Volume 13 (2024)
Tenor of Our Times is an annual journal publishing the work of current and past Harding students on historical and social science topics. The journal title originates with former History and Social Science department chairman, Raymond Muncy, who often said, "Historians reflect the tenor of their times." As a student-managed publication supported by a faculty editorial board, Tenor is designed to encourage undergraduate scholarship in understanding the past and present. The journal also includes the names and paper titles of the winners of the Raymond L. Muncy Scholarship from the previous academic year.
Editor's Note
Isaac Copeland
Section 1: Centennial Celebrations: A Student View
1924 Experience
Luke Ziegler
Section 2: New Building, Old Friends
Alumni Spotlight
William DeLoach
Faculty Spotlight
Zoie Dean
Holland-Waller Building
Isaac Copeland
Student Teaching
Meghan McElroy
History Day 2024
Isaac Copeland
Section 3: Policies of War and Peace
Coastal Conflict: How International Law Addresses China's Claims in the South China Sea
Madeline H. Broshears
The Great Father of Washington: Grant’s Indian Policy and the Acquisition of the Black Hills
Zoie Dean
Section 4: Kings, Courts, and Crime
Behind Bars: An Analysis of the Incarceration of Black Americans
Tommy A. Valente
From Streets to Stats: A Statistical Analysis of the Quantity of Illegal Narcotics Seized in the United States
Zachary T. Strickland
Section 5: Different Lenses on the World Wars
“Blackjack” Pershing’s Punitive Expedition
Jacob Breezeel
Fighting France: The Unsung Heroes and Forgotten Victims of Free French Africa in WWII
Elizabeth Crow
Section 6: Frescoes, Fireworks, and Faith
EDITORS
- Senior Editor
- Isaac Copeland
- Copy Editor
- Luke Ziegler
- Aesthetics Editor
- Zoie Dean
- Student Review Board Editor
- Max DeLoach
- Advertising Editor
- Meghan McElroy
RAYMOND L. MUNCY SCHOLARSHIP
The Raymond L. Muncy Scholarship is a one-time financial award for those undergraduate students at Harding University majoring in History who demonstrate exceptional scholarship, research, and Christian character. The scholarship was created to honor the late Raymond L. Muncy, chairman of the Department of History and Social Sciences from 1965-1993. His teaching, mentoring, and scholarship modeled the best in Christian education. Applied toward tuition, the award is granted over the span of a single academic year and is presented annually at the Department of History and Political Science Banquet.
MUNCY SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS
The 2024-2025 Muncy Scholarship Winners: TBA.
