Transcript of "When I Say 'Steal,' Who Do You Think Of?": Part Two
...in the US—to be white people descended from Scot-Irish, emigrants, fleeing poverty in Europe, moving from the eastern seaports of the US further south and east, looking for cheap land —...
Segregationists, Libertarians, and the Modern "School Choice" Movement
...racial preference and the administrative determination of what is best for the child." It recommended vouchers wherever "a child cannot be conveniently assigned to a non-mixed public school," regardless of...
Genres of Southern Literature
...for southern literature. This tradition is not without irony, given the other directive that has long governed southern literary study: the emphasis on promoting "internal" or a-historical, non-contingent readings of...
Backcountry Legends of a Minister's Death
Introduction The True Image explores the history and output of Scotch-Irish stonecutters in the early backcountry of Pennsylvania and the Carolinas. For none of them do we have any personal...
Crossing Over: Sustainability, New Urbanism, and Gentrification in Austin, Texas
...stops and bike lanes and widen streets to promote public transportation. The most symbolic public spot in the corridor is Urdy Plaza, an open, art-decorated space that honors the African...
Cruising Grounds: Seeking Sex and Claiming Place in Houston, 1960–1980
...came to have the support of the Gay Political Caucus and the Metropolitan Community Church, both organizations invested in promoting the respectability of gay people. Time would prove the MCA's...
The Battle of Atlanta: History and Remembrance
...as much attention as battle facts. Gone with the Wind, for instance, as a bestselling novel and blockbuster movie has shaped popular perception of the Civil War more than the...
Dixie Destinations: Rereading Jonathan Daniels's A Southerner Discovers the South
...bestseller for several weeks and received warm reviews from northerners and southerners, blacks and whites.3Jonathan Daniels, A Southerner Discovers the South (New York: Macmillan, 1938). All references are to this edition. Publishers Weekly listed A...
Television News and the Civil Rights Struggle: The Views in Virginia and Mississippi
...for the best analysis of this linkage). Across the US South in the mid-1950s, local television news had a wide effect on the shape of the struggle over civil rights,...
The Carolina Piedmont
...Scotch-Irish Piedmont Carolinian, Andrew Jackson turned his wrath upon the Creeks of Georgia and Alabama. Routes of Carolina Piedmont Settlement From the 1730s, immigrants entered the region not so much...