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John Kasper and Ezra Pound : saving the republic
John Kasper was a militant far-right activist who first came to prominence with his violent campaigns against desegregation in the Civil Rights era. Ezra Pound was the seminal figure in Anglo-American modernist literature and one of the most important poets of the 20th century. This is the first book to comprehensively explore the extensive correspondence - lasting over a decade and numbering hundreds of letters - between the two men. - Provided by publisher.
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Rabble Rousers
The decade following the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision saw white southerners mobilize in massive resistance to racial integration. Most segregationists conceded that ultimately they could only postpone the demise of Jim Crow. Some militant whites, however, believed it possible to win the civil rights struggle. Histories of the black freedom struggle, when they mention these racist zealots at all, confine them to the margin of the story. These extremist whites are caricatured as ineffectual members of the lunatic fringe. Civil rights activists, however, saw them for what they really were: calculating, dangerous opponents prepared to use terrorism in their stand against reform. To dismiss white militants is to underestimate the challenge they posed to the movement and, in turn, the magnitude of civil rights activists' accomplishments. The extremists helped turn massive resistance into a powerful political phenomenon. While white southern elites struggled to mobilize mass opposition to racial reform, the militants led entire communities in revolt. Rabble Rousers turns traditional top-down models of massive resistance on their head by telling the story of five far-right activists-Bryant Bowles, John Kasper, Rear Admiral John Crommelin, Major General Edwin Walker, and J. B. Stoner-who led grassroots rebellions. It casts new light on such contentious issues as the role of white churches in defending segregation, the influence of anti-Semitism in southern racial politics, and the divisive impact of class on white unity. The flame of the far right burned brilliantly but briefly. In the final analysis, violent extremism weakened the cause of white southerners. Tactical and ideological tensions among massive resisters, as well as the strength and unity of civil rights activists, accelerated the destruction of Jim Crow.
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Memorial: John (Jack) Kasper Loosli
Warnick highlights the life and works of professor John (Jack) Kasper Loosli. During his undergraduate studies at Utah State, Loosli worked at a diary to finance his education. He attended graduate school at Cornell University in Ithaca NY and received his Ph.D. in animal nutrition in 1938.
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Langley's Kasper back with Caps U16 squad
Langleys John Kasper will be back for another stint with the Vancouver Whitecaps U16 Residency roster for the upcoming United States Soccer Development Academy (USSDA) season.
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Duo kicking it with Whitecaps this season
Internationally, four girls from last year's Girls Elite squad played on the Canadian U-17 women's national team that qualified for next month's 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Azerbaijan, including [Carley Radomski].
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IN OUR PAGES: 100, 75 AND 50 YEARS AGO 1957: Desegregation Surprise
An all-white jury today [July 23] convicted John Kasper and six Tennessee defendants in the Clinton segregation trial.
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A BABBLING BROOK RUNS THROUGH IT ROCKY STREAM TO CASCADE DOWN HIGHLAND PARK
The stream will begin below a concrete chamber across from the filtration plant. Storm water from the plant, the access road and two small buildings that border the reservoir will be collected in one 10- to 12-foot pond, which will cascade into a second pond of about the same size. Runoff from the plant will flow into that second pond. The stream will wind down a steep slope, and there might be a path or stairways alongside it. Just above the steps that lead to the Highland Park swimming pool, it will go underground into a hidden catchment and then into Carnegie Lake. The lake has a drain, so the regular infusions of water should keep it clearer and fresher.
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Bobsledder suspended for steroids
[John Kasper], from Swansea, Ill., finished 12th in the two-man event at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan. He was also an assistant coach for strength and conditioning with the Minnesota Vikings for one season. He received a leave of absence from the NFL club to train for a spot on the 2002 Olympic team. \"I was pretty surprised,\" said Matt Roy, U.S. Bobsled and Skeleton Federation executive director. \"I respect John an awful lot. If there was somebody I would not suspect doping, it would be John. He has always seemed like a very forthright, upstanding, well- focused individual. In any event, whether it was planned or an accident, it's unfortunate.\"
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U.S. bobsledder suspended for drugs
U.S. Olympic bobsledder John Kasper has been suspended from the sport for two years after failing a drug test.
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