University of South Florida Scholar Commons Graduate Theses and Dissertations Graduate School November 2017 The uS ffering South: 1878 Yellow Fever Narratives and Post-Reconstruction Southern Identity Jessica Wells University of South Florida,
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[email protected]. The Suffering South: 1878 Yellow Fever Narratives and Post-Reconstruction Southern Identity by Jessica Wells A dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Department of History College of Arts and Sciences University of South Florida Major Professor: Julia Irwin, Ph.D. K. Stephen Prince, Ph.D. Brian Connolly, Ph.D. Rana Hogarth, Ph.D. Date of Approval: October 30, 2017 Keywords: Memphis, New Orleans, belonging, cultural history, Redemption Copyright © 2017, Jessica Wells DEDICATION I would never have made it through the insanity of graduate school and writing a dissertation without the consistent love and support of family and friends. I profusely thank all of you for being there for me. But I’d like to offer a special thanks to those who helped pull me through moments of insecurity, who offered me time to forget all about my dissertation and cut loose, and who assured me that I would make it.