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Showing 1 to 3 of 3 for “"Academic -- UNF -- Master of Arts in History; Dissertations"”.
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Soldiers and Civil Rights: The Impact of World War II on Jacksonville's African American Community, 1954-1960
This research explores the role of returning African American veterans in the Civil Rights Movement in Jacksonville from 1945-1960. Black World War II veterans not only faced the typical challenges of returning to civilian life, but took up the fight for equality as well. While this work …
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From Chaos to Order: Balancing Cross-Cultural Communication in the Pre-Colonial and Colonial Southeast
This Master’s Thesis examines the ways in which the culturally distinct groups who inhabited the pre-colonial and colonial Southeast approached cross-cultural communication. The extensive and violent entradas led by Spaniards into the Southeastern interior in the 1500s represent a watershed moment …
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LaVilla, Florida, 1866-1887: Reconstruction Dreams and the Formation of a Black Community
Several factors which influenced the formation of an urban black community following the Civil War are examined in this study. Prior to the war, LaVilla, a suburb of Jacksonville, Florida, was sparsely populated by wealthy white families. At war's end, freedmen seeking shelter and work took …