Allison’s blog for History 336E

George Takei’s graphic memoir “They Called Us Enemy” is an enlightening account of he and his family’s experiences when they were detained in internment camps during the second World War. Takei describes the dehumanization that they were exposed to, starting when he was very young and did not understand what was happening to them and…

With the upcoming elections comes debates about certain candidates, differing policy-making issues, and deeply rooted partisan division. The first thing that comes to my mind, however, is the juxtaposition of contemporary politics with the politics espoused by America 100 years ago. Specifically, I want to focus on the topic of campaign contributions. Some people believe…

Racial tensions in Tulsa rapidly escalated and eventually culminated in the Tulsa Massacre that occurred in Oklahoma in 1921. In his book “Death in a Promised Land: The Tulsa Race Riot of 1921”, Scott Ellsworth chronicles the events that led up to the race riots in Tulsa as well as the injustices people of color…