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In response to the article on identity politics, I did notice a few items that needed citing. The first that comes to mind would be the article by L.A. Kauffman since it is used as a starting point for Identity Politics in the wikipedia article. There are parts about the history of LGBT Identity struggles that also need to be cited as well. The part about the Maoism caught me really off guard and I feel it could be phrased in a way that would better introduce the subject and elaborate on how Maoism relates to identity politics, or it should be removed.

There are a few sources for the Identity Politics article that seem to be a bit biased

More information about which pages I've considered for editing are located on my user page, not my sandbox.

Assignment[edit]

References for the article

  1. Bergstrong, B. (1984, August 8). Perkins’ eulogy is delivered by Kennedy, O’Neil. The Harlan
  2. Daily Enterprise. News.google.com. Retrieved from https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=McFBAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hqkMAAAAIBAJ&dq=carl-d-perkins&pg=5984%2C5738001
  3. Carl Dewey Perkins . (2017). Washington Post. Retrieved 25 February 2017, from https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/1984/08/07/carl-dewey-perkins/d9d881e8-3776-474f-8dbd-969f05005222/
  4. Carl Perkins is honored by thousands. (1984, August 8). The Harlan Daily Enterprise. Retrieved from https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=McFBAAAAIBAJ&sjid=hqkMAAAAIBAJ&dq=carl-d-perkins&pg=6603%2C5742887
  5. Dent, H. (2011). Library Homepage: Perkins, Carl D. : Home (K. Grindstaff, Ed.). Retrieved February 25, 2017, from http://libraryguides.berea.edu/carldperkins
  6. HUNTER, M. (2017). REP. CARL D. PERKINS DIES AT 71; LED THE FIGHT FOR SOCIAL PROGRAMS. Nytimes.com. Retrieved 25 February 2017, from http://www.nytimes.com/1984/08/04/obituaries/rep-carl-d-perkins-dies-at-71-led-the-fight-for-social-programs.html
  7. PERKINS, Carl Dewey - Biographical Information. (2017). Bioguide.congress.gov. Retrieved 25 February 2017, from http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=P000230
  8. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Google News Archive Search. (1984, August 4). Rep. Carl Perkins dies; heart attack suspected. News.google.com.
  9. Retrieved from https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3tVRAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Hm4DAAAAIBAJ&pg=4619,1193428&dq=carl+perkins&hl=en
  10. Reeves, Andree E. Perkins, Carl Dewey. American National Biography Online. Retrieved from http://www.anb.org.ezproxy1.lib.asu.edu/articles/07/07-00460.html

Carl Dewey Perkins (October 15, 1912- August 3, 1984) was a Democrat and an American Congressman in the United States House of Representatives who led the House Committee on Education and Labor who served as a Representative from Kentucky from 1940 until his death in 1984.

Early Life[edit]

Carl Dewey Perkins was born in Hindman, Kentucky on October 15, 1912, to Dora Calhoun Perkins and James Perkins. [1] Perkins attended high school at Hindman High School and Caney Junior College (now Alice Lloyd College). He worked as a teacher in a Knott County School for 90 students.[2][3] He then went on to attend the Jefferson School of Law (now known as the University of Louisville School of Law) and graduated in 1935.[2] He passed the bar and served a term as a commonwealth attorney for the thirty-first judicial district of Kentucky.[4]

In 1938 Perkins married Verna Johnson and they had one son, Carl C. Perkins.[2][3]

During World War ||, Perkins enlisted in the United States Army and served a tour in Europe.[4]

In 1940, Perkins was elected as a member of the Kentucky General Assembly was then elected Knott County Attorney in 1941 and reelected in 1945. Perkins resigned January 1, 1948 so that he could counsel the Department of Highways for Frankfort, Kentucky.[4][2]

He was elected to serve as a Kentucky Representative in 1948 winning against the incumbent Wendell H. Meade.[3]

Congress[edit]

Carl D. Perkins was first elected to serve in Congress during 1948. A Democrat, Perkins was elected to serve the Seventh Congressional District of Kentucky.[3] He served in this role until his death in 1984.

When he was elected, he was assigned to the House Committee on Education and Labor.[3] During his time as a congressman, he was an advocate of social programs and was known most for working on legislation that supported federal aid to schools, college assistance, and several children's legislation causes.[5]

Death[edit]

Carl D. Perkins died August 3, 1984, in Lexington, Kentucky after complaining of feeling ill on a flight from Washington. He fell ill on the plane and was pronounced dead on arrival at St. Joseph's Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky.[5] His funeral was widely attended as he was widely regarded as a popular Kentucky politician over the course of his career. Many of his colleagues flew to Kentucky to pay their respects along with thousands of native Kentucky residents. [6][7] The funeral proceedings were hosted in the Knott County High School gymnasium that was filled to capacity by colleagues and constituents of the congressman all of which were there to pay their respects.[8][9] Notable attendees included Senator Edward Kennedy and House Speaker Thomas P. O'Neil who gave the eulogy.[10]

Legacy[edit]

In his life, Perkins supported education and funding education. His legacy centers around his support for education in the form of the Perkins loan and the Carl D. Perkins Career and Technical Education Act that provides federal funding for career and technical education.[11]

Perkins' legacy also lives on in the form of the Carl D. Perkins Bridge crossing the Ohio river from Scioto County, Ohio to Greenup County, Kentucky, the Carl D. Perkins Building at the Eastern Kentucky University, and the Carl D. Perkins Federal Courthouse in Ashland Kentucky, all of which were named in his honor.[12][13][14]

There is also the Carl D. Perkins Vocational Training Center in Thelma, Kentucky and the Carl D. Perkins Job Corps through the U.S. Department of Labor.[15][16]

References[edit]

  1. ^ 1958-, Reeves, Andre E. (17 October 2014). Congressional committee chairmen : three who made an evolution. ISBN 9780813159058. OCLC 953850132. {{cite book}}: |last= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ a b c d Dent, Heather. "Library Homepage: Perkins, Carl D. : Home". libraryguides.berea.edu. Retrieved 2017-02-25.
  3. ^ a b c d e Reeves, Andree E. "Carl D. Perkins". American National Biography Online. Retrieved February 23, 2017.
  4. ^ a b c "Perkins, Carl Dewey (1912-1984)". bioguide.congress.gov.
  5. ^ a b Hunter, Marjorie (1984-08-04). "REP. CARL D. PERKINS DIES AT 71; LED THE FIGHT FOR SOCIAL PROGRAMS". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-02-24.
  6. ^ 1958-, Reeves, Andre E. (17 October 2014). Congressional committee chairmen : three who made an evolution. ISBN 9780813159058. OCLC 953850132. {{cite book}}: |last= has numeric name (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Carl Perkins is Honored by Thousands". The Harlan Daily Enterprise. August 8, 1984. Retrieved February 24, 2017 – via Google News.
  8. ^ "Perkins Eulogized as 'Caring' and 'True Giant'". The Hartford Courant. August 8, 1984. ProQuest 547352354.
  9. ^ "Carl Perkins is Honored by Thousands". The Harlan Daily Enterprise. August 8, 1984.
  10. ^ Bergstrom, Bill (August 8, 1984). "Perkins' Eulogy is Delivered by Kennedy, O'Neil". The Harlan Daily Enterprise.
  11. ^ Text of H.R. 4164 (98th): Carl D. Perkins Vocational Education Act (Passed Congress/Enrolled Bill version) - GovTrack.us. (2017). GovTrack.us. Retrieved 26 February 2017, from https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/98/hr4164/text
  12. ^ “Perkins Building ,” Discover EKU, accessed February 26, 2017, https://discovereku.omeka.net/items/show/847.
  13. ^ "Carl D. Perkins Memorial Bridge". bridgehunter.com.
  14. ^ "Ashland Location".
  15. ^ "Carl D. Perkins Job Corps". carldperkins.jobcorps.gov. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
  16. ^ "Kentucky Career Center Carl D. Perkins Vocational Training Center". kcc.ky.gov. Retrieved 2017-02-27.
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