Identifier

195

Date

2021

Document Type

Honors Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Arts

Major

History

Committee Chair

Susan Eva O'Donovan

Abstract

Memphis is known to have been shaped by the presence of many people, including African Americans and Irish. But Germans mattered too, especially during the peak of emigration during the mid-nineteenth century. Germanic Memphians aided in the establishment of public schools in Memphis during the formational years of the Shelby County Board of Education. Tehy founded churches that created communities within the larger city. While many Germanics and fellow Memphians fled during the yellow fever epidemics, some Germanic emigrants remained in Memphis to lead the city through the disease. By studying Germanic emigration in a city where Irish and African Americans have been a primary focus, more insight to Memphis' economic, political, and social histories is understood.

Comments

Undergraduate Honor's Thesis

Library Comment

Honors thesis originally submitted to the Local University of Memphis Honor’s Thesis Repository.

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