Browsing by Subject "David W. Levy Prize Finalist"
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American ideals reinforced through advertisements Undergraduate
(2016)The economic and housing boom that followed World War II paved the way for America to become the consumer-driven economy that it is today. These booms also created competition among companies, therefore leading to the ... -
Between students and state : desegregation and the University of Oklahoma Undergraduate
(2016)In 1948 George McLaurin sat outside his first class at the University of Oklahoma. McLaurin was the first African American to be admitted to the University of Oklahoma on a segregated basis. The University of Oklahoma ... -
Designing women : how ancient philosophy shaped the role of women in the early republic Undergraduate
(2016)For a span of one hundred and forty-four years, from the official founding of the country until the passage of the 19th amendment to the Constitution, women in the United States of America did not have the right to vote. ... -
Edwin C. DeBarr and the University of Oklahoma's reponses from 1923-1988 Undergraduate
In 1982, A University of Oklahoma student initiative strove to change a building's name after uncovering that Edwin C. DeBarr, for whom it was named, had been a grand dragon in the Ku Klux Klan. Then Oklahoma University ... -
The effect of the Monitor and Merrimack on naval warfare Undergraduate
(2016)On March 9th, 1862, in a largely uneventful and inconclusive battle near Hampton Roads, Virginia, the course of naval warfare throughout the world was forever changed. It was during this Civil War battle that the world’s ... -
A prescription for desegregation Undergraduate
(2016)The American Civil Rights Movement that in many respects defined the 20th century was itself defined by its leaders. Martin Luther King, Jr., Rosa Parks, and Malcolm X are today household names. While these nationally ... -
Print media : the catalyst in New York’s revolution Undergraduate
(2016)Around the year 1770, New York witnessed its emergence as a central zone for various revolts that focused on attaining independence from the British. The citizens in New York City played an active role in the conduction ... -
Wives after the Revolution : the backbone of the republic Undergraduate
(2016)The American Revolution brought major changes to every aspect of life for Americans in the late eighteenth century. Every effort from every citizen was now meant to further the republic of the United States of America. ... -
Women of the Civil War : the denial of gender assumptions Undergraduate
A female nurse by the name of Kate Cummings described the following scene in her diary that she had witnessed when she served on a battlefield: "Gray-haired men--men in the pride of manhood--beardless boys...mutilated in ...