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Black Public History in Chicago: Civil Rights Activism from World War II into the Cold War (New Black Studies Series)
Par Ian Rocksborough-Smith. 2018
In civil-rights-era Chicago a dedicated group of black activists educators and organizations employed black public history as…
more than cultural activism Their work and vision energized a black public history movement that promoted political progress in the crucial time between World War II and the onset of the Cold War Ian Rocksborough-Smith s meticulous research and adept storytelling provide the first in-depth look at how these committed individuals leveraged Chicago s black public history Their goal to engage with the struggle for racial equality Rocksborough-Smith shows teachers working to advance curriculum reform in public schools while well-known activists Margaret and Charles Burroughs pushed for greater recognition of black history by founding the DuSable Museum of African American History Organizations like the Afro-American Heritage Association meanwhile used black public history work to connect radical politics and nationalism Together these people and their projects advanced important ideas about race citizenship education and intellectual labor that paralleled the shifting terrain of mid-twentieth century civil rights1957 Fargo Tornado (Images of America)
Par John Hallberg, Trista Raezer-Stursa, Lisa Eggebraaten, Jylisa Doney. 2018
On the evening of June 20 1957 a tornado ripped through Fargo North Dakota It caused…
the deaths of seven children and five adults and left 116 injured The tornado destroyed 359 buildings and damaged 2 543 more The nine-mile path of destruction covered over 66 blocks in town leaving more than 2 000 people homeless and causing approximately 20 million worth of damage Following the tornado first responders quickly united to aid those in need setting up disaster headquarters finding shelter for over 600 people and distributing more than 100 tons of clothing and bedding Dr Tetsuya Fujita a meteorologist studied the Fargo tornado when creating the Fujita scale F-scale and later rated it an F5 the most destructive rating Images of America 1957 Fargo Tornado shines a light on the tornado s destruction and the rebuilding of a united and vibrant communityLost Omaha (Lost)
Par Janet R. Bednarek. 2018
The landmarks of Omaha s past reveal a history of industry innovation and change The Hotel Fontenelle …
the Omaha Athletic Club and the Medical Arts Building disappeared in the wake of changes remaking downtown after World War II Jobbers Canyon a vital part of the city s wholesale district was sacrificed to ConAgra s headquarters Peony Park closed as suburban sprawl prevented its expansion and changing leisure patterns took residents farther away for their amusement park experience The stockyards finally closed in 1999 ending a long chapter in Omaha s history Author and historian Janet R Daly Bednarek charts the legacy of Omaha s lost history through its landmarksJones Beach (Postcard History Series)
Par Constantine E. Theodosiou, George Gorman. 2018
Envisioning a noble beachfront park so ordinary people could enjoy a slice of the good life master builder Robert…
Moses set out to transform a little-known barrier island off Long Island s South Shore into the civic masterpiece now known as Jones Beach State Park All vacationers and day-trippers had to do was simply follow its beloved mascot the Jones Beach seahorse for an unforgettable day of sand and surf or for a swim in the saltwater pool at the West Bathhouse a stroll along the boardwalk or a friendly match of shuffleboard pitch-putt golf or archery The Indian Village also awaited as well as fine dining at the Boardwalk Restaurant a musical at the Marine Theatre or a night of dancing to the songs of Guy LombardoThe Days Are Gods (American Lives)
Par Liz Stephens. 2013
I called the bishop of the local ward and he put the date of your move into the church…
bulletin and these gentlemen came to help Brady the real estate agent says Welcome to Wellsville Utah Good-bye L A Liz Stephens has come from Los Angeles to Utah for graduate school and her brief stint working on a Taco Bell commercial is not much in the way of preparation for taking on the real West In The Days Are Gods Stephens chronicles a move that is far more than a shift in geographical coordinates With husband and dogs in tow she searches for an authentic connection to this new community all the while knowing that as an outsider she will never really belong And yet precisely as an outsider Stephens has a unique perspective on belonging one that colors her accounts of attending her first small-town rodeo living in the thick of a thriving Latter Day Saints religious community raising goats in her laundry room and observing the town s racialized Founder s Day battle reenactments In her frank and particular way Stephens shows how the culture of memory as our inheritance offers a balance to our brief attention spans and our brief livesCivil War Washington: History, Place, and Digital Scholarship
Par Susan Lawrence. 2015
While it is impossible to re-create the tumultuous Washington DC of the Civil War Civil War Washington sets out…
to examine the nation s capital during the Civil War along with the digital platform civilwardc org that reimagines it during those turbulent years Among the many topics covered in the volume is the federal government s experiment in compensated emancipation which went into effect when all of the capital s slaves were freed in April 1862 Another essay explores the city s place as a major center of military hospitals patients and medical administration Other contributors reflect on literature and the war particularly on the poetry published in hospital newspapers and Walt Whitman s formative experiences with the city and its wounded The digital project associated with this book offers a virtual examination of the nation s capital from multiple perspectives Through a collection of datasets visual works texts and maps the digital project offers a case study of the social political cultural and scientific transitions provoked or accelerated by the Civil War The book also provides insights into the complex and ever-shifting nature of ongoing digital projects while encouraging others to develop their own interpretations and participate in the larger endeavor of digital historyThe Civil War and Reconstruction in Indian Territory
Par Bradley Clampitt. 2015
In Indian Territory the Civil War is a story best told through shades of gray rather than black and white…
or heroes and villains Since neutrality appeared virtually impossible the vast majority of territory residents chose a side doing so for myriad reasons and not necessarily out of affection for either the Union or the Confederacy Indigenous residents found themselves fighting to protect their unusual dual status as communities distinct from the American citizenry yet legal wards of the federal government The Civil War and Reconstruction in Indian Territory is a nuanced and authoritative examination of the layers of conflicts both on and off the Civil War battlefield It examines the military front and the home front the experiences of the Five Nations and those of the agency tribes in the western portion of the territory the severe conflicts between Native Americans and the federal government and between Indian nations and their former slaves during and beyond the Reconstruction years and the concept of memory as viewed through the lenses of Native American oral traditions and the modern evolution of public history These carefully crafted essays by leading scholars such as Amanda Cobb-Greetham Clarissa Confer Richard B McCaslin Linda W Reese and F Todd Smith will help teachers and students better understand the Civil War Native American history and Oklahoma historyPublished through the Early American Places initiative supported by the Andrew W Mellon Foundation The Ohio River…
Valley was a place of violence in the nineteenth century something witnessed on multiple stages ranging from local conflicts between indigenous and Euro-American communities to the Battle of Tippecanoe and the War of 1812 To describe these events as simply the result of American expansion versus Indigenous nativism disregards the complexities of the people and their motivations Patrick Bottiger explores the diversity between and among the communities that were the source of this violence As new settlers invaded their land the Shawnee brothers Tenskwatawa and Tecumseh pushed for a unified Indigenous front However the multiethnic Miamis Kickapoos Potawatomis and Delawares who also lived in the region favored local interests over a single tribal entity The Miami-French trade and political network was extensive and the Miamis staunchly defended their hegemony in the region from challenges by other Native groups Additionally William Henry Harrison governor of the Indiana Territory lobbied for the introduction of slavery in the territory In its own turn this move sparked heated arguments in newspapers and on the street Harrisonians deflected criticism by blaming tensions on indigenous groups and then claiming that antislavery settlers were Indian allies Bottiger demonstrates that violence rather than being imposed on the region s inhabitants by outside forces instead stemmed from the factionalism that was already present The Borderland of Fear explores how these conflicts were not between nations and races but rather between cultures and factionsAmiable Scoundrel: Simon Cameron, Lincoln's Scandalous Secretary of War
Par Paul Kahan. 2016
From abject poverty to undisputed political boss of Pennsylvania, Lincoln’s secretary of war, senator, chair of the Senate Foreign Relations…
Committee, and a founder of the Republican Party, Simon Cameron (1799–1889) was one of the nineteenth century’s most prominent political figures. In his wake, however, he left a series of questionable political and business dealings and, at the age of eighty, even a sex scandal. Far more than a biography of Cameron, Amiable Scoundrel is also a portrait of an era that allowed—indeed, encouraged—a man such as Cameron to seize political control. The political changes of the early nineteenth century enabled him not only to improve his status but also to exert real political authority. The changes caused by the Civil War, in turn, allowed Cameron to consolidate his political authority into a successful, well-oiled political machine. A key figure in designing and implementing the Union’s military strategy during the Civil War’s crucial first year, Cameron played an essential role in pushing Abraham Lincoln to permit the enlistment of African Americans into the U.S. Army, a stance that eventually led to his forced resignation. Yet his legacy has languished, nearly forgotten save for the fact that his name has become shorthand for corruption, even though no evidence has ever been presented to prove that Cameron was corrupt.Amiable Scoundrel puts Cameron’s actions into a larger historical context by demonstrating that many politicians of the time, including Abraham Lincoln, used similar tactics to win elections and advance their careers. This study is the fascinating story of Cameron’s life and an illuminating portrait of his times.The Wisconsin Frontier
Par Mark Wyman. 2011
From 17th-century French coureurs de bois to lumberjacks of the 19th century, Wisconsin's frontier era saw thousands arriving from Europe…
and other areas seeking wealth and opportunity. Indians mixed with these newcomers, sometimes helping and sometimes challenging them, often benefiting from their guns and other trade items. This captivating history reveals the conflicts, the defeats, the victories, and the way the future looked to Wisconsin's peoples at the beginning of the 20th century.Exchanging Our Country Marks
Par Michael A. Gomez. 1998
The transatlantic slave trade brought individuals from diverse African regions and cultures to a common destiny in the American South.…
In this comprehensive study, Michael Gomez establishes tangible links between the African American community and its African origins and traces the process by which African populations exchanged their distinct ethnic identities for onedefined primarily by the conception of race. He examines transformations in the politics, social structures, and religions of slave populations through 1830, by which time the contours of a new African American identity had begun to emerge.After discussing specific ethnic groups in Africa, Gomez follows their movement to North America, where they tended to be amassed in recognizable concentrations within individual colonies (and, later, states). For this reason, he argues, it is possible to identify particular ethnic cultural influences and ensuing social formations that heretofore have been considered unrecoverable. Using sources pertaining to the African continentas well as runaway slave advertisements, ex-slave narratives, and folklore, Gomez reveals concrete and specific links between particular African populations and their North American progeny, thereby shedding new light on subsequent African American social formation.The Social Origins of the Urban South
Par Louis M. Kyriakoudes. 2003
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, millions of black and white southerners left farms and rural towns to…
try their fate in the region's cities. This transition brought about significant economic, social, and cultural changes in both urban centers and the countryside. Focusing on Nashville and its Middle Tennessee hinterland, Louis Kyriakoudes explores the impetus for this migration and illuminates its effects on regional development.Kyriakoudes argues that increased rural-to-urban migration in the late nineteenth century grew out of older seasonal and circular migration patterns long employed by southern farm families. These mobility patterns grew more urban-oriented and more permanent as rural blacks and whites turned increasingly to urban migration in order to cope with rapid economic and social change.The urban economy was particularly welcoming to women, offering freedom from the male authority that dominated rural life. African Americans did not find the same freedoms, however, as whites found ways to harness the forces of modernization to deny them access to economic and social opportunity. By linking urbanization, economic and social change, and popular cultural institutions, Kyriakoudes lends insight into the development of an urban, white, working-class identity that reinforced racial divisions and laid the demographic and social foundations for today's modern, urban South.The Bone and Sinew of the Land: America's Forgotten Black Pioneers and the Struggle for Equality
Par Anna-Lisa Cox. 2018
The long-hidden stories of America's black pioneers, the frontier they settled, and their fight for the heart of the nationWhen…
black settlers Keziah and Charles Grier started clearing their frontier land in 1818, they couldn't know that they were part of the nation's earliest struggle for equality; they were just looking to build a better life. But within a few years, the Griers would become early Underground Railroad conductors, joining with fellow pioneers and other allies to confront the growing tyranny of bondage and injustice.The Bone and Sinew of the Land tells the Griers' story and the stories of many others like them: the lost history of the nation's first Great Migration. In building hundreds of settlements on the frontier, these black pioneers were making a stand for equality and freedom. Their new home, the Northwest Territory--the wild region that would become present-day Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin--was the first territory to ban slavery and have equal voting rights for all men. Though forgotten today, in their own time the successes of these pioneers made them the targets of racist backlash. Political and even armed battles soon ensued, tearing apart families and communities long before the Civil War. This groundbreaking work of research reveals America's forgotten frontier, where these settlers were inspired by the belief that all men are created equal and a brighter future was possible.Political Conspiracies in America: A Reader
Par Donald T. Critchlow, John Korasick, Matthew C. Sherman. 2008
Conspiracy theories have been a part of the American experience since colonial times. There is a rich literature on conspiracies…
involving, among others, Masons, Catholics, Mormons, Jews, financiers, Communists, and internationalists. Although many conspiracy theories appear irrational, an exaggerated fear of a conspiracy sometimes proves to be well founded. This anthology provides students with documents relating to some of the more important and interesting conspiracy theories in American history and politics, some based on reality, many chiefly on paranoia. It provides a fascinating look at a persistent and at times troubling aspect of democratic society.Malcolm X: A Life of Reinvention
Par Manning Marable. 2011
Selected by The New York Times Book Review as a Notable Book of the Year Years in the making-the definitive…
biography of the legendary black activist. Of the great figure in twentieth-century American history perhaps none is more complex and controversial than Malcolm X. Constantly rewriting his own story, he became a criminal, a minister, a leader, and an icon, all before being felled by assassins' bullets at age thirty-nine. Through his tireless work and countless speeches he empowered hundreds of thousands of black Americans to create better lives and stronger communities while establishing the template for the self-actualized, independent African American man. In death he became a broad symbol of both resistance and reconciliation for millions around the world. Manning Marable's new biography of Malcolm is a stunning achievement. Filled with new information and shocking revelations that go beyond the Autobiography, Malcolm X unfolds a sweeping story of race and class in America, from the rise of Marcus Garvey and the Ku Klux Klan to the struggles of the civil rights movement in the fifties and sixties. Reaching into Malcolm's troubled youth, it traces a path from his parents' activism through his own engagement with the Nation of Islam, charting his astronomical rise in the world of Black Nationalism and culminating in the never-before-told true story of his assassination. Malcolm X will stand as the definitive work on one of the most singular forces for social change, capturing with revelatory clarity a man who constantly strove, in the great American tradition, to remake himself anew.Green Mountain Opium Eaters: A History of Early Addiction in Vermont
Par Gary G Shattuck. 2017
The green mountains, lush valleys and riotous fall colors of idyllic nineteenth-century Vermont masked a sinister underbelly. By 1900, the…
state was in the throes of a widespread opium epidemic that saw more than 3.3 million doses of the drug being distributed to inhabitants each and every month. Decades of infighting within the medical profession, complicit doctors and druggists, unrestricted access to opium and bogus patent medicines all contributed to the problem. Those conflicts were compounded by a hands-off legislature focused on prohibiting the consumption of alcohol. Historian Gary G. Shattuck traces this unusual aspect of Vermont’s past.A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School
Par Carlotta Walls Lanier, Lisa Frazier Page. 2009
When fourteen-year-old Carlotta Walls walked up the stairs of Little Rock Central High School on September 25, 1957, she and…
eight other black students only wanted to make it to class. But the journey of the Little Rock Nine,o as they came to be known, would lead the nation on an even longer and much more turbulent path, one that would challenge prevailing attitudes, break down barriers, and forever change the landscape of America. Descended from a line of proud black landowners and businessmen, Carlotta was raised to believe that education was the key to success. She embraced learning and excelled in her studies at the black schools she attended throughout the 1950s. With Brown v. Board of Education erasing the color divide in classrooms across the country, the teenager volunteered to be among the first black studentsuof whom she was the youngestuto integrate nearby Central High School, considered one of the nation's best academic institutions. But for Carlotta and her eight comrades, simply getting through the door was the first of many trials. Angry mobs of white students and their parents hurled taunts, insults, and threats. Arkansas's governor used the National Guard to bar the black students from entering the school. Finally, President Dwight D. Eisenhower was forced to send in the 101st Airborne to establish order and escort the Nine into the building. That was just the start of a heartbreaking three-year journey for Carlotta, who would see her home bombed, a crime for which her own father was a suspect and for which a friend of Carlotta's was ultimately jailedualbeit wrongly, in Carlotta's eyes. But she persevered to the victorious end: her graduation from Central. Breaking her silence at last and sharing her story for the first time, Carlotta Walls has written an inspiring, thoroughly engrossing memoir that is not only a testament to the power of one to make a difference but also of the sacrifices made by families and communities that found themselves a part of history. Complete with compelling photographs of the time, A Mighty Long Way shines a light on this watershed moment in civil rights history and shows that determination, fortitude, and the ability to change the world are not exclusive to a few special people but are inherent within us all.The Hemingway Patrols
Par Terry Mort. 2009
A fascinating account of a dramatic, untold chapter in Ernest Hemingway's life -- his passionate pursuit of German U-boats during…
World War II From the summer of 1942 until the end of 1943, Ernest Hemingway actively patrolled the Gulf Stream and the waters off Cuba's north shore in his wooden fishing boat, Pilar, looking for German submarines. His patrols were supervised by the U.S. Navy and served as a part of antisubmarine warfare at a time when U-boat attacks were decimating Allied merchant shipping in the region. The huge, long-distance subs ultimately sank hundreds of ships in the Atlantic theater, killing thousands of seamen. They were deadly and efficient, and to confront them in a small wooden fishing vessel was to court instant annihilation. Yet Hemingway and his crew of friends were prepared to do just that. Armed with only grenades and submachine guns, they planned to attack any U-boat they encountered. While almost no attention has been paid to these patrols, other than casual mentions in standard biographies, they became the foundation of some of Hemingway's future work, especially The Old Man and the Sea and Islands in the Stream. Onshore, the patrols were a source of mounting friction between Hemingway and his wife, the writer Martha Gellhorn, who was brilliant, difficult, and skeptical of Hemingway's pursuit. Martha was not particularly beautiful but possessed that certain something that drove men -- Hemingway included -- to distraction. He had divorced his second wife to marry Martha, and yet by the time he began patrolling in Pilar, the love affair was doomed, perhaps pushing him more intently toward a confrontation with the U-boats. Terry Mort's incisive portrait of Hemingway is a combination of biography, military history, and literary commentary that draws not only from his work, letters, and wartime documents, but the unofficial yet highly revealing log of the Pilar, a calendar that Hemingway annotated with observations of tides, fishing successes, supply purchases, target practice, ship movements, and most crucially, his pursuit of what he suspected was a German U-boat secretly rendezvousing with a Spanish passenger ship. Hemingway's patrols gave him the opportunity to exercise his well-known taste for bravado, tall tales, and male camaraderie. But he was at the top of his professional game when World War II began, a novelist with wealth, international acclaim, and many works ahead of him. Mort's provocative portrait of one of America's greatest writers reveals why he went to sea and courted death in the high season of his most remarkable life.ReMaking History, Volume 3: Makers of the Modern World
Par William Gurstelle. 2017
Makers of the Modern World is the third volume of William Gurstelle's unique, hands-on journey through history. Each chapter examines…
a remarkable character from the past, one of the people whose insights and inventions helped create our modern world. What sets this series apart from other history books - including other histories of technology - is that each chapter also includes step-by-step instructions for making your own version of the historical invention. History comes to life in a way you have never experienced before when you follow the inventors' steps and recreate the groundbreaking devices of the past with your own hands.This volume brings you to the early modern era and the invention of the electric light, the movie projector, and the automobile. Inside, you will discover:Alessandro Volta and ElectroplatingHumphrey Davy and the First Electric lightGeorge Cayley and the Aeronautical GliderThe Lumiere Brothers and the Movie ProjectorRudolf Diesel and the Automobile EngineHans Goldschmidt and the Thermite ReactionAugust Mobius and the Mobius StripLouis Poinsot's Loads, Moments, and TorquesBe sure to also check out ReMaking History, Volume 1: Early Makers and ReMaking History Volume 2 :Industrial Revolutionaries.Paducah and the Civil War (Military)
Par John Philip Cashon. 2016
Despite Kentucky's aim to keep a neutral position in the Civil War and Paducah's Confederate tendencies, the Union captured the…
town soon after Confederate troops occupied Columbus. As a result, the Tennessee River and the Cumberland River became permeable entry points for infiltrating farther south and maintaining supply lines deep into Confederate states. That strategic advantage was halted when Confederate general Nathan Bedford Forrest invaded the town during the Battle of Paducah. Ultimately, a combination of guerrilla warfare tactics and General Eleazer Paine's Reign of Terror contributed to the Union's final victory over Paducah. Historian John Cashon recounts the tumultuous struggle for Paducah during the War Between the States.