February 2012
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For the non-USians: Does your country cover US...
Since I end up posting a lot of US-related history and I know many of my followers aren’t from the US, I’m curious how much emphasis US history gets in other countries.
I assume US involvement in international affairs from WWII on gets some attention with the whole superpower thing. And my impression has always been that Canadian schools end up covering some US history because there...
spacefunk asked: It's most likely been said, but thank you for not whitewashing history like some of these blogs I probably shouldn't be following. There are a ton of young people on tumblr and it's easy to squeeze oneself into a tiny worldview on here, so blogs like this one are important to spread around.
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“Something which we think is impossible now is not impossible in another decade.”
– Constance Baker Motley
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Recommendation: Black Women in History on Stuff...
Stuff You Missed in History Class
There’s Always a Seat for Queen Nzinga
The Freedom Rides: CORE’s First Wave & The Freedom Rides: Nashville Steps Up
Marian Anderson: The Lady from Philadelphia
Who was America’s First Black Millionairess?
The Craft’s Escape to Freedom
Nefertiti and the Heretic Pharaoh
Josephine Baker, the Toast of Paris
Mary Seacole and the Crimean War
How Marie...
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“Who knows? Somewhere out in this audience may even be someone who will one day...”
– First Lady Barbara Bush
Wellesley College Commencement Address
(via ourpresidents)
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Mr. Wythe’s Cook
Valarie Holmes interprets Lydia...
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“Perhaps no place in any community is so totally democratic as the town library....”
– Lady Bird Johnson (via ourpresidents)
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Florence Green →
From The Independent:
Florence Patterson, as she was then, was one of those who stepped in to fill the breach, volunteering for the Women’s Royal Air Force (WRAF). Though it was created just months before the end of the war, the WRAF counted 25,000 women in its ranks by the end of the conflict…
Florence’s story came to light in 2009, after a local newspaper story about her great...
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Black History Month on PBS →
PBS has documentaries online about Obama, MLK, Malcolm X, Hurricane Katrina, and the Freedom Riders.
Airing this month:
Underground Railroad: The William Still Story (2/6 10pm)
The Black Power Mix Tape (2/9 10pm)
Slavery by Another Name (2/13 9pm)
More than a Month (2/16 10pm)
Cab Calloway: Sketches (2/27 10pm)
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WatchExcerpt from a new PBS documentary about Daisy Bates, the woman who oversaw the integration of Little Rock’s Central High. Check your local listings.
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2012 National African American Read-In →
Schools, churches, libraries, bookstores, community and professional organizations, and interested citizens are urged to make literacy a significant part of Black History Month by hosting and coordinating Read-Ins in their communities. Hosting a Read-In can be as simple as bringing together friends to share a book, or as elaborate as arranging public readings and media presentations that feature...
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January 2012
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