The Scribe: Volume 6
The Scribe of the Ages: Ruminations on History
An Undergraduate Journal produced by The Alpha Xi Psi Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society
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Volume 6
May 2020
Editor-in-Chief
Eleanor Barker
Editorial Board
Aaron Morse
Alexander Barr
Jay Knee
Cristina Farias
Faculty Advisor
Dr. David Nelson
Table of Contents
Biographies
Contributing Authors.................................................................. 1
United States
Perceptions of Islam in Early America
Nicholas Johnathan Dilley.................................................... 3
Europe
Pen and Pyre, Death and Fire
Devin Romines.......................................................................... 12
Pragmatism and Honor of the Republic
Cole Weiderman...................................................................... 27
Hastening Collapse: The Resurgence of Ethnic Nationalism in Soviet Republics
Eleanor Barker........................................................................... 39
Asia
The Red Guards: Shock Troops of the Great Proletariat Cultural Revolution
Aaron Morse................................................................................ 69
Chinese Female Fashion's Evolution and Correlation to Authoritarianism
Jay Knee........................................................................................ 84
Smith Family Writing History Award 2019
Privateers of the Caribbean
Alexander Barr......................................................................... 104
History Department Awards and Scholarships
O. Fritiof Ander History Award................................................. 122
Smith Family Writing History Award..................................... 123
Acknowledgements of Faculty and Special Thanks
Special Thanks from The Editorial Board........................... 124