COMMEMORATING QUEEN CHARLOTTE: RACE, GENDER, AND THE POLITICS OF MEMORY, 1750 TO 2014

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Gregory, B. (2016). COMMEMORATING QUEEN CHARLOTTE: RACE, GENDER, AND THE POLITICS OF MEMORY, 1750 TO 2014. Unc Charlotte Electronic Theses And Dissertations.
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Abstract

Despite the vast research by historians on Queen Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz as a person, little research has been conducted on what she meant to the people of regions named in her honor. This thesis seeks to uncover the significance of her namesake to the people of Charlotte, North Carolina by understanding local commemorations and race relations within the city. After reviewing multiple newspaper articles, works of art, commemoration celebrations documentations and memorabilia, the meaning of Queen Charlotte varied overtime as a result of varying political ideologies. Queen Charlotte was a symbol of local pride, an image for white elitism, the first African queen, and a heroine for local women.

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Author

Gregory, Bethany

Title

COMMEMORATING QUEEN CHARLOTTE: RACE, GENDER, AND THE POLITICS OF MEMORY, 1750 TO 2014

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1 online resource (90 pages) : PDF

Date

2016

Degree Granting Institution

University of North Carolina at Charlotte

Abstract

Despite the vast research by historians on Queen Sophia Charlotte of Mecklenburg-Strelitz as a person, little research has been conducted on what she meant to the people of regions named in her honor. This thesis seeks to uncover the significance of her namesake to the people of Charlotte, North Carolina by understanding local commemorations and race relations within the city. After reviewing multiple newspaper articles, works of art, commemoration celebrations documentations and memorabilia, the meaning of Queen Charlotte varied overtime as a result of varying political ideologies. Queen Charlotte was a symbol of local pride, an image for white elitism, the first African queen, and a heroine for local women.

Genre

masters theses

Subjects--Topics

Sex role
History

Subjects--Places

America

Degree

M.A.

Keywords

Black
Commemoration
Elite
Gender
Memory
Race

Subject Area

History

Advisor(s)

Cameron, Christopher

Committee Members

Haynes, Christine
Shapiro, Aaron

Degree Note

Thesis (M.A.)--University of North Carolina at Charlotte, 2016.

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