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Colored Voters, Winfield Scott Featherston (1819-1891)

Manuscripts and Books

Handwritten manuscript, undated, "Colored Voters," regarding African Americans and Democratic Party.

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Deceased Soldiers' Claims, J. L. Power

Military Records

Printed form to claim salary owed to deceased members of Mississippi troops.

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Department Of Pensacola, Winfield Scott Featherston (1819-1891)

Manuscripts and Books

Handwritten manuscript, undated, "Department of Pensacola," regarding a copy of lyrics to the song.

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Notes For Canvas Of 1881, Winfield Scott Featherston (1819-1891)

Manuscripts and Books

Handwritten manuscript "Notes for Canvas of 1881," regarding state and national politics.

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The South's Redemption From Reconstruction, Winfield Scott Featherston (1819-1891)

Manuscripts and Books

Handwritten manuscript, undated, regarding speech on South's redemption from Reconstruction, politics.

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The Lost Cause, Winfield Scott Featherston (1819-1891)

Manuscripts and Books

Handwritten manuscript, undated, regarding speech on "the Lost Cause," or the Civil War.

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Honoring The Confederate Dead, Winfield Scott Featherston (1819-1891)

Manuscripts and Books

Handwritten manuscript, undated, regarding speech for a gathering to honor the Confederate dead

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William Hardee To Brig. Gen. William Mackall (Undated. 2:25pm), William Joseph Hardee (1815-1873)

Military Records

Report of Union attacks and an inquiry of news from a colleague.

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Acts Of 1865, 1867, And 1870, Winfield Scott Featherston (1819-1891)

Manuscripts and Books

Handwritten manuscript, undated, "Acts of 1865, 1867, and 1870," regarding taxes

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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Winfield Scott Featherston (1819-1891)

Manuscripts and Books

Handwritten manuscript, undated, regarding Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

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Field Dispatch. W. W. Walker To Lt. General Polk (Undated), W. W. Walker

Military Records

Concerning Confederate troop strengths and telegraph communications

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The Importance Of The Election, Winfield Scott Featherston (1819-1891)

Manuscripts and Books

Handwritten manuscript, undated, "The Importance of the Election."

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Field Dispatch. William Henry Talbot Walker To Unknown Gen. (Undated), William Henry Talbot Walker (1816-1864)

Military Records

Regarding communication of Confederate orders

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Notes On The Jones Report, Winfield Scott Featherston (1819-1891)

Manuscripts and Books

Handwritten manuscript, undated, "Notes on the Jones Report," regarding currency.

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Field Dispatch. Douglas West To Lt. General Polk (Undated), Douglas West

Military Records

Report on weakness of Confederate lines and need of supplies. Note on rear indicates General Loring's belief that the Union would attack that evening.

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B. F. Cheatham To Brig. Gen. William Mackall (Undated), Benjamin Franklin Cheatham (1820-1886)

Military Records

Report of troop strength for pickett duty

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Col. B. I. Hillssee To Unknown Col. (14 May 1864), B. I. Hill

Military Records

Report on collecting Confederate troop stragglers

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Syrian Crisis Representation In The Media: The Cnn Effect, Framing, And Tone, Savannah S. Day

Venture: The University of Mississippi Undergraduate Research Journal

Over the past seven years of the Syrian Civil War, Syrian refugees have been painted in a negative light by news media outlets around the world. History of media coverage regarding global humanitarian crises shows that with various tools and processes, media can shape public opinion and policy in whichever direction it desires, and oftentimes policymakers and the public are quick, as well as emotional, to react. In this paper, my objectives are to analyze specific examples of this CNN Effect phenomena within news coverage of the Syrian refugee crisis, as well as generally explain the negatively correlating relationship between …

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The Case For Contraceptives: The Legislative History Of The Aca’S Birth Control Mandate, Julia Grant

Venture: The University of Mississippi Undergraduate Research Journal

This paper seeks to outline the legislative and judicial history of the Affordable Care Act’s contraception coverage mandate. It begins by explaining the justifications and specifications of the provision. It then highlights the three phases of litigation that have surrounded the mandate: closely held, for-profit companies; religious nonprofit organizations; and state attorney generals. This paper provides context for the litigation by describing the opposing stances towards the mandate of the Obama and Trump Administrations and the different modifications to the provision made under each administration. In the wake of last week’s finalization of the controversial rules the Trump Administration issued, …

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The Gender Differences In Perceived Obscenity Of Vulgar, Profane And Derogatory - Language Usage Among U.S. University Students, Jacqueline Knirnschild

Venture: The University of Mississippi Undergraduate Research Journal

With the Access Hollywood video of Donald Trump and the “This Pussy Fights Back” response by women, societal standards toward gender-specific language and appropriate conversation topics have become center-stage in our society. The concept that “boys will be boys” normalize vulgar conversations between men, whereas women who “swear like sailors” are seen by society as unprofessional, to have bad manners, limited vocabulary and to be seeking attention or “trying to be like one of the boys”. Such stigmas, although aim to make the perspectives of so-called “unladylike” women obsolete and invisible, may actually end up doing the complete opposite by …

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2019: Religious Freedom Laws, C. J. Rhodes, Eleanor Ruffner, Richard Howorth, Sarah Moses, Matthew Hall, Amy Mcdowell

Policy Talks

The common reading resource (see additional documents below) for this event is the Honors thesis of Religion major Samuel Brassell, "The Baptist Tradition and Religious Freedom: Recent Trajectories." This 2019 thesis provides an analysis of religious freedom laws in the state of Mississippi. We encourage all attendees to read this common reading resource prior to the event for a more focused conversation during the Q and A session and during the reception.

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