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News Clipping, Sister Mary Ann, Beloved Catholic Worker, Founded St. Mary's Home For Girls

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Newsclipping: Article regarding Sister Mary Ann and St. Mary's Home, the Catholic orphanage for homeless girls, Jacksonville, Florida. Undated.

The Life And Works Of Rev. James S. Todd, D. D.

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Program: Reverend James S. Todd, prominent religious leader of Florida. Note: Eartha White listed on page 7-8 as "a dynamic member of the Negro Health Committee of which Rev. Todd served as the first President." Undated.

News Clipping, Miss White Loses Lifetime Friends

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Newsclipping: Article regarding the deaths of Mrs. Rebecca Styles Taylor Dobson and Dr. Mary F. Waring, friends of Eartha M. M. White. Undated.

Funeral Service Announcement - Minus Thomas

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Newsclipping: Funeral announcement of Minus Thomas. Undated.

Poland: A Forgotten Ally, Juliana Rose Pettis

Masters Theses

World War II created a significant change in Polish History. The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact rendered Poland torn into two sections. Hitler occupied the western side, while Stalin overran the eastern side. The two dictators split Poland in September 1939. It was the only country singled out for such a destiny. In response, the Poles created the Polish Underground. This government utilized asymmetrical warfare to fight against the Nazi occupation and assist the West. The Poles assisted continuously throughout 1939 to 1945, but their fight for independence resulted in the partitioning of Poland and the beginning of Joseph Stalin’s communization of Europe. …

The Southern Strategy: A Study Of Southern Voter Change, Nickolas Jay Owens

Masters Theses

The American South was a political stronghold for the Democrat party until 1972. The Democrat hold over the South began to slip in the 1950s and 60s, due to Democrats embracing liberalism and Republicans embracing conservatism. In 1972, President Richard Nixon implemented the ‘Southern Strategy,’ a political strategy that appealed to Southerners through social conservatism and economic freedom. This election broke the South’s loyalty to the Democrats and flipped the region’s vote. Throughout the following decades version of the ‘Southern Strategy’ have been used by Democrats and Republicans alike, showing that Southern voters gravitate toward socially conservative and economically populist …

Women And Puritanism: Establishing A Theological And Philosophical Framework For Women's Legal Rights In Seventeenth-Century New England, Karen A. Jones

Masters Theses

Using the framework of the modified germ theory, this thesis seeks to discover how the intersection of theology, philosophy, and law reveal the rationale behind the state of women’s legal rights in seventeenth century Puritan New England. The study mostly focuses on 1630-1690, since these sixty years represent the limit of Puritan hegemony in New England. During the 1690s, the Crown forced the northeastern colonies to conform to common law and subsequently expunge their laws of any hints of Puritan biblicism. The conclusion will address the ramifications of this change. The main body of this work, however, takes up Marylynn …

Ebony Heroes: The United States Colored Troops From Kentucky During The War Between The States, Robert B. Mccormack

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

Sergeant Major Thomas Boswell, a soldier assigned to the 116th US Colored Infantry Regiment (USCI) asserted, “We are Kentucky boys, and there is no regiment in the field that ever fought better. We can boast of being the heroes of eight hard-fought battles, and this we deem a sufficient recommendation for our discharge…” 1 The fog of history has stilled the voices of the intrepid men, the colored Kentuckians, who populated the ranks of the federal army who served during the 1861-1865 War Between the States as the United States Colored Troops. The federal government, rather than the Kentucky Commonwealth, …

Editor’S Introduction, Michael D. Pante

Philippine Studies: Historical and Ethnographic Viewpoints

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Crossing The Line: How Larry Doby, Jack Johnson, And The Syracuse Eight Broke The Color Barriers And Demanded Equality In Sports, Joey O'Ryan Adams

Doctoral Dissertations and Projects

This dissertation examines how Jack Johnson, Larry Doby, and the Syracuse Eight broke racial barriers in sports. In this dissertation, the lives of several people who broke racial barriers in sports will be examined. First, there is the life and times of Jack Johnson, the first African American heavyweight boxing champion, known for his larger-than-life attitude and his willingness to live his life on his own terms. Then, Larry Doby will be explored. He was the second African American to break the color barrier in Major League Baseball and the first to do so in the American League. Lastly, the …

Where's The Dim Sum? Art, Oral History, And The Chinese American Diaspora In Portland, Or, Rayli Dornan

University Honors Theses

This thesis examines the history, transformation, and contemporary significance of Portland's Chinatown through an oral history framework, emphasizing the voices of Chinese American artists. Beginning with a comprehensive historical overview from the mid-nineteenth-century Gold Rush migrations and railroad labor to twentieth-century exclusion, dispossession under urban renewal, and the late-twentieth-century dispersal into suburbs, the thesis traces how structural racism and policy shaped both the physical landscape and communal life of Oregon's Chinese diaspora. Through in-depth interviews with local artists, this research aims to illuminate how individual experiences of identity, belonging, and creative expression navigate the tensions between heritage and adaptation.

Drawing …

So Who Gets To Be Modern? Jadidism And Reform In Late Nineteenth And Early Twentieth Century Russia, Grant Douglas Linville

University Honors Theses

Jadidism was a sociocultural reformist project from the 1880s to 1920s developed by Muslim intellectuals in the Russian Empire and the Soviet Union. The Jadidist movement derives its name from the "new-method" (usul-al Jadid) schools that spread Jadid pedagogy, which revolved around the inclusion of secular topics and Western knowledge as well as instruction in local, Tatar, and Russian languages, in addition to the already present religious studies accompanied by Arabic and Persian taught in the Islamic educational institutions the maktab and madrasa (primary and higher education respectively). Over time Jadidism grew to encompass a host of societal …

Elite Cohesion And Its Historical Sources: Analyzing Its Impact On Democratization In Nigeria And Botswana, Aliaa Magdy Aboutera

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis examines the divergent democratization trajectories of Botswana and Nigeria, focusing on the role of colonial legacies and post-colonial elites in shaping elite cohesion. While both countries experienced British colonial rule, their transitions to democracy in the post-independence period have differed significantly. This study argues that elite cohesion, although insufficient on its own, is a critical facilitating factor in democratic consolidation that warrants greater attention in the democratization literature. This cohesion is largely shaped by the sociology of political elites, with historical contexts influencing how elites organize. Through process tracing, the thesis argues that colonialism in Botswana did not …

Exploiting Vulnerability: Human Trafficking As A Tool Of Genocide, Madison Bryant

Undergraduate Theses, Capstones, and Recitals

This thesis examines the relationship between human trafficking and genocide, arguing that when trafficking is used with the intent to destroy a targeted group, it should be understood and prosecuted as an act of genocide. While international law traditionally treats genocide and human trafficking as distinct crimes, historical and contemporary evidence reveals significant overlap in their mechanisms, motivations, and outcomes. Through a thematic analysis of three case studies, this research demonstrates how trafficking has been systematically employed to further genocidal objectives, including displacement, exploitation, cultural erasure, and the destruction of communities. The case studies are the genocide of Indigenous peoples …

Cunning Commies, Dumb Democrats, And Exiled Germans: A Holistic Postmortem Of The 1948 Czechoslovak Coup D'État, Douglas Joys

Undergraduate Theses, Capstones, and Recitals

The role played by the post-WWII expulsion of ethnic Germans from Czechoslovakia in catalyzing the 1948 Czechoslovak coup d'état has been underexplored in favor of the traditional narrative of an East-West clash between Czechoslovak democratic and communist parties backed by the United States and Soviet Union, respectively. Scholarship on the expulsion and the coup has on occasion brought up connections between the two events, albeit briefly and only as a small part of larger examinations of one of the two. The Eastern and Western forces at play in Czechoslovakia were undoubtedly key factors in the coup’s outcome: the end of …

Willie "Bill" Ellis

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

Bernice Thompson Eliga

African American Funeral Programs

No abstract provided.

News Clippiing, Summer Graduating Class Of Edward Waters College

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Newsclipping: Image of the summer high school graduating class of Edward Waters College. Mrs. R. A. McGill listed in graduating class. Undated.

Programme. Howard Academy Closing Exercises And Newsclippings

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Program: Howard Academy closing exercises, held in Bethel A. M. E. Church, May 25th, no year given. Program reference to: "...Class 1908." Handwritten note on reverse of program: By virtue of the authority, vested in me by the board of public instruction, of Jeff. Co. State of Fla. Includes scrapbook page of news clippings: one references Dummer Academy. One has date of May 23, 1903, written on top, and Fla. Recorder written on bottom of article. Undated.

History Of The Clara White Mission

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Document: Typed history of the Clara White Mission, "A Red Feather Agency". Handwritten note on reverse. Undated.

History Of The Clara White Mission

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Booklet: Typed history of the Clara White Mission. Undated. R-203A

Clara White Mission Free Meal Ticket

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Card: Free meal ticket at the Clara White Mission, 233 W. 1st Street, Jacksonville, Florida. Handwritten note on reverse: Nov 17/30. Undated.

News Clipping, May Pole Party Next Friday. - Movement For Boys' Home

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Newsclipping: Clipping regarding May pole party, State Board of Health building. Article mentions Eartha White, and Boys Home meeting. Undated.

Free Soup And Bread Meal Card

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Card: Free soup and bread, Daily 12 to 1 P.M., 233 West First St., for the hungry unemployed, white and colored. Undated.

Memorial Day Services Program

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Document: Program for a Memorial Day service. Undated.

Tentative Memorial Day Service Program

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Document: Tentative activities for Memorial Day services. Undated.

In Loving Memory Of Mrs. Clara White, Mother, Memorial

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Memorial: Memorial for Mother (Clara White), image of Eartha M. M. White standing next to her mother, Clara White. With poem appended. Undated.

Clara White

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Document: Image of Clara White with biographical information. Undated.

Break Thou The Bread Of Life, Poem, Eartha M.M. White

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Document: Poem written by Eartha White in memory of her mother. Handwritten notes on reverse. Undated.

Thank You Note From Loretha Myers To Clara White

Eartha M. M. White Textual Material

Note: Thank you note Mrs. Clara White from the Women Church Choir and Loretha Myers. Undated.