#History

There is a vaguely leftist idea that power brokers (political and financial) cunningly manipulate us through mass media and now social media, imposing a simplified reality that enables them to
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We've been trying to incorporate some BLM and Black history stuff into our homeschooling these past fews weeks. I skipped the school suggestion of The Water Cycle as topic work
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Abortion in America is racist. Set aside the pro-life v. pro-choice debate for a minute and sit in that reality. Abortion is racist. Let’s talk about why. [Thread] The white
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One thing your enemies def don't want is for you to search history for possible answers. This society works hard to divorce you from the lessons of previous movement moments.
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Interested in learning more about Disability History or incorporating it into your teaching? A good place to start is my syllabus which is arranged by theme: https://www.history.udel.edu/Documents%20Bios%20CVs/faculty/syllabus/virdi/Virdi_H
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Today is #PotatoDay in ! Here’s the grave of Antoine-Augustin Parmentier in @PereLachaise1. A pharmacist who promoted the nutritional value of the potato, he hosted parties for the likes of
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Black History Month is important every year. But this year, amidst a national reckoning with persistent systemic & institutionalized racism, Black History Month is a call to action.Reforming our criminal
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If you had Breakfast in the Classroom at your school, you can thank the Black Panthers. 1/ The Black Panther Party created the "Free Breakfast for Children" program in the
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For those of you who don't understand why using the word "Fa**ot" is deeply wrong in any context, or why the lesser use of homophobic language calling bad things "That's
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The ignorance in this video is so astounding that it’s pissing me off.1. 9/11 did not occur during Obama’s term.2. Reverse racism: a thread.“At some point, the actual meaning of ‘racism’
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We’ve become so accustomed to taking sides without reason, to believing without evidence, to judgment without clarity, that I think maybe there’s some value in a little history lesson. I
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I’ll conclude tonight with a little exercise.Imagine being an apostate, for real. Imagine for a moment you’re ignorant of your history, or have a weak testimony. You read the CES
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We are not attacked for “our basic existence”. We’re rightfully held accountable for the immense damage caused by every single ome of our family members who let apartheid be, for
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Shoutouts to @RareBookSchool, @SHARPorg, @AmAntiquarian, @UW_CHPDC/@uw_cdmc, @BibSocAmer, @RutgersBook/ Princeton CSBM, and @umd_BookLab for incredible virtual programming in 2020! Going to thread with links to recordings of some of the ama
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This is a very interesting paper which covers both the prospects for HK'ers settling in the UK and the history of Hong Kong and other Chinese immigration to the UK.https://www.hackneychinese.org.uk/post/supporting-hongkongers-arrivals-h
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1. Hello. Today seems like a good day to talk about the legacy of Fred Perry, and its rich, intertwined history with anti-racist subculture around the world. 2. First, let's
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