Analyses the trajectory of interracial reform at three colleges - Oberlin, New York Central, and Berea - noting its implications for... Læs mere
In the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, tens of thousands of Southern Italians and Sicilians emigrated to the... Læs mere
Reveals how prohibition helped realign the racial and religious order in the American South by linking restrictions on alcohol with political preaching and the disfranchisement of Black voters.
Uses both transnational and comparative methodologies to highlight similarities and differences among the... Læs mere
Brings together oral histories, tribal records, archival materials, and archaeological... Læs mere
In this comprehensive examination of British sympathy for the South during and after the American Civil War, Michael... Læs mere
Examines how the movement of people, ideas, and social practices contributed to the complex processes and negotiations involved in being and becoming French in North America and the Atlantic World between the years 1600 and 1875.
Examines the effects of military service, particularly combat, on the psyches and emotional well-being of Civil War soldiers - Black and white, North and South. Invisible Wounds is a sweeping reevaluation of the mental damage inflicted by America’s most tragic conflict.
During the American Civil War the western Trans-Mississippi frontier was host to harsh environmental... Læs mere
The racialized and exoticized cult of Voodoo occupies a central place in the popular image of the Crescent City. But as Kodi Roberts argues in Voodoo and Power, the religion was not a monolithic tradition handed down from African ancestors to their American-born descendants.
One of the most eccentric and accomplished politicians in all of American history, John Randolph led a life marked by controversy. The first biography of Randolph in nearly a... Læs mere
Examines African American literature's critique of American law concerning matters of property, paying particular attention to the... Læs mere