“Expansion is too Clean a Name for it.” Black Perspectives on American Imperial Expansion, 1898-1902

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dc.contributor.authorSchneider, Rachel
dc.contributor.supervisorColby, Jason
dc.contributor.supervisorVibert, Elizabeth
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-10T21:40:43Z
dc.date.available2023-10-10T21:40:43Z
dc.date.copyright2023en_US
dc.date.issued2023-10-10
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Historyen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Arts M.A.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis thesis examines Black American perspectives on American imperial expansion during the Spanish-Cuban-American and Philippines-American Wars. Framed through a racial and gendered analysis, I use extensive archival material, newspaper coverage, and secondary analysis to frame and explore how this marginalized population reposed to the American acquisition of Guam, Puerto Rico, the Philippines, and Hawai’i between 1898-1902. As Cuba broke into open anti-colonial rebellion in the late nineteenth century, Black American newspapers focused on the struggles of Cuba's enslaved and oppressed peoples. Once the Spanish-Cuban-American war began, Black newspapers sought to establish the courage, patriotism, and strength of the nation’s Black soldiers through patriotic and cheerful news courage. Some Black newspapers argued that military service would fortify Black civil rights; others proclaimed that the nation had far greater troubles at home, rendering the US incapable of handling the challenges posed by imperial expansion. Letters written by Black soldiers shaped these narratives of bravery while describing how white American soldiers subjugated the coloured peoples of the lands the US occupied. Black soldiers humanized the colonized populations on the islands they occupied, reframing American expansion against the power of white oppression.en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/15500
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectUnited Statesen_US
dc.subjectImperialismen_US
dc.subjectSpanish-Cuban-American Waren_US
dc.subjectPhilippines-American Waren_US
dc.subjectPuerto Ricoen_US
dc.subjectThe Philippinesen_US
dc.subjectCubaen_US
dc.subjectAmerican mediaen_US
dc.subjectAmerican Empireen_US
dc.subjectBlack American Newspapersen_US
dc.subjectBlack Mediaen_US
dc.subjectGender analysisen_US
dc.subjectRace analysisen_US
dc.title“Expansion is too Clean a Name for it.” Black Perspectives on American Imperial Expansion, 1898-1902en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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