African American Studies Commons^™

The Reconstruction Era: As Taught In United States History, Tahj Frazier

History - Master of Arts in Teaching

I. Synthesis Essay………………………………..8

II. Primary Documents and Headnotes………..39

III. Textbook Critique……………………………..50

IV. New Textbook Entry………………………….57

V. Bibliography………………………………….....77

Where The Fruit Grows, We’Ll Start Over: Rethinking The Great Migration’S Limitless Impact, Luna Flores-Ramirez

History - Master of Arts in Teaching

I. Synthesis Essay……………………………….2

II. Primary Documents and Headnotes……….20

III. Textbook Critique…………………………….33

IV. New Textbook Entry…………………………36

V. Bibliography…………………………………...19

The Shallow End Of The Deep South: Civil Rights Activism In Arkansas, 1865-1970, Sarah Riva

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

On April 7, 1968, Governor Winthrop Rockefeller claimed that “Arkansas today stands at the threshold of leading the nation...for a better America,” The Republican Arkansas Governor spoke on the steps of the state capitol at a memorial for the beloved civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. who had been assassinated three days earlier. Rockefeller’s claim that Arkansas could lead the nation came just two years after the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) formally ended its work in the state to improve racial equality. Their efforts had seen widespread acceptance of integrated public facilities, increased voter registration and more meaningful …

First Amendment Privacy And The Battle For Progressively Liberal Social Change, Anita L. Allen

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Book Review (Paul Frymer's Black And Blue: African Americans, The Labor Movement, And The Decline Of The Democratic Party)., Sophia Z. Lee

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Book Review (Judith Kilpatrick's There When We Needed Him: Wiley Austin Branton, Civil Rights Warrior), Sophia Z. Lee

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Book Review (Risa L. Goluboff's The Lost Promise Of Civil Rights), Sophia Z. Lee

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Hotspots In A Cold War: The Naacp's Postwar Workplace Constitutionalism, 1948-1964, Sophia Z. Lee

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Towards Heterogeneous Faith Communities: Understanding Transitional Processes In Seventh-Day Adventist Churches In South Africa, Alan Parker, Ph.D.

Faculty Works

This dissertation examines racial transition toward heterogeneity in three Seventh-day Adventist congregations in South Africa. This dissertation aims to uncover social factors involved in this change as well as to set forth a theological direction with application to the local faith community.

The first section examines recent studies and literature on multiracial congregations, indicating a possible breakdown between theory and practice. Using insights from Kuhn, Gadamer, Habermas, and Geertz, a critical correlational approach is proposed using narrative, community-based praxis, dialectical thinking, and eschatological vision. The theological methods of Groome and Browning are combined to suggest a four-phase approach to practical …

''Step On A Crack, Break Your Mother's Back'': Poor Moms, Myths Of Authority, And Drug-Related Evictions From Public Housing, Regina Austin

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"Bad For Business": Contextual Analysis, Race Discrimination, And Fast Food, Regina Austin

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Of False Teeth And Biting Critiques: Jones V. Fisher In Context, Regina Austin

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"Not Just For The Fun Of It!" Governmental Restraints On Black Leisure, Social Inequality, And The Privatization Of Public Space, Regina Austin

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Nest Eggs And Stormy Weather: Law, Culture, And Black Women's Lack Of Wealth, Regina Austin

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Beyond Black Demons & White Devils: Antiblack Conspiracy Theorizing & The Black Public Sphere, Regina Austin

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"A Nation Of Thieves": Securing Black People's Right To Shop And To Sell In White America, Regina Austin

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"An Honest Living": Street Vendors, Municipal Regulation, And The Black Public Sphere, Regina Austin

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Black, Brown, Poor & Poisoned: Minority Grassroots Environmentalism And The Quest For Eco-Justice, Regina Austin, Michael H. Schill

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Surrogacy, Slavery, And The Ownership Of Life, Anita L. Allen

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Discrimination, Jobs, And Politics, Anita L. Allen

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Resistance Tactics For Tokens, Regina Austin

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