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The Rule Of Three: Federal Courts And Prison Farms In The Post-Segregation South, Gregory Louis Richard
The Rule Of Three: Federal Courts And Prison Farms In The Post-Segregation South, Gregory Louis Richard
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The following dissertation discusses the United States Federal Court judicial reform of prison farms in Arkansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana. More specifically, it examines the judicial and legislative history of the historic reform that includes the role of the individual judges that presided over the years of legislation necessary to bring Constitutional reforms to the state prison systems of the South. The judges and states in this study include J. Henley Smith of Arkansas, William C. Keady of Mississippi, and E. Gordon West of Louisiana. The research outlines an important aspect of the court system and the struggle between states and …
Deeds, Not Words: African American Officers Of World War I In The Battle For Racial Equality, Adam Patrick Wilson
Deeds, Not Words: African American Officers Of World War I In The Battle For Racial Equality, Adam Patrick Wilson
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This dissertation investigates the relatively untold story of the black officers of the Seventeenth Provisional Training Regiment, the first class of African Americans to receive officer training. In particular, this research examines the creation of the segregated Army officer training camp, these men's training and wartime experiences during World War I, and their post-war contributions fighting discrimination and injustice. These officers returned to America disillusioned with the nation's progress towards civil rights. Their leadership roles in the military translated into leadership roles in the post-war civil rights movement. Through their efforts, foundations for the modern Civil Rights movement were created. …