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Law and order : Nixon's rhetoric and the Southern strategy Undergraduate
Today's familiar Democratic and Republican party coalitions have not always existed; rather, they began to emerge in the 1960s as demographic and geographic groups shifted party alliances. This paper focuses on one factor ... -
"Manifestly unfit" : an analysis of eugenics in relation to race and disability Undergraduate
Eugenics was one of the darkest movements of the Progressive era. The eugenics movement argued that preserving "superior" humans will create a more productive and healthy class of people. It dated back to Francis Galton's ... -
Out of the closet and into the streets : on the flamboyance and fervor of the gay liberation movement Undergraduate
Ironically enough, mere moments after bemoaning today's young generation of LGBT men and women for being uneducated on the history of LGBT rights, drag performer Derrick Barry erroneously asserted that "people were killed" ... -
Partners in winning the war Undergraduate
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Popular Culture and Its Impact on Civil Rights Undergraduate
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A prescription for desegregation Undergraduate
(2016)The American Civil Rights Movement that in many respects defined the 20th century was itself defined by its leaders. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and Malcolm X are today household names. While these nationally ... -
Print media : the catalyst in New York’s revolution Undergraduate
(2016)Around the year 1770, New York witnessed its emergence as a central zone for various revolts that focused on attaining independence from the British. The citizens in New York City played an active role in the conduction ... -
Protesting Miss America Undergraduate
Topic statement: How did the 1968 Miss America Pageant protests exemplify the values of women during this time period, and how did the feminist movement affect other civil rights movements at the time? -
The Role of Propaganda in WWI Undergraduate
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Survey of the Marine Corps as a distinct branch of the United States military from 1775 to 1805 Undergraduate
When the "shot heard 'round the world" sparked the American War for Independence in 1775, the emerging American nation was rattled, but only for a moment. The iron will of the Colonial forces provided the foundation for ... -
The corrupt bargain : a story of the Cherokee plight Undergraduate
The Cherokee Nation is one of the many Native American nations that had their rights and lives stolen by the United States, and arguments are made that they suffered the worst. The Cherokee did not admit defeat from the ... -
The Hull House, its Co-Founders, and the Progressive Era Undergraduate
Jane Addams and Ellen Gates Starr were the co-founders of the first settlement house in Chicago. This home, the Hull House, provided a plethora of amenities, clubs, and academic classes for poverty-stricken people in the ... -
The Mexican-American War : a war of American values Undergraduate
The Mexican-American War significantly expanded the territories of the United States. This has become common knowledge throughout the public, and the war is frequently left at that defining statement. However, the ... -
"The new Negro" : center of the Harlem stage Undergraduate
Amidst a tragically long-standing history of oppression, the Harlem Renaissance was arguably the pinnacle of African American prosperity in the United States during the early twentieth century. The Harlem Renaissance, being ... -
The rush to save the ill Undergraduate
Benjamin Rush is not to be dismissed as history has shown-his extensive medical training and experience, when contextualized within his own time, was highly beneficial to the people of Philadelphia during the summer 1793 ... -
Thomas W. Woodrow's Appeals for Socialism Based on Religion and Economics Undergraduate
During the early 1900s, Oklahoma contained one of the largest socialist parties in the United States. In his magazine, Woodrow's Monthly, Thomas W. Woodrow, a socialist Christian pastor in Hobart, Oklahoma, created a wide ... -
What the Black Panther Party did for you Undergraduate
In October of 1966 Bobby Seale and Huey Newton founded the Black Panther Party for Self Defense, a socialist, multi-racial, black nationalist group that endeavored to awaken the black community and unify it in activism ... -
Wives after the Revolution : the backbone of the republic Undergraduate
(2016)The American Revolution brought major changes to every aspect of life for Americans in the late eighteenth century. Every effort from every citizen was now meant to further the republic of the United States of America. ... -
Women in WWII : working toward victory Undergraduate
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Women of the Civil War : the denial of gender assumptions Undergraduate
A female nurse by the name of Kate Cummings described the following scene in her diary that she had witnessed when she served on a battlefield: "Gray-haired men--men in the pride of manhood--beardless boys...mutilated in ...