era, John William Weber Jan 2002

A Literature Of Combat: African American Prison Writers Of The Vietnam Era, John William Weber

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.


Desegregating Boston's Schools: Episode 1, Melisa Kate Nasella Jan 2002

Desegregating Boston's Schools: Episode 1, Melisa Kate Nasella

Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects

No abstract provided.