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Rendville, Ohio: An Historical Geography of a Distinctive Community in Appalachian Ohio, 1880-1900

DiBari, Sherry A.

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2011, Master of Arts (MA), Ohio University, Geography (Arts and Sciences).
Rendville, Ohio, was an anomaly in time and place. This small Appalachian coal mining town was a model of successful integration during the post-Reconstruction era, a period in which race relations were at their lowest. Located in the majority white northern coalfields, Rendville's unusual demographic profile, a mixed population of African Americans, native whites, and foreign-born immigrants, was the product of distinctive historical settlement processes. Employing historical records, this thesis argues that Rendville's distinctive character was the result of a variety of factors including the efforts of a progressive coal operator, William P. Rend, whose hiring practices and equal pay policies offered economic security for African Americans. This thesis argues that African Americans in Rendville were agents of their own social change during the nineteenth century. By utilizing a network of social organizations and an interracial labor union, they established the framework for a successful African-American community.
Timothy Anderson, PhD (Committee Chair)
Geoffrey Buckley, PhD (Committee Member)
Brad Jokisch, PhD (Committee Member)
152 p.

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  • DiBari, S. A. (2011). Rendville, Ohio: An Historical Geography of a Distinctive Community in Appalachian Ohio, 1880-1900 [Master's thesis, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1307303263

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • DiBari, Sherry. Rendville, Ohio: An Historical Geography of a Distinctive Community in Appalachian Ohio, 1880-1900. 2011. Ohio University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1307303263.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • DiBari, Sherry. "Rendville, Ohio: An Historical Geography of a Distinctive Community in Appalachian Ohio, 1880-1900." Master's thesis, Ohio University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1307303263

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)