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The Great Migration of African Americans between 1916 - 1930 and its impact on their society and culture
Kárová, Julie ; Raková, Svatava (advisor) ; Calda, Miloš (referee)
The Bachelor thesis The Great Migration of African Americans between 1916 - 1930 and its impact on their society and culture deals with the migration of African Americans from the southern states of USA to north-eastern cities, using the examples of New York and Chicago. This movement of approximately 1.5 million people is considered a great redistribution of the African American population, which had a major impact on black society. A direct cause of the migration was the development of black neighbourhoods Harlem (New York) and South Side (Chicago). Particularly Harlem became the center of the flowering of African American culture in the 1920's, which became known as the Harlem Renaissance. The aim of this thesis is to analyze the impact of the migration to New York and Chicago on African American urban society and culture, which was evolving during the 1920's. It examines up to what extent can be the first phase of the Great Migration between 1916 and 1930 considered a key period for the development of black communities in Harlem and South Side and looks at the importnance of these advancing neighbourhoods. It presents the Harlem Renaissance as one of the main consequences of black urbanization and tries to examine the new atmosphere and tendencies of the urban African American population, in connection...
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African Americans Versus Latinos in Los Angeles; Coalition or Conflict?
Kdolská, Petra ; Raková, Svatava (advisor) ; Kozák, Kryštof (referee)
Diploma thesis "African Americans versus Latinos in Los Angeles; Coalition or Conflict?" deals with the issue of inter-minority relations in the Los Angeles area. The project is divided into several parts in order to make it easier for the reader to orientate and to draw point more clearly. The first part deals with the establishment of both communities within the Los Angeles area, focusing on the most important events shaping their developments. The next part then analyzes the reasons for increasing conflicts by stressing the most important ones and by trying to apply the general theories of race relations within the United States. It basically focuses on the educational sphere, the problem of both Latinos and blacks dropping-out in large numbers and the increasing violence connected to gang activities. In the next chapter, the political scene comes into question; the 2001 and 2005 Mayoral Races are analyzed and compared in order to draw conclusions and provide possible explanations for their outcomes. Moreover, a general background for the urban political theory of minorities is provided. Furthermore, the next part deals with the increasing competition within the economic sphere; this part tries to answer the question to what extent and in what ways has Latino immigrants impacted the lives of native...
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Lincoln's Reconstruction westof the Mississippi River: Restoretion of loyal civil governments in Arkansas and Louisiana, 1862-1865
Rychlík, Jan ; Raková, Svatava (advisor) ; Korytová Magstadt, Štěpánka (referee)
In the course of the American Civil War, in four occupied southern states loyal civil gov ernments were established and in three other states at least attempts at reconstruction took place. The master thesis "Lincoln's Reconstruction west of the Mississippi River: Restoration of loyal civil gov ernments in Arkansas and Louisiana, 1862-1865" treats the process of wartime reconstruction of the Union in accordance within recent historiography that disputes revisionist accounts of the topic. The thesis argues that the President held to his moderate vision throughout the Civil War and did not de part from it in favour of radical conceptions by the end of the conflict. Lincoln's policy was practical, opposed to dogmatic, purpose approach of his radical fellow partisans. Two case studies of reconstruction on the state level are to show that the presidential policy was a proper one. The peculiarities of each state asked for differentiated handling. Louisiana and Arkansas were chosen for their abysmally different social, economic and political features yet common war experience. In terms of wealth, density of population, and share of slaves in its number, Louisiana and Arkansas were situated on opposite extremes of the scale. Like the other states of Lower South, Louisiana seceded in January 1861, while the Upper...
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