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Chasing The Enslaved, Not Justice: Rangers Of Oppression, Mackenzie Arendall

Posters - 2026

01. Introduction: Rangers Policed & Profited in Slavery The Underground Railroad did not lead only north. It also led south into Mexico, where slavery had been abolished since 1829. Enslaved Texans risked the perilous journey, hundreds of miles, across unforgiving terrain. Even more dangerous than the harsh elements were the slavecatchers. Enslavers offered generous bounties, advertised in newspapers, for the recapture of their human “property.” Among the slavecatchers profiting from and policing slavery were many members of the infamous Texas Rangers. The Texas Rangers have been commemorated for heroism on the western frontier and honored for upholding the law and …

Visible And Invisible Empires: The Revival Of The Ku Klux Klan 100 Years Ago, Christian Molina

Posters - 2026

Hatred and violence breed division, and that division breeds more hatred and violence. 1920s American politics was characterized by name-calling, finger-pointing, scapegoating, whataboutisms, and violence. The nation entered a self-perpetuating cycle. Groups keen for growth, power, and profit captured the angry, stressed, and less-informed with lies and misleading numbers. In particular, the Ku Klux Klan captured nearly 4 million Americans, roughly 1 in 12 men at the time. But the Klan, large as it was on a local level, was led and masked by a handful of national leaders. The Klan was not just bands of rogue vigilantes cruising the …

Ursinus Magazine, Spring 2026, Gundolf Graml, Steve Thomas, Jennifer L. Post-Whisted, Brad Drexler, Alyssa Kratz

Ursinus Magazine, 1995–Present

Gundolf Graml, Ph.D., named 20th President • $1.99 million grant boosts STEM pipeline • $1.49 million grant fuels APEX innovation center • Esports comes to Ursinus • Experiential Learning Week • Ursinus / Rochester partner on 4+1 business pathway • Ursinus launches global learning program • Students win America250PA innovation challenge • Athletics: A generous gift and a milestone • Bear2Bear Impact Award for leadership and service • Lenape Symposium returns to Ursinus • Wall Street on Main Street • Tuition Promise for Montgomery County students • Wrestler wins two Puerto Rico national titles • Paying it forward: A Montgomery …

Mapping A World’S Fair: A Comparative Analysis Of Native American Experience At The Louisiana Purchase Exposition, Margaret Jones

Mendel Sato Research Award Projects

This brief attempt to look into a few historical moments has demonstrated how quickly and dramatically the possibilities open to Native American people in the St. Louis region have changed over time. In 1904, to be a Native person standing at the entrance to the 1904 World’s Fair could mean a number of things, perhaps simultaneously: you were a tourist, you were returning to land you had been Indigenous to, you were visiting a part of the country you had never seen before, or you were a Native person at the largest celebration of American colonialism ever organized. This thesis …

The Ladies' Home Journal: Dormant Seeds Of The Feminine Mystique Pre-Wwii, Isis Santos Villaça

University Honors Theses

At the turn of the 20th century, magazines were becoming increasingly available to the middle class. Throughout the 1890–1930s, the industry put forth an entire new iteration of publications that came to be popular with female readers. One of the most successful publications from this period, The Ladies' Home Journal, distinguished itself through its strong editorial presence on the page. The editors of the Ladies' Home Journal intended to create a "traditional" female identity that reflected domesticity in the journal, which countered the rising notions of the New Woman. Simultaneously, the publication aimed to create an educational product with …

An Ordinary Hero: Examining The True Nature Of Amelia Earhart, Daniella Hernandez

Emerging Writers

This essay explores how Amelia Earhart’s perception in society has been skewed by the sensationalism surrounding her career as a female aviator and the conspiracies surrounding her mysterious disappearance. The author argues that Earhart’s true character and the impact she had on society as a whole have been overshadowed by the media’s fascination with her strange death.

Unearthing "Storied Lives:" Building Resilient And Recontextualized Collections At Unh Library Through Community Archives Collaborations, Kai H. Uchida, Eleta Exline, Morgan Wilson

Faculty Publications

A strength of the University Archives at the University of New Hampshire is its strong administrative and institutional history collections through the mid 20th century, with hundreds of linear feet of manuscripts from offices across campus. However, some of these collections were processed more than 30 years ago and are missing descriptive work that would ideally highlight communities of color on campus and their inclusion and self-advocacy in the history of higher education.

In the absence of resources that would prioritize reprocessing these collections, the University Archives has partnered with the Digital Collections Team at UNH to broaden the access …

History Of The Interstate System In Indiana, Steven Wuertz

Purdue Road School

A brief history of the Interstate System in Indiana and across the Nation— 1956–2026: 70 years of the Interstate System

Review Of Falling Into God: My Lay Catholic Journey In Spirituality And Ministry From Family And Home To Vatican Ii And The Holy Spirit To Prophetic Work For Justice And Peace, Rosemarie Pace

The Journal of Social Encounters

No abstract provided.

Review Of The Black Practice Of Disbelief, Walter W. Hill Jr.

The Journal of Social Encounters

No abstract provided.

Review Of Engaging Thomas Merton: Spirituality, Justice, And Racism, Paul Pynkoski

The Journal of Social Encounters

No abstract provided.

Review Of Ella Baker & The Black Freedom Movement: A Radical Vision, Danny Duncan Collum

The Journal of Social Encounters

No abstract provided.

026.021-Ossawbaw, Morehead State University History Department (Morehead, Ky)

Guarding Ossabaw Island: History and Archaeology of the 47th N.Y.V.I. Camp

3 ring Minie ball with mold seam

026.023-Ossabaw, Morehead State University History Department (Morehead, Ky)

Guarding Ossabaw Island: History and Archaeology of the 47th N.Y.V.I. Camp

3 ring Minie ball with mold seam

026.035-Ossabaw, Morehead State University History Department (Morehead, Ky)

Guarding Ossabaw Island: History and Archaeology of the 47th N.Y.V.I. Camp

Spent 4 flange percussion cap

026.063-Ossabaw, Morehead State University History Department (Morehead, Ky)

Guarding Ossabaw Island: History and Archaeology of the 47th N.Y.V.I. Camp

Copper "T" head square cut nail

026.050-Ossawbaw, Morehead State University History Department (Morehead, Ky)

Guarding Ossabaw Island: History and Archaeology of the 47th N.Y.V.I. Camp

2 piece 16 mm Eagle button with "I" in shield, loop intact, back marked "SCOVILL MFG CO"

026.039-Ossabaw, Morehead State University History Department (Morehead, Ky)

Guarding Ossabaw Island: History and Archaeology of the 47th N.Y.V.I. Camp

Knapsack hook, 0.653" diameter button

026.060-Ossabaw, Morehead State University History Department (Morehead, Ky)

Guarding Ossabaw Island: History and Archaeology of the 47th N.Y.V.I. Camp

Hinge-broken tip of large spoon, flattened

026.045-Ossabaw, Morehead State University History Department (Morehead, Ky)

Guarding Ossabaw Island: History and Archaeology of the 47th N.Y.V.I. Camp

2 piece 19 mm Eagle button with shield, loop intact, back marked "EXTRA QUALITY", shield pushed in

026.024-Ossabaw, Morehead State University History Department (Morehead, Ky)

Guarding Ossabaw Island: History and Archaeology of the 47th N.Y.V.I. Camp

3 ring Minie ball with mold seam, conical truncated base

026.013-Ossabaw, Morehead State University History Department (Morehead, Ky)

Guarding Ossabaw Island: History and Archaeology of the 47th N.Y.V.I. Camp

3 ring Minie ball with mold seam

026.064-Ossabaw, Morehead State University History Department (Morehead, Ky)

Guarding Ossabaw Island: History and Archaeology of the 47th N.Y.V.I. Camp

Copper "T" head square cut nail

026.003-Ossabaw, Morehead State University History Department (Morehead, Ky)

Guarding Ossabaw Island: History and Archaeology of the 47th N.Y.V.I. Camp

3 ring Minie ball, slightly flattened, fine parallel striations

026.038-Ossabaw, Morehead State University History Department (Morehead, Ky)

Guarding Ossabaw Island: History and Archaeology of the 47th N.Y.V.I. Camp

Knapsack hook, 0.633" diameter button

026.033-Ossabaw, Morehead State University History Department (Morehead, Ky)

Guarding Ossabaw Island: History and Archaeology of the 47th N.Y.V.I. Camp

Unspent 4 flange percussion cap

026.048-Ossabaw, Morehead State University History Department (Morehead, Ky)

Guarding Ossabaw Island: History and Archaeology of the 47th N.Y.V.I. Camp

2 piece 19mm Eagle button with shield, loop intact

026.020-Ossabaw, Morehead State University History Department (Morehead, Ky)

Guarding Ossabaw Island: History and Archaeology of the 47th N.Y.V.I. Camp

3 ring Minie ball, conical truncated base, possibly swine chewed

026.029-Ossabaw, Morehead State University History Department (Morehead, Ky)

Guarding Ossabaw Island: History and Archaeology of the 47th N.Y.V.I. Camp

Fired 52 caliber Sharp's bullet, no deformation, rifling, 426 gr

026.071-Ossabaw, Morehead State University History Department (Morehead, Ky)

Guarding Ossabaw Island: History and Archaeology of the 47th N.Y.V.I. Camp

3 ring Minie ball