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Alicia Rivera

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19th Century U.S. History


Graduate Student
B.A., California State University Fresno; M.A., California State University Fresno

Office: HSSB 3231
Hours: M 11-1

Advisor: John Majewski

I am a registered nurse who in her later years became interested in American history, particularly in issues of antebellum mob violence related to race. I have received numerous awards for my work, among them California State, Fresno Social Science’s Dean’s Medal. My work has been published in numerous encyclopedias (partial list bellow) such as Encyclopedia of African American Biography, Oxford publishers. My work on the San Diego Superior Court Case, Lemon Grove v. Roberto Alvarez was published in The Journal of Latin/Latino American Studies, (JOLLAS). My CV is available upon request.

Dissertation Title

  • Mob Violence in the Antebellum North and the Pennsylvania Hall Fire

Teaching Assistantships

  • History of the American People 17A
  • History of the American People 17B
  • History of the American People 17C
  • Western Civilization 4C

Publications

  • · “In Depth Analysis of Cesar Chavez speech, the Commonwealth Speech, 1984,” in Milestone Documents in American History, Schlager Group Inc. Publ
  • · “Roberts v. City of Boston,” Frederick Douglass Encyclopedia, Oxford Publishers, Paul Finkelman and Diane Barnes editors, forthcoming publicati
  • · “ The Civil Rights Act of 1875,” Frederick Douglass Encyclopedia, Oxford Publishers, editors Paul Finkelman and Diane Barnes, forthcoming publi
  • · “Vicente Guerrero,” Significant People in African American History, March, 2006, Quintard Taylor Jr. editor, University of Washington, Seattle.
  • · “Antonio Maceo,” Significant People in African American History, March, 2006, Quintard Taylor Jr. editor, University of Washington, Seattle.

Awards

  • § Social Science Dean’s Medallist, California State University, Fresno, 2005
  • § Ronald McNair Scholarship, 2003 and 2002.
  • § Member of Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society, since 2001
  • § Member of Phi Kappa Phi Honor Society since 2000
  • § Deans List, California State University, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 and 2003.