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A St. Augustine Crime Passionnel, Vivien Miller

Florida Historical Quarterly

The crime passionnel is not formally recognized in North American law. Nevertheless, any reading of nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century southern court records and pardon files reveal that, as acts of interpersonal violence, crimes of passion "generated by thwarted love, jealousy, [and] hatred that rise to the level of obsession" were not uncommon. One such crime was perptrated by Alexander Campbell. This was the unusual case of a middle-class white man who was convicted of first-degree murder in a Florida court in 1891 and sent to the convict lease system where he remained for a considerable length of time. This partiular Florida …

Title Page, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Title page for Volume 79, Number 4. Includes the Table of Contents

History News, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Conferences, Call for Papers, Historical Societies' Projects and Events, Fellowships and Awards, Websites, Editor's Notes

Book Reviews, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

David McCally, The Everglades: An Environmental History, by R. Bruce Stephenson; Brent Richard Weisman, Unconquered People: Florida's Semilole and Miccosukee Indians, by Theda Perdue; John T. Foster and Sarah Whitmer Foster, Beechers, Stowes, and Yankee Strangers: The Transformation of Florida, by George B. Ellenberg; Virginia Bernhard, Slaves and Slaveholders in Bermuda, 1616-1782, by Colleen Vasconcellos; Thomas N. Ingersoll, Mammon and Mallon in Early New Orleans: The First Slave Society in the Deep South, 1718-1819, by Sarah Russell; Catherine A. Brekus, Strangers and Pilgrims: Female Preaching in America, 1740-1845, by Lorrie Clover, Timothy S. Huebner, The Southern Judicial Tradition: State Judges …

Forum: Glenda Alice Rabby, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

The three contributors to this symposium have been engaged in the study of twentieth-century race relations and civil rights throughout their respective careers. When asked to comment on the articles in Ihis special issue and reftect upon their relevance to Florida and American history, they eagerly accepted the challenge. Through their common elements as well as their individuality, the commentaries of Glenda Alice Rabby, David H. Jackson Jr., and Clarence Taylor engage in the ongoing conversation about the role of race in shaping Florida and the United States.

The Origins Of Tallahasseee's Racial Disturbance Plan: Segregation, Racial Tensions, And Violence During World War Ii, Jon Evans

Florida Historical Quarterly

On the evening of Easter Sunday 1945, a quiet darkness fell on Tallahassee, home to Florida's state government, the Florida State College for Women, and Dale Mabry Airfield. After a day of holiday festivities and celebration, activities in the small town began to wind down. Yet, around 10 p.m., the stillness was broken by the sounds of angry voices and shattering glass int he city's predominantly black Frenchtown neighborhood. The calm of that Sunday evening was marred by a disturbance involving black troops Dale Mabry Field and Carrabelle's Camp Gordon Johnston. the melee began, according to Tallahassee Chief of Police …

Whitening Miami: Race, Housing, And Government Policy In Twentieth-Century Dade County, Raymond A. Mohl

Florida Historical Quarterly

Throughout the twentieth century, government agencies played a powerful role in creating and sustaining racially separate and segregated housing in Dade County, Florida. This pattern of housing segregation initially was imposed early through official policies of "racial zoning," During the New Deal era of lhe 1930s, federal housing policies were implemented at the local level to maintain legally segregated housing and neighborhoods. Such policies included the appraisal system established by the federal Home Owners Loan Corporation, which helped to create the discriminatory lending system known as "redlining." In addition, under the New Deal's federally sponsored public housing program, local housing …

Colorless Primaries: Tampa's White Municipal Party, Pam Iorio

Florida Historical Quarterly

The oppression of southern blacks in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century came to be known as the age of Jim Crow. Freedoms wrung from lhe battlefields of the Civil War, and expanded during Reconstruction, were stripped away with oppressive measures designed to assert while supremacy. The right of suffrage was quashed with a vengeance. Black men and some black women who had voted during Rcconstruction, and had even held public office, were divested of this right by acts that ranged from stark intimidation and violence to implementation of exclusive primaries, literacy tests, and poll taxes.

The Mayor's "Henchmen And Henchwomen, Both White And Colored": Edward H. Armstrong And The Politics Of Race In Daytona Beach, 1900-1940, Leonard R. Lempel

Florida Historical Quarterly

Writing about his early twentieth-century childhood in Daytona, the renowned theologian Howard Thurman related a story about his older cousin and idol. Thorton Smith. A semi-pro baseball player in his youth, Smith had established himself by the 1920s as a successful restaurateur in Midway, the most business-oriented of Daytona's three black neighoorhoods. He purchased supplies from Edward Armstrong, a white grocer and aspiring politician who wanted to loosen the Ku Klux Klan's grip on the city; Smith suggested to him that the Klan could be defeated only if blacks were allowed to vote. After in itially rejecting the idea, the …

Editor's Preface, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

This issue of the Florida Historical Quarterly is dedicated to the exploration and consideration of political and economic relations between black and white Floridians in the first half of the twentieth century. Articles by Jon Evans, Pam Iorio, Leonard R. Lempel, and Raymond A. Mohl examine the attitudes and actions that shaped racial life in Tallahassee. Tampa, Daytona Beach, and Miami, respectively. Following the articles, David H. Jackson Jr., Glenda Alice Rabby, and Clarence Taylor elaborate on the themes of the articles, offering ideas about how early twentieth-century Florida fits into American and southern history, and the lessons we can …

Title Page, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Title page for Volume 79, Number 3. Includes the Table of Contents

Paul J. Rainey: Across The Continents, Peyton Holliday

Liberty University Research Week

Graduate

Textual or Investigative

Stalin’S Last Scheme: Examining The Korean War As A Part Of Josef Stalin’S Strategy To Neutralize Germany, Ronald Shaw

Liberty University Research Week

Doctoral

Textual or Investigative

Why Build The Nauvoo Temple?, Justin Bates

Liberty University Research Week

Graduate

Textual or Investigative

Memories From The Great War: An Analysis Of Jackson Purchase Veterans' Changes In Perspective Since 1914, David Wallace

Steeplechase: An ORCA Student Journal

The First World War affected the lives of millions, creating collective memories of hardships, uncertainty, political tension, and animosity toward foreign enemies. In the United States, World War I was a turning point in the nation’s growth and development, but on a smaller scale it was a critical historical moment in the individual lives of the veterans who served. This research project showcases the experiences of the Jackson Purchase’s WWI veterans with an emphasis on their perceptions during the war, their reasons for enlisting, the countless once-in-a-lifetime experiences they had along the way, the hardships they faced, and the remarkable …

Battle Of Tours/Poitiers Impact Reexamined: The Skirmish Between Christianity And Islam, Paul Aitchison

Liberty University Research Week

Doctoral

Textual or Investigative

Halfway: The Legacy Of Civilian Conservation Corps Company #704, Maxibillion Thompson

Student Academic Conference

Civilian Conservation Corps Company #704 began operations in 1933 approximately 10 miles southeast of Ely, MN, based at the site known as Halfway Camp F-1. This presentation explores some of the legacy they left in the region in the form of ecological projects and recreational structures, as well as the few remaining signs of their former camp on the shores of Birch Lake.

Ada News - 04/11/2022, American Dental Association, Publishing Division

ADA News

Established in 1970 as the official newspaper of the American Dental Association, the ADA News serves practicing dentists and others allied to the dental profession in the U.S. and internationally. It is the No. 1 source of news and information about the many benefits and services the ADA delivers to members daily as well as timely information on scientific, social, political and economic developments affecting dentistry and health care.

Oral History Interview With Elena Davidiak, Mona Ramonetti, Victoria Pilato

Racial Unrest of 2020: Experiences from the Stony Brook University Community

Elena Davidiak has been a full-time, non-contingent faculty for about 13 years in the Department of Hispanic Languages and Literature. The narrator's affiliation with Stony Brook University was true at the time of their interview.

White, William Allen, Collection, 1893-1939, 1969, Special Collections, Leonard H. Axe Library

Finding Aids

This collection includes personal correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs and other miscellaneous materials relating to William Allen White.

William Allen White was born February 10, 1868, in Emporia, Kansas, to Allen White and Mary Ann (Hatten) White. White attended the College of Emporia and the University of Kansas. In April 1893, White married Sallie Moss Lindsay. The couple moved to Emporia in 1895 and White bought the Emporia Gazette. Through this newspaper, White became a leading figure of the populist movement in Kansas. White passed away on January 29, 1944.

Id110 Oral History, Uniting Cultures

Uniting Cultures: Who We Are, How We Got Here: Collecting Stories Oral History Collection

Guatemalan woman who speaks K’iche as well as Spanish. She came to the U.S. in 2015 with her 9 year old child. She now has children born in the US and children who live in Guatemala. Her sister lived in St. James and she joined her sister there after briefly returning to Guatemala. She’s happy that she can send money to support her family members in Guatemala and works hard to provide for her transnational family.

Oral History Interview With Mei Lin (Ete) Chan, Mona Ramonetti, Victoria Pilato

Racial Unrest of 2020: Experiences from the Stony Brook University Community

Mei Lin (Ete) Chan teaches in the Biomedical Engineering Department. Chan has been part of the Stony Brook University community for over 20 years having received a post-doctoral degree there. The narrator's affiliation with Stony Brook University was true at the time of their interview.

Oral History Interview With Nancee Moes, Mona Ramonetti, Victoria Pilato

Racial Unrest of 2020: Experiences from the Stony Brook University Community

Nancee Moes is a Professor of Practice Lecturer at the School of Communication in Journalism. The narrator's affiliation with Stony Brook University was true at the time of their interview.

Mr. George Lee (Bojack) Chavers, Jr.

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Id119 Oral History, Uniting Cultures

Uniting Cultures: Who We Are, How We Got Here: Collecting Stories Oral History Collection

Man born in the mid 60s. He is from a big city in Mexico. His mother was born in Minnesota but lost her papers when returning back to Mexico. She wasn’t able to come back to the U.S. until she was in her 80s. He and his wife came to the U.S. because their friends invited them. He planned on only staying for 6 months and he’s now lived in St. James for 29 years.

Id100 Oral History, Uniting Cultures

Uniting Cultures: Who We Are, How We Got Here: Collecting Stories Oral History Collection

Female born in early 1940s. Completed 2nd grade. Is the third of 8 siblings. Lived in the US for 39 years at the time of the interview. Her daughter came first and lived in Texas, then sent her money to come by train through Mexico. Regularized her US status in 1986. Worked in the US for 25 years in Texas and Minnesota. Came to St. James in 1989.

Shirley Jenkins

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Id111 Oral History, Uniting Cultures

Uniting Cultures: Who We Are, How We Got Here: Collecting Stories Oral History Collection

Elderly Salvadoran man born in the late 1930s who had a challenging childhood. He was orphaned young and raised by siblings and an aunt. He started working from a young age in agriculture and coffee cultivation. He came in 1980 to the US.

Friday Message From The President, April 8, 2022, John Porter

John Porter

Friday Message from the President, April 8, 2022

Grounds, Robert Lee, 1915-1990 (Mss 680), Manuscripts & Folklife Archives

Manuscript Collection Finding Aids

Finding aid only for Manuscripts Collection 680. Papers and photographs relating to the service of Grounds, of Warren County, Kentucky, in the Civilian Conservation Corps in Wyoming, 1935-1936, and in the U.S. Army during World War II.