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The AMUM Podcast Episode 3
No full textEpisode 3 of The AMUM Podcast covers the museum\u27s student employees Addi Cucchiaro, Elaina Fleming, and Keeton Brown. It dives into Addi’s federal work study student worker position, Keeton’s Mellon fellowship experience, and Elaina’s studio institute internship
The American Indian Heritage by John Kauffman
Get PDFThe American Indian Heritage was written by Emmy Award winner John Kauffman (1947-90), a member of the Nez Perce Tribe. One of Kauffman’s many theatrical enterprises to tell the stories of Native Americans from a Native perspective, this play discusses various creation stories from North America and the impact that these stories have had on Native American cultures. This is side 1 of 2
Agricultural Revolution: Man as Food Producer (Side 1)
Get PDFSoundtrack and narration to an educational film titled Agricultural Revolution: Man as Food Producer. This film (audio only) recounts the history of the development of agriculture and its continuing impact on modern society though the story of Isidro Gonsalez Matos, a Puerto Rican farmer. Date of original publication is unknown, but the recording was made on September 17, 1985. This is part 1 of 2
Endowment for Educational Excellence Tennessee State University Foundation For the Year Ended June 30, 2023
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Research Recap: Informal removals of students with disabilities in Tennessee
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Annual Comprehensive Financial Report, Hamilton County, Tennessee for year ended June 30, 2024
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Meritocracy Unmasked: Oppression and its Links to Abuses of African Americans from 1865 to 1930
Get PDFMeritocracy has often been a foundational aspect of Western society and legal development. However, this foundation is a façade to uplift those in power while leaving others oppressed. This project critically examines the myth of meritocracy in the context of the Reconstruction and Great Migration eras, with dates spanning from 1865 to 1930. Using an interdisciplinary approach, this study is an intellectual history of the use of meritocracy in correlation to the maintenance of social hierarchies. Through exploring the role of Enlightenment era philosophers, racial violence, and legal developments, this project explores the failures of policies such as the Fourteenth Amendment and the foundational aspects of Western policy formation through the outright exclusion of African Americans. Instead of genuinely promoting social mobility, the policies created new methods to enforce the hierarchical ideologies of Enlightenment philosophers to create a landscape of terror that mechanizes oppression. Juxtaposing American dream ideals with the lived realities of African Americans, this project exposes the landscapes of terror crafted by economic and social policies meant to maintain the hierarchies that benefitted those in power