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New South: Racial Justice, Political Organizing, and Reimagining the American Battleground

Hicks, Henry Beecher, IV
http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8783-6027
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin1646395198014734

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2021, BA, Oberlin College, Comparative American Studies.
This thesis draws on interviews with voters and organizers to disrupt preconceived popularized notions of the Deep South, arguing for a reimagining of the region's value through the lens of electoral politics and the Democratic Party's campaign efforts. There is plenty of room for revision in the apathetic approach that national Democrats and progressives treat the South with. This historic and contemporary disdain, paired with common guilt in the promotion of a limited and exclusionary idea of what the South is, contributes to the marginalization of Southern communities of color, queer and trans people, working class folks, and more. However, through attention to voter access, revised organizing tactics, and more, the Democratic Party can be a part of the solution.
Shelley Sang-Hee Lee (Advisor)
Wendy Kozol (Other)
Caroline Jackson-Smith (Committee Member)
Charles E. Peterson (Committee Member)
111 p.
African American Studies; African Americans; American History; American Studies; Black History; Black Studies; Communication; Demographics; Economic History; Environmental Justice; Ethnic Studies; Gender; Glbt Studies; History; Journalism; Minority and Ethnic Groups; Political Science; Regional Studies
Democratic Party; South; Deep South; Relational organizing; Voting rights; Voter protection; Progressive; Political messaging; Political communications; Oral history; Racial justice; Black; African American; Field organizing; Battleground state; Election; Campaign; Republican Party; Tennessee; Georgia; Democrat; New South; Black Belt; Buttigieg

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  • Hicks, IV, H. B. (2021). New South: Racial Justice, Political Organizing, and Reimagining the American Battleground [Undergraduate thesis, Oberlin College]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin1646395198014734

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hicks, IV, Henry. New South: Racial Justice, Political Organizing, and Reimagining the American Battleground. 2021. Oberlin College, Undergraduate thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin1646395198014734.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hicks, IV, Henry. "New South: Racial Justice, Political Organizing, and Reimagining the American Battleground." Undergraduate thesis, Oberlin College, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=oberlin1646395198014734

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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