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Articles 1 - 7 of 7
Full-Text Articles in Public History
Victory Gardens: Feeding Allies And Families At Home, Lauren Zaborowski
Victory Gardens: Feeding Allies And Families At Home, Lauren Zaborowski
The Exposition
A look at the Victory Garden project that started during WWI and continued on through peacetime and allowed the United States of America to supply food to the local populations, troops abroad and allied countries facing food shortages.
Frozen In Time: The History Of Frozen Food In America During The 1940s To 1950s, Mahyoub N. Gobah
Frozen In Time: The History Of Frozen Food In America During The 1940s To 1950s, Mahyoub N. Gobah
The Exposition
Frozen foods are a powerhouse when it comes to the food industry. In 2020 Frozen foods registered $65.1 billion in US retail sales, which marked a 21% increase when compared to the previous year. Frozen foods have always been big and popular, and they are available in most stores around the world. The history of frozen foods can explain how they became a powerhouse in the present day. Frozen foods history started with the Clarence Birdseye. Clarence Birdseye is considered the founder of the modern frozen food industry; he was able to invent a new way to freeze food. The …
"To Serve, Educate, Unify, And Organize": The Black Panthers' Free Breakfast Program And Cointelpro In The United States, 1968-1971, Joshua Sinclair
"To Serve, Educate, Unify, And Organize": The Black Panthers' Free Breakfast Program And Cointelpro In The United States, 1968-1971, Joshua Sinclair
The Exposition
The creation of the Black Panther Party’s Free Breakfast for Schoolchildren marked a shift away from the community defense origins of the Party, focusing more on community outreach and unification. The social and political implications of the Program – expanded interest by black and white moderates, and growing popularity of the party in general – made the breakfasts and the Party targets for the FBI’s Counter-Intelligence Program (COINTELPRO.) With the end goal of neutralizing the Panthers in mind, the FBI had a prime target to focus this work in the Breakfast Program.
How Chinese-American Cuisine Was Advertised In The U.S. During The 1900s, Tyler J. Buchanan
How Chinese-American Cuisine Was Advertised In The U.S. During The 1900s, Tyler J. Buchanan
The Exposition
This poster details the public opinion/view of Chinese-American cuisine changed from its founding in the early 1900s. This topic was closely related to the Chinese as they exclusively made the food up until recent years.
Roman Food In The Imperial Age Viewed Through The Lens Of Class, John B. Nienhaus
Roman Food In The Imperial Age Viewed Through The Lens Of Class, John B. Nienhaus
The Exposition
A look into Roman food history in the imperial age with a focus on class and the differences of the classes eating habits, access to ingredients, and diets.
The Renaissance Plutocracy Of Cosimo De’ Medici: How He Used Patronage To His Advantage In 15th Century Florence, Victoria L. Schultz
The Renaissance Plutocracy Of Cosimo De’ Medici: How He Used Patronage To His Advantage In 15th Century Florence, Victoria L. Schultz
The Exposition
This paper provides a detailed account of Cosimo de' Medici's patronage practices and the impact they had on the political and cultural landscape of Renaissance Florence. Cosimo consolidated power and influence in Florence, positioning himself as the city's preeminent political and cultural figure. This paper will examine the ways Cosimo leveraged his wealth and connections to establish a Renaissance plutocracy in Florence with a focus on his use of patronage to gain and maintain power.
Visual Representation Of Black Individuals At The Forefront Of Underground Railroad Interpretation, Alison Spongr
Visual Representation Of Black Individuals At The Forefront Of Underground Railroad Interpretation, Alison Spongr
Museum Studies Theses
This thesis is grounded in a reflection and analysis of the building of an institution whose foundation and visuals position the narratives of Black individuals at the forefront of Underground Railroad interpretation. In 2018, the Niagara Falls Underground Railroad Heritage Center opened to the public after decades in the making. Its permanent exhibition, One More River to Cross, set in motion a shift in power – of whose stories are represented and shared – generated by visual activism.
“Between the American Revolution in 1776 and the end of the Civil War in 1865, thousands of freedom seekers escaped slavery …