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Hollis Moffett Jr., 2021 Georgia Southern University

Hollis Moffett Jr.

African American Funeral Programs

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Mrs. Emma Rucker, 2021 Georgia Southern University

Mrs. Emma Rucker

African American Funeral Programs

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Mrs. Willie Mae London Sawyer, 2021 Georgia Southern University

Mrs. Willie Mae London Sawyer

African American Funeral Programs

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Mr. Clifford Scott, 2021 Georgia Southern University

Mr. Clifford Scott

African American Funeral Programs

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The Committee On Public Information And The Four Minute Men: How The United States Sold A European War To American People, Madison McTernan 2021 James Madison University

The Committee On Public Information And The Four Minute Men: How The United States Sold A European War To American People, Madison Mcternan

MAD-RUSH Undergraduate Research Conference

Shortly after America’s entry into World War I, President Woodrow Wilson created the Committee on Public Information to garner public support for the War. This committee was created not only to drum up support for the war, but to ease a public frustrated by an isolationist president’s entry into such a conflict. Notable reporter and writer George Creel served as its chairman, and together with countless others created a massive propaganda campaign. The Committee was incredibly successful in its mission of “selling the war.” This was largely due to the fact that Creel and his men revolutionized the way propaganda …


Understanding The Importance Of Statues: Symbols Of Racism In Modern Society, Theresa VanWormer 2021 St. John Fisher University

Understanding The Importance Of Statues: Symbols Of Racism In Modern Society, Theresa Vanwormer

The Review: A Journal of Undergraduate Student Research

Whether it is a monument, statue, plaque, or mural, the values and ideologies that are memorialized on public land reflect what reality the people of a country are choosing to remember. The United States’ political and racial history has led to the creation of controversial memorials, including memorials that honor the Confederacy and its leaders, influencing moral concepts based in racism, violence, and oppression. The continued veneration of these symbols on public land sends the message to the Black community that their oppressors are honored as heroes and that the society they live in still allows for their abuse. Annette-Gordon …


Joseph Clark Holley, 2021 Georgia Southern University

Joseph Clark Holley

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Cheryl Brown Mincey, 2021 Georgia Southern University

Cheryl Brown Mincey

African American Funeral Programs

Cheryl Brown Mincey had a graveside service.


Deacon Seymour B. Markman, 2021 Georgia Southern University

Deacon Seymour B. Markman

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


Life Is Beautiful, Or Not: The Myth Of The Good Italian, Shira Klein 2021 Chapman University

Life Is Beautiful, Or Not: The Myth Of The Good Italian, Shira Klein

History Faculty Books and Book Chapters

"Life is Beautiful illustrates a popular misconception about Italy's role in the Holocaust. The film features the good Italian and the warped view that Italy treated Jews kindly in the late 1930s and during World War II. Historians have proven this claim to be grossly exaggerated, arguing that Italians persecuted Jews vigorously. Yet popular representations of the past-films, novels, museum exhibits, and websites-continue to give credence to the notion that Italians were overwhelmingly good to Jews. Although France and Germany cultivated similar self-acquitting myths in the decades immediately after the war, they eventually moved on to accept the more …


Brantley Simmons, 2021 Georgia Southern University

Brantley Simmons

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Ladies First: The Ways Women And Girls Affected Change In The Civil Rights Movement In New Orleans, Terri R. Rushing 2021 University of New Orleans

Ladies First: The Ways Women And Girls Affected Change In The Civil Rights Movement In New Orleans, Terri R. Rushing

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

New Orleans Historical is a project of the Midlo Center for New Orleans Studies in the History Department of the University of New Orleans. This thesis and tour presents and discusses the “Ladies First” tour which contains seven tour stops on New Orleans Historical. The tour chronicles seven women and girls who have advanced the cause of equal rights and justice in the metropolitan region of New Orleans, Louisiana between 1950 and 1975. This thesis examines the work of seven key figures: Rosa Keller, Doratha “Dodie” Simmons, Marie Ortiz, Sybil Morial, and Dorothy Mae Taylor; and participants in the Civil …


Don’T Be Myth-Taken: The Perpetuation Of Historical Myths In New Orleans Tourism, Madeleine R. Roach 2021 University of New Orleans

Don’T Be Myth-Taken: The Perpetuation Of Historical Myths In New Orleans Tourism, Madeleine R. Roach

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

The mythology that surrounds the city of New Orleans is expansive. In a city well known for its ghosts and culture, the tourism industry utilizes stories and mythology to entice tourists to visit the city. However, the perpetuation of myths as historical facts or as actual events to an unknowing public can cause more harm than good to the city and the understanding of its past. This essay utilizes interviews with current New Orleans Tour Guides to examines how the tourism industry in New Orleans presents mythology and historical evidence to tourists. This essay examines tours and tourism materials to …


Trail Of Crumbs: Tracing The Lore, Labor, And History Of Bread-Making In New Orleans, Dana Logsdon 2021 University of New Orleans, New Orleans

Trail Of Crumbs: Tracing The Lore, Labor, And History Of Bread-Making In New Orleans, Dana Logsdon

LSU New Orleans Theses and Dissertations

The cultural, social, and economic development of New Orleans—from a colonial port to an American city—can be traced through its history of bread baking. The public history thesis project, Trail of Crumbs: Tracing the Lore, Labor, and History of Bread-Making in New Orleans, is a tour on the Midlo Center’s digital site New Orleans Historical, mapping the spaces, events, and human stories behind one of the city’s oldest professions. Rooted in a French and Spanish colonial foundation, the bread-making traditions of New Orleans reveal the influence of forces such as the port, immigration, location, and labor. The tour applies …


Jerry Irvin Cooper, Sr., 2021 Georgia Southern University

Jerry Irvin Cooper, Sr.

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The Haunted History Of New Orleans: An Exploration Of The Intersectionality Between Dark Tourism, Black History, And Public History, Laura Foley 2021 Rowan University

The Haunted History Of New Orleans: An Exploration Of The Intersectionality Between Dark Tourism, Black History, And Public History, Laura Foley

Theses and Dissertations

This research examines three popular ghost stories/legends of New Orleans that deal with issues of race. Madame Lalaurie, Julie, and Marie Laveau are popular subjects that are often sensationalized and removed from their proper historical context while treating legend as fact. This study not only analyzes the historical accuracy or historical context of these tales, but also addresses how these stories shape public perception and memory on topics such as race and local history. In addition, this study focuses on the intersectionality of dark tourism and public history and the ethical questions that often arise when the two meet.


Lorenzo Mcmillan, 2021 Georgia Southern University

Lorenzo Mcmillan

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Lorenzo McMillan had a graveside service.


Antonio S. Mobley, 2021 Georgia Southern University

Antonio S. Mobley

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


Violet Smokes-Harden, 2021 Georgia Southern University

Violet Smokes-Harden

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.


Michelle Denise Early, Lawrence F. Heber III 2021 Georgia Southern University

Michelle Denise Early, Lawrence F. Heber Iii

African American Funeral Programs

Funeral program for Michelle Early. Service held on May 22, 2021 in Savannah, Georgia


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