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2021 Phi Alpha Theta Conference Presentations

• Keynote Presentation

  Presenter | Dr. Karianna Yokota | University of Colorado Denver

  Dr. Kariann Akemi Yokota, author of Unbecoming British: How Revolutionary America Became a Postcolonial Nation (2017), and Pacific Overtures: Early America and the Transpacific World, 1760-1853 (forthcoming), is a well-known specialist in Early American history, currently working on the Early Republic鈥檚 relations with Asia, as well as an Organization of American Historians Distinguished Lecturer and Chair of the OAH Marketing and Communications Committee.

  Her keynote speech will address the future of the profession, including innovative new programs that the OAH is sponsoring, and promising research and job possibilities that she sees for history graduates in the future.

• Session 1A

  Commentator | Dr. Jason Mellard
  Session Chair |  Alejandra Navarrete

  • 鈥淭he New Realists: How the Playwrights of the Harlem Renaissance Showcased and Redefined the Black Identity鈥濃�擱ahjon Singleton, Undergraduate, Baylor University
  • 鈥淔rom the Field to Center Stage: Mance Lipscomb, Southern Sound, and the American Folk Music Revival鈥濃�擩aclyn Tirres, Graduate, 黑料吃瓜
  • 鈥淗eavy on the Air: Radio & Promotion in the Heavy Metal Capital of the World鈥濃�擩ake Dromgoole, Graduate, 黑料吃瓜

• Session 1B

  Commentator | Dr. Joshua Paddison
  Session Chair | Amber Leigh Hullum

  • 鈥淎 New Set of Eyes: How Jackson Viewed the U.S. Presidency Differently from His Precursors鈥濃�擝o Grubbs, Undergraduate 黑料吃瓜
  • 鈥淎 Red Summer in the Capitol: The D.C. Race Mob of 1919 and the Reaction to Black Advancement鈥濃�擩acob Gochis, Undergraduate, Baylor University
  • 鈥淰iolence Against Black Wealth: White Resentment and the Tulsa Race Massacre of 1921鈥濃�擭atalie Stitt, Undergraduate, Baylor University

• Session 2A

  Commentator | Dr. Ellen Tillman
  Session Chair | Wesley Moore

  • 鈥淒eath and Destruction: Exploring the Authenticity of Oliver Stone鈥檚 Platoon鈥濃�擡nrique Carbaja, Graduate, University of Houston-Clear Lake
  • 鈥淭he Failures of Colonial Welfare in Kenya: Race Relations in Education鈥濃�擩akob Olson, Graduate, 黑料吃瓜
  • 鈥淎lienating a Citizenry: Vietnamese Population Resettlements Under the Ngo Diem Dinh Administration (1959-1961)鈥濃�擟hristen Symmons, Graduate, University of Houston-Clear Lake

• Session 2B

  Commentator | Kendra Copler
  Session Chair | Patrick Andro

  • 鈥溾�楢dept in the Art of Government鈥�: Abigail Adams and the Adams Administrations鈥濃�擪insey Brooks, Undergraduate, 黑料吃瓜
  • 鈥淟ike Mother, Like Daughter: How the Oppression on Black Women鈥檚 Bodies Maintained the System of Slavery鈥濃�擱en茅e Lyles, Undergraduate, Baylor University
  • 鈥淭ransforming the Catholic Church in the United States: Black American Women鈥檚 Religious Leadership from the Civil Rights Movement Through the 1980s鈥濃�擡rin Graham, Undergraduate, Baylor University
  • 鈥淎frican American, Native American, and Chinese Women in United States Higher Education, Late 1880s-Early 1900s鈥濃�擩asmine Davis, Graduate, 黑料吃瓜

• Session 3A

  Commentator | Jason Rivas
  Session Chair | Nancy Heise

  • 鈥溾�楺ueering La Llorona鈥�: Post-Revolution Mexico and the Rejection of Heteronormativity within Ranchera鈥濃�擜lejandra Navarrete, Undergraduate, 黑料吃瓜
  • 鈥淪hifting Representation: How Early Black Actors Found a Platform in the Golden Era of Hollywood鈥濃�擪ea Bekkedahl, Undergraduate, Baylor University
  • 鈥淭he Manhattan Club: The Closeted History of Austin鈥檚 First Gay Club (1957-1969)鈥濃�擜mber Leigh Hullum and Railey Tassin, Graduate, 黑料吃瓜

• Session 3B

  Commentator | Dr. Casey Nichols
  Session Chair | Meghan Schwab

  • 鈥溾�楳y Faithful Mammy鈥�: Understanding the Role and Narrative of the Black Mammy from 1850-1920鈥濃�擠eborah Otuno, Undergraduate, Baylor University
  • 鈥淜nocking at the Bar of Justice鈥�: Black American Women鈥檚 Impact on the Women鈥檚 Suffrage Movement and the Nineteenth Amendment鈥濃�擝rigid Splaine, Undergraduate, Baylor University
  • 鈥淎rt and Activism: The Evolving Role of Black Painters of the Harlem Renaissance鈥濃�擟hloe Mu帽oz, Undergraduate, Baylor University
  • 鈥淭he Lone Star on Relief: The Story of the Texas Federal Writers鈥� Project鈥濃�擬ichael Mitchell, Graduate, University of South Africa-Pretoria

• Alumni Roundtable | Discussion of 鈥淟ife after Texas State,鈥� advice for Texas State students

  • Rayanna Hoeft, MA, Wimberley High School
  • Dr. Brandon Jett, Florida SouthWestern State College
  • Evan Moore, MA, AiBUY (Dallas Tech Company Client Support and Documentation Specialist
  • Krista Pollett, MA, Oral Historian, National Park Service
  • Jason Rivas, MA, Texas Department of Transportation
  • Dr. Jennifer Ruch, Ph.D. Candidate; Instructor, Middle Tennessee State University
  • Chris Simons, MA, Lockhart High School

• Session 4A

  Commentator | Dr. Elizabeth Bishop
  Session Chair | Jose Gaztambide

  • 鈥淎ll in the Family: The Social Dependency of U.S. Slaveholders on Enslaved Black People鈥濃�擝rianna Carroll, Undergraduate, Baylor University
  • 鈥淧aving the Path to Freedom: Examining Black Leadership and Life in east side San Antonio Ellis Alley Enclave, 1866-1930鈥濃�擩acarra Eshan, Undergraduate, Baylor University
  • 鈥淭he Significance of Hair: African American History Through the Lens of Madam C.J. Walker鈥濃�擪ate Puentes, Undergraduate, Baylor University
  • 鈥淲hen Diplomacy Fails: Bad Faith Negotiations by French Officials in Vietnam 1945-1946鈥濃�擪aia Flowers, Graduate, University of Houston-Clear Lake

• Session 4B

  Commentator | Dr. Jacob M. Blosser
  Session Chair | Liberty Gonzales

  • 鈥淟osing the Science: The Overshadowed Aspirations of NASA Engineers during the Post-Apollo Planning鈥濃�擜ngel Peralta, Undergraduate, Stephen F. Austin University
  • 鈥淗arlem鈥檚 Hellfighters and Renaissance: How the Art of World War I Soldiers Expressed a Holistic Black American Identity鈥濃�擜bigail Bragg, Undergraduate, Baylor University
  • 鈥淏eyond the Medical Realm: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Leadership by Little Rock Black Healthcare Professionals鈥濃�擬ya Ellington-Williams, Undergraduate, Baylor University
  • 鈥淎 Century of Forgotten Childhood: African American Children and their Unsung Experiences during Reconstruction and the Jim Crow Era鈥濃�擡mani Sullivan, Undergraduate, Baylor University

• Session 5A

  Commentator | Dr. Allison Robinson
  Session Chair | Dr. Elizabeth Bishop

  • 鈥淚nflection Point: The Rise, Fall, and leaders of Washington, D.C.鈥檚 20th Century Black Revolution鈥濃�擟harles Thomason, Undergraduate, Baylor University
  • 鈥淕ood Things Come to Those Who Act: Examining the Contributions of Black Youths during the Civil Rights Era鈥濃�擟ori Smith, Undergraduate, Baylor University
  • 鈥淎merica鈥檚 War on Black Communities: How the Criminalization of Drugs Disenfranchised Black Americans鈥濃�擜sianna Brown, Undergraduate, Baylor University
  • 鈥淭ecumseh or the Prophet: Leadership in the Shawnee Brothers鈥� Resistance Movement鈥濃�擩onas Czaika, Fulbright Visiting Scholar Program, 黑料吃瓜

• Session 5B

  Commentators | Dr. Shannon Duffy, Ms. Margaret Vaverek
  Session Chair | Dr. Shannon Duffy

  • 鈥淒efining the Presidency Through Washington鈥檚 Precedents鈥濃�擱ilee Schumann, Undergraduate, 黑料吃瓜
  • 鈥淭he Spiritual Roots of Black Nationalism: How Lewis Woodson and the African Methodist Episcopal Church Challenged the Abolitionist Movement鈥濃�擹achary Sanger, Undergraduate, Baylor University
  • 鈥淩emembering the Second Amendment鈥濃�擠evyn Graham, Undergraduate, 黑料吃瓜
  • 鈥淏lack Women in the Pentecostal Church: The Church of God in Christ, During the Civil Rights Movement鈥� 鈥揑sabelle Mohon, Undergraduate, Baylor University

• Virtual Posters

  • 鈥淪am Houston: Collectively Remembering A Texas Hero鈥濃�擜very Armstrong, Graduate, 黑料吃瓜
  • 鈥淭homas Paine鈥檚 Less Than Ideal French Experience鈥濃�擜lyssa Cradit, Graduate, 黑料吃瓜
  • 鈥淭exan Women of Color in World War II鈥濃�擜lana King, Graduate, 黑料吃瓜
  • 鈥淭he Evolution of Racism: The Rise and Fall of the Political Control of the KKK in Dallas Through 1929鈥濃�擜ustin Pistor, Undergraduate, Baylor University
  • French Instability Leads to American Division: American Reactions to the French Revolution鈥濃�擠onavyn Wooldridge, Undergraduate, 黑料吃瓜
  • 鈥淭he Purchase of The West鈥濃�擫uz Camarillo, Undergraduate, 黑料吃瓜
  • 鈥淎 Kingly Executive鈥濃�擩onathan Koenig, Undergraduate, 黑料吃瓜
  • 鈥淎n Unlikely Victor: American Triumph in the Battle of New Orleans鈥濃�擩oshua Burton, Undergraduate, 黑料吃瓜
  • 鈥淭he Elite Association: Contextualizing the Leisure and Nightlife of the Black Elite in a White-Centric Narrative鈥濃�擬yracle Sadie Fielding, Undergraduate, Baylor University
  • 鈥淭he Separation of Church and State and Jefferson鈥濃�擡zra Sanchez, Undergraduate, 黑料吃瓜
  • 鈥淣ot One Cent for Tribute鈥濃�擲tephen Cooper, Undergraduate, 黑料吃瓜
  • 鈥淭he Abominable Doctrine, of Centrism? Jackson鈥檚 Nullification Crisis鈥濃�擶illiam Swan, Undergraduate, 黑料吃瓜
  • 鈥淭he Quasi War: A War We Wanted But Did Not Need鈥濃�擩ean Nunez, Undergraduate, 黑料吃瓜
  • 鈥淗ow Baltimore was Defended vs Washington鈥濃�擮mar Deloera Ramos, Undergraduate, 黑料吃瓜
  • 鈥淔orming the Electoral College at the Constitutional Convention: The Deliberation and Debates That Shaped How We Elect Our Presidents鈥濃�擟aroline Taylor, Undergraduate, 黑料吃瓜
  • 鈥淚t Has to Work at Some Point, Right? The Story of the United States鈥� Invasions of Canada鈥濃�擜J Ybarra, Undergraduate, 黑料吃瓜
  • 鈥淭he Dorr Rebellion鈥濃�擩acob Paul Lee, Undergraduate, 黑料吃瓜
  • 鈥淎ndrew Jackson鈥檚 Promise to the People鈥濃�擬errick Hart, Undergraduate, 黑料吃瓜