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The Sacheverell Affair : Its Causes And Implications, Robert A. Kester
The Sacheverell Affair : Its Causes And Implications, Robert A. Kester
Honors Theses
The Sacheverell Affair of 1709-10 is a much overlooked event in English history. It was not significant in itself, being a rather trivial incident, but was significant for its far-reaching implications, in terms of its impact on both the political situation in Britain and diplomacy on the continent.
Martin Luther King's Position In The Black Power Movement From 1955 To 1968, Carol Breit
Martin Luther King's Position In The Black Power Movement From 1955 To 1968, Carol Breit
Honors Theses
From events in 1955 in Montgomery, Alabama, a citadel of Southern segregation practices and American rascist attitudes, the Negro Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr. was to be pivoted to a pedestal of national prominence and of international fame. By 1958 King had become the symbol of the new black revolt locally, nationally, and internationally. Black had finally found a black leader to articulate their needs and demands to white America and for themselves. King's charismatic personality and powerful oratory drew both whites and blacks to him and to this cause. To some degree he unified the civil rights movement in …
Virginia's Reactions To John Brown's Raid On Harper's Ferry, October 16-18, 1859, Linda Mcintosh
Virginia's Reactions To John Brown's Raid On Harper's Ferry, October 16-18, 1859, Linda Mcintosh
Honors Theses
The purpose of this thesis is show Virginia's reactions to John Brown's raid on Harper's Ferry, not to John Brown, the man. For this reason the writer will being with a brief identification of John Brown, followed by a statement of his purpose in invading Harper's Ferry and a description of the raid itself. The rest of the paper will be devoted to Virginia's reactions to the invasion. No attention will be given to the proceedings of Brown's trail, the question his sanity, or reactions to Brown's execution. Information on these topics may obtained from either Stephen Oates's To Purge …