Dennis B Downey
Biographic Data
| ID | 3767253 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dennis B Downey |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dennis B |
| FAMILY NAME | Downey |
| SIGNATURE | DOWNEY D B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Millersville University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 11 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 10 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 1 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1980 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Mary Turner and the Mob
African Americans, Death, and the New Birth of Freedom
From Segregation to Disability Rights
A brief conversational presentation that highlights aspects of Pennsylvania disability history. Emphasis is given to the institutional and ideological dimensions of the Commonwealth’s place in a national narrative of disability injustice and disability rights. Due to space constraints, less attention is given to the stories of individuals. The aim is to encourage further research
Preserving Pennsylvania’s History of Disability Rights Advocacy
Sometimes a dark period of history must be preserved and publicized in order to avoid repeating the mistakes that led to a human tragedy, and this is the case with the notorious Pennhurst State School and Hospital. America endured a sad century and a half of segregating, isolating, overcrowding, and finally neglecting and abusing millions of its citizens with developmental disabilities. This must not be allowed to be hidden or forgotten, and Penn…
Pennhurst and the Struggle for Disability Rights
Conceived in the era of eugenics as a solution to what was termed the “problem of the feeble-minded,” state-operated institutions subjected people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to a life of compulsory incarceration. One of nearly 300 such facilities in the United States, Pennhurst State School and Hospital was initially hailed as a “model institution” but was later revealed to be a nightmare, where medical experimentation and p…
Generations of Captivity
Book Review| October 01 2005 Generations of Captivity: A History of African-American Slaves Generations of Captivity: A History of African-American SlavesBerlin, Ira DENNIS B. DOWNEY DENNIS B. DOWNEY Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies (2005) 72 (3): 386–388. https://doi.org/10.2307/27778686 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation DENNI…
Domestic Terrorism
The convergence of antigovernment patriots and neo-Nazi white supremacists is the most disturbing development in American politics. These contemporary American terrorists, sworn to the overthrow of the government and a campaign of racial elimination, have become emboldened, brandishing a rhetoric of victimization and distrust that appeals to seemingly ancient hatreds and discontents
A Guide to the History of Pennsylvania
Journal Article A Guide to the History of Pennsylvania. Ed. by Dennis B. Downey and Francis J. Bremer. (Westport: Greenwood, 1993. xii, 486 pp. $95.00, ISBN 0-313-25085-5.) Get access Ari Hoogenboom Ari Hoogenboom Brooklyn College, City University of New York, New York, New York Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 81, Issue 4, March 1995, Pages 1891–1893, https://doi.org/10.…
No Crooked Death
Journal Article No Crooked Death: Coatesville, Pennsylvania, and the Lynching of Zachariah Walker. By Dennis B. Downey and Raymond M. Hyser. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1991. xviii + 174 pp. $28.95.) Get access Robert L. Zangrando Robert L. Zangrando University of Akron Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 78, Issue 3, December 1991, Pages 1116–1117, https://doi.or…
A Death in the Delta
Journal Article A Death in the Delta: The Story of Emmett Till. By Stephen J. Whitfield. (New York: Free Press, 1988. xiv + 193 pp. $19.95.) Get access Dennis B. Downey Dennis B. Downey Millersville University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 76, Issue 3, December 1989, Pages 990–991, https://doi.org/10.2307/2936544 Published: 01 December 1989
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A Death in the Delta
Journal Article A Death in the Delta: The Story of Emmett Till. By Stephen J. Whitfield. (New York: Free Press, 1988. xiv + 193 pp. $19.95.) Get access Dennis B. Downey Dennis B. Downey Millersville University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 76, Issue 3, December 1989, Pages 990–991, https://doi.org/10.2307/2936544 Published: 01 December 1989
No Crooked Death
Journal Article No Crooked Death: Coatesville, Pennsylvania, and the Lynching of Zachariah Walker. By Dennis B. Downey and Raymond M. Hyser. (Urbana: University of Illinois Press, 1991. xviii + 174 pp. $28.95.) Get access Robert L. Zangrando Robert L. Zangrando University of Akron Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 78, Issue 3, December 1991, Pages 1116–1117, https://doi.or…
A Guide to the History of Pennsylvania
Journal Article A Guide to the History of Pennsylvania. Ed. by Dennis B. Downey and Francis J. Bremer. (Westport: Greenwood, 1993. xii, 486 pp. $95.00, ISBN 0-313-25085-5.) Get access Ari Hoogenboom Ari Hoogenboom Brooklyn College, City University of New York, New York, New York Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 81, Issue 4, March 1995, Pages 1891–1893, https://doi.org/10.…
Domestic Terrorism
The convergence of antigovernment patriots and neo-Nazi white supremacists is the most disturbing development in American politics. These contemporary American terrorists, sworn to the overthrow of the government and a campaign of racial elimination, have become emboldened, brandishing a rhetoric of victimization and distrust that appeals to seemingly ancient hatreds and discontents
Generations of Captivity
Book Review| October 01 2005 Generations of Captivity: A History of African-American Slaves Generations of Captivity: A History of African-American SlavesBerlin, Ira DENNIS B. DOWNEY DENNIS B. DOWNEY Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies (2005) 72 (3): 386–388. https://doi.org/10.2307/27778686 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Twitter Permissions Search Site Citation DENNI…
Pennhurst and the Struggle for Disability Rights
Conceived in the era of eugenics as a solution to what was termed the “problem of the feeble-minded,” state-operated institutions subjected people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to a life of compulsory incarceration. One of nearly 300 such facilities in the United States, Pennhurst State School and Hospital was initially hailed as a “model institution” but was later revealed to be a nightmare, where medical experimentation and p…
From Segregation to Disability Rights
A brief conversational presentation that highlights aspects of Pennsylvania disability history. Emphasis is given to the institutional and ideological dimensions of the Commonwealth’s place in a national narrative of disability injustice and disability rights. Due to space constraints, less attention is given to the stories of individuals. The aim is to encourage further research
Preserving Pennsylvania’s History of Disability Rights Advocacy
Sometimes a dark period of history must be preserved and publicized in order to avoid repeating the mistakes that led to a human tragedy, and this is the case with the notorious Pennhurst State School and Hospital. America endured a sad century and a half of segregating, isolating, overcrowding, and finally neglecting and abusing millions of its citizens with developmental disabilities. This must not be allowed to be hidden or forgotten, and Penn…
African Americans, Death, and the New Birth of Freedom
Mary Turner and the Mob
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