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The Caning Of Charles Sumner: Slavery, Race, And Ideology In The Age Of The Civil War, M Sinha

Afro-American Studies Faculty Publication Series

Analyzes the discussion of slavery, race, and ideology inspired by the caning of antislavery Senator Charles Sumner of Massachusetts in the Senate chamber on May 22, 1856, by South Carolinian Congressman Preston Smith Brooks. Reaction of Brooks to Sumner's 'The Crime of Kansas' speech; Fundamental political divide over racial slavery in the U.S. revealed by the reactions to Brooks' assault on Sumner; Emergence of Sumner as one of the foremost voices of emancipation and black rights in the national political arena; Event's revelation of how the concepts of freedom, democracy, and citizenship were not static but constantly contested.

Collection, Conviction, And Contemplation: Or, Picturing Coins In Early Modern Books, Ca. 1550-1700, Brian W. Ogilvie

Brian W. Ogilvie

This paper explores the uses of published illustrations of coins in sixteenth- and seventeenth-century antiquarian works, relating them to the shift in the affective value of classical antiquity from the late Renaissance to the early Enlightenment.

The First Revolt And Its Afterlife, Neil A. Silberman

Neil A. Silberman

No abstract provided.

Inside Greenwich Village: A New York City Neighborhood, 1898-1918, Gerald W. Mcfarland

University of Massachusetts Press Books

In the popular imagination, New York City’s Greenwich Village has long been known as a center of bohemianism, home to avant-garde artists, political radicals, and other nonconformists who challenged the reigning orthodoxies of their time. Yet a century ago the Village was a much different kind of place: a mixed-class, multiethnic neighborhood teeming with the energy and social tensions of a rapidly changing America. Gerald W.In the popular imagination, New York City’s Greenwich Village has long been known as a center of bohemianism, home to avant-garde artists, political radicals, and other nonconformists who challenged the reigning orthodoxies of their time. …

Assessing The Impact Areas Of An International Study Tour For Teachers, Raymond Y. Young

Master's Capstone Projects

In the mid-1970’s, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts became federally designated refugee settlement location for many of the people displaced by violence and conflict in Southeast Asia. Since the, large numbers of individuals and families from Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos, often escaping horrific conditions, have found new homes in cities and towns across the commonwealth. Today, Massachusetts ranks seventh in the national for the number of Southeast Asian Immigrants and refugees that have resettled in the United States, and is home to the second largest Khmer American population outside of California.

Despite federal, state, and local assistance to the communities and …

Exemplarity And The Use Of Antiquity In Erasmus, Brian W. Ogilvie

History Department Faculty Publication Series

This paper explores Erasmus’s creative response to the tension between his idealization of antiquity and his Christian commitments. Because he did not distinguish ethical judgments from taste, Erasmus contradicted himself on the value of antiquity and hedged it about with many restrictions.

American Literary Realism And Nervous "Reflexion", Randall Knoper

Randall Knoper

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If I Forget Thee, O Jerusalem: Archaeology, Religious Commemoration, And Nationalism In A Disputed City, 1801-2001, Neil A. Silberman

Neil A. Silberman

No abstract provided.

Exemplarity And The Use Of Antiquity In Erasmus, Brian W. Ogilvie

Brian W. Ogilvie

This paper explores Erasmus’s creative response to the tension between his idealization of antiquity and his Christian commitments. Because he did not distinguish ethical judgments from taste, Erasmus contradicted himself on the value of antiquity and hedged it about with many restrictions.

Petrie's Head: Eugenics And Near Eastern Archaeology, Neil A. Silberman

Neil A. Silberman

No abstract provided.

One For The Crows, One For The Crackers: The Strange Career Of Public Higher Education In Houston, Texas, Amilcar Shabazz

Afro-American Studies Faculty Publication Series

The dynamics of how the dual system of higher education in Jim Crow America emerged and operated is explored in this article in the context of the largest city in the 20th century U.S. South: Houston, Texas. The history herein moves from a pragmatic response to a deep need for postsecondary educational opportunity in the 1920s to a major expansion in the 1940s in the face of the lawsuit of Heman Sweatt to the 1960s after state-mandated segregation is officially ended.

One For The Crows, One For The Crackers: The Strange Career Of Public Higher Education In Houston, Texas, Amilcar Shabazz

Amilcar Shabazz

The dynamics of how the dual system of higher education in Jim Crow America emerged and operated is explored in this article in the context of the largest city in the 20th century U.S. South: Houston, Texas. The history herein moves from a pragmatic response to a deep need for postsecondary educational opportunity in the 1920s to a major expansion in the 1940s in the face of the lawsuit of Heman Sweatt to the 1960s after state-mandated segregation is officially ended.

The Sea Peoples, The Victorians, And Us, Neil A. Silberman

Neil A. Silberman

No abstract provided.

Review Of Soulfires: Young Black Men On Love And Violence, Amilcar Shabazz

Afro-American Studies Faculty Publication Series

A review of a literary and cultural anthology on African American males on love and violence.

"Giving Back To The Community!" Interview With Gil Scott-Heron, February 1995, Amilcar Shabazz

Afro-American Studies Faculty Publication Series

GIL SCOTT-HERON is a legendary musician in the tradition of Amiri Baraka, Sonia Sanchez, Larry Neal and other Black cultural artists who helped raise the socio-political consciousness during the sixties. Many credit him as the most influential figure in the early genesis of rap music. His incorporation of wordsongs throughout most of his music helped lay the basis for today's rap artists. Beginning in 1970 with SMALL TALK AT 125TH & LENOX, he has recorded over 22 albums, published two novels and three works of poetry, and has performed throughout the world. In 1994, Gil Scott-Heron, after a 12-year absence …

The Battle That Disney Should Have Won, Neil A. Silberman

Neil A. Silberman

An oldie but goodie

The Forty Acres Documents: An Introduction, Amilcar Shabazz

Afro-American Studies Faculty Publication Series

The Forty Acres Documents: What Did the United States Really Promise the People Freed from Slavery? Wrote introduction and co-edited with Imari and Johnita Scott Obadele. * A revised and expanded edition is in the works *

The Pulley, The Memoir Of A Bronx Industry, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

Just as neighbourhoods provided a setting for the interaction of different religious and ethnic groups, so too did the place of employment. Successful neighborhodds have had a sense of community of shared spirit, about them. The same was true for successful industrial enterprises.

Frantz Fanon: His Life And Work, William Strickland

Afro-American Studies Faculty Publication Series

A review of the life and work of Frantz Fanon prepared at the request of and published by the United Nations Centre Against Apartheid, Department of Political and Security Council Affairs.

Frantz Fanon: His Life And Work, William Strickland

William L. Strickland

A review of the life and work of Frantz Fanon prepared at the request of and published by the United Nations Centre Against Apartheid, Department of Political and Security Council Affairs.

The Good Empire: Japan's New Order At Home And Abroad, Stephen E. Pelz

Asian Language & Literature Occasional Papers

PREFATORY NOTE

The Area Studies Programs within the International Programs Office of the University of Massachusetts at Amherst initiated in 1976 a series of Occasional papers to provide an outlet for both informal and formal scholarly works of a generci interest to the University community. In 1978 the first numbers in this series devoted to issues and themes related to Asia were introduced under the sponsorship of the Asian Studies Committee at the University. The initial three papers deal with topics in Japan, China and Laos. In future papers topics will be presented which encompass the major regions of Asia; …

A Social History Of Admissions Policies At Harvard, Yale, And Princeton, 1900-1930, Marcia Graham Synnott

Doctoral Dissertations 1896 - February 2014

Harvard, Yale, and Princeton were selected for study for two major reasons. First, the "Big Three" are among the most prestigious universities in the United States, and they have trained proportionately more "leaders" than any other undergraduate colleges. Secondly, because of their urban locations, Harvard and Yale began to attract after 1900 the ambitious sons of immigrants, who were chiefly Catholic and Jewish. In contrast, Princeton, with its more collegiate atmosphere and its comparative geographical isolation, attracted few of them. While the "Big Three" were willing to admit students of immigrant and minority backgrounds, their traditional role was to educate …

Geographic, Demographic, And Ethnic Background Of Laos, Joel Halpern

Emeritus Faculty Author Gallery

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Geographic, Demographic, And Ethnic Background On Laos, Joel Halpern

Anthropology Department Faculty Publication Series

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The Role Of The Chinese In Lao Society, Joel Halpern

Anthropology Department Faculty Publication Series

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The Role Of The Chinese In Lao Society, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

No abstract provided.

Geographic, Demographic, And Ethnic Background Of Laos, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

No abstract provided.

Use Of Minerals By The Copper Eskimo, Joel Halpern

Anthropology Department Faculty Publication Series

No abstract provided.

Use Of Minerals By The Copper Eskimo, Joel Halpern

Joel M. Halpern

No abstract provided.

Thomas Jefferson And The Geological Sciences, Joel Halpern

Emeritus Faculty Author Gallery

No abstract provided.