Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2003. / xviii, 233 p.: ill. Includes abstract and vita. Advisor: Douglas E. Crews, Dept. of Anthropology. Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-233).

Thesis (M.A.)--Columbia Graduate School of Bible and Missions, 1986. / Abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 212-226).

This dissertation examines the historical and cultural context of lynching and lynching trends in scholarship and places Claude Neal's lynching within that context. The dissertation provides a detailed account of the Neal lynching by comparing previous accounts of his lynching supplemented with an analysis of primary documents. Further, the dissertation examines how NAACP secretary Walter White staged a rhetorical campaign that situated Claude Neal at the center of their renewed push for Antilynching legislation. White worked with Senator Edward Costigan of Colorado and Senator Robert Wagner of New York to reintroduce the Costigan-Wagner Antilynching bill in the 1935 Congressional proceedings. This dissertation examines the ways in which Claude Neal's lynching has been interpreted and used by White and the NAACP in their push for Federal antilynching legislation through the 1935 Costigan-Wagner bill. Finally, the dissertation ends with a look at how lynching has become the root of systemic racism in America that manifests today in police brutality, criminalization of black men, unequal medical care, housing, education for black people. Through a discussion on Equal Justice Initiative's new memorial, The National Memorial for Peace and Justice, in Montgomery, Alabama, it examines how public memory and efforts to memorialize lynching aid in the reconciliation process. / A Dissertation submitted to the School of Communication in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy. / Fall Semester 2018. / November 7, 2018. / Antilynching legislation, Claude Neal, Costigan-Wagner Bill, Lynching, Public memory, Rubin Stacey / Includes bibliographical references. / Davis Houck, Professor Directing Dissertation; Maxine Jones, University Representative; Brian Graves, Committee Member; Steve McDowell, Committee Member.

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African Americans (AA) are at great risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) which can lead to brain damage, dementia, and endothelial dysfunction. Decreased nitric oxide (NO) bioavailability contributes cardiovascular disease in AA population. Flavonols of the subclass known as flavonoids that have several beneficial effects on cerebral blood flow and cerebral vasomotor reactivity (CVMR). This study investigated the effects of the acute consumption of a flavanol-rich cocoa drink on CVMR. Ten non-smoking African American (6 males and 3 females) participants were randomly recruited. The subjects participated in two experimental sessions which were separated before and after the consumption of cocoa drink. For the pre-session, baseline CVMR was measured by the hypercapnia rebreathing (CVMR test) prior to the consumption of the cocoa drink and the again at 2h after consumption of one serving of the cocoa drink (45g of cocoa mixed with 8oz of cold water). Cerebral vascular conductance (CVC) was significantly increased in the post-study during hypercapnia rebreathing compared with the pre-study(post-study: 3.649 ± 1.833 CVC % of baseline/mmHg, pre-study: 2.483 ± 1.418 CVC % of baseline/mmHg vs. P < 0.05) Thus, CVMR was significantly increased in the post-study after the acute consumption of a flavonol-rich cocoa drink compared to the pre-study in AA. / text

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