Date of Award

2009

Document Type

Restricted Thesis

Terms of Use

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Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts

Department

History Department

First Advisor

Allison Dorsey

Abstract

In his thesis, Hopkins examines the struggle for freedom, economic independence, and identity in the African-American community of Butler County, Pennsylvania from 1790-1890. He approaches this through both the experiences of atypical individuals and larger trends in the community. Hopkins is particularly interested in the complications of boundaries, whether between north and south, black and white, free and slave, etc. This thesis is based on census and tax records, property records, Civil War pension files, newspaper articles, local histories, and secondary sources.

Comments

Co-recipient of the History 91 Prize, awarded in 2009.

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