Amber Meek Malek University of Utah Member ΦΑΘ–ΑP Published in Historia: the Alpha Rho Papers, Vol II. The late 1940’s and 1950’s were times of great social change in regard to race relations in the United States. African Americans and sympathetic Whites struggled to establish integrated and equal communities. The civil rights movement was met with significant resistance and the state of Utah was...

Jennifer Anne Meredith University of Utah Member ΦΑΘ–ΑP Published in Historia: the Alpha Rho Papers, Vol II. Scholars have portrayed Colorado Governor Edwin Johnson as both a racist and a pragmatist in his dealing with minority groups. The paper argues that Johnson followed his constituency’s changing opinions on the proper treatment of Mexican immigrants. By looking at his two terms as Colorado Governor in...

Camden Burd University of Utah Member ΦΑΘ–ΑP Published in Historia: the Alpha Rho Papers, Vol II. The story of the Great Lakes, as defined by those who sought to control it, is one ranging from terror to treasure.  Man’s approach with the American natural world has been a continual change throughout the past two centuries.  In no area is this more apparent than the...

Timothy A. Boyer Brigham Young University Member ΦΑΘ–BI Published in Historia: the Alpha Rho Papers, Vol II. Patriotism, while easily defined as “love of one’s country” is not easily quantified. Patriotism is neither constant through space nor is it constant through time. Simply put, what constitutes patriotism depends on who is defining it. The United States of America has often been described as being a patriotic...

Robert Christensen Brigham Young University Member ΦΑΘ–BI Paper presented at the 2012 National Conference on Undergraduate Research Published in Historia: the Alpha Rho Papers, Vol II. Ernesto “Che” Guevara’s contributions to Cuban foreign policy have been underestimated. Much has been written about his direct actions, but it was his indirect contributions that made the most dramatic impact. This paper explores Cuba’s foreign policy as...