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Vassar Scholarship, the institutional repository formerly known as Digital Window, reflects the research and scholarly output of the Vassar College community.  It provides access to a variety of collections, including senior theses and projects across a wide range of disciplines.

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Assata Shakur: Embracing Community

Publication Date
2014-January-01
Document Type
Senior Capstone Projects
Authors
Lino, Martha
Department or Program
Sociology Department
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Vassar Only
Abstract

Assata Shakur is a 65-year-old revolutionary. During the 1960s, Assata Shakur was a member of the Black Panther Party and the Black Liberation Army. However, on May 2, 2013, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), placed Assata Shakur on the...

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The Legacy of Colonization, The Damage of Gentrification, The Strength of Community: Examining Displacing Phenomena Throughout History in the City of Brotherly Love

Publication Date
2023-April-30
Authors
Ziegler, Henry
Department or Program
Urban Studies Program
Document Type
Senior Capstone Project
Access Level
Open
Abstract

The aim of this project is to interrogate these processes, to examine how gentrification is impacting the firmly rooted Black community of North Central Philadelphia, to examine how colonization impacted and continues to affect Indigenous and marginalized residents of the...

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