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Africans And African-Americans Would Honour Martin Luther King By Rekindling Their Bonds, Julius A. Amin

History Faculty Publications

During an official visit to Washington DC in 1962, Cameroon’s founding President Ahmadou Ahidjo informed President John F. Kennedy of his displeasure over anti-black racism in the US. Ahidjo met and praised the leadership of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), the oldest African American civil rights organisation, for its willingness to unite with Africa “in a world-wide movement to fight against the evils of racial discrimination, injustice, racial prejudices, and hatred”.

He later wrote, "Each time a black man [and woman] is humiliated anywhere in the world, all Negroes the world over are hurt." President …

A Call For The Library Community To Deploy Best Practices Toward A Database For Biocultural Knowledge Relating To Climate Change, Martha B. Lerski

Publications and Research

Abstract

Purpose – In this paper, a call to the library and information science community to support documentation and conservation of cultural and biocultural heritage has been presented.

Design/methodology/approach – Based in existing Literature, this proposal is generative and descriptive— rather than prescriptive—regarding precisely how libraries should collaborate to employ technical and ethical best practices to provide access to vital data, research and cultural narratives relating to climate.

Findings – COVID-19 and climate destruction signal urgent global challenges. Library best practices are positioned to respond to climate change. Literature indicates how libraries preserve, share and cross-link cultural and scientific knowledge. …

2022-01-11 Minutes, Morehead State University. Staff Congress.

Staff Congress Records

Staff Congress meeting minutes from January 11, 2022.

Critical Issues In The Book Of Poetry And Poets By Ibn Qutaybah Al-Dinuri, Hoda Majzoub

Al Jinan الجنان

This is an extensive study of the book of Poetry and Poets by Ibn Qutaybah. The study provides an analysis of the traditional poetry critique presented in the book, highlighting the position of the given book’s criticism from the current scientific rubrics and its compatibility with the general taste of the fine-art discipline. The proposed study adopted descriptive and analytical approaches. The book under examination is considered one of the first sources of poets and poetry, including the biography of well-known poets with a representative selection from their poetry. The author elaborated on and compared between different selections of poets …

Tardiyat Abu Nawas Aspects Of Renewal In Abu Nawas’ Poems (Tardiyat), Farah Jam, Hachem Ayoubi

Al Jinan الجنان

Al Taradiyat is one of the oldest poetry. It was known by Arab people since Jahili Time and at its peak was in Abbassi time. Abu Nawas was the foremost representative of it. He created new forms. His style was far from the old poetic purposes and he used metaphors and imaginary similes derived from the luxurious life of that time. In addition to that he adopted strange words that dealt with traits of predators and describing them carefully and meticulously. Moreover it highlighted that kind of old poetry since poetry and literature are an extension of the past and …

Economic, Social, Political And Psychological Factors Of Janissary Weakness And Decendence 1512 - 1826, Ali Omar

Al Jinan الجنان

The Janissaries turned from a protective army for the Ottoman State, and the source of its power, to a source of its corruption, weakness and competition, so that they directed and aimed their weapons, with which, they achieved victory over the enemies, to the chests of the Sultans and the Grand Vizier, and they permitted the killing of the innocent peoples, and subjected the markets to burning, looting and plundering, which afflicted the state with blood and weakness and caused the conquests to cease. This backwardness was a natural result of several economic factors, including the Jews› deception of the …

Islamic Containment Of Non-Arab Populations, Omar Tadmori

Al Jinan الجنان

No abstract provided.

Ada News - 01/10/2022, 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.

Visions For Japanese Society: An Examination Of Japanese Postwar Occupation Period Film, Kaitlin Smith, Michael Gibbs

DU Undergraduate Research Journal Archive

By following the films of directors Akira Kurosawa ( 黒澤明), Yasujiro Ozu ( 小津安二郎), Masaki Kobayashi (小林正樹), and Shohei Imamura (今村昌平) around occupation period Japan, unified visions for Japanese society are formed as it transitions from wartime into the postwar era. Each of these films conveys a sense of rapid change in society, external pressures and foreign influence, a daily struggle, and immediate postwar suffering. Not only can these films be seen across a wide variety of styles, but they also each approach these issues with immediacy and show tentative outlooks for how Japan functioned and felt for most people …

Promoting Democracy And Penance: The United States, Western Europe, And German Memory Of The Holocaust, Mathew Greenlee, Elizabeth Campbell

DU Undergraduate Research Journal Archive

This research, using the writings of German and international intellectuals, journalists, and politicians, explores the late-twentieth-century German memory of the Holocaust and demonstrates the ways it was influenced by the international community. The path of this development was rocky and uncertain, with historical revisionism, denialism, and unchallenged taboo, but also sincere historical engagement. Reflecting a broader trend in the field of history, this work emphasizes the influence of the transnational in cultural shifts; rather than depict the German collective memory as static, or solely domestic, it seeks to demonstrate the influence of international actors, beliefs, and ideas at major inflection …

Refugees From War: Interviews With Elsa And Max Siegmund, Richard Hacken, Marianne Siegmund

Faculty Publications

In 1987, Marianne Siegmund interviewed her parents (Elsa and Max Siegmund) about their lives, which included her own life experiences as well. The family members are of Transylvanian Saxon origins, coming from a minority German-speaking group that has lived in Transylvania (within Hungary and Romania) since the early Middle Ages. This family saga extends in time from World War One through the 1950s and beyond. (The interviews do not necessarily follow chronologically, however.) The family history begins in Székelyudvarhely, a town in Transylvania that has been divided and redivided between Hungary and Romania a number of times. Because of both …

Lindenwood’S Confirmed Covid-19 Case Numbers, Ben Kaiser

Lindenlink (2012- )

No abstract provided.

Lela Faye Burns

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Helen Walker Moss

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Gertrude Mccullough

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Alvin Howard

African American Funeral Programs

Alvin_Howard.pdf - Funeral program for Alvin Howard.

Minister Dorothy Harrison

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Darryl Hendrix

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Guide To The Mu Phi Epsilon Collection, Linfield College Archives

Linfield Archives Finding Aids

This collection contains records, assorted publications, and various artifacts from the Mu Phi Epsilon society, a co-ed international professional music fraternity, at Linfield College.

Guide To The Linfield Tennis Collection, Linfield University Archives

Linfield Archives Finding Aids

This collection contains materials documenting the Linfield Men’s and Women’s Tennis teams over a span of nearly two decades, collected by Tennis head coach, Carl Swanson.

Guide To The Reid Blackburn Collection, Linfield University Archives

Linfield Archives Finding Aids

This collection contains photos taken by Reid Blackburn during his time at Linfield University and spans from 1971 to 1976.

Guide To The Rodney Romney Collection, Linfield University Archives

Linfield Archives Finding Aids

The Rodney Romney Collection contains sermons, personal memorabilia, and personal journals that give insight on his career and contribution to the Baptist community.

Guide To The Tim Marsh Collection, Linfield University Archives

Linfield Archives Finding Aids

This collection, donated by Tim Marsh, consist of articles, newspapers, and more which document various areas of Linfield history. These include athletics, academics, alumni, and more.

Guide To The Jackie Winters Historical Documents, Linfield University Archives

Linfield Archives Finding Aids

This collection is comprised of documents and artifacts pertaining to the professional and personal life of Oregon State Senator Jacqueline “Jackie” Winters, R-Salem. This includes legislative records from Winters’ multiple terms as Oregon State Representative and Senator, as well as political campaign documentation, speeches, event programs, correspondence, and press from this time period. Additionally, select documentation regarding charitable activities, pre-legislative work, and personal activities are included. The collection provides researchers an insider’s perspective of the Senator’s work and life, particularly during select periods of time, notably 1970-1989 and 1995-2019.

Original Intent: Brown Vs. Board Of Education, White Backlash, & The Enduring Power Of De Facto Segregation, Aaron Brand

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis examines the factors and outcomes surrounding Brown v. Board of Education of 1954. The events that predated it and the resistance that followed determined the chain of consequences from this perceived victory over racial bias. The calculated and persistent backlash against integration obscured Brown’s intent of educational opportunity.

Lindenwood Athletics Schedule Changes, Joshua Robinson

Lindenlink (2012- )

No abstract provided.

Mother Josie Mae Weaver

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Pcr Tests Now Being Offered At Family Arena, Dominic Hoscher

Lindenlink (2012- )

No abstract provided.

2022-01-05 Message From The President, Morehead State University. Office Of The President.

Staff Congress Records

A message sent by the President of Morehead State University to the campus community regarding upcoming dates of importance, announcements and the campus guidelines, testing and restrictions for Covid from January 5, 2022.

The Risks Of Incorrect Rapid Covid-19 Tests, Mallary Vasquez

Lindenlink (2012- )

No abstract provided.