“Did Emmett Till Die In Vain? Organized Labor Says No!”: The United Packinghouse Workers And Civil Rights Unionism In The Mid-1950s,
2021
Rollins College
“Did Emmett Till Die In Vain? Organized Labor Says No!”: The United Packinghouse Workers And Civil Rights Unionism In The Mid-1950s, Matthew Nichter
Faculty Publications
Emmett Till’s mangled face is seared into our collective memory, a tragic epitome of the brutal violence that upheld white supremacy in the Jim Crow South. But Till's murder was more than just a tragedy: it also inspired an outpouring of determined protest, in which labor unions played a prominent role. The United Packinghouse Workers of America (UPWA) campaigned energetically on behalf of Emmett Till, from the stockyards of Chicago to the sugar refineries of Louisiana. Packinghouse workers petitioned, marched, and rallied to demand justice; the UPWA organized the first mass meeting addressed by Till’s mother, Mamie Bradley; and an …
Grappling With The Aftereffects Of Modernism In American Literature And Culture: Spiritual, Political, And Ecological,
2021
Bowling Green State University
Grappling With The Aftereffects Of Modernism In American Literature And Culture: Spiritual, Political, And Ecological, Joseph Neary
Master of Arts in English Plan II Graduate Projects
In this portfolio, Joe Neary examines various texts within contemporary American culture, including David Foster Wallace’s short story, “Good Old Neon,” Harmony Korine’s film, Spring Breakers, Richard Powers’ novel, The Overstory, and Bruce Holsinger’s book of criticism, Neomedievalism, Neoconservatism, and the War on Terror.
Art And Aids: Viral Strategies For Visibility,
2021
University of Mississippi
Art And Aids: Viral Strategies For Visibility, Stephen Baylor Pillow
Honors Theses
“Art & AIDS: Viral Strategies for Visibility” examines the complex relationships between social stigma, healthcare, homophobia, and mortality, and how these impacted the lives of Western artists and manifested in their works. Most of the art discussed in this thesis was produced during the height of the AIDS crisis (late-1980s to mid-1990s). During this period, gay artists and their allies employed new strategies in their work to inspire activism, and convey intense emotions –– predominantly frustration, grief, and anxiety –– associated with HIV/AIDS. In the U.S., the inaction of the Reagan administration was largely due to widespread homophobia kindled by …
Alex Trebek,
2021
Harding University
Alex Trebek, Tiffany Yecke Brooks
Tenor of Our Times
The author remembers Alex Trebek.
Eagle Eye Vs. Gear Jammer,
2021
CUNY Hunter College
Eagle Eye Vs. Gear Jammer, Jessica Danielle Ellis
Theses and Dissertations
Where similarities in class struggle have historically operated as a unifying force globally, the American crafted mythos isolates the individual and dehumanizes those that do not fall within the parameters of the cowboy archetype. The national protagonist is turned into a class traitor and an extension of government power.
Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story? A Marxist Analysis Of "Hamilton" And Its Relationship To The Broadway Economic System,
2021
Bowling Green State University
Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story? A Marxist Analysis Of "Hamilton" And Its Relationship To The Broadway Economic System, Alana Ritt
Honors Projects
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s mega-hit Hamilton: An American Musical has been both a critical and academic darling since its premiere in 2015. A historical retelling of America’s inception through the eyes of an oft-ignored founding father, the musical weaves together a diverse cast and hip-hop musical stylings in order to tell the story of “America then, as told by America now.” While many critics and scholars alike have praised the musical for putting an exciting and accessible twist to American history, others have argued that the musical is not nearly as “revolutionary” as it claims to be. This essay is designed to …
Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story? A Marxist Analysis Of "Hamilton" And Its Relationship To The Broadway Economic System,
2021
Bowling Green State University
Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story? A Marxist Analysis Of "Hamilton" And Its Relationship To The Broadway Economic System, Alana Ritt
Honors Projects
Lin-Manuel Miranda’s mega-hit Hamilton: An American Musical has been both a critical and academic darling since its premiere in 2015. A historical retelling of America’s inception through the eyes of an oft-ignored founding father, the musical weaves together a diverse cast and hip-hop musical stylings in order to tell the story of “America then, as told by America now.” While many critics and scholars alike have praised the musical for putting an exciting and accessible twist to American history, others have argued that the musical is not nearly as “revolutionary” as it claims to be. This essay is designed to …
“Interrupt The Status Quo”: How Black Lives Matter Changed American Museums,
2021
University of Mary Washington
“Interrupt The Status Quo”: How Black Lives Matter Changed American Museums, Jessica Lynch
Departmental Honors & Graduate Capstone Projects
Black Lives Matter protests in 2020 were the catalyst for change in many institutions, particularly in museum collections and interpretive methods. This was especially true in museums located in Washington, District of Columbia; Atlanta, Georgia; Portland, Oregon; Los Angeles, California, and Minneapolis, Minnesota. Prior to the protests, most art and history museums upheld a Eurocentric worldview that diminished the contributions of Black Americans. Widespread Black Lives Matter protests, however, forced the discussion of racial equality to the forefront of the American consciousness, encouraging many museums to take a public stance and incorporate Black collective memory into their collections. This thesis …
Final Master's Portfolio,
2021
Bowling Green State University
Final Master's Portfolio, Alyssa Zuber
Master of Arts in English Plan II Graduate Projects
This MA explores the body's response to trauma, social media's impact on modern young women, the Women's Health Movement of the 1960s and 1970s, and how the memoir can be used as a tool to explore radical honesty.
"The Most Insistent Subject Of Popular Music": An Exploration Of Romeo And Juliet Music Adaptations And Their Expressions Of Modern Cultural Issues,
2021
Bowling Green State University
"The Most Insistent Subject Of Popular Music": An Exploration Of Romeo And Juliet Music Adaptations And Their Expressions Of Modern Cultural Issues, Gabrielle Sheets
Honors Projects
Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet (1597) has been persistently popular throughout history, especially in the modern production of popular music releases. People are often widely familiar with Romeo and Juliet’s usage throughout music. However, the reasoning behind the adaptation of Romeo and Juliet is relatively undiscussed. Romeo and Juliet is a leading symbol of tragic romance, an ever-present topic in popular music. Romeo and Juliet’s canonical qualities lead music artists to adapt the original play since it permits access to an audience that is familiar with the contexts of Shakespeare’s tragedy. This essay also provides a clear definition of “adaptation,” requiring …
Contributors,
2021
University of Central Florida
Contributors, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Contributors to this issue
News And Notes,
2021
University of Central Florida
News And Notes, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Local historical societies, State Library and Historical Commission, Florida Arts Council
Minutes Of The Directors Meeting,
2021
University of Central Florida
Minutes Of The Directors Meeting, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
The officers and directors of the Florida Historical Society met in the headquarters of the Society, the Library of the University of South Florida, at 9:30 a.m., December 7, 1963, with Dr. Frank Sessa presiding. Others present were: Charles Arnade, Rembert W. Patrick, Herbert J. Doherty, Jr., Ben C. Willis, Adam G. Adams, Ernest Jernigan, James R. Knott, Lucius S. Ruder, E. M. Covington, William M. Goza, Walter B. Hellier, Mrs. Ralph Davis, Margaret Chapman, and Thelma Peters. Dr. John Allen, president of the University of South Florida, welcomed the board members and expressed his pleasure at having the Society …
Book Reviews,
2021
University of Central Florida
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Reviews of The Alabama Confederate Reader. By Malcolm C. McMillan. (University, Alabama: University of Alabama Press, 1963. 468 pp. Illustrations, notes, index. $7.75.); Nine Men In Gray. By Charles L. Dufour. (Garden City, New York: Doubleday and Company, 1963. xviii, 364 pp. Preface, illustrations, notes, bibliography. $4.95.); We Dissent. Edited by Hoke Norris. (New York: St. Martin’s Press, 1962. vii, 211 pp. Introduction, index. $4.95.); The Public Lands: Studies in the History of the Public Domain. Edited by Vernon Carstensen. (Madison: The University of Wisconsin Press, 1963. xxvi, 522 pp. Editor’s note, introduction, index. $6.75.); The Cherokees. By Grace Steele …
Book Reviews,
2021
University of Central Florida
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Reviews of William Fitzhugh and His Chesapeake World, 1676-1701: The Fitzhugh Letters and Other Documents. Edited with an introduction by Richard Beale Davis. (Chapel Hill: The University of North Carolina Press, 1963. xvi, 399 pp. Map, illustrations, index. $7.50.); The South Carolina Regulators. By Richard Maxwell Brown. (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 1963. xi, 230 pp. Notes, appendix, bibliography, index. $5.50.); The Papers of John C. Calhoun. Volume II, 1817-1818. Edited by W. Edwin Hemphill. (Columbia: The University of South Carolina Press, 1963, xciv, 513 pp. Introduction, notes, bibliography, index. $10.00.); Ante-Bellum Thomas County, 1825-1861. By William Warren Rogers. Florida State …
Jonathan C. Gibbs: Florida's Only Negro Cabinet Member,
2021
University of Central Florida
Jonathan C. Gibbs: Florida's Only Negro Cabinet Member, Joe M. Richardson
Florida Historical Quarterly
Historians have contended that during the period of Reconstruction when the Republican party dominated the political stage in Florida, the state was controlled by incompetent, illiterate, and venal Negroes. A critical examination of primary sources, however, shows that this is not a valid conception. Negro office holders were always in a decided minority and among those who held office on the state and local level there were many capable men. The best example of a Florida Negro who disproves the stereotyped freedman politician is Jonathan C. Gibbs, one of the best educated and most cultured persons holding a political office.
Book Reviews,
2021
University of Central Florida
Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society
Florida Historical Quarterly
Reviews of Florida During the Civil War. By John E. Johns. (Gainesville: University of Florida Press, 1963. ix, 265 pp. Illustrations, bibliography, index. $6.00.); Lore of the Wreckers. By Birse Shepard. (Boston: Beacon Press, 1961. viii, 278 pp. Foreword, illustrations, bibliography, notes, index. $5.95.); I Take This Land. By Richard Powell. (New York: Scribners, 1962. 437 pp. $5.95.); Ninety Years of Service 1873-1963: The Story of St. Luke's Hospital, Jacksonville, Florida (Jacksonville: 1963. vi, 170 pp. Preface, illustrations.); The Urban Political Community: Profiles in Town Politics. By Gladys M. Kammerer, Charles D. Farris, John M. DeGrove, Alfred B. Clubok. (Boston: …
Wakulla Spring: Its Setting And Literary Visitors,
2021
University of Central Florida
Wakulla Spring: Its Setting And Literary Visitors, Lou Rich
Florida Historical Quarterly
Wakulla Spring, situated on the coastal lowlands about midway between Apalachee Bay and Tallahassee, has a surrounding area comprised mostly of woodlands of cypress, liveoak, magnolia, and pine. The spring itself is semi-circular with a diameter of 400 feet, and it covers an area of approximately five acres. It is 103 feet deep and has an average flow of 283 cubic feet per seoond. The water is moderately hard and typical of most Florida springs.
Military Operations On The St. Johns, September-October, 1862 (Part Ii) The Federals Capture St. Johns Bluff,
2021
University of Central Florida
Military Operations On The St. Johns, September-October, 1862 (Part Ii) The Federals Capture St. Johns Bluff, Edwin C. Bearss
Florida Historical Quarterly
All of Brigadier General John M. Brannan’s Union soldiers and their arms, horses, and rations had reached shore by 9 p.m., October 1, 1862. Among the first units to land were sixty troopers of the 1st Massachusetts Cavalry. The horsemen spent the afternoon and early evening reconnoitering.
Memoir Of A West Pointer In Saint Augustine: 1824-1826,
2021
University of Central Florida
Memoir Of A West Pointer In Saint Augustine: 1824-1826, Cecil D. Eby, Jr.
Florida Historical Quarterly
In May, 1824, Second Lieutenant Alfred Beckley of the Fourth Artillery, United States Army, reported for duty at Fort Marion, St. Augustine, Florida, where he remained until April, 1826. He was green and untried - a twenty-two year old West Pointer who had graduated ninth in the Class of 1823- and except for his aversion to “French brandy” and “Old Sledge,” he was perhaps a typical example of the officer-gentleman that was the backbone of the peacetime army of that time. Born in Washington City in 1802, Beckley could recall as guests in his home such dignitaries as Joel Barlow, …
