Ferguson, Robert

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A different face: immigration, Western converts, and the sustainability of traditional Theravada Buddhism in two North Carolina temples 1965-2000s 2019 344 Since 1965, the factor which has played the largest role in transforming Theravada Buddhism in North Carolina has been the changing demographics, or internal communities, of individual temples. The first temples were largely comprised of Southeast As...
"Education not ptotection"[:] Student activism on Western North Carolina campuses, 1960s-1970s 2022 163 The dialectic between pro-and-anti-Vietnam War supporters has been an overlooked part of the history of Vietnam War student activism. The divided baby boomer generation on college and university campuses during the 1960s and 1970s are the focus demog...
United States diplomacy during the Civil War and Reconstruction: the stretch towards the Caribbean, 1860-1877 2017 3608 The U.S. Civil War as a domestic conflict, confined within the borders of the United States, has been exhaustively studied. Studies focusing on generals, specific battles, actions of militias, and politicians have all been the focus of historians of ...
“I am a union woman”: gender, class, and folk music in the Harlan County War and beyond 2021 559 The onset of the Great Depression led to severe work shortages for miners in Harlan County, Kentucky. In turn, low wages exacerbated by shorter hours created starvation conditions for their families. In 1931, organizers from the United Mine Workers o...