Measuring political change at the cultural level is a process that has long divided political scientists and historians. By focusing on two socially, economically, and culturally distinct Texas counties during Reconstruction, this thesis presents an example of political change. …
This thesis evaluates changes in the fugitive slave provision of the Constitution. Additionally, the study looks at proposed changes to the federal fugitive slave policy, and how individual states approached the topic of fugitive slaves. The research covers the absence of the fu…
This thesis addresses parallels between the rhetoric of contemporary secessionists and the arguments surrounding the rise and fall of Jim Crow laws which maintained segregation for decades. Cities like Gardendale, Alabama and Baton Rouge, Louisiana make uncanny arguments in thei…
This dissertation examines the writings and literature surrounding elite, white South Carolina women from 1859 and 1861 to trace their increasing political consciousnesses surrounding their state’s secession and the threat of civil war. Their diaries and letters reveal that thou…
An examination of the reasons independence movements remain peaceful or become violent.
An examination of the reasons independence movements remain peaceful or become violent