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The First Great Awakening: Revival And The Birth Of A Nation, Kory Quirion

Bound Away: The Liberty Journal of History

The First Great Awakening left an indelible mark on the development of America. With roots stretching back to the Christian Reformation of the 1500’s, the Great Awakening swept the young colonies with the fires of evangelical fervor. The revival shook the very foundations of colonial society. Following in its wake was a rebirth of reformed philosophy and theology that planted the seeds of self-government and political autonomy in the fertile soil of the Americas. By 1776, that seed had blossomed into a vibrant revolutionary movement that questioned the very fabric of Old World society. This article explores the rich Christian …

Aa Ms 1 Gerald E. Talbot Collection Sambo Ashtray

African American Stereotype Items

Cite as: Gerald E. Talbot Collection, African American Collection of Maine, Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine, University of Southern Maine Libraries.

For more information on this item, please refer to the AA MS 1 Gerald E. Talbot Collection finding aid.

Description by Emily LaRoche

The Sambo ashtray was probably produced during the Jim Crow Era. It is a ceramic piece in the shape of a young African American farm boy’s head. The boy is portrayed in the stereotypical Sambo image. He is wearing a hat and his mouth is open, exposing his teeth. It is …

Aa Ms 22 African American Stereotype Postcard

African American Stereotype Items

AA MS 22 African American Stereotype Postcard

Cite as: African American Stereotype Postcard, African American Collection of Maine, Jean Byers Sampson Center for Diversity in Maine, University of Southern Maine Libraries

Description by: Karla Salamanca

Written vertically on the back, and in the middle, of the African American Stereotype Postcard are the words C. T American Art with Curt Teich Co.’s publishing symbol. Between the years 1908-1928, Curt Teich published the postcards numbered A or R 1 to 124180. These tinted halftone cards represent Teich’s first serious effort to enter the postcard publishing business. Those with an R prefix were …

Volume 19 - Issue 1: La Créole - A Journal Of Creole History & Genealogy

La Créole - A Journal of Creole History & Genealogy

The Louisiana Creole Research Association, Inc., known as LA Creole, was founded on August 21, 2004 as a New Orleans-based, non-profit family research and educational organization. Its purpose is to assist Creoles of Color in researching their ancestry, to educate the general public about Creole history and culture, and to celebrate the contributions and legacy of a unique, sometimes forgotten people. La Créole, the Association’s journal is published annually.

Emma Adapted: Jane Austen’S Heroine From Book To Film, Marc Dipaolo

Faculty Books & Book Chapters

"This work of literary and film criticism examines all eight filmed adaptations of Jane Austen’s Emma produced between 1948 and 1996 as vastly different interpretations of the source novel. Instead of condemning the movies and television specials as being «not as good as the book,» Marc DiPaolo considers how each adaptation might be understood as a valid «reading» of Austen’s text. For example, he demonstrates how the Gwyneth Paltrow film Emma is both a romance and a female coming-of-age story, the 1972 BBC miniseries dramatizes Emma’s world as claustrophobic and Emma herself as suffering from depression, and the modern-day teen …

Uncle Mose And Aunt Jemima Salt And Pepper Shakers

Lee Forest Figurines

Two 3.25 inch high Uncle Mose and Aunt Jemima figures, salt and pepper shakers

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Twelve Years A Terror: U.S. Impact In The 12-Year Civil War In El Salvador, Cara Mckinney

International ResearchScape Journal

This essay explores the impacts of the United States government and military in the civil war in El Salvador in a comprehensive historical study. Through the presence of monetary aid, a disregard for the human rights of people in El Salvador, and the presence of U.S. trained soldiers at the then School of Americas and the current Western Hemisphere Institute for Security Cooperation, the U.S. prolonged and augmented the negative effects of the Salvadoran Civil War.

Aunt Jemima Salt And Pepper Shakers

Lee Forest Figurines

Two 4 inch high Aunt Jemima figures, salt and pepper shakers

Please note that alternative views of these items can be downloaded at the bottom of this page.

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Items in this collection represent racially negative views which are not condoned by the University, nor the donors. These items were collected and are presented for educational purposes. Special Collections follows professional standards by naming collections for the donors who have given this material, providing provenance information, not assigning personal beliefs

Below is the University’s non-discrimination statement:

The University of Southern Maine is an EEO/AA employer, and does not discriminate on …

The Experience Of White Captives Among The Natives Of The Old Northwest Territory Between 1770 And 1850, Analucia Lugo

The Purdue Historian

In the late 18^th to mid-19^th centuries, hundreds of white settlers were taken captive by Native American groups across the Old Northwest Territory. Reasons for their capture varied from revenge to adoption, however, the treatment they received greatly depended on the captive’s gender. While females were more likely to be kept alive and better-taken care of, males faced a greater probability of facing violence or even death, though torture was common among both groups. Many captives undertook participatory roles within their respective captive communities, with some deciding to assimilate completely into a new way of life. Captivity narratives …

God Bless America, Land Of The Consumer: Fitzgerald’S Critique Of The American Dream

Undergraduate Review

In James Truslow Adams’ book, The Epic of America, he defines the American dream as “that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to ability or achievement” (404). In the middle of the roaring 1920’s, author F. Scott Fitzgerald published The Great Gatsby, examining the fight for the American dream in the lives of his characters in New York. Fitzgerald illustrates for the reader a picture of Gatsby’s struggle to obtain the approval and acceptance of high society and to earn the same status. …