Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History - Welcome
"For me, it is the students – those who work their way through the classrooms, learn from us about the past, and have good memories of their time here – who make me happy to be a historian."
Professor June Hopkins

"Not infrequently, I find that the study of history requires a patience and curiosity to peel back layers of misguided if also genuine readings and interpretations that hide past models of the best of human agency. When this is true historical study for me takes on the dimension of a treasure hunt with the prize found in the construction of a historical meaning previously obscured, if not buried in the past."
Professor Michael Benjamin

"Studying history helped me make some fundamental decisions. Learning history is like learning more about myself and the rest of humanity."
Eric Beba, Information Technology 
 
"History should be diverse. I want my children to learn the stories of humanity's past within a spectrum of race and creed. History becomes interesting when stories of old are connected."
Austin Jackson, Communication
 

Featured Articles


Joseph’s Town and Its Plantations in Colonial Georgia

Heath Barrow
Armstrong Atlantic State University
 
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Despite the lack of slaves, harsh climate, and military diversions, the founders of Joseph’s Town developed two of the most important plantations in colonial Georgia and aided General Oglethorpe in his treaties with the Indians and battles against the Spanish

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The Reign of China’s Only Female Emperor from the View of An Unofficial History

Kelly Carlton
University of North Florida
 
"While on the surface a simple anecdote of Confucian remonstrance and Buddhist recompense, Liu Su’s tale of Censor Pei and Buddhist monk Jingman paints a comprehensive picture of Tang society and Wu Zhao’s reign."

Paternalism and the Southern Hierarchy: How Slavery Defined Antebellum Southern Women

Erin R. Mulligan
Ramapo College of New Jersey
 
"In the antebellum South, slavery was the thread that held the fabric of society together and defined the southern women. Slave ownership elevated the status of both genders, giving white women more power within the slaveholding system. "

Featured Books


Josephine Butler

Katherine Soule

 

In Josephine Butler, the author has focused on the woman behind the repeal of the Contagious Diseases Acts-a new approach which helps the reader understand the evolution of personal support for women’s rights among men and women across multiple classes of society.

Comrades at Odds: The United States and India, 1947–1964

Ron Leonhardt
Northern Illinois University
 

"Although Rotter outlines each aspect of culture in significant detail, he fails to convincingly illustrate that US-Indian relations were centrally influenced by culture."

Featured Authors


Brittany Partridge
Junior, Georgia Southern University

Frank Oesterheld
Senior, Armstrong Atlantic State University


Kyle Bridge
Senior, University of North Florida

Samantha Borders


Samantha Borders
Senior, Augusta State University
© 2011 Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History, Online ISSN 2163-8551
A special initiative of the Department of History,
Armstrong Atlantic State University, a University System of Georgia Institution