#americanhistory
Honoring The #Brunswick #Georgia 15. A story by CBS News' Steve Hartman on the fifteen black students who integrated Brunswick High School in Georgia in 1966 and a moment of healing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mgRfQ0vbCls #AmericanHistory #ALLAmericanHistory #Intergration #civilrights #Georgia
“It’s become quite evident that this is a fight against #publiceducation”
#reactionary #farright #authoritarianism #fascist #GOP #republicans
‘#Reading is #resistance’: #students and parents take on DeSantis’s #bookbans
#Florida governor’s constant attacks on the #education system have led to an increasing #backlash from a wide range of people https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/sep/23/florida-desantis-book-ban-school-student-parent
After #Florida restricts #Blackhistory, churches step up to teach it https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/09/24/florida-black-history-churches-teaching/ #history #americanhistory
"#white people go around, it seems to me, with a very carefully suppressed terror of #Black people, tremendous uneasiness...they don't know what the Black face hides; they're sure it's hiding something. What it's hiding is #AmericanHistory...what it's hiding is what white people *know* they have done and are doing." – #JamesBaldwin
Ignore the clickbait title of this video and focus on his words and meaning:
'Lapowinsa, Chief of the Lenape' by Gustavus Hesselius (1735) #painting #paintings #art #arts #history #america #american #artnet #nativeamerican #nativeamericans #usa #nativepeoples #nativepeople #illustration #ushistory #americanhistory
“The goal of the conspiracist is not to claim the middle and seize power; it is, instead, to operate a guerilla war from the margins. The goal is not to effect change but to resist it; to keep America in a state of un-advancement, where social goals and progressive policies cannot be implemented.”
Great reading from
@colindickey’s book “Under the Eye of Power — How fear of secrecy societies shapes American Democracy”.
A new General Knowledge Quiz has just been posted on our website!
https://youknowwhatblog.com/quizzes/general-knowledge-quiz-54/
#catan #boardgames #americanhistory #mountains #geography #gk #gkquiz #pubquiz #pubtrivia #quiz #trivia #triviaquestions #fact #facts #didyouknow #youknowwhat #blog #blogger #generalknowledge
#OnThisDay, 15 Sept 1853, Antoinette Brown Blackwell is ordained as a pastor in the First Congregational Church, becoming the first woman pastor of a recognised church in the USA.
#Whitemen have controlled #women’s #reproductiverights throughout #Americanhistory – the post-#Dobbs era is no different
https://theconversation.com/white-men-have-controlled-womens-reproductive-rights-throughout-american-history-the-post-dobbs-era-is-no-different-206706
#OnThisDay, 10 Sept 1972, American Doreen Wilber wins Olympic gold in women's archery. It was the first time archery has been included in the Games since 1920.
Wilber took up the sport after her husband was given an archery set. For a decade, she never lost a competition at State level, and set national or world records 18 times.
#OnThisDay, 9 Sept 1966, Constance Baker Motley became the first Black woman to be a US federal judge when she was sworn in.
She had been the first Black female lawyer to argue a case at the Supreme Court in 1962. And she’d been the first woman to be president of the borough of Manhattan in 1965.
Really enjoying this. It's both an impressively erudite and remarkably accessible retelling of #USHistory that centers #Indigenous peoples and obliterates a number of national myths. Highly recommended and worth imitating for historians (like me!) working in other national contexts. #history #AmericanHistory #histodons @histodons
A great documentary on Eugene V. Debs.
https://www.pbs.org/video/the-revolutionist-eugene-v-debs-odnxgt/
"My subjects don't have the same language of #trauma that we use today, but they are articulating being completely changed by what happened to them in these attacks."
#KidadaEWilliams talks about writing and teaching #BlackHistory, and about her new book #ISawDeathComing: A History of Terror and Survival in the War Against #Reconstruction
https://newbooksnetwork.com/i-saw-death-coming
#ReconstructionEra #KuKluxKlan #KKK #KlanTerror #KlanHearings #BlackStudies #USHistory #AmericanHistory #WhiteSupremacy #books
My review of the book Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen – A Must-Read! #Americanhistory #bookreview #education #historicalbias #history #historytextbook #nonfiction #nonfictionbooks
Read Heather Cox Richardson, if you don’t already: https://open.substack.com/pub/heathercoxrichardson/p/september-1-2023
Kurt Andersen in "Fantasyland" explores why America is so peculiar compared to other developed countries. I thought the book was a fascinating page turner, occasionally depressing, and full of dry humor. #KurtAndersen #fantasyland #books #AmericanHistory
#OnThisDay, 1 Sept 1773, Phillis Wheatley's collection of poetry is published in London: the first known collection by an African-American poet.
Read more about her life, and selected poems at: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poets/phillis-wheatley (CW: contains descriptions of enslavement)
#WomenInHistory #Histodons #LiteraryWomen #AmericanHistory #BlackHistory
This #NYT article on boarding schools designed to commit cultural genocide is so horrible and heartbreaking and equally important to read.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2023/08/30/us/native-american-boarding-schools.html
#Genocide #NativeAmerican #Native #AmericanHistory #WhiteSupremacy
The rebellion led by an enslaved individual named Gabriel began in Virginia #OTD in 1800. Learn more about Gabriel's Rebellion by listening to ep. 2.21. #history #americanhistory #ushistory https://www.presidenciespodcast.com/221-i-am-gabriel-that-stands-in-the-presence-of-god/
#OnThisDay, 28 Aug 1917, ten of the Silent Sentinels are arrested outside the US White House.
The sentinels were campaigning for women's suffrage, and picketed the White House in silence for two and a half years. Many were assaulted, arrested or jailed during their protest.
@michaelgemar @beatnikprof @Tierno158
Reading DuBois' #history of the #Reconstruction & really wishing it were required for anyone majoring in #AmericanHistory
We need a new one, that's for sure:
#PoorPeoplesCampaign
The disabled Founding Father who put the ‘United’ in ‘United States’ https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2023/07/30/we-the-people-constitution-gouverneur-morris-disability-pride-month/ #AmericanHistory
#OnThisDay, 26 Aug 1970, the Women's Strike for Equality march through New York, USA. Estimates vary from 10-20K people taking part in a call for peace and equality.
#OnThisDay, 24 Aug 1950, lawyer Edith Sampson becomes the first African-American delegate to the United Nations.
Sampson had been a social worker before becoming a lawyer. She went on to be the first Black woman to be elected as a judge in Illinois.
#WomenInHistory #Histodons #AmericanHistory #BlackHistory #ThrowbackThursday
#OnThisDay, 24 Aug 1896, an unknown woman cyclist has a beer at the bar in New Jersey - making headlines in the New York Times.
Chapeau!
#WomenInHistory #Histodons #Cycling #WomenCycling #AmericanHistory #ThrowbackThursday
#reparations #BlackAmericans #BlackHistory #History #AmericanHistory
#FocusNewsAfrica
Born enslaved, craftsman Henry Boyd purchased his freedom and built a successful furniture factory in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Born into slavery in Kentucky, craftsman and entrepreneur Henry Boyd (1802–1886) became one of the most successful African American businessmen of the 19th century.
SOURCE: searchable museum
https://www.searchablemuseum.com/henry-boyds-manufacturing-company
#OnThisDay, 23 Aug 1941, American Virginia Hall arrives in France to work for the British Special Operations Executive for 15 months. The SOE supported the French Resistance to Nazi occupation.
Hall was on the “most wanted” list as 'the limping lady', as she had a false leg due to a shooting accident before the war. She escaped over the Pyrenees to Spain. She then returned to France with the American Office of Strategic Services.
#OnThisDay, 22 Aug 1762, Ann Smith Franklin becomes the sole editor of the weekly Rhode Island Mercury: the first woman newspaper editor in the USA.
The American Antiquarian Society offers visiting fellowships for creative and performing #artists, #writers, #filmmakers, #journalists, and other people producing imaginative works dealing with pre-20th-century #AmericanHistory, #literature, and #culture. The fellowships will provide recipients a period of uninterrupted research, reading, and collegial discussion at the Society, located in Worcester, Massachusetts, USA. The application deadline is October 5. https://american-antiquarian-society.breezy.hr/p/e4eb6c24daed
The Man Who Made the Suburbs White
J.C. Nichols pioneered racial covenants in Kansas City’s surrounding enclaves. The country is still grappling with them.
#racist #housing #americanhistory #racism
https://slate.com/business/2023/08/jc-nichols-covenants-segregation-development-zoning.html
Listening to the audiobook version of "A Fever in the Heartland" by Timothy Egan, which focuses on the rise and (almost) fall of the KKK. On the one hand, the author is drawing intentional parallels to the American political and social turmoil of the last decade. On the other, those parallels certainly exist, and some of them are horrifically stark. I keep grimly muttering, "nothing new under the sun."
#OnThisDay, 18 Aug 1920, women in the US gain the right to vote when the 19th amendment is ratified by Tennessee, the 36th state to ratify it.
#WomenInHistory #Histodons #AmericanHistory #VotesForWomen #FlashbackFriday
Mary Edwards Walker worked as a surgeon for the Union Army during the Civil War. She was captured by Confederates after crossing enemy lines to treat wounded civilians & arrested as a spy. She's the only woman to ever receive the Medal of Honor - pictured here, wearing it.
#DYK #histodon #histodons #civilwar #americanhistory #history #histmed #histsci #womensrights #womenshistory
Learn about this remarkably rare painting and the boy who was once erased | Art History | TikTok
https://www.tiktok.com/@history_with_amy/video/7267523903092837664?_t=8esBG9E0WUT&_r=1
> Learn about this remarkably rare painting and the boy who was once erased from it. It’s called ‘Bélizaire and the Frey Children’ and has been attributed to Jacques Amans. It will be on display at @the Metropolitan Museum of Art this autumn! #belizaire #belizareandthefreychildren #arthistory #arthistorytiktok #americanart #americanhistory #blackhistory
Why does Missouri have the (geographic) bootheel?
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#GIS #spatial #mapping #geography #history #cartography #USA #states #missouri #bootheel #americanhistory #gischat
#TheMetalDogArticleList
#BraveWords
AC/DC Share Rare Behind The Scenes Video Footage From 1983 US Tour
https://bravewords.com/news/ac-dc-share-rare-behind-the-scenes-video-footage-from-1983-us-tour
#ACDC #AmericanHistory #The1980s #rockandroll #musiclegends #concerts #documentary #rarematerial
#blackmastodon #history #AmericanHistory #BlackAmerica #BlackHistory #Slavery #Education #Alabama 💯💯💯🖤🖤🖤🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
#OnThisDay, 28 July 1866, Vinnie Ream is the first woman to be commissioned to sculpt a statue by the USA Congress.
#WomenInHistory #StatuesByWomen #WomenArtists #AmericanHistory #FlashbackFriday
#OnThisDay, 22 July 1939, Jane Bolin becomes the first African-American woman to be appointed as a judge in the USA.
This is an excellent program, and this was an excellent experience.
#blackmastodon #freedomRiders #bloodySunday #classroomsWithoutBorders #AmericanHistory # civil-rights
#OnThisDay, 17 July 1972, Susan Roley and Joanne Pierce become the first women to be FBI special agents since the 1920s.
Watch an interview https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=N_2yu0sVicw&feature=youtu.be
#OnThisDay, 14 July 1885, Sarah E Goode receives the US patent for her cabinet bed. She is among the first African-American women to gain a patent in her own name.
#WomenInHistory #Histodons #FlashbackFriday #AmericanHistory
"If they don't give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair."
#OnThisDay, 12 July 1972, Shirley Chisholm becomes the first Black US Presidential candidate, winning 152 votes in the first ballot at the Democratic National Convention.
#WomenInHistory #Histodons #BlackHistory
#WomenInPolitics #AmericanHistory #WaybackWednesday
#OnThisDay, 11 July 1871, Margaret E Knight wins a patent lawsuit and is awarded the patent for flat-bottomed paper bag making machines.
No verifiable image, so here's a cat demonstrating a use for a flat-bottomed paper bag.
#OnThisDay, 11 July 1656, Ann Austin and Mary Fisher arrive in Boston Massachusetts. They are the first Quakers to reach the colony.
They are seized and treated as witches, and their books burnt.
Yankee | noun | 1a: a native or inhabitant of New England (Merriam-Webster)
Though not native, I grew up and continue to live in New England — “the hard, impenetrable core of the United States” as described by the late British journalist Patrick O’Donovan.
Married with two children, I am an Eagle Scout, a career Civil Engineer, and member of the United Church of Christ. My interests include American history (particularly the colonial and Revolutionary periods), transportation infrastructure, home improvement (electrical and HVAC), model railroading, Rock & Roll, art, science, moderate politics, and Christian Universalism.
#Introduction #NewEngland #CivilEngineering #AmericanHistory #ModelRailroading #RockAndRoll #Art #Science #ChristianUniversalism
#OnThisDay, 8 July 1948, Esther Blake becomes the first woman to enlist in the regular US Air Force.
#OnThisDay, 7 July 1981, Sandra Day O'Connor becomes the first woman to be nominated to sit on the US Supreme Court.
#WomenInHistory #Histodons #FlashbackFriday #AmericanHistory
#OnThisDay, 7 July 1948, the first six women are sworn into the regular US Navy. One, Edna Young, goes on to be the first Black woman to be an officer.
They were: Wilma Marchal, Edna Young, Ruth Flora, Kay Langen, Frances Devaney, Doris Robertson.
#WomenInHistory #Histodons #AmericanHistory #FlashbackFriday
You've seen lots of people post & boost this already. Everyone should read this. Yes, it's long, but it is worth it. Read it. Be uncomfortable.
➡️ **What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?**
Read the full text of Frederick Douglass' iconic speech.
https://www.theroot.com/what-to-the-slave-is-the-fourth-of-july-1836083536
#IndependenceDy #America #USA #History #AmericanHistory #Histodons #4thOfJuly
#introduction Hi I'm Carl!
Connecticut born, Illinois raised with a few other places in between (I'm a Navy brat)
Avid reader love #scifi #americanhistory #mystery #alternativehistory among others. Always got 4 or 5 books going at any one time
#duolingo addict. I have a nearly 2000 day streak and I alternate between French, German, and Spanish
Big #baseball fan. My favorite team is the #whitesox
As you can tell by my profile pic I'm also a #49ers fan
If you want to know more, just ask!
#OnThisDay, 30 June 1966 Pauli Murray, Betty Friedan and 26 others founded the National Organisation for Women (NOW) in the USA.
"I like to be at the front of great movements as far as possible."
#OnThisDay, 30 June 1870, Ada Kepley became the first woman to graduate from law college in the USA.
#OnThisDay, 27 Jun 1833, Prudence Crandall stands trial for running a school for African-American girls in Canterbury, Connecticut. She spends the night in County Jail until bail is posted, and pursues her case as far as the Supreme Court. https://www.cwhf.org/inductees/education-preservation/prudence-crandall?platform=hootsuite
Do you know cursive? If so, the
National Archives needs YOU to help transcribe pension records from the #AmericanRevolution! These are transcripts of oral histories given by the #veterans themselves (or their surviving family members) and offer absolutely fascinating insights into the realities of the time. https://www.archives.gov/citizen-archivist/missions/revolutionary-war-pension-files
#USHistory
#AmericanHistory
#AmericanRevolution
#histodons
#historicalSources
#vastEarlyAmerica
#HistoryRemix
#18thC
#archives
#SocialHistory #OralHistory
#OnThisDay, 23 June 1972, US President Nixon signs into law Title IX, prohibiting sexual discrimination in federally funded education programs/activities.
The image is from 1979, as obviously women still had to fit to get organisations to follow the rules.
There's no better time than #Juneteenth to demand #reparations for African-Americans.
https://www.msnbc.com/opinion/msnbc-opinion/juneteenth-reparations-bill-cori-bush-rcna89625 #BlackHistory #AmericanHistory