Date of Award
1-1-2012
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
M.A. in Southern Studies
Department
Southern Studies
First Advisor
Charles Reagan Wilson
Second Advisor
Ted Ownby
Third Advisor
John Winkle
Relational Format
dissertation/thesis
Abstract
Lucius Quintus Cinncinatus Lamar was a statesman with an almost unmatched career, serving on the President's Cabinet, in Congress, and on the Supreme Court. Lamar's work in government spanned one of the most tumultuous times in American history, and his transformation from secessionist to advocate for reconciliation in the post-Civil War period illustrates the complexity of politics at that time. This thesis examines Lamar's life and provides an historiographic survey of Lamar scholarship to date. From this review, the thesis moves to new and necessary areas of inquiry, including Lamar's relationship with black Reconstruction politicians, his role in the early conservation movement, and his life as a source of inspiration for twentieth and twenty-first century public policy and reconciliation groups.
Recommended Citation
Wilson, Richard Brian, "Only Nixon Could Go to China: L. Q. C. Lamar and the Politics of Reconciliation" (2012). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 1223.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/etd/1223