Branson History Journal
Issue 1: Fall 2025
“The Rise and Fall of Governments”
Was Reconstruction Revolutionary?
By Remy DeJean
DeJean’s essay, which originated as a DBQ, examines the shortcomings of the Reconstruction Era and its ultimate inability to provide lasting legal protection for Black Americans.
Politics and the Early Modern Period
By Matyas Stanek
In this piece, Stanek examines the transformation of political thought and the evolution of natural rights that occurred in the European Early Modern Era.
The Scapegoating of Jewish People in Imperial Russia
By Henry Raz
Raz explores the brutal history of pogroms and violence towards Jewish people in the Russian Empire, as well as how it was used as a tool for the empire’s political gain.