Only Nixon Could Go to China: L. Q. C. Lamar and the Politics of Reconciliation

<p>Lucius Quintus Cinncinatus Lamar was a statesman with an almost unmatched career, serving on the President's Cabinet, in Congress, and on the Supreme Court. Lamar's work in government spanned one of the most tumultuous times in American history, and his transformation from secessionist to advocate for reconciliation in the post-Civil War period illustrates the complexity of politics at that time. This thesis examines Lamar's life and provides an historiographic survey of Lamar scholarship to date. From this review, the thesis moves to new and necessary areas of inquiry, including Lamar's relationship with black Reconstruction politicians, his role in the early conservation movement, and his life as a source of inspiration for twentieth and twenty-first century public policy and reconciliation groups.</p>

Name thesis:degree_name

M.A. in Southern Studies

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Southern Studies

Year dc:date.available

2012

Author dc:creator

• Wilson, Richard Brian

Contributors dc:contributor

• Charles Reagan Wilson
• Ted Ownby
• John Winkle

• American Studies

Repository record dc:identifier

https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/1223

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:egrove.olemiss.edu:etd-2222