Browsing Department of History (MU) by Thesis Semester "2006 Fall"
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A grave injustice : institutional terror at the State Industrial Home for Negro girls and the paradox of delinquent reform in Missouri, 1888-1960
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)This thesis examines the treatment of African American juvenile delinquent girls in Missouri from 1888-1960. It finds demonstrates that during the era of the training schools, Missouri's reformatories developed a reputation ... -
The greatest improvement of any country: economic development in Ullapool and the Highlands, 1786-1835
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)This thesis explores the possible causes underlying the failure of Ullapool to develop in the half century after its founding. The study seeks to place Ullapool within a wider context, examining several interconnected ... -
Rivers running through : an urban environmental history of the Kansas Cities and the Missouri River
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)[ACCESS RESTRICTED TO THE UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI AT REQUEST OF AUTHOR.] An environmental history of Kansas City and an urban history of the Missouri River, this dissertation shows how interconnected the city and the river ... -
Stranger fruit : the lynching of balck [sic] women : the cases of Rosa Jefferson and Marie Scott
(University of Missouri--Columbia, 2006)This dissertation is a study focused on the sexual and racial dynamics that fostered an environment that allowed for, and even condoned the lynching of black women. By examining variables that affected black women's exclusive ...