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Title
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Toward an Emancipationist Interpretation of George Caleb Bingham's 'General Order No. 11'
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Description
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Article that explores the varying interpretations of George Caleb Bingham's painting, "General Order No. 11." The painting illustrates the effects of General Order No. 11 passed by Union General Thomas Ewing during the Civil War, which forced residents in rural areas of four Missouri counties to evacute in an effort to dismantle the support system of Missouri guerrilla fighters. Though he supported the Union, Bingham considered the order "an unneccessary abuse of of power." The author argues Bingham quickly lost control of his audence's discussion, as viewers began to use their own opinions of the war to interpret its meaning.
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Date
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2013-07
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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Chester A. Franklin and Harry S. Truman: An African-American Conservative and the "Conversion" of the Future President
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Description
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Extensive article about the influence of Chester Franklin (1880-1955), "the African-American publisher of 'The Call,' a black Kansas City newspaper," starting in 1919, on future president Harry Truman (1884-1972), along with other "contradictory interpretations of Truman's attitudes toward African Americans." Photos and description of Franklin, born in 1880 in Texas, growing up "in all-black Nicodemus, Kansas," and arriving in Kansas City in 1913, a conservative anti-Democrat.
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Date
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1993-10
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Object Type
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Magazine Article
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SC205 Organized Crime Files - Series 2: Kansas City Gangsters -Italian
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Description
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This series contains files on criminals of Italian descent suspected of having ties to organized crime, mafia, and mob activity in Kansas City. Items include: mug shots, photographs, KCPD and FBI records, short biographies, and newspaper clippings. While most of the documents are undated, many contain arrest records from the 1930s until the year 1950. This series is arranged alphabetically by surname.
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Date
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1934/1964
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Object Type
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Archival Material
