Background
Webb, Ross Allan was born on July 22, 1923 in Westchester, Nova Scotia, Canada. Came to the United States 1929. Son of William Oswald and Permilla Madge (Purdy) Webb.
(Although Kentucky was not subject to reconstruction as su...)
Although Kentucky was not subject to reconstruction as such, the period of readjustment following the Civil War was a troubled one for the Commonwealth. Violence begun by guerillas continued for years. In addition, white "Regulators" tried to cow the new freedmen and keep them in a perpetual state of fearful submission that would assure the agricultural labor supply. Their attacks produced exactly the effects whites least desired: the blacks became all the more determined to leave the countryside, and the federal government imposed the Freedmen's Bureau to protect the former slaves. Kentucky in the Reconstruction Era shows how this and other forms of federal intervention angered even the most loyal white citizens, leading to Kentucky's hostility to the national administration and consequent reputation as a state dominated by ex-Confederates. Gradually, however, things began to change, as hopes for future prosperity outweighed past disappointments. While the old feuds were not healed during this period, many of the state's leaders shifted their attention to more productive matters, and the way was opened to eventual reconciliation.
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Webb, Ross Allan was born on July 22, 1923 in Westchester, Nova Scotia, Canada. Came to the United States 1929. Son of William Oswald and Permilla Madge (Purdy) Webb.
Bachelor with honors in history, Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, 1949. Master of Arts in History, University Pittsburgh, 1951. Doctor of Philosophy in History, University Pittsburgh, 1956.
Lecturer, U. Pittsburgh, 1950-1956; assistant/associate professor, director undergraduate studies in history, U. Kentucky, Lexington, 1956-1967; professor, chair department history, Winthrop College, Rock Hill, South Carolina., 1967-1968; professor of history, dean faculty, vice president academic affairs, Winthrop College, Rock Hill, South Carolina., 1968-1975; professor of history, Winthrop College, Rock Hill, South Carolina., 1975-1989; university historian, professor emeritus, Winthrop College, Rock Hill, South Carolina., since 1989. Consultant in field; visiting professor summer school Wesleyan University, 1966, Acadia U., 1951-1964.
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Member South Carolina. communications of Archives and History, 1967-1969, York Technology Education Commission, 1968-1977. Board of trustees Diocese of Upper South Carolina. Priest Episcopal Church.
Member American Association Retired Persons (South Carolina. state legislation committee chairman 1991-1993, member of national legislation county since 1996), Southern Conference British Studies, Southern History Association(European section), Kentucky History Society, Kiwanis (president 1980-1981), Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Alpha Theta.
Married Ruth evangeline Keil, June 19, 1954. Children: Eric Seth, Alan George.