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Inside the United Nations.: The American struggle against human rights.
Title
Inside the United Nations: The American struggle against human rights..
Creator
Monthly review (New York, N.Y. : 1949)
Date Issued
1951
Identifier
2683250, CFDT2683250, ucf:5056
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2683250
A practical program to kill Jim Crow
Title
A practical program to kill Jim Crow.
Creator
Jackson, Charles
Date Issued
1945
Identifier
2072202, CFDT2072202, ucf:4891
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2072202
Negroes in the post-war world
Title
Negroes in the post-war world.
Creator
Parker, Albert
Date Issued
c1944
Identifier
1745502, CFDT1745502, ucf:4786
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/1745502
Negro representation: A step towards Negro freedom
Title
Negro representation: A step towards Negro freedom.
Creator
Perry, Pettis, Gannett, Betty
Date Issued
1952
Identifier
2180954, CFDT2180954, ucf:4946
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2180954
path of Negro liberation
Title
The path of Negro liberation.
Creator
Davis, Benjamin J. (Benjamin Jefferson)
Date Issued
1947
Identifier
2072179, CFDT2072179
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2072179
In the shadow of fear: American liberties, 1948-49
Title
In the shadow of fear: American liberties, 1948-49.
Creator
American Civil Liberties Union
Date Issued
1949
Identifier
370506, CFDT370506, ucf:5506
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/370506
The Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in the Memory of the Civil Rights Movement
Title
The Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in the Memory of the Civil Rights Movement.
Creator
Nightingale, Brandon, Lester, Connie, Gordon, Fon, Walker, Ezekiel, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
The Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church is a historically black church rooted in the South that was established in 1870. The church had been viewed historically as an (")old slavery(") church, due to its close relationship to the White Methodist Episcopal Church (formerly Methodist Episcopal Church, South (MECS). The history of the denomination encouraged the view that CME churches and schools had not been active in the Civil Rights Movement. Closer research into the denomination's...
Show moreThe Christian Methodist Episcopal (CME) Church is a historically black church rooted in the South that was established in 1870. The church had been viewed historically as an (")old slavery(") church, due to its close relationship to the White Methodist Episcopal Church (formerly Methodist Episcopal Church, South (MECS). The history of the denomination encouraged the view that CME churches and schools had not been active in the Civil Rights Movement. Closer research into the denomination's archives from 1954, when the church changed its name from (")Colored(") to (")Christian(") up to the 1970s, when the movement transitioned, challenges that interpretation. From the individual activist leaders across the South, to CME-affiliated historically black colleges associated with the black student movement, and the work of members of local congregations, the CME church can be shown to have been at the forefront of the movement. By focusing on three groups(-)CME leaders, church affiliated colleges, and a local congregation(-)this thesis argues that activism took many forms. Narrowly defining what constitutes civil rights activism risks overlooking important figures in the movement and failing to acknowledge the struggles individuals and church communities faced in the struggle to end disfranchisement and Jim Crow segregation. Understanding the role of the CME church in the Civil Rights Movement calls for expanding the meaning of the word activism to include acts of defiance and courage less well-understood.
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Date Issued
2019
Identifier
CFE0007843, ucf:52832
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0007843
Intellectuals in the fight for peace
Title
Intellectuals in the fight for peace.
Creator
Fast, Howard
Date Issued
1949
Identifier
1927443, CFDT1927443, ucf:4838
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/1927443
The student protest movement a recapitulation
Title
The student protest movement a recapitulation.
Creator
Boynton, G. R. (George Robert)
Date Issued
1961
Identifier
2700030, CFDT2700030, ucf:5154
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2700030
The struggle against white chauvinism: Outline for discussion and study guide for schools, classes, study groups
Title
The struggle against white chauvinism: Outline for discussion and study guide for schools, classes, study groups.
Creator
Communist Party of the United States of America National Education Department
Date Issued
1949
Identifier
671282, CFDT671282, ucf:5532
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/671282
FIRST PERSON PERSPECTIVES OF THE IMPACT OF SEGREGATION AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT ON SOUTHERN WHITE RACISM
Title
FIRST PERSON PERSPECTIVES OF THE IMPACT OF SEGREGATION AND THE CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT ON SOUTHERN WHITE RACISM.
Creator
Dockswell, Jeff, White, Vibert, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
ABSTRACT The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and 1970s profoundly changed the lives of many young southern White citizens. Southern racism was a product of traditional indoctrination common in the culture of the Old South. During the generations after slavery to the Civil Rights Era, vulnerable White children were typically exposed to racist and prejudiced influences from families, fellow citizens, education, popular culture, and segregation laws established within their communities. The...
Show moreABSTRACT The Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s and 1970s profoundly changed the lives of many young southern White citizens. Southern racism was a product of traditional indoctrination common in the culture of the Old South. During the generations after slavery to the Civil Rights Era, vulnerable White children were typically exposed to racist and prejudiced influences from families, fellow citizens, education, popular culture, and segregation laws established within their communities. The Civil Rights Movement brought forth elaborate legal reforms that broke segregation and enabled integration programs to take place at schools and other public institutions, which ultimately expanded many southerners' cultural awareness of different racial groups. Many accounts on the Civil Rights Movement and its relation to southern White racism are generally confined to narrow descriptions that emphasize extreme resistance measures, such as violence or civil disobedience acted out from members of the White community. Many students who do not study American history beyond the high school or college survey course levels unfortunately learn a limited history about White racism and its relation to the Civil Rights Movement. The sources commonly used in these courses include textbooks, films, and documentaries. Based in part by time and budget constraints, oral histories about White racism are often not incorporated in the classroom curricula. The available sources explain the history of White racism to a limited degree and the fact that it contributed to a mobilization effort to gain civil rights protection for racial minorities. However, they leave out other accounts about White racism relative to the history of the Civil Rights Movement. Many southern White children from this time grew up around prejudiced influences and witnessed blatant racist treatment of African Americans. During their upbringing many of these southern citizens developed solid beliefs in White supremacy and justifiable racial prejudice. Oral testimonies told by them that focus on their racism reveal social, economic, and political details which standard sources do not provide. Their stories demonstrate learned factors commonly found in racism and show how contemporary circumstances, such as living with segregation every day, can impact behaviors. Many common social factors that relate to understanding the roots of southern White racism are often not provided in sources used in most American history courses. Such works leave out a significant percentage of stories from regular White people from the South, and in particular many young individuals, who throughout the Civil Rights Era showed passive contempt, i.e., remaining silent on issues of overt discrimination and racism, toward African Americans as a result of cultural indoctrination. These White individuals' resistances and their youth illustrate a different aspect of prejudice in contrast to the traditional reports on the topic that highlight hate crimes and more stubborn forms of racism. Passivity expressed by these southern White citizens enabled them to reform their prejudices through the encouragement of the Civil Rights Movement. The impact of the era on their thinking offers an important lens that illustrates Civil Rights Movement and southern segregation history. Yet, generally, such perceptions are ignored in many historical works. This thesis attempts to bring out the social and evolutionary elements of White racism in the twentieth century South and the impact of the Civil Rights Movement on White prejudiced behaviors once traditionally found in southern culture that date back to the end of the Civil War and the birth of segregation. In reference to the use of capitalization of certain words I have placed capitals on terms that refer to periods of time such as the Civil Rights Era or events like the Civil Rights Movement. Additionally, groups of people identified with a racial group received recognition with a capital letter. Some of the sources I used from previous eras do not apply capitalization with specific color group terms such as "black" or "white," and I have left them as they are printed in their works. As I explain the evolution of racism and prejudice in the first half of the twentieth century, I also want to illustrate the evolution of racial labeling from the past three decades. For example, textbooks from the early 1990s describe African Americans and Caucasians as "black" and "white." However, texts from the twenty-first century label these groups as either "African Americans" or "White." The purpose of this is to show that many American historians and authors continue to evolve their understanding of racial identification.
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Date Issued
2006
Identifier
CFE0001307, ucf:47023
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0001307
THE FIRE WITHIN: THE BALDWIN MEETING AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE KENNEDY ADMINISTRATION'S APPROACH TO CIVIL RIGHTS
Title
THE FIRE WITHIN: THE BALDWIN MEETING AND THE EVOLUTION OF THE KENNEDY ADMINISTRATION'S APPROACH TO CIVIL RIGHTS.
Creator
Saucedo, Todd, Crepeau, Richard, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
This thesis examines the Kennedy Administration's decision to propose comprehensive civil rights legislation in June, 1963. The work focuses on the relationship between the Kennedy brothers, particularly on Robert F. Kennedy's position as his brother's main adviser and his influence on the president's final decision to go forward with legislation. It begins by exploring the Kennedy's childhood, then traces the brothers' approach toward civil rights during the campaigns...
Show moreThis thesis examines the Kennedy Administration's decision to propose comprehensive civil rights legislation in June, 1963. The work focuses on the relationship between the Kennedy brothers, particularly on Robert F. Kennedy's position as his brother's main adviser and his influence on the president's final decision to go forward with legislation. It begins by exploring the Kennedy's childhood, then traces the brothers' approach toward civil rights during the campaigns of 1952 and 1960, and concludes with an assessment of the Kennedy administration's civil rights policy during his presidency. The thesis puts special emphasis on a May, 1963 meeting between Robert Kennedy and an eclectic bi-racial group of intellectuals led by the novelist James Baldwin arguing that the meeting profoundly altered Kennedy's understanding of civil rights, ultimately transforming the Kennedy legacy regarding civil rights.
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Date Issued
2007
Identifier
CFE0001748, ucf:47268
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0001748
Teaching the Civil Rights Movement: A Phenomenological Study Of Central Florida Teachers
Title
Teaching the Civil Rights Movement: A Phenomenological Study Of Central Florida Teachers.
Creator
Houser, Barbara, Russell, William, Whiteman, JoAnn, Hewitt, Randall, Cassanello, Robert, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
Teaching the civil rights movement can be challenging. Many history textbooks contain the national story of Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, the march to Selma, Alabama, and not much more. Classrooms across the United States follow this path of nationalizing the civil rights movement. This interpretation is only a small part of the civil rights crusade that existed throughout the United States, including in the state of Florida. Teaching only the national story, especially when the local...
Show moreTeaching the civil rights movement can be challenging. Many history textbooks contain the national story of Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, the march to Selma, Alabama, and not much more. Classrooms across the United States follow this path of nationalizing the civil rights movement. This interpretation is only a small part of the civil rights crusade that existed throughout the United States, including in the state of Florida. Teaching only the national story, especially when the local exists, can ignore the human, ordinary element of this movement.The purpose of this phenomenological study was to describe the lived experience of central Florida teachers when teaching the civil rights movement. It is based on the theoretical assumptions that the national story is the only narrative being taught regarding the civil rights movement, and it sought to determine whether this is the case in the state of Florida, which incorporates the use of local history in its state standards. Data was collected through the use of surveys along with follow up, qualitative interviews. The sample size was 319 teachers of whom 65 responded to the survey, and eight personal interviews were conducted. Findings show that more than just Martin Luther King, Jr., and Rosa Parks are being taught, but it is still mostly the national story and not local, community history.Nine themes were identified, ranging from the impact of teachers, which builds upon previous research, to the negative opinion that teachers have for the texts being used, to the different content and timelines being used in social studies classrooms when teaching the civil rights movement. This data is important to educators, historians, administrators, and teachers because this is one of the first empirical studies on the subject of teaching the civil rights movement.
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Date Issued
2013
Identifier
CFE0005183, ucf:50665
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0005183
When Leaders Repress: A Study of African States
Title
When Leaders Repress: A Study of African States.
Creator
Timmerman, Ashley, Dolan, Thomas, Mirilovic, Nikola, Kinsey, Barbara, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
When do leaders choose state-sponsored repression as a response to certain threats to the state? Conventional wisdom states that authoritarian regimes will be more likely to use these repressive acts in order to maintain law and order, as well as to suppress the opposition. However, previous literature on the subject fails to recognize the effect of irregular civil wars on this decision, as well as the types of repression that will (-) or will not (-) be used against citizens. I analyze cross...
Show moreWhen do leaders choose state-sponsored repression as a response to certain threats to the state? Conventional wisdom states that authoritarian regimes will be more likely to use these repressive acts in order to maintain law and order, as well as to suppress the opposition. However, previous literature on the subject fails to recognize the effect of irregular civil wars on this decision, as well as the types of repression that will (-) or will not (-) be used against citizens. I analyze cross-sectional time series data in 46 African states between 1990 and 2010 on human rights violations and their causes. The key independent variable is irregular civil war, but I also look at the effects of protest movements and domestic terror attacks to find the levels of human rights violations and the specific type of human rights violations used. Irregular civil war is the most important indicator for human rights violations, specifically, the use of killing and disappearances to silence the opposition and end the warfare.
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Date Issued
2014
Identifier
CFE0005428, ucf:50412
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0005428
EUROPEAN MIGRATION AND THE FAR-RIGHT: 2011-2017
Title
EUROPEAN MIGRATION AND THE FAR-RIGHT: 2011-2017.
Creator
Wilson, Lauren, Turcu, Anca, Kinsey, Barbara, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
This study investigates the relationship between the current migration crisis in Europe and the escalation of far-right voting which has been witnessed since it's beginning. In order to do so this study utilized correlation experiments and detailed case studies to explore the relationship between legislative vote shares and asylum applications for the years 2009-2017 in the EU member states of Hungary, Germany, France, Greece and the UK. Control variables of GDP, unemployment and terrorist...
Show moreThis study investigates the relationship between the current migration crisis in Europe and the escalation of far-right voting which has been witnessed since it's beginning. In order to do so this study utilized correlation experiments and detailed case studies to explore the relationship between legislative vote shares and asylum applications for the years 2009-2017 in the EU member states of Hungary, Germany, France, Greece and the UK. Control variables of GDP, unemployment and terrorist attacks have also been utilized to measure alternative causes of far-right voting. Results of these experiments vary quite a bit from state to state - finding differing potential causal factors in each case study. Germany, France and the UK show results which indicate that an increase in asylum applications potentially influence far-right voting habits. Greece does not show this type of result, but does show correlation with control variables. Hungarian experiments however do not produce correlation with any variables tested, but has the strongest presence of far-right activity which may indicate that Hungarian far-right success is attributed to their long history of far-right activity.
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Date Issued
2019
Identifier
CFH2000539, ucf:45652
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH2000539
White chauvinism and the struggle for peace
Title
White chauvinism and the struggle for peace.
Creator
Perry, Pettis
Date Issued
1952
Identifier
1927061, CFDT1927061, ucf:4814
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/1927061
The individual in Soviet law
Title
The individual in Soviet law.
Creator
Josephson, Leon
Date Issued
1957
Identifier
2683648, CFDT2683648, ucf:5098
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/FCLA/DT/2683648
VICTIMS OF MORE THAN JUST BIAS: GENDER'S INFLUENCE ON JURY AWARDS AND OTHER MONETARY BENEFITS IN WORKPLACE SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAIMS
Title
VICTIMS OF MORE THAN JUST BIAS: GENDER'S INFLUENCE ON JURY AWARDS AND OTHER MONETARY BENEFITS IN WORKPLACE SEXUAL HARASSMENT CLAIMS.
Creator
Ferraro, Anthony, Cronon, Christopher, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
The main objective in this research was to examine the extent to which gender and gender biases influence monetary benefits received, including jury award amounts, in workplace sexual harassment claims. Two methods were utilized to explore the discrepancies in monetary benefits received based on gender differences. The first method used was a survey to test various gender attitudes, attitudes on sexual harassment, and how influential a victim's gender was on determinations of damage award...
Show moreThe main objective in this research was to examine the extent to which gender and gender biases influence monetary benefits received, including jury award amounts, in workplace sexual harassment claims. Two methods were utilized to explore the discrepancies in monetary benefits received based on gender differences. The first method used was a survey to test various gender attitudes, attitudes on sexual harassment, and how influential a victim's gender was on determinations of damage award amounts in sexual harassment cases. 6 two-way factorial univariate between-subject analyses of variance (ANOVAs) were used to analyze the survey data. The second method in this project consisted of an examination of claims filed by victims of sexual harassment. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission statistics were broken down by gender with respect to resolution type. This provided a means to assess the actual monetary benefits received by both men and women across all possible forms of claim resolutions. In conjunction, these two methods provide a more balanced approach to the assessment of gender discrepancies in sexual harassment claims. Using a combination of actual claims of sexual harassment and survey data, rather than just one or the other, allows for direct comparison between perception and reality. The comparison of perception and reality allows for a more complete assessment of the state of sexual harassment claims as they relate to victim's gender. With a more complete assessment of sexual harassment claims and perceptions of sexual harassment it may be possible to bring to light potential injustices caused by gender or gender stereotyping, and correct any imbalances that may be present.
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Date Issued
2012
Identifier
CFH0004247, ucf:44967
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0004247
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF REFUGEES AND IDPS
Title
A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF REFUGEES AND IDPS.
Creator
Sanchez, Laura, Sadri, Houman, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
There is a grave concern for the life, liberty and security of individuals who have been forced to leave their homes and have become dispersed within their native countries and throughout the Asian continent. These internally displaced persons and refugees are the subject of this study. Some of the themes that will be discussed include: civil war, human rights violations and the economy, since these are the problems affecting the populations of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Myanmar. These case...
Show moreThere is a grave concern for the life, liberty and security of individuals who have been forced to leave their homes and have become dispersed within their native countries and throughout the Asian continent. These internally displaced persons and refugees are the subject of this study. Some of the themes that will be discussed include: civil war, human rights violations and the economy, since these are the problems affecting the populations of Afghanistan, Pakistan and Myanmar. These case studies are of particular interest because Afghanistan is where most refugees come from, Myanmar has the longest-running military regime and Pakistan hosts the most refugees in the world. All three case studies are currently in a state of civil war, are breeding grounds for violations of human rights and have corrupt economies. Thus, the goal is to end armed conflict, to put an end to the human rights violations that come with it and to restructure the economies in each of these nation states so that the internally displaced persons and refugees can be repatriated, since displacement has become too much of a burden for Afghanistan, Pakistan and Myanmar's neighboring countries, who have been taking in all of the refugees from said countries. Theoretically, if the issues causing displacement were to be solved, then the countries that host refugees would be able to concentrate on their own populations. This study can potentially address the gap between knowledge, policy formation, and policy implementation to realize the goals of the international community in dealing with the displacement crisis.
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Date Issued
2011
Identifier
CFH0003829, ucf:44731
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFH0003829
Government Respect for Human Rights and their Relation to Shadow Economic Activity
Title
Government Respect for Human Rights and their Relation to Shadow Economic Activity.
Creator
Gahagan, Christopher, Mousseau, Demet, Marien, Daniel, Reynolds, Teddy, University of Central Florida
Abstract / Description
Shadow economic activity can have detrimental effects on many aspects of a society including trust in government policies, quality of public institutions, government revenues, and economic growth. Empirical studies have generally employed a rational actor approach and focused on economic factors. Most studies in this literature claim that when individuals do not receive the right economic stimuli from the government, it damages the relationship between individuals and the state and citizens...
Show moreShadow economic activity can have detrimental effects on many aspects of a society including trust in government policies, quality of public institutions, government revenues, and economic growth. Empirical studies have generally employed a rational actor approach and focused on economic factors. Most studies in this literature claim that when individuals do not receive the right economic stimuli from the government, it damages the relationship between individuals and the state and citizens opt to move into the shadow economy. A small but growing body of research, however, suggests that certain political factors can also lead to shadow economic activity because of a breakdown in the relationship between individuals and the state. Building on this growing body of research, this study investigates how governments' repression of human rights can play an important role in the growth of shadow economic activities. The empirical literature on human rights offer three main groups of human rights: Survival Rights (physical integrity), Women's Economic Rights, and Civil Liberties (i.e. freedom of speech). This study expects a similar pattern for all sectors of human rights, that when they are abused, citizens will react to those abuses by moving into the shadow economy because of the breakdown in the citizen-state relationship. Several multiple regression analyses are conducted for 150 countries from the years 1999 to 2011 to investigate if these different types of human rights had an impact on the levels of shadow economic activity. Results indicate that while Survival Rights and Women's Economic Rights have no statistically significant impact on the size of the shadow economy, the respect or abuse of citizens' Civil Liberties are statistically significant after the introduction of control variables. A possible reason for the difference in these findings might be that while the fear of reprisal of Survival Rights can work to deter shadow economic activity, repression of Civil Liberties may not create enough fear to deter it. Future research is necessary in this area to expand our knowledge on the political determinants of the size of the shadow economy as well as the creation of policies to combat its growth.
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Date Issued
2019
Identifier
CFE0007459, ucf:52691
Format
Document (PDF)
PURL
http://purl.flvc.org/ucf/fd/CFE0007459

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