Keywords
African American Methodists -- Florida -- History -- 19th century, Florida -- History -- 19th century, Florida -- Social conditions -- 19th century, Freedmen -- Florida -- History -- 19th century, Gainesville (Fla.) -- History -- 19th century, Jacksonville (Fla.) -- History -- 19th century, Methodists -- Florida -- History -- 19th century, Middle class -- Florida -- History -- 19th century, Monticello (Fla.) -- History -- 19th century, Poor whites -- Florida -- History -- 19th century, Reconstruction (U.S., history, 1865-1877) -- Florida
Abstract
This thesis examines three groups of northern Methodists who made their way to north Florida during Reconstruction: northern white male Methodists, northern white female Methodists, and northern black male and female Methodists. It analyzes the ways in which these men and women confronted the differences they encountered in Florida‟s southern society as compared to their experiences living in a northern society. School catalogs, school reports, letters, and newspapers highlight the ways in which these northerners explained the culture and behaviors of southern freedmen and poor whites in Jacksonville, Gainesville, and Monticello. This study examines how these particular northern men and women present in Florida during Reconstruction applied elements of “the North” to their interactions with the freedmen and poor whites. Ultimately, it sheds light on northern Methodist middle class values in southern society
Notes
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Graduation Date
2011
Semester
Summer
Advisor
Cassanello, Robert
Degree
Master of Arts (M.A.)
College
College of Arts and Humanities
Department
History
Format
application/pdf
Identifier
CFE0003897
URL
http://purl.fcla.edu/fcla/etd/CFE0003897
Language
English
Length of Campus-only Access
None
Access Status
Masters Thesis (Open Access)
Subjects
Arts and Humanities -- Dissertations, Academic, Dissertations, Academic -- Arts and Humanities
STARS Citation
Bollinger, Heather K., "The North Comes South Northern Methodists In Florida During Reconstruction" (2011). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1901.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/etd/1901