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Full-Text Articles in Cultural History
Gems From Iwu’S History, Meg Miner
Gems From Iwu’S History, Meg Miner
Meg Miner
This presentation was made at the request of the Alumni Office, Illinois Wesleyan University.
American Urban History: A Living Canon. Or Is Anyone Listening?, Steven Corey
American Urban History: A Living Canon. Or Is Anyone Listening?, Steven Corey
Steven H. Corey
No abstract provided.
Polish Immigrants And Chicago's Progressive Parks: Creating Public Space In The City, Dominic Pacyga
Polish Immigrants And Chicago's Progressive Parks: Creating Public Space In The City, Dominic Pacyga
Dominic Pacyga
No abstract provided.
Banking On Brownfields, Landfills, And History: Toxic Waste And Urban Renewal In Worcester, Massachusetts, 1986-Present, Steven Corey
Banking On Brownfields, Landfills, And History: Toxic Waste And Urban Renewal In Worcester, Massachusetts, 1986-Present, Steven Corey
Steven H. Corey
No abstract provided.
Teaching Urban Studies, Steven Corey
Rummaging Through Worcester’S Industrial Ruins: Active Learning And Environmental History, Steven Corey
Rummaging Through Worcester’S Industrial Ruins: Active Learning And Environmental History, Steven Corey
Steven H. Corey
No abstract provided.
Gay And Lesbian Elders: History, Law, And Identity Politics In The United States, Nancy J. Knauer
Gay And Lesbian Elders: History, Law, And Identity Politics In The United States, Nancy J. Knauer
Nancy J. Knauer
The approximately two million gay and lesbian elders in the United States are an underserved and understudied population. At a time when gay men and lesbians enjoy an unprecedented degree of social acceptance and legal protection, many elders face the daily challenges of aging isolated from family, detached from the larger gay and lesbian community, and ignored by mainstream aging initiatives. Drawing on materials from law, history, and social theory, this book integrates practical proposals for reform with larger issues of sexuality and identity. Beginning with a summary of existing demographic data and offering a historical overview of pre-Stonewall views …
Dred Scott Vs. The Dred Scott Case: History And Memory Of A Signal Moment In American Slavery, 1857-2007, Adam Arenson
Dred Scott Vs. The Dred Scott Case: History And Memory Of A Signal Moment In American Slavery, 1857-2007, Adam Arenson
Adam Arenson
The Dred Scott Case centered on the Scott family—Dred and Harriet, and their daughters Eliza and Lizzie—but in the recorded history, after March 6, 1857 the Scotts suddenly fade, as if their lives ended that day in the courthouse. They did not. Elsewhere I have examined how the Dred Scott decision catalyzed the transformation of St. Louis politics, turning Missouri toward gradual emancipation just as the South’s proslavery advocates were declaring victory. And I have described how the Scotts’ lives were recovered to memory through the actions spearheaded by their descendents. Here I chronicle how the legacies of the Dred …