AvatarquietgeekgurlAvatarAvatarWhat can we learn from the history of pre-war Germany to the atmosphere today in the U.S.?The Conversation Canada - David DyzenhausThe Guardian recently published an interview with U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders about what happens if Donald Trump wins this year’s presidential election …
AvatarquietgeekgurlFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoAmerica continues to gaslight Black people about racismthegrio.com - Monique JudgeOPINION: From repurposing the words of MLK to declaring that "America is not a racist country," the gaslighting of Black people in AmeriKKKa …
AvatarquietgeekgurlAvatarAvatar3 sentences from Abraham Lincoln to explain the Civil War to 2024 GOP candidatesverified_publisherCNNCNN — One hundred sixty-three years after multiple Southern states seceded from the Union rather than accept a new president who was hostile to slavery, the origin of the Civil War is looming over another presidential election. The country is again contending with how to remember its original sin …
AvatarquietgeekgurlAvatarAvatarWhat Does Watch Night Mean for Black Americans Today? It Dates Back to the Emancipation ProclamationU.S. News & World Report - By Associated PressThe tradition of Watch Night services in the United States dates back to Dec. 31, 1862, during the Civil War The tradition of Watch Night services in …
AvatarquietgeekgurlFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThe Reconstruction Era: Integrating the American South After the Civil Warthecollector.com - Madison WhippleImmediately following the Civil War, the era of Reconstruction began. This period between 1866 and 1877 provided restructuring to the Southern …
AvatarquietgeekgurlAvatarAvatarMissouri School Board Votes To Remove Black History ClassesHuffPost - Sebastian MurdockThe all-white school board voted 5-2 to stop offering Black history and literature courses. A Missouri school board that previously voted to rescind an anti-discrimination resolution has voted in favor of removing elective Black history and literature classes. The seven-member Francis Howell School …
AvatarquietgeekgurlAvatarAvatarArlington’s Civil War Legacy Is Finally Laid to Restverified_publisherThe Atlantic - By Clint SmithA memorial tainted with Lost Cause mythology has at last been purged from the national cemetery. If only national memory were so easily resolved. The wind washed over the rows of white tombstones and carried the last leaves of autumn on its breath. I held the map of Arlington National Cemetery up to …
AvatarquietgeekgurlFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoThis Land Is Our Land: Trump's America, and Our Americacommondreams.org - Tim KoechlinThe Trumpian tragedy is doubly tragic because it makes so much sense. We can decide that Trump is an anomaly. But, in fact, Trump looks and acts a …
AvatarquietgeekgurlAvatarAvatarWhat Was Christmas Like For Slaves In America?NewsOne - Bilal G. MorrisWhen Americans think of Christmas, it usually involves positive thoughts of family, friendship and love. But as we immerse ourselves in the holiday …
AvatarquietgeekgurlAvatarAvatarUnraveling Ulysses S. Grant's Complex Relationship With SlaverySmithsonian Magazine - John ReevesIn late January 1864, an enslaved woman named Jule liberated herself in Louisville, Kentucky, while en route to St. Louis. She had been traveling …
AvatarquietgeekgurlAvatarAvatarThe lesser-known history of the Monroe Doctrineverified_publisherSalon - By Benjamin WeberToday marks the 200th anniversary of the Monroe Doctrine, celebrated in history books for extending U.S. influence throughout the hemisphere. But few Americans are aware of its lesser-known predecessor – “The Jefferson-Monroe Penal Doctrine” – which first proposed using slavery and involuntary …
AvatarquietgeekgurlFlipboardIcon version of the Flipboard logoVoice recordings of people who were enslaved offer incredible first-person accounts of U.S. historyverified_publisherupworthy.com - Annie Reneau"The results of these digitally enhanced recordings are arresting, almost unbelievable. The idea of hearing the voices of actual slaves from the …