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Invisible Inequalities: Persistent Health Threats In The Urban Built Environment, Kara M. Schlichting, Melanie A. Kiechle Dec 2020

Invisible Inequalities: Persistent Health Threats In The Urban Built Environment, Kara M. Schlichting, Melanie A. Kiechle

Publications and Research

A city’s materiality creates health and illness. We both write about air – its movement and its temperature – as it affects human bodies. We offer two topics as case studies, heat and ventilation, and how they exacerbate the effects of each other, to illustrate the long history of seemingly new challenges posed by the novel coronavirus. The environmental inequalities of heat exposure and access to fresh air underscore that cities can only be considered ‘low impact’ on the environment from a top-down, large-scale approach. In writing about air and heat, we direct attention to the feel and the bodily …

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"Some Kind Of Socialist:" Lee Hays, The Social Gospel, And The Path To The Cultural Front, Elizabeth Withey Dec 2020

"Some Kind Of Socialist:" Lee Hays, The Social Gospel, And The Path To The Cultural Front, Elizabeth Withey

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

In 1939, with sixty-five dollars and twenty pages of Commonwealth Labor songs, Lee Hays, youngest son of a Methodist minister, hitchhiked thirteen hundred miles from Mena, Arkansas, to New York City where he found stardom in the Folk Revival movement, first, as a founder of the Almanac Singers then the Weavers. Hays’ biographer Doris Willens and others, viewing Hays’ unabashed socialism, ribald humor, penchant for beer, brandy, and cigarettes as induced by the childhood trauma of his father’s death, argue Hays rejected his father’s beliefs: replacing religion with radical politics. This thesis, in contrast, argues Hays’ upbringing immersed in contradictions …

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Service And Citizenship: Examining The Historical Relationship Between Immigration And Military Service In The United States, Claudia Lynn Zibanejadrad Dec 2020

Service And Citizenship: Examining The Historical Relationship Between Immigration And Military Service In The United States, Claudia Lynn Zibanejadrad

Master of Arts in American Studies Capstones

The purpose of this project is to examine the many different groups of people who used military service in order to gain the political and civil rights of citizenship. I begin with a history of immigration and military service, throughout American history. I particularly concentrate on World War II, a pivotal moment for immigration and the military. I will then cover the historiography that informed my research. I include some research on immigrants who used military service to become naturalized citizens, such as those from Ireland, Germany, and the Philippines. I also include those who were born on American soil, …

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He Rode Alone: Francis Scott Key As An Advocate For Freedom, Jonathan A. Richie Dec 2020

He Rode Alone: Francis Scott Key As An Advocate For Freedom, Jonathan A. Richie

Masters Theses

Recently Francis Scott Key and the Star Spangled Banner have come under increasing historical scrutiny. Claims and allegations of racism and hidden meanings behind the poem have abounded and even led to statues being torn down across the nation. But what is the truth? In reality Francis Scott Key's record on race and slavery is dramatically more complex than the critics would suggest. Indeed, Key spent nearly 40 years of his life advocating in court for the freedom of slaves in Washington DC.

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Rethinking Race In The 21st Century, A New Approach For Future World-Making: Looking Back To Move Forward, Dylan Tarleton Dec 2020

Rethinking Race In The 21st Century, A New Approach For Future World-Making: Looking Back To Move Forward, Dylan Tarleton

Binghamton University Undergraduate Journal

Color blindness, the end of race, and white privilege are but a few phrases that begin to capture the messy confusion of a zeitgeist that is 21st century discussions on race. At a time when race is such a necessary topic to delve into, it seems that there is a lack of history injected into the conversation. Race becomes an external motor of history, racism pathological and immovable. An unthinking decision. In other words, race and racism, from the standpoint of an organizer or academic in the 21st century, becomes near impossible to break down and work against. …

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The Founding Fathers' Shift Towards Anthropological Pessimism: From The Articles To The Constitution, Noah Davis Dec 2020

The Founding Fathers' Shift Towards Anthropological Pessimism: From The Articles To The Constitution, Noah Davis

Senior Honors Theses

American colonists grew to abhor the evils of a strong and tyrannical government. After freeing themselves, they created an intentionally weak government that placed trust in the masses to contribute to the country’s well-being. The weak government of the Articles of Confederation was too weak, and the people did not act as virtuously as was hoped. There were many problems of the Articles, and eventually a poor economy led to riots and rebellions. After being given nearly unbridled freedom, the people revealed themselves to be selfish. The Founding Fathers decided that the people needed a stronger government to regulate society …

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The United States And Cuba: A Study Of The Us’S First Military Occupation And State Building Efforts, James Guillard Dec 2020

The United States And Cuba: A Study Of The Us’S First Military Occupation And State Building Efforts, James Guillard

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

This paper examines the US-Cuban relationship during the first military occupation of Cuba from 1898 to 1902, to show the role of high modernist state building in the occupation and the scope of Cuban participation in this endeavor. This is evidenced by heavily examining the annual reports of the US Military Governor General of Cuba and the US appointed civil secretaries of the Cuban government. This research differs from previous studies in the field by introducing James C. Scott’s concepts of legibility and high modernist state building, as well as suggesting that the Cuban civil secretaries participated within a limited …

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The Chinese In California: Archaeology And Railroads At The Turn Of The Century, Evelyn Hildebrand Dec 2020

The Chinese In California: Archaeology And Railroads At The Turn Of The Century, Evelyn Hildebrand

Electronic Theses, Projects, and Dissertations

Research on Chinese sites in California have focused on ethnicity, ethnic relations, and the material expression of ethnicity all of which are key issues in overseas Chinese archaeology. Chinatown sites produced data that helped define Chinese culture and experience in historical California. One railroad construction work camp site identified in 2016 located in the Cajon Pass in the late 1800’s offers the potential for insight into the lives of the workers. Chinese occupation in San Bernardino is not well understood, and the site may offer information on the culture, traditions, and integrations of the workers. Thousands of Chinese men left …

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The Munemitsu Legacy: The Japanese American Family Behind Mendez V. Westminster: California’S First Successful Desegregation Case, Annie Tang Dec 2020

The Munemitsu Legacy: The Japanese American Family Behind Mendez V. Westminster: California’S First Successful Desegregation Case, Annie Tang

Library Articles and Research

"Many Orange County, California schoolchildren know the name 'Mendez.' After all, the iconic name is front and center of the landmark civil rights case that desegregated several of the county’s public schools in 1947, preceding the 1954 Brown v. Board case on a national level. The Mendez family, one of five Latino families which challenged several school districts in the county on their practice of Mexican-only schools, had their name immortalized in history. But the Mendezes would not have been able to lead the legal charge if it was not for another family of color, the Munemitsus, the Japanese American …

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“They Know Too Much Already:” Black Education In Post-Emancipation Era Columbus, Ga, 1866-1876, William Dwayne Thomas Dec 2020

“They Know Too Much Already:” Black Education In Post-Emancipation Era Columbus, Ga, 1866-1876, William Dwayne Thomas

Theses and Dissertations

Despite local histories that have been published on the history of Columbus, Georgia, and its school system, very little has been written about Columbus’s freedmen schools created after the U.S. Civil War. As a result, a comprehensive history of Columbus’s freedmen does not exist, and those written are fragmented. The focus of this study is to document the beginnings of Columbus’s freedmen school efforts in the post-emancipation era, through those African Americans’ own historical voices and experiences. Though an analysis of archived unpublished letters, local and religious newspapers, census data, government documents, and meeting minutes, this study recovers the authentic …

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Notes And Comment, Florida Historical Society Nov 2020

Notes And Comment, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Includes a list of new members

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By The King, A Proclamation, King George Iii Nov 2020

By The King, A Proclamation, King George Iii

Florida Historical Quarterly

Whereas we have taken into our royal consideration the extensive and valuable acquisitions in America, secured to our crown by the late definitive treaty of peace concluded at Paris the 10th day of February last; and being desirous that all our loving subjects, as well of our kingdoms as of our colonies in America, may avail themselves, with all convenient speed, of the great benefits and advantages which must accrue therefrom to their commerce, manufactures, and navigation; we have thought fit, with the advice of our privy council, to issue this, our royal proclamation, hereby to publish and declare to …

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Education In Florida, 1821-1829, James O. Knauss Nov 2020

Education In Florida, 1821-1829, James O. Knauss

Florida Historical Quarterly

Writers on the history of education in Florida have usually passed over the period between 1821 and 1830 with only casual mention. During this decade no public schools were established in the territory and the records relating to private schools and libraries are meagre. However, since the educational activities in these years form the background of the later cultural development, it seems advisable to gather all available material on the subject and to attempt to draw a picture as accurate as possible under the circumstances.

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Jacksonville And The Seminole War, Part Ii, Florida Historical Society Nov 2020

Jacksonville And The Seminole War, Part Ii, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

The Courier, Jacksonville, Florida, December 24, 1835.

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The Battleship Maine As A Florida State Board Of Health Quarantine Vessel, Joseph Y. Porter Nov 2020

The Battleship Maine As A Florida State Board Of Health Quarantine Vessel, Joseph Y. Porter

Florida Historical Quarterly

This is the first part of Dr. Porter’s Reminiscences mentioned in the last number of the Quarterly. They are told in narrative style, without revision, for it is believed that in this form they will not only be more interesting but will be of at least as great historical value. -Editor.

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Capital Removal, Florida Historical Society Nov 2020

Capital Removal, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Seldom has the site for a city been deliberately selected, less often has it been chosen in a wilderness, and scarcely ever has a capital been so placed not only many miles from any settlement but far from any single habitation of civilized man. Yet thus it was with Tallahassee when its site was chosen for the seat of government of the Territory of Florida and as the permanent home of its wandering Council.

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Verso, Florida Historical Society Nov 2020

Verso, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Includes Officers and Directors

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Title Page, Florida Historical Society Nov 2020

Title Page, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Title page for Volume 3, Number 4. Includes the Table of Contents

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Membership List Of The Society, Florida Historical Society Nov 2020

Membership List Of The Society, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

A list of members of the Florida Historical Society

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Notes And Comment, Florida Historical Society Nov 2020

Notes And Comment, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

No abstract provided.

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Report Of The Treasurer Of The Florida Historical Society, H. Robinson Nov 2020

Report Of The Treasurer Of The Florida Historical Society, H. Robinson

Florida Historical Quarterly

Treasurer's Report, FHS, 1924

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Report Of Arthur T. Williams, President, To The Annual Meeting Of The Florida Historical Society Tallahassee, November 13th, 1924, Arthur T. Williams Nov 2020

Report Of Arthur T. Williams, President, To The Annual Meeting Of The Florida Historical Society Tallahassee, November 13th, 1924, Arthur T. Williams

Florida Historical Quarterly

President's Report for FHS, 1924

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Minutes Of The Annual Meeting Of The Florida Historical Society At Tallahassee, Thursday, November 13th, 1924, Florida Historical Society Nov 2020

Minutes Of The Annual Meeting Of The Florida Historical Society At Tallahassee, Thursday, November 13th, 1924, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

The twenty-second annual meeting of The Florida Historical Society was called to order in the Methodist Church of Tallahassee at 10.30 A. M., November 13th, 1924. Dr. Edward Conradi of The State College for Women delivered the invocation.

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Miami In 1843, Florida Historical Society Nov 2020

Miami In 1843, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

From The News, St. Augustine, Florida, December 30, 1843

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Some Officials Of The City Government Of Pensacola, Florida Historical Society Nov 2020

Some Officials Of The City Government Of Pensacola, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

Lists the members of Pensacola's city government, 1821-1875

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Address Before The Florida Historical Society, Duncan U. Fletcher Nov 2020

Address Before The Florida Historical Society, Duncan U. Fletcher

Florida Historical Quarterly

An address given by Duncan U. Fletcher

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Narvaez And De Soto: Their Landing Places And The Town Of Espirito Santo, A. H. Phinney Nov 2020

Narvaez And De Soto: Their Landing Places And The Town Of Espirito Santo, A. H. Phinney

Florida Historical Quarterly

But little is known of Ponce de Leon’s two voyages to Florida. It is said that the first time he landed somewhere between the present Jacksonville and New Smyrna. We have no knowledge as to where he was defeated by the Indians when he came the second time. After Ponce de Leon came Narvaez in 1528. We have quite a full account of his expedition, written by his Treasurer, Alvar Nunez Cabeza de Vaca. From this history we are able to definitely know where Narvaez found a landing place.

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Jacksonville And The Seminole War, 1835-1836, Florida Historical Society Nov 2020

Jacksonville And The Seminole War, 1835-1836, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

No abstract provided.

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The Importance Of Historical Societies, Florida Historical Society Nov 2020

The Importance Of Historical Societies, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

This subject can best be introduced with concrete illustrations. A year ago several Tallahasseeans interested in Florida history heard that many old letters and books were in the attic of a near-by plantation house which had been built more than twenty years before the Civil War. Attracted there, they found the unfinished attic littered with business and social letters, documents, and books - all of ante-bellum days. The greatest prize discovered was a dilapidated journal of the overseer of the slaves, of which there were more than one hundred on the place as early as 1836. As this journal gave …

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Title Page, Florida Historical Society Nov 2020

Title Page, Florida Historical Society

Florida Historical Quarterly

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

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