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The Golden Silence: The Virginia Democratic Party And The Presidential Election Of 1948, James R. Sweeney Jan 1974

The Golden Silence: The Virginia Democratic Party And The Presidential Election Of 1948, James R. Sweeney

History Faculty Publications

Disturbed by President Harry S. Truman's stand on civil rights, the Democratic Party leadership in Virginia, headed by Senator Harry Flood Byrd, determined to fight Truman's election in 1948. The Byrd organization's strategy was to keep Truman from winning Virginia's electoral votes by releasing the state's electors from the obligation to vote for the national party nominee, but Byrd's opposition managed to mount a last minute pro-Truman movement which carried the state for the President.


The Changing Positions Of Patrick Henry, Jeanne Buyrn Jul 1973

The Changing Positions Of Patrick Henry, Jeanne Buyrn

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The Virginia Resolutions Of 1826: States Rights Versus Federal Internal Improvements, Robert J. Morrison Jul 1973

The Virginia Resolutions Of 1826: States Rights Versus Federal Internal Improvements, Robert J. Morrison

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The Concept Of Authority In James Otis And Thomas Paine, Mark Allan Brown Jul 1973

The Concept Of Authority In James Otis And Thomas Paine, Mark Allan Brown

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Governmental Elites In Three Virginia Counties: A Reappraisal Of The Turner Thesis, Harry Stuart Holman Apr 1973

Governmental Elites In Three Virginia Counties: A Reappraisal Of The Turner Thesis, Harry Stuart Holman

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Reformers And Bosses In The Progressive Era: The Changing Face Of Norfolk Politics, 1890-1920, James Sidney Kitterman Jr. Jul 1971

Reformers And Bosses In The Progressive Era: The Changing Face Of Norfolk Politics, 1890-1920, James Sidney Kitterman Jr.

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American Press Reaction To Intervention In Nicaragua, Raymond O. Eason Jul 1971

American Press Reaction To Intervention In Nicaragua, Raymond O. Eason

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The Later Years Of The American Colonization Society (1850-1865), John Hamilton Haley Apr 1971

The Later Years Of The American Colonization Society (1850-1865), John Hamilton Haley

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Lancarote De Seixas And Madampe: A Portuguese Casado In A Sinhalese Village, C. R. De Silva Jan 1970

Lancarote De Seixas And Madampe: A Portuguese Casado In A Sinhalese Village, C. R. De Silva

History Faculty Publications

At the end of the sixteenth century, when the Portuguese came into possession of the south-western sea-board, Madampe proper, was a sizeable village inhabited by about a hundred families. Though situated some forty miles to the north of Colombo, the centre of Portuguese power and activity, Madampe was in some respects well located being within seven miles of the important port of Chilaw and within three miles of the sea, over which the Portuguese still had undisputed control. The village moreover, had twenty two minor villages attached to it, the whole forming the gabadagama or royal demesne of Madampe, an …


A Marriage Of Convenience, Norfolk And The Navy, 1917-1967, Theodore A. Curtin Jul 1969

A Marriage Of Convenience, Norfolk And The Navy, 1917-1967, Theodore A. Curtin

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The Role And Influence Of Executive Agents On Woodrow Wilson's Mexican Policy, 1913-1915, Robert J. Fischer Apr 1968

The Role And Influence Of Executive Agents On Woodrow Wilson's Mexican Policy, 1913-1915, Robert J. Fischer

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Experiment In Municipal Reform: The Prohibition Party In Norfolk Politics 1892-1896, G. Clifford Boocks Jul 1967

Experiment In Municipal Reform: The Prohibition Party In Norfolk Politics 1892-1896, G. Clifford Boocks

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The Political Thought Of A Southern Negro Editor, 1921-1940: P. B. Young Of The Norfolk Journal And Guide, Laurel K. Gutterman Jul 1966

The Political Thought Of A Southern Negro Editor, 1921-1940: P. B. Young Of The Norfolk Journal And Guide, Laurel K. Gutterman

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The Strafford Incident: A Study In Historiography, Zelda B. Silverman Apr 1966

The Strafford Incident: A Study In Historiography, Zelda B. Silverman

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Norfolk And The K.K.K. In The Nineteen Twenties, Nancy B. Cuthbert Jul 1965

Norfolk And The K.K.K. In The Nineteen Twenties, Nancy B. Cuthbert

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