Natalie Wood’s Death: Murder or Accident?
byWhen people hear the name Natalie Wood they think of the young actress who starred in Gypsy, Splendor in the Grass, and West Side Story.1 What they don’t think about…
Social History
China’s Plan to Shanghai Tibet
byImagine at the age of twenty-three having to walk at night across the Himalayan mountains, to survive and avoid imprisonment, torture, and certain death. This is the only choice the…
The online Chauvinist Hog House
byHave you ever wanted to go back in time and see how people lived their lives hundreds of years ago? Well, lucky for you, all you have to do is…
Freedom for Sale: For-Profit Bail System
byKalief Browder, an African American sixteen year old from the Bronx in New York City, was walking home from a party with his friend when he was stopped by police…
All Tied Up: Hidden Message of Wonder Woman
byWinner of the Fall 2018 StMU History Media Award for Best Article in the Category of “Gender Studies” When conjuring an image of Wonder Woman, what is most prevalent? A…
ACT UP! Fight Back! Fight AIDS! The AIDS epidemic
byIn December 1989 Sean Strub sat nervously in a pew near the front of St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York City. He quietly listened to the chants of 4,500 angry…
Injustices, Police Brutality, Death, and Triumph: The Story of the Memphis Sanitation Strike
byRobert Walker and Echol Cole were not soldiers going to fight in a war or police officers in a gang-ridden city when they lost their lives; they were Memphis sanitation…
1968: A New Generation of Chicano Fighters
bySal stood strong and tall as he observed his Lincoln High School Chicano students with their indignant fists in the air, yelling at the top of their lungs demanding they…
Franz Ferdinand’s Forbidden Fantasy
byPerhaps people are more familiar with Franz Ferdinand due to his assassination, which sparked World War I, yet, his life was full of controversial events.1 But actually, his marriage was…
Columbia University Protest of 1968: Over 700 Students Arrested
byIn the year 1968, across the globe, many college campuses cried out for change as the civil rights movement, the Vietnam war, and the draft inflamed the passions of college…
Teaching Us R.E.S.P.E.C.T.
byShe possessed one of the strongest and most memorable voices in the history of music. She captivated her audiences, then and now. Her amazing talent and ability earned her the…
Becoming Christine: Ex-GI Becomes Blonde Beauty
byOn December 1, 1952, the headline Ex-GI Becomes Blonde Beauty dominated the front page of New York’s Daily News.1 This was the first introduction many Americans had to Christine Jorgensen,…
“Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner” Serves Up Racial Equality
byWinner of the Fall 2018 StMU History Media Award for Best Article in the Category of “Year 1968” The moment of truth was finally at hand for Stanley Kramer. Flashing…
The United States Exposed: Ron Ridenhour Reveals the My Lai Massacre
byWhen one hears the word “Pinkville,” one imagines a cute, quaint village, right? However, the real Pinkville is the exact opposite of this perception. Pinkville was a term U.S. soldiers…
“Hello, I’m Johnny Cash”: Folsom Prison, Much More than a Performance.
by“Hello, I’m Johnny Cash.” These famous words once echoed within the walls of a prison that earned its fame through a song. The performance, though, was much more that just…
Trouble in Fantasyland: Walt Disney’s Cartoons in Combat
byFamilies throughout the United States faced hard times during the late-1930s. People were still recovering from the effects of the Great Depression, unfulfilled promises from President Roosevelt’s New Deal, and unemployment.1…
Our Heroes Aren’t Cowards: The Evolution of Shell Shock to PTSD
byWinner of the Fall 2018 StMU History Media Award for Best Article in the Category of “Military History” Best Article in the Category of “Science & Technology” Charles Meyers, a…
Tulsa, Oklahoma 1921: The Burning of Black Wall Street
byToday Americans still debate what occurred between Dick Rowland and Sarah Page in the Drexel building elevator on downtown of Tulsa’s Main Street on May 30, 1921. Dr. Scott A….
Pablo Escobar, Robin Hood or Drug Dealer?
byWinner of the Fall 2018 StMU History Media Award for Best Article in the Category of “International Studies” Drugs, money, girls, power. That’s what a majority of people think of…
The End of an Era: The Riots After the Assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.
byWhen news broke that civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. had been killed on April 4, 1968 in Memphis, Tennessee, people couldn’t help but feel anger and outrage. King,…