In 1965, Dr. King called for a national boycott of the state of Alabama, saying that Democratic Gov. George Wallace's policies constituted 'a reign of terror' against Black Americans.

#OnThisDay in 1890, Eliza Wheeler hoped to reconnect with her parents, Alpha and Hannah Green, who she had lost contact with after being taken to Arkansas.
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'The freedom to censor' -- b-boy bouiebaisse explains what higher ed, among others, are fighting against. If some may suppress the ideas of others, none are free.

Please join us tonight in welcoming Dr. Robin Morris for the Visiting History Scholar series at Lansing Community College. Lansing Community College

Actual billboard sponsored by University of Arizona school of humanities. Excellent. UA Humanities

“We have not loved children enough in this country to change our relationships to violence.” - @KieseLaymon

THIS.
Historians should be engaging w/EVERY public.
Talking re: democracy.
Teaching re: democracy.
Highlighting the gaslighting & correcting the whitewashing.

If ever there was a time for historians to step up & engage w/the public for the sake of American democracy, it's now.

Happy #WomensHistoryMonth ! Every #OnThisDay post this month will be placed by, or focus on finding, women.
To start, #OnThisDay in 1883, Mrs. Maria Carson was searching for her mother, Mrs. Parthene Chapple.
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BREAKING: Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson rips into the right-wing judges by issuing a powerful dissent after the court refuses to hear an appeal from a Black man who was sentenced to 162 years as a teen because his lawyer messed up. RT IF YOU STAND WITH KBJ!

Are you a currently enrolled student interested in a career with the NPS at Reconstruction Era National Historical Park? We're hiring through the Pathways Program, a hiring path only open to current students. Check it out at usajobs.gov/job/690171000

Do y’all know why past successful safety networks (around slavery, refugees, domestic violence, etc.) moving people from hostile places into safe ones worked? The people involved kept their mouths shut about their involvement.

The Senate majority runs right through Ohio. If we win here, Democrats are virtually guaranteed to hold and expand the Senate.

We're neck-and-neck in the polls, but the GOP is spending over $80 million to drown us out.

Without your help, we'll lose. RT to spread the word.

Michigan state Senator Mallory McMorrow calls out GOP bullshit, demonstrating for her party what true liberal fury looks like editorialboard.com/michigan-state…

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This ish. A majority-Black town in TN was poised for a massive investment from Ford Co. Instead it was taken over by the state’s Republican comptroller, Jason Mumpower, who seized control of the city's finances from the mostly Black elected officials. yahoo.com/lifestyle/most…

Read novels. Read comics. Listen to audio books. Read things with no 'redeeming' literary value. Read because you love it. Read to escape. Read to learn. Read what works for you. Don't read if you don't want to, and don't feel bad if you can't!

Unpacking the Kim-Kanye-Pete situation and the harassment many women face when trying to leave a relationship.

What an amazing and thoughtful conversation on pedagogy of kindness & culture of care from my colleague Jeff Janowick and Steve Robinson. So grateful and privileged to work with him Lansing Community College

Here’s how charter schools negatively impact traditional, neighborhood schools and dismantle public education: