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For All The World To See: Visual Culture And The Struggle For Civil Rights Program Booklet, Booth Library Oct 2016

For All The World To See: Visual Culture And The Struggle For Civil Rights Program Booklet, Booth Library

For All the World to See: Program Booklet

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For All The World To See: Visual Culture And The Struggle For Civil Rights, Booth Library Oct 2016

For All The World To See: Visual Culture And The Struggle For Civil Rights, Booth Library

Booth Library Programs

Photo galleries and supporting exhibits can be found on the FOR ALL THE WORLD TO SEE: VISUAL CULTURE AND THE STRUGGLE FOR CIVIL RIGHTS exhibit page.

Exhibit Dates

This exhibit was displayed at Booth Library September 1 - October 20, 2016


Interview With Paul Kilgus, Ben Halpern Jun 2016

Interview With Paul Kilgus, Ben Halpern

Oral History Interviews & Transcripts

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Interview With Pat Feeney, Part 1, Ben Halpern Apr 2016

Interview With Pat Feeney, Part 1, Ben Halpern

Oral History Interviews & Transcripts

No abstract provided.


Interview With Pat Feeney, Part 2, Ben Halpern Apr 2016

Interview With Pat Feeney, Part 2, Ben Halpern

Oral History Interviews & Transcripts

No abstract provided.


Candidate Kennedy And Quemoy, Quentin Spannagel Apr 2016

Candidate Kennedy And Quemoy, Quentin Spannagel

2016 Awards for Excellence in Student Research and Creative Activity - Documents

Running for president in 1960, John F. Kennedy vowed to explore a “New Frontier” — a hybrid of challenges and opportunities that promised progress both domestically and abroad.1 In essence, Kennedy envisioned a New America not chained down by the traditions of the Republican administration before him. In many regards, Kennedy achieved what he desired: a fresh, open-minded way of approaching international issues. Though Kennedy struggled to develop a new diplomatic approach to China, he did show a willingness to compromise with the Chinese in regards to the islands of Quemoy and Matsu. Kennedy remained a “cold war warrior” throughout …


'We Live In The Midst Of Death': Medical Theory, Public Health, And The 1793 Yellow Fever Epidemic, Alyssa A. Peterson Jan 2016

'We Live In The Midst Of Death': Medical Theory, Public Health, And The 1793 Yellow Fever Epidemic, Alyssa A. Peterson

Masters Theses

Much has been written on the history of disease in early America, especially surrounding the 1793 yellow fever epidemic that ravaged Philadelphia. The stories of the men and women who lived through and were affected by it, including the physicians who treated the victims, have been thoroughly covered by historians. What has yet to be discussed is the medical context in which this epidemic existed. Medical education, scientific thought, and particularly past experiences came together during this outbreak to influence both the medical establishment and governments’ decisions regarding their appropriate response. Doctors’ medical education predisposed them to beliefs and preferred …