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"Public Order is Even More Important than the Rights of Negroes:" Race and Recreation in Charlotte, North Carolina, 1927-1973
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Author
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Ervin, Michael
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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History, African Americans--Study and teaching, Ethnicity--Study and teaching
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Description
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In July 1960, Charlotte’s Park and Recreation Commission enacted an official policy of desegregation in the city’s parks, playgrounds, swimming pools, and recreation centers. This development, which resulted in the first integrated municipal swimm...
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A Dark Enlightenment: Julius Evola and the Temptation of Esoteric Fascism
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Author
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Johnson, Caleb
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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History
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Description
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From 1926 until 1974, the Italian scholar and spiritualist Julius Evola produced books, articles, and essays on the source of the decline of the modern world. These works showed a devotion to a long-passed Golden age, when power was absolute, hier...
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ADVERTISING THE OLD NORTH STATE: 1945-1955
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Author
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Barnes, Emma
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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History
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Description
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The Division of State Advertising was created during the midst of the Great Depression to help bring revenue into North Carolina. During the 1940s, the Division expanded, creating and publishing pamphlets, brochures and articles appealing to touri...
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Title
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Avatar: The Last Airbender: Lessons in Recognizing and Resisting Imperialism
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Author
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Woodford, Kalei
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Date Created
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2022
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Subjects--Topical
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English literature, History, Motion pictures
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Description
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In the modern world, we are constantly fed misinformation and biased information. The press is controlled by the state in many countries like the United States and Russia. These governments have the power to start wars, imprison whomever they deem...
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BASEBALL FROM BELOW: HOW AMERICA’S PASTIME BECAME A HEMISPHERIC CULTURAL PHENOMENON
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Author
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Gallemore, Michael
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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Area studies, History
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Description
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The game of baseball has rarely changed since its beginnings, and its resultant ascent to the United States national pastime has done little to change the fundamentals of the sport. However, there have been significant shifts in the demographics o...
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Battle of the Press: The Nullification Crisis in South Carolina, 1828-1833
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Author
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Pack, Andrew
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Date Created
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2015
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Subjects--Topical
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History
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Description
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This study focuses on the role of the press during the Nullification Crisis in SouthCarolina. It examines how the Charleston Mercury and the Charleston Courier usedideas centered around economics, states’ rights and honor to convince South Carolin...
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Calcutta and J.Z. Holwell, a man on the periphery
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Author
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Branch, William
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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History
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Description
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WILLIAM ARMSTRONG BRANCH. J. Z. Holwell, a peripheral man. (Under the direction of Dr. David Johnson) In the middle of the eighteenth century the trading city of Calcutta flourished by exporting three categories of goods; textiles, opium, and salt...
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Charlotte's Airport Enters The Jet Age: Charlotte Douglas, 1954-1983
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Author
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Ross, Lucas
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Date Created
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2016
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Subjects--Topical
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History
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Description
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ABSTRACTLUCAS CHARLES ROSS. Charlotte’s airport enters the jet age:Charlotte Douglas, 1954-1983. (Under the direction of DR. MARK WILSON) The history of airports is a neglected topic despite the incredible economic and social changes the world has...
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Crime and Punishment: Peasant Resistance in the Ukraine, 1927-1933
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Author
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Slawson, Larry
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Date Created
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2018
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Subjects--Topical
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World history, History
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Description
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Between 1927 and 1933, the Soviet Union underwent numerous social, political, and economic changes under collectivization and the "First Five-Year Plan." In their struggle to industrialize, the Soviet regime often resorted to excessive grain-procu...