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- Title
- SOCIAL MEDIA MOBILIZING YOUTH ACTIVISM.
- Creator
- Barron, Laura, Robé, Christopher, Florida Atlantic University, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
- Abstract/Description
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The shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018 paved the way for activism controlled by youth led by key students banding together following the incident. Student activists from the school emerged particularly via social media and organized large-scale efforts in order to create discourse surrounding gun control through their March For Our Lives movement. Studying the overlap between youth activism, the response to trauma, the systems at play within social media, and the role of...
Show moreThe shooting at Stoneman Douglas High School in 2018 paved the way for activism controlled by youth led by key students banding together following the incident. Student activists from the school emerged particularly via social media and organized large-scale efforts in order to create discourse surrounding gun control through their March For Our Lives movement. Studying the overlap between youth activism, the response to trauma, the systems at play within social media, and the role of commercialization, this paper dives into the complexities of activist based discourse as it evolves and the forces at play within youth activism in general. Looking at these existing efforts aids in exposing both the pros and cons of activism mediated by social media and the role that larger systems play in an activist’s mission.
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- 2021
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013794
- Subject Headings
- Internet and activism, Social media, Student movements
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Socialismo e radicalismo. Polemica con E. de Marinis.
- Creator
- Turati, Filippo, Treves, Claudio, Marinis, E. de.
- Date Issued
- 1902
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361837
- Subject Headings
- Italy; social history; 19th, 20th century; social ideas, movements; socialism; personalities; Turati.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- THE POWER OF PEOPLE: HOW GRASSROOTS MOVEMENTS INSPIRE CHANGE IN SCHOOL COMMUNITIES.
- Creator
- Vance Noelk Debra S., Mountford, Meredith, Florida Atlantic University, College of Education, Department of Educational Leadership and Research Methodology
- Abstract/Description
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This research study examined how the United Opt Out grassroots movement grew from a small listserv in 2011 into a national formidable organization, now referred to as the Opt Out movement, which rallied against the use of high stakes tests as the primary determinant of student achievement as defined in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB, 2002). While educators and parents did not oppose testing, they rejected the focus on a singular assessment created at the state level and the...
Show moreThis research study examined how the United Opt Out grassroots movement grew from a small listserv in 2011 into a national formidable organization, now referred to as the Opt Out movement, which rallied against the use of high stakes tests as the primary determinant of student achievement as defined in the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001 (NCLB, 2002). While educators and parents did not oppose testing, they rejected the focus on a singular assessment created at the state level and the blatant disregard of other school-based assessments. It was soon evident that educators and parents had minimal input, while private corporate foundations and think tanks exerted a tremendous amount of influence on education policy. To counteract the corporate reform movement and to gain voice in education policy, grassroots movements, started and led by educators, began to organize. The Opt Out movement was one such movement that called on students to engage in civil disobedience by opting out of high stakes tests.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2019
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013347
- Subject Headings
- United Opt Out (Organization), Social movements, Schools, Change
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Vive "l'Internationale". "L'Internationale", hymne de la Révolution, hymne des travailleurs du monde dans la bataille pour la démocatie et la paix. Discours, le 1er octrobre 1949 St.-Denis, en hommage à Pierre Degeyter.
- Creator
- Thorez, Maurice
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361830
- Subject Headings
- France; social history; after 1789; social ideas, movements; communism; personalities; Maurice Thorez.
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- L'action pour la paix et la voie de l'unité. Discours prononcé à la session du Comité central de Saint-Dénis, le 10 décembre 1949.
- Creator
- Thorez, Maurice
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3361833
- Subject Headings
- France; social history; after 1789; social ideas, movements; communism; personalities; Maurice Thorez.
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- American Engaged Buddhism and new social movement theory.
- Creator
- Martin, Mariah Magdalene., Florida Atlantic University, Christiansen, Lars
- Abstract/Description
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In this thesis, I document the existence of the American Engaged Buddhist (AEB) social movement by describing its history, organizations, and actions. Then, I utilize AEB's example to address unresolved debates within NSM theory, including wherein newness is to be found, whether NSMs are reactive and/or progressive, the non-economic basis of group solidarity, and the emphasis on cultural rather than political change. I place considerable focus on the creation and maintenance of the...
Show moreIn this thesis, I document the existence of the American Engaged Buddhist (AEB) social movement by describing its history, organizations, and actions. Then, I utilize AEB's example to address unresolved debates within NSM theory, including wherein newness is to be found, whether NSMs are reactive and/or progressive, the non-economic basis of group solidarity, and the emphasis on cultural rather than political change. I place considerable focus on the creation and maintenance of the bodhisattva identity and the cohesiveness of the sangha (religious community). Through a qualitative case study, I find that the movement is organized around religious beliefs rather than the economic or structural class of the participants. AEB participants present as culturally motivated and show both progressive and reactive collective behavior. The basis of the movement's solidarity, plus its technologically savvy forms of communications and global networking, lend it a distinct air of newness apart from traditional social movements.
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- 2001
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/12795
- Subject Headings
- Buddhism--Social aspects--United States--History, Religious life--Buddhism, Social movements, Bodhisattvas
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- CRITICAL RACE THEORY, TWITTER, BLACK SOCIAL MOVEMENTS AND BLACK SOCIAL PROTEST FROM A CRITICAL-CULTURAL PERSPECTIVE.
- Creator
- Conyers, Christopher Jacobie, Marin, Noemi, Florida Atlantic University, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
- Abstract/Description
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In 2016, Colin Kaepernick, the former starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, unknowingly bartered his athletic aspirations by exercising his First Amendment Right to freedom of expression. Frustrated with what he and many others perceived as pervasive extrajudicial tactics of law enforcement and a seemingly incessant lack of accountability from the American legal system, Kaepernick silently protested by sitting during the playing of the National Anthem. Although, Kaepernick's...
Show moreIn 2016, Colin Kaepernick, the former starting quarterback for the San Francisco 49ers, unknowingly bartered his athletic aspirations by exercising his First Amendment Right to freedom of expression. Frustrated with what he and many others perceived as pervasive extrajudicial tactics of law enforcement and a seemingly incessant lack of accountability from the American legal system, Kaepernick silently protested by sitting during the playing of the National Anthem. Although, Kaepernick's actions begun as a singular, almost imperceptible act, he has ultimately redefined the significance of taking a knee, and etched his name in a long list of other malcontents in the struggle for racial equality in America. The purpose of this study is to explore in detail one of the most polarizing components of the Black Lives Matter Movement (BLM) and Black Social Protests in the United States. Analysis of social media content will argue the value of the Kaepernick "Anti Flag/Anthem" Protest, from a communication-cultural perspective.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2020
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00013549
- Subject Headings
- Black lives matter movement, Kaepernick, Colin, 1987-, Black lives matter movement--United States, Critical race theory, Social media, Twitter
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- The propaganda of socialism. Report to the National Congress of the Socialist Party, held May 15, 1910. Submitted by M. Hillquit.
- Creator
- Hillquit, Morris
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3336812
- Subject Headings
- United States of America; political and social history; after 1865; social ideas and movements; personalities; Hillquit, Morris.
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Reforming public broadcasting's problematic publicness: An analysis of the effectiveness and prospects of Citizens for Independent Public Broadcasting.
- Creator
- Petrich, Kevin M., Florida Atlantic University, Fejes, Fred A.
- Abstract/Description
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In 1967, American public broadcasting was established with a mandate to offer educational and artistic programs, a forum for debate and controversy, and a voice for the otherwise voiceless. Public radio and television's mission was, in some respects, comparable to the role of the ideal public sphere, a realm removed from state and market interference and in which citizens discuss matters of common concern, without regard to race, gender, class, or individual self-interest. Yet much of the...
Show moreIn 1967, American public broadcasting was established with a mandate to offer educational and artistic programs, a forum for debate and controversy, and a voice for the otherwise voiceless. Public radio and television's mission was, in some respects, comparable to the role of the ideal public sphere, a realm removed from state and market interference and in which citizens discuss matters of common concern, without regard to race, gender, class, or individual self-interest. Yet much of the medium's promise has remained unfulfilled, its existence irrelevant to most Americans. This study first explores the meaning of publicness, inquires into the causes of its problematic manifestation in public broadcasting, and envisions a more public form of the system. Publicness requires inclusive access and full participation by citizens, accountability, and insulation from political and commercial pressures. But public broadcasting's publicness, already narrowed by the upper-middle-class, secular, heterosexist, white, male biases of its founders, is further hindered by systemic insularity and infighting, inadequate funding, elected officials' micro-management, and commercial broadcasters' fear of competition. Most observers agree that reform of the system for the 21st century requires restructuring and creation of a new funding mechanism, in addition to an expanded definition of culture, more participation by citizens, and greater utilization of digital media technologies. However, any such reform is likely to encounter several political, economic, social, and cultural obstacles from lawmakers, public broadcasters, and commercial broadcasters. The study then assesses the effectiveness and prospects of Citizens for Independent Public Broadcasting (CIPB), a grassroots group attempting to reform the medium. This analysis concludes that CIPB's recommendation for restructuring and financing largely comports with most scholars' ideas. And its development of a nationwide network of local chapters and alliances often is exemplary of practices researchers associate with effective social movement organizations. But hegemonic political, economic, social, and cultural constraints impede the group's effectiveness and prospects.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2003
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FADT12059
- Subject Headings
- Public broadcasting, Social movements, Broadcasting policy, Broadcasting--Law and legislation
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- POWER OF THE PEOPLE: HOW FOUR GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATES CAPITALIZED ON THE COLLECTIVE IDENTITY FOUND IN SOCIAL MOVEMENTS.
- Creator
- Choate, Gail L., Nichols, Angela D., Florida Atlantic University, Department of Political Science, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters
- Abstract/Description
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Gubernatorial mansions are historically home to white men. Candidates with contrary identities, such as women and racial minorities have met limited success in their quest for office. Yet the number of women seeking executive level office has increased and these women represent a broader intersectional identity. The low percentage of women governors has been examined in detail, but that analysis largely holds gender as an isolated variable and does not consider the candidates' broader...
Show moreGubernatorial mansions are historically home to white men. Candidates with contrary identities, such as women and racial minorities have met limited success in their quest for office. Yet the number of women seeking executive level office has increased and these women represent a broader intersectional identity. The low percentage of women governors has been examined in detail, but that analysis largely holds gender as an isolated variable and does not consider the candidates' broader identity. This project posits gender is only one factor of candidate identity called into question when it is nonnormative and varies from historical office holders. I argue candidate identity interacts with the identity expressed by voters and the collective identity found in social movements. The ability of the candidate to navigate this interaction and use it to their advantage is paramount to their success. I find that structural differences in the Democratic and Republican parties provide opportunities and constraints for women candidates. Further, gender, race, and previous political experience are intersectional and create different responses by candidates. Ultimately, successful candidates align their political identity with the collective identity found in contemporary social movements as a mitigation mechanism for voters uncomfortable with who the candidate appears to be.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2023
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/FA00014129
- Subject Headings
- Collective identity, Group identity--Political aspects, Governors--Election, Social movements, Gender and politics
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- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Social movement momentum, intellectual work and the East Timor independence movement.
- Creator
- Gunderson, Shane, Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, School of Communication and Multimedia Studies
- Abstract/Description
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The purpose of this dissertation is to develop the theoretical concept of social movement momentum by examining the origins, framing strategies, and organizational dynamics of the East Timor transnational social movement. To accomplish this, in-depth interviews of twenty activists and intellectuals involved in the East Timor movement from 1975-1999 were conducted and examined using qualitative data analysis methods. Specifically, comparative historical methods utilizing grounded theory and...
Show moreThe purpose of this dissertation is to develop the theoretical concept of social movement momentum by examining the origins, framing strategies, and organizational dynamics of the East Timor transnational social movement. To accomplish this, in-depth interviews of twenty activists and intellectuals involved in the East Timor movement from 1975-1999 were conducted and examined using qualitative data analysis methods. Specifically, comparative historical methods utilizing grounded theory and the phenomenological approach were employed. This study fills a gap in the social movement literature by engaging and expanding the main theoretical debates in sociology over movement mobilization, political outcomes, movement emotions, solidarity, and movement framing. These debates, along with the theoretical concept of social movement momentum as developed in this dissertation, are used to explain and analyze interviewees' first-hand accounts of the East Timor campaigns. . This resulted in a series of successes that represent the peak of the momentum in the East Timor movement. In sum, this study aids researchers in understanding how the successes and failures of social movement activity can be better explained using the theoretical concept of social movement momentum. By analyzing the significance of momentum in a movement post hoc, this study contributes a more nuanced understanding of how social movements create social change.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2012
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/3362044
- Subject Headings
- Social movements, Social integration, Social history, History, Autonomy and independence movements, History, Autonomy and independence movements, Politics and government, Politics and government, History, Autonomy and independence movements
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- On the condition of the working classes (Rerum novarum): encyclical of His Holiness Pope Leo XIII.
- Creator
- Catholic Church. Pope (1878-1903 : Leo XIII).
- Date Issued
- 1936
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/3174823
- Subject Headings
- Working class., Labor movement., Labor., Sociology, Christian -- Catholic authors., Church and labor., Church and social problems -- Catholic Church.
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- FDI in the Third World: The impact on growth and human development.
- Creator
- Krappen, Ute., Florida Atlantic University, Scott, Gerald E., College of Business, Department of Economics
- Abstract/Description
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This thesis theoretically and empirically analyzes the effects of Foreign Direct Investment on Third World countries. The competing theories of the impact of FDI on developing countries are examined. The contradictory results of former econometric tests and empirical surveys measuring the impact of FDI on growth are compared and contrasted. A human development accounting model is employed as a new approach to study the effects of FDI on social indicators. Finally the resulting policy...
Show moreThis thesis theoretically and empirically analyzes the effects of Foreign Direct Investment on Third World countries. The competing theories of the impact of FDI on developing countries are examined. The contradictory results of former econometric tests and empirical surveys measuring the impact of FDI on growth are compared and contrasted. A human development accounting model is employed as a new approach to study the effects of FDI on social indicators. Finally the resulting policy implications are discussed.
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- 1992
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fcla/dt/14867
- Subject Headings
- Developing countries--Economic conditions, Capital movements--Developing countries, Investments, Foreign, Developing countries--Social conditions
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- " They forget I am an Irishman": James Connolly, socialist internationalism, and Irish nationalism, 1896-1816.
- Creator
- Goldberg-Foss, Mark., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
- Abstract/Description
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Early twentieth-century Ireland was the setting of a complex political situation dominated by overlapping social, ideological, and ethnic conflicts. A group of working-class nationalists led by James Connolly attempted to fuse the class and national struggles, incorporating elements of nationalist cosmology, Marxist teleology, syndicalist trade-union practice, and the cultural militarization of Ireland's "physical-force" tradition. This thesis critically examines their hybrid theory and...
Show moreEarly twentieth-century Ireland was the setting of a complex political situation dominated by overlapping social, ideological, and ethnic conflicts. A group of working-class nationalists led by James Connolly attempted to fuse the class and national struggles, incorporating elements of nationalist cosmology, Marxist teleology, syndicalist trade-union practice, and the cultural militarization of Ireland's "physical-force" tradition. This thesis critically examines their hybrid theory and revolutionary praxis. With its analysis of the failure to realize an independent, socialist Ireland, it contributes to broader discussions of the relationship between nationalism and socialism, and the ability of these theories to address cultural heterogeneity.
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- 2008
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/77668
- Subject Headings
- Political and social views, Socialism, History, Nationalism and socialism, History, Labor movement, History, History, History, Autonomy and independence movements
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Indians and underdogs: notions of identity and the symbolic language of resistance in coastal Ecuador.
- Creator
- Nohe, Sarah Anne., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of Anthropology
- Abstract/Description
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This thesis examines identity as a process, how it is a reflection of, or reaction to, social, economic, and political circumstances. Identity is examined, through an ethnographically informed analysis, as it is represented, contested, and focused in the visual discourse of a small population. The research suggests that identity manifests at specific and strategic moments within the symbolic practices of resistance in coastal Ecuador. Grievances to economic and political power structures are...
Show moreThis thesis examines identity as a process, how it is a reflection of, or reaction to, social, economic, and political circumstances. Identity is examined, through an ethnographically informed analysis, as it is represented, contested, and focused in the visual discourse of a small population. The research suggests that identity manifests at specific and strategic moments within the symbolic practices of resistance in coastal Ecuador. Grievances to economic and political power structures are acted out in clear-cut identity terms, or motifs, and function to organize diverse interests into social action. The study illustrates two identity motifs that are commonly asserted in the local context: depictions of being indigenous and of being the underdog. Using local examples, this thesis addresses the complexities of identity formation, examines the strategic capacity of identity, and offers insight into the relationships between identity, resistance, and power.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2008
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/166453
- Subject Headings
- Group identity, Political aspects, Social movements, Indians of South America, Government relations, Indians of South America, Ethnic identity
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Finding the rainbow connection: moving from toleration to human dignity and acceptance in American life and law.
- Creator
- Lange, Alex C., Harriet L. Wilkes Honors College
- Abstract/Description
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The surge in granting equal rights to gays and lesbians in the United States is remarkable. Yet with this surge comes a conflict : the civil rights of gays and lesbians against the rights of religious individuals, predominantly Christians, refusing to tolerate a behavior they think immoral. My thesis focuses on two hypothetical situations : a county clerk refusing to issue a marriage license to an engaged lesbian couple and an inn owner refusing a night's stay to a gay couple. In both cases,...
Show moreThe surge in granting equal rights to gays and lesbians in the United States is remarkable. Yet with this surge comes a conflict : the civil rights of gays and lesbians against the rights of religious individuals, predominantly Christians, refusing to tolerate a behavior they think immoral. My thesis focuses on two hypothetical situations : a county clerk refusing to issue a marriage license to an engaged lesbian couple and an inn owner refusing a night's stay to a gay couple. In both cases, the clerk and inn owner refuse service for religious reasons. Normatively, I argue that we must move beyond a framework of toleration to a system of equal respect and understanding of our fellow human beings. Legally, I argue that the rights of religious expression and exercise should not trump the civil rights of gays and lesbians in the public sphere.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2012
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/3359308
- Subject Headings
- Gay liberation movement, History, Religion and politics, History, Gay rights, Public opinion, Gays, Social conditions, Constitutional law, Religious aspects, Same-sex marriage, Law and legislation, Sex discrimination, Law and legislation, Gays, Legal status, laws, etc
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- A discourse delivered on Thanksgiving Day, December 12th, 1850 : in the Congregational Church, at Clinton.
- Creator
- Vermilye, Robert G. (Robert George) 1813-1875, Payne, Lewis W.
- Abstract/Description
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By Robert G. Vermilye, minister of said church. Congregational Church (Clinton, N.Y.) Cover title: Mr. Vermilye's Thanksgiving discourse. "Note."--page [32].
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb14f27
- Subject Headings
- Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century -- Sources, Thanksgiving Day addresses -- New York -- 1850, Thanksgiving Day sermons -- 1850 Dec. 12, United States -- Fugitive slave law (1850) -- Sermons, Bible -- Psalms, CXLVII, 20 -- Sermons, United States -- Politics and government -- 1849-1853 -- Sermons, United States -- Social conditions -- To 1865 -- Sermons
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- E-book
- Title
- Fritz Kuhn, the American Fuehrer and the rise and fall of the German-American Bund.
- Creator
- Kopp, Eliot A., Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters, Department of History
- Abstract/Description
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It is not generally known that a pro-Nazi organization, the German-American Bund, held sway among certain segments of American society during the 1920s and 1930s. The organization achieved its greatest successes after the self-proclaimed "American Fuehrer," Fritz Julius Kuhn, took up the reigns of leadership in 1936. Under Kuhn's leadership, the Bund saw a dramatic increase in its membership rolls; it is estimated that over 25,000 dues-paying members belonged to this first-ever National...
Show moreIt is not generally known that a pro-Nazi organization, the German-American Bund, held sway among certain segments of American society during the 1920s and 1930s. The organization achieved its greatest successes after the self-proclaimed "American Fuehrer," Fritz Julius Kuhn, took up the reigns of leadership in 1936. Under Kuhn's leadership, the Bund saw a dramatic increase in its membership rolls; it is estimated that over 25,000 dues-paying members belonged to this first-ever National Socialist organization created outside the environs of Nazi Germany. This thesis explores reasons why this blatantly pro-Nazi organization thrived in the bastion of democracy. While most historians attribute other reasons for the Bund's success, this thesis argues that it was the outstanding organizational skills of Kuhn that kept the movement alive in the years prior to World War II.
Show less - Date Issued
- 2010
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/FAU/1927303
- Subject Headings
- Influence, History, National socialism, White supremacy movements, History
- Format
- Document (PDF)
- Title
- Southern slavery reduces northern wages : an address delivered in Washington, D.C., March 25, 1856 by George M. Weston, of Maine.
- Creator
- Weston, George M. (George Melville) 1816-1887
- Abstract/Description
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Caption title.Two columns to the page.
- PURL
- http://purl.flvc.org/fau/fd/fauwsb17f24
- Subject Headings
- Antislavery movements -- United States, Slavery -- United States -- Speeches in Congress, Congressional addresses -- 1856, Slavery -- Economic aspects -- United States, Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- 19th century, United States -- Economic conditions -- 19th century, United States -- Social conditions -- 19th century, Wages -- United States -- 19th century
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- E-book