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Politics of race in a free and a slave society: Free black issues in the legislatures of Antebellum Ohio and Tennessee
(2010-12)
Scope and Method of Study: An examination of legislative proceedings and roll-call voting behavior on free black issues in the antebellum general assemblies of Ohio and Tennessee.
Cultural analysis of the early Japanese immigration to the United States during Meiji to Taisho era (1868-1926)
(2010-12)
Scope and Method of Study: Focusing on the years between 1868 and 1926 during which Japan underwent drastic socioeconomic, political, and cultural changes, this study traces the "pushes" (forces that caused the people to ...
From Praha to Prague: Assimilation and ethnic identity in an American farm town, Prague, Oklahoma, 1891-1930
(2010-05)
Scope and Method of Study: The purpose of this study was to examine the experiences of an immigrant group living in a rural environment in the midst of a larger native-born population. The group chosen were Czechs, who ...
Where the great plains and south collide: A history of farm tenancy in Oklahoma, 1890-1950
(2010-05)
Scope and Method of Study: This study examines the rise and fall of farm tenancy in Oklahoma. Primary materials include manuscript collections, agricultural newspapers, government documents, and census data. Secondary ...
Self-evident lie: Southern slavery and the erosion of American freedom
(2010-05)
Scope and Method of Study: The thesis of this dissertation is that northerners feared slavery, in part, because the rationales for black slavery were inherently subjective and therefore posed a threat to the liberty of all ...