The Saber and Scroll Journal • Volume 9 , Number 2 • Fall ( Sept .) 2020
Welcome Letter
To say that the past six months have been unusual has to be the understatement of the century . While we are living a totally “ new normal ” life , we are still trying to maintain a semblance of the “ old normal .” For the authors and editors at the of The Saber and Scroll Journal , this means keeping our commitment to quarterly publication and exemplary scholarship . Consequently , we have spent much the past several months putting together this , the Fall 2020 edition of the Journal .
There is no doubt that reading is a popular quarantine activity , and undoubtedly biographies are a favorite genre among the sequestered . We have , I believe , assembled a great selection of biographical material for this issue with something for everyone .
Perhaps you ’ d like to learn how Mait Thomas , and Britain ’ s Bletchley Park , broke the German Enigma code saving thousands of Allied lives and considered to be one of World War II ’ s best-kept secrets .
Presidential history buffs will learn how during the Civil War , Abraham Lincoln exceeded his constitutional authority to accomplish his primary goal which was to preserve the Union . Denied support for his actions by Congress , Lincoln trusted the voters to re-elect him .
It was my honor to pen the feature article for this biographical issue : “ America ’ s Forgotten Patriot : Mercy Otis Warren and the Writings that Fanned the Flames of Revolution .” Because she was a confidante to many of the central characters of the American revolutionary period , she became a leading advocate of colonial independence in a period where women , for the most part , were not politically active .
Did you know that one of The Saber and Scroll Journal ’ s most prolific authors is not American but Swedish ? As such , she has introduced us to unfamiliar historical and cultural figures . Her current submission is no different , introducing readers to Johan Thuri , the voice of the Sami , the indigenous people of Northern Scandinavia .
History and the Civil Rights Movement come together in Mamie Till Mobley : The Unsung Hero of the Civil Rights Movement . Emmett Till ’ s murder was an essential push towards the Civil Rights Movement ; it was , in fact , the actions of his mother following his death that led the country toward a reckoning with their brutal treatment of African Americans , especially in the Deep South .
The Making of the Modern Woman : British Suffragettes in the Late Nineteenth and Early Twentieth Century , one of the articles presented at the annual meeting of APUS Historical Students Honor Society , completes the article lineup .
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