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This thesis explores the transformation of the Republican electoral coalition from the party of Abraham Lincoln to the party of Donald Trump. By comparing the Trump coalition--which Hillary Clinton said was half full of...

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What does it mean to be a "Christian nation," a nation which is blessed by God above other nations? This moniker of divinity and chosen-ness has been in some way attached to the American project since its conception, though many...

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The Bird that Flew Backwards examines women poets from literary Modernism in the 1910s and Beat culture in the 1950s. Analyzing these eras in tandem reveals contrasting historical constructions of American womanhood and how...

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The pre-existing literature of the Central Appalachian region typically focuses on the history of the Mine Wars, the process of de-unionization, or the current day environmentalist movements. Within and in between these...

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The awe of celebrity, including presidents, creates the impression of beings who are larger than life, without the problems of the common man. Franklin D. Roosevelt, unbeknownst to many Americans, had significant health issues....

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Blackface minstrelsy was the most popular form of entertainment in the United States for over 50 years. While minstrelsy has seemingly faded from popular view, it has instead evolved and is still present in contemporary media....

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Juvenile delinquency Texas History--20th century American Studies United States History

Juvenile delinquency Texas History--20th century American Studies United States History

Campus-Wide Coin Drive Raises over $1,500 for Red Cross Fund Tri Sigma Colony Established on the Ursinus Campus Sisters of Omega Chi Organize Campus Blood Drive Banned Book Week at UC American Studies Major Offers Students...

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In Furman v. Georgia (1972), the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the capital convictions of Jackson Furman and other African American inmates sentenced to death, holding that the death penalty could not be applied lawfully given...

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Reinhold Niebuhr's Christian Nation explores the relationships between white supremacy, American nation-building, and Protestantism. The argument operates on two levels. It is firstly concerned with unpacking the development of...

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