Author

Jessica Reese

Date of Award

12-2022

Degree Type

Honors College Thesis

Academic Program

Political Science BS

Department

Political Science, International Development, and International Affairs

First Advisor

Joseph Weinberg, Ph.D.

Advisor Department

Political Science, International Development, and International Affairs

Abstract

Although it is not often reflected at the ballot box, Black America has a wide variety of political thought processes mostly rooted in socially conservative backgrounds. There has been a false, and frankly disrespectful, narrative that all Black Americans affirm to the same political ideology, vote in similar patterns, and align with the same political party. The uprising of Black Americans, specifically within the young electorate, who hold political conservative thought processes is the inspiration of this thesis. Starting with the 1780s and progressing through the 2020s, this thesis will observe the historical shifts and expansion of Black conservatism in America.

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