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Christianity Behind The Iron Curtain: How Creative Arts Gave A Voice To The Voiceless, Riana Johnson Wills Jul 2026

Christianity Behind The Iron Curtain: How Creative Arts Gave A Voice To The Voiceless, Riana Johnson Wills

The Thetean: A Student Journal for Scholarly Historical Writing

In 1988, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR) held celebrations across the Soviet Union to mark the Millennium of Christianity in Russia, commemorating a thousand years since the baptism of Rus in 988. While this was a monumental day for Christians, many believers across the Soviet Union felt a sense of dissonance. For decades, religious freedom and worship had not been privileges they enjoyed. Thousands of Christians suffered for their belief. The communist regime began in 1922 with Vladimir Lenin. The USSR built upon Marxist ideology where atheism is a fundamental and they expected nationwide compliance to these ideologies. …


Rationed Victory: A Study Of American Civilian Rationing In World War Ii, Alex Moulder Jul 2026

Rationed Victory: A Study Of American Civilian Rationing In World War Ii, Alex Moulder

The Thetean: A Student Journal for Scholarly Historical Writing

In any conflict or competition it is often said that the winner is “fueled to victory.” This could come as a result of training, diet, stamina, support from others, or sheer willpower. Even small variations in any of these elements can have significant consequences and affect outcomes. The same can be said about civilians during wartime, especially during the largest conflict of the twentieth century, World War II. The war cemented the United States as a global power, thanks in part to its massive economy, technologies, and industries, which helped to overcome the war of attrition against the Axis powers. …


“It Was The Women Who Kept It On”: The 1984–85 National Union Of Mineworkers Strike In Wales, Brett Bodily Jul 2026

“It Was The Women Who Kept It On”: The 1984–85 National Union Of Mineworkers Strike In Wales, Brett Bodily

The Thetean: A Student Journal for Scholarly Historical Writing

On March 3rd, 1984, more than 140,000 miners, all members of the National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) walked out on strike in protest of proposed colliery, or “pit” closures. Years of disputes culminated in a major showdown between the largest labor union in the United Kingdom and a resurgent national conservatism led by Margaret Thatcher— leader of the Tory party. The communities built around coal mining recognized the Tory pit closure plan for what it was—an existential threat to their way of life. Women within these communities rose to the occasion and took on leadership and organizational responsibilities, many for …


Leasing Land, Losing Sovereignty: Us Military Land Leasing In Okinawa, Japan, Kathryn Blau Jul 2026

Leasing Land, Losing Sovereignty: Us Military Land Leasing In Okinawa, Japan, Kathryn Blau

The Thetean: A Student Journal for Scholarly Historical Writing

Military land leasing in Okinawa has played a central role in limiting Okinawan political sovereignty since the end of World War II by fostering economic dependence on US military bases and enabling policies that override local opposition. Tracing the evolution of the leasing system under both American occupation and Japanese administration reveals how land expropriation, compensation policies, and increasingly generous financial incentives encouraged reliance on base-related income while discouraging advocacy for land reversion and base reduction. The analysis further demonstrates how the Japanese government's legal enforcement of mandatory lease renewals, particularly during the 1996 Okinawa land dispute, curtailed the rights …


Editor's Preface, Gabe Smock Jul 2026

Editor's Preface, Gabe Smock

The Thetean: A Student Journal for Scholarly Historical Writing

This editor's preface explores the origins and enduring mission of The Thetean, BYU's undergraduate history journal. Through archival research in the L. Tom Perry Special Collections, the journal's founding history is traced to its inaugural 1967 edition, revealing the origin, pronunciation, and meaning of its distinctive name as a reference to Phi Alpha Theta, the history honor society. The preface highlights the journal's longstanding commitment to encouraging scholarly research, providing publication opportunities, and introducing students to the work of historians. By recovering the journal's own history, it underscores the broader value of historical inquiry: understanding the past to better …


Front Matter Jul 2026

Front Matter

The Thetean: A Student Journal for Scholarly Historical Writing

No abstract provided.


Review Of "He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin’S Failure To Annex Canada" By Madelaine Drohan, Steven Bright Jul 2026

Review Of "He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin’S Failure To Annex Canada" By Madelaine Drohan, Steven Bright

Canadian Military History

Review of He Did Not Conquer: Benjamin Franklin’s Failure to Annex Canada by Madelaine Drohan


Review Of "The Mud And The Mirth: Marine Cartoonists In World War I" By Cord Scott, "They Were Chosin: U.S. Marine Cartoonists In The Korean War" By Cord Scott And "The First Black Marines: An Oral History, A Graphic History" By Trevor R. Getz, Robert Willis, Joseph H. Geeter Iii And Liz Clarke, Matthew Barrett Jul 2026

Review Of "The Mud And The Mirth: Marine Cartoonists In World War I" By Cord Scott, "They Were Chosin: U.S. Marine Cartoonists In The Korean War" By Cord Scott And "The First Black Marines: An Oral History, A Graphic History" By Trevor R. Getz, Robert Willis, Joseph H. Geeter Iii And Liz Clarke, Matthew Barrett

Canadian Military History

Review of The Mud and the Mirth: Marine Cartoonists in World War I by Cord Scott, They Were Chosin: U.S. Marine Cartoonists in the Korean War by Cord Scott and The First Black Marines: An Oral History, A Graphic History by Trevor R. Getz, Robert Willis, Joseph H. Geeter III and Liz Clarke


Back Matter, Editorial Team Jul 2026

Back Matter, Editorial Team

Journal of Texas History

No abstract provided.


Full Issue, Editorial Team Jul 2026

Full Issue, Editorial Team

Journal of Texas History

No abstract provided.


Museum Of The American Gi, College Station, Texas, Gregory A. Daddis Jul 2026

Museum Of The American Gi, College Station, Texas, Gregory A. Daddis

Journal of Texas History

No abstract provided.


George I. Sánchez: “I Am The Man You Think I Am.” Exhibit. Monica Muñoz Martinez And Annette Rodríguez, Curators. May 4–December 21, 2025, University Of Texas At Austin, College Of Education, George I. Sánchez Building, Philis Barragán Goetz Jul 2026

George I. Sánchez: “I Am The Man You Think I Am.” Exhibit. Monica Muñoz Martinez And Annette Rodríguez, Curators. May 4–December 21, 2025, University Of Texas At Austin, College Of Education, George I. Sánchez Building, Philis Barragán Goetz

Journal of Texas History

No abstract provided.


San Antonio Missions World Heritage Center, San Antonio, Tx, Joel Daniel Kitchens Jul 2026

San Antonio Missions World Heritage Center, San Antonio, Tx, Joel Daniel Kitchens

Journal of Texas History

No abstract provided.


Roots Unveiled: Chinese American History 1783-1945. Exhibition. Austin Public Library, Central Library, May 18–August 31, 2025. Presented By The Asian American Art & Culture Initiative. Curated By Xuhua (Sylvia) Zhan., Shouyue Zhang Jul 2026

Roots Unveiled: Chinese American History 1783-1945. Exhibition. Austin Public Library, Central Library, May 18–August 31, 2025. Presented By The Asian American Art & Culture Initiative. Curated By Xuhua (Sylvia) Zhan., Shouyue Zhang

Journal of Texas History

No abstract provided.


Public History Editor’S Note, Justin Randolph Jul 2026

Public History Editor’S Note, Justin Randolph

Journal of Texas History

No abstract provided.


Public History Q&A: Commemorating Jim Crow Racial Violence And Black Community In North Texas, Helen Johnson, Felix Harcourt, Claire Wolnisty Jul 2026

Public History Q&A: Commemorating Jim Crow Racial Violence And Black Community In North Texas, Helen Johnson, Felix Harcourt, Claire Wolnisty

Journal of Texas History

No abstract provided.


Wrangling Pelicans: Military Life In Texas Presidios, By Tim Seiter, Patrick B. Simpson Jul 2026

Wrangling Pelicans: Military Life In Texas Presidios, By Tim Seiter, Patrick B. Simpson

Journal of Texas History

No abstract provided.


Texas Takes Shape: A History In Maps From The General Land Office, Edited By Mark Lambert, Et Al., Honora Spicer Jul 2026

Texas Takes Shape: A History In Maps From The General Land Office, Edited By Mark Lambert, Et Al., Honora Spicer

Journal of Texas History

No abstract provided.


Somos Tejanas: Chicana Identity And Culture In Texas, Edited By Jody A. Marín And Norma E. Cantú, Laura Lee Oviedo Jul 2026

Somos Tejanas: Chicana Identity And Culture In Texas, Edited By Jody A. Marín And Norma E. Cantú, Laura Lee Oviedo

Journal of Texas History

No abstract provided.


The Gunfighters: How Texas Made The West Wild, By Bryan Burrough, Raúl A. Ramos Jul 2026

The Gunfighters: How Texas Made The West Wild, By Bryan Burrough, Raúl A. Ramos

Journal of Texas History

No abstract provided.


David Crockett In Texas: His Search For New Land, By Allen J. Wiener, Sam W. Haynes Jul 2026

David Crockett In Texas: His Search For New Land, By Allen J. Wiener, Sam W. Haynes

Journal of Texas History

No abstract provided.


The Texas Civil Rights Project: How We Built A Social Justice Movement, By Jim Harrington, Wesley P. Jackson Sr. Jul 2026

The Texas Civil Rights Project: How We Built A Social Justice Movement, By Jim Harrington, Wesley P. Jackson Sr.

Journal of Texas History

No abstract provided.


Insurgent Politics In The Lone Star State: Remembering The Anti-War Movement In Austin, Texas, 1967–1973, By Martin Murray, Manuel Grajales Jul 2026

Insurgent Politics In The Lone Star State: Remembering The Anti-War Movement In Austin, Texas, 1967–1973, By Martin Murray, Manuel Grajales

Journal of Texas History

No abstract provided.


Farm-To-Freedom: Vietnamese Americans And Their Food Gardens, By Roy Vũ, Rudy P. Guevarra Jr. Jul 2026

Farm-To-Freedom: Vietnamese Americans And Their Food Gardens, By Roy Vũ, Rudy P. Guevarra Jr.

Journal of Texas History

No abstract provided.


Frontera Freeways: Highway Building And Displacement In El Paso, Texas, By Miguel Juárez, Alana De Hinojosa Jul 2026

Frontera Freeways: Highway Building And Displacement In El Paso, Texas, By Miguel Juárez, Alana De Hinojosa

Journal of Texas History

No abstract provided.


Vantage Points: “There Was No Tuesday”: A Society Writer Mourns Thevictims Of The Galveston Storm, Bryan Edward Stone Jul 2026

Vantage Points: “There Was No Tuesday”: A Society Writer Mourns Thevictims Of The Galveston Storm, Bryan Edward Stone

Journal of Texas History

The Alliance for Texas History is pleased to announce a new feature in the Journal of Texas History, called “Vantage Points,” a fresh way to engage with the past. This section presents short, focused essays (1,500—4,000 words) centered on evocative images, documents, or historical sites. Each essay begins from a particular vantage point—quite literally a place, object, or source in the field—and explores what it can teach us about the Texas past.


The Names Of Four Scouts: Slavery, Settler Colonialism, And The Limits Of Incorporation At The Texas Capitol Complex Since 1983, Mark Mallory Jul 2026

The Names Of Four Scouts: Slavery, Settler Colonialism, And The Limits Of Incorporation At The Texas Capitol Complex Since 1983, Mark Mallory

Journal of Texas History

This essay takes the commemorated names of four Seminole Negro Indian Scout Medal of Honor recipients to examine public memory at the Texas Capitol Complex since 1983. Using archival documents, newspapers, exhibits, and monuments, it traces how the Texas State Preservation Board responded to criticism through limited incorporations of Black, Tejano, and women’s histories while preserving narratives that disavow slavery and settler colonialism. It argues that these incorporations reinforce a framework centered on Texas “pioneers,” obscuring Native histories and misrepresenting the complex intersections of Blackness and Indigeneity embodied by Black Seminole history.


Albert Parsons And The Nonpareil Strike Of 1871: Race And Labor In Reconstruction Texas, George Norris Green Jul 2026

Albert Parsons And The Nonpareil Strike Of 1871: Race And Labor In Reconstruction Texas, George Norris Green

Journal of Texas History

This article explores a little-known chapter in the life of anarchist Albert Parsons and illustrates the complexities of race and class in Reconstruction Texas. Loyal to the administration of Republican Texas Governor Edmund J. Davis, Parsons helped break a strike of white supremacist printers in Austin. His allegiance to the cause of African American rights superseded class solidarity with the printers. Less than two decades later, Parsons died while supporting striking workers in Chicago.


Front Matter, Editorial Team Jul 2026

Front Matter, Editorial Team

Journal of Texas History

No abstract provided.


The First Juneteenth: Black Churches, Reconstruction Politics, And The Houston Origins Of June 19 Celebrations, W. Caleb Mcdaniel Jul 2026

The First Juneteenth: Black Churches, Reconstruction Politics, And The Houston Origins Of June 19 Celebrations, W. Caleb Mcdaniel

Journal of Texas History

While Galveston is rightly renowned as the birthplace of Juneteenth, this article argues that Houston played an equally foundational role in the origins of the holiday as the site of the first recorded public celebration of June 19 as an anniversary of freedom. Drawing on new research in a rare newspaper, it examines the circumstances that led Black Houstonians to celebrate June 19, 1866, identifying the leaders and locations of the Houston event for the first time. Finally, it connects the first Juneteenth to two related histories: the establishment of independent Black churches in Texas after slavery and the politics …