Browsing by Subject "American studies"
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COME ON DOWN TO SEE FOR YOURSELF : SOUTHERN RAILROAD TRACKS AS RACIAL SEGREGATORS--THE CASE OF GREENVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA
(East Carolina University, 2010)Throughout American culture and through varying mediums, railroad tracks have been depicted as tropes of socioeconomic repression, technological development, and even bountiful migration. For instance, Joseph's Millichap, ... -
Defining Eastern North Carolina Upriver Steamboats Through Tar River Archaeology and History
(East Carolina University, 2012)This thesis will identify the salient features of North Carolina upriver steamboats and their relationships to steamboats from a variety of regions in the United States in an effort to understand the means by which people ... -
Lonely Voices Crying in the Wilderness
(East Carolina University, 2012)This text is a work of creative fiction that delves into the minds of those who have experienced conflict. Whether it is during war or life situations, these stories are often internalized. The text explores how the young ... -
The Tarboro Three : Rape, Race and Secrecy in a Small Town
(East Carolina University, 2011)In the summer of 1973, in the small town of Tarboro, North Carolina, three young black men offered a ride to a young white woman out walking alone at midnight. It is impossible to tell how different the lives of each of ...