Since it is illegal for non-citizens to vote, folks need to see this for what it is: An effort to make it more difficult for citizens to vote. There are plenty of Americans who do not have proof of citizenship and who will be deterred from voting by such legislation.

When you hear about abortion bans, about brutal intrusions into women’s personal lives by right-wing politicians, about wrenching tragedies forced by state laws that would’ve been unconstitutional two years ago, remember: Trump did this. nytimes.com/2024/04/11/us/…

Did you hear that historians have filed an amicus brief with the US #SupremeCourt urging it to reject #Trump ’s claims of #presidentialimmunity ? Historian-at-Large Edward T. O’Donnell is here to break it all down
#ushistory #Constitution #founders #SCOTUS
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Why are so many states restricting what schools can teach about racism? Two leading journalist-historians discuss the efforts to ban or rewrite the teaching of Black history newyorker.com/podcast/politi…

How 'The Sympathizer' (HBO miniseries) Counters 50 Years of Hollywood Vietnam War Narratives time.com/6961770/the-sy… #ushistory #vietnamwar #militaryhistory #filmhistory

He helped the enslaved flee to Mexico. Now he’s buried by Trump’s border wall washingtonpost.com/history/2024/0… #ushistory #blackhistory #slavery

How to Celebrate True Southern Heritage in April Instead of the Confederacy and White Supremacy splcenter.org/news/2024/04/0… #UShistory #blackhistory #confederacy #whitesupremacy

Amazon is...

-Working to crush union drives at its warehouses
-Fighting in court to have the NLRB declared unconstitutional
-Spent over $17 million on anti-union consultants over the past two years

Amazon might just be the most anti-worker corporation of this generation.

Nothing but clear blue skies here in Winooski/Burlington, VT - aka The Path of Totality. Just a few more hours!
#eclipse #eclipse 2024 #hooky

Did you hear what RFK, Jr said about Biden, free speech, and US history? Historian-at-Large Edward T. O’Donnell explains why it’s so very wrong and earned him a 2024 Weemsy Award™ nomination!
#USHistory #APUSH #RFKJr #JohnAdams #FreeSpeech #Presidents  
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Teaching disability history in schools is 'long overdue,' advocates say wgbh.org/news/education…

Archaeologists Uncover Medieval Castle Hidden Beneath a French Hotel smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/thi…

Why are we talking about whether paying fast food workers a better wage will drive up the cost of a Big Mac instead of asking how much McDonald's CEO's $17.8M salary is driving up the cost?

On this day in 1911, President William Howard Taft expelled Black soldiers from San Antonio, Texas, because local officials claimed they threatened “law and order” by protesting Jim Crow laws. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

On this day in 1802, Georgia ceded its western territory, leading to the creation of two 'slave states' where hundreds of thousands of Black people would become enslaved. This further entrenched the power of the 'slave states' in the U.S. Congress. calendar.eji.org/racial-injusti…

Dear NYT Editor,

Here’s how true journalism rolls:

“The north star here is truth. We tell the truth, even when it offends some of the people who pay us for information. The truth is that Donald Trump undermined faith in our elections in his false bid to retain the presidency.…

Rare Eyewitness Sketch of American Revolutionaries Found Hanging in a Collector’s Bedroom smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/thi… #ushistory #amrev

The underwater hunt for the lost ship of an American slave trafficker washingtonpost.com/history/2024/0… #ushhistory #blackhistory #slavery

New Book Offers A Visual History of Racism in America thedailybeast.com/a-visual-histo… #ushistory #blackhistory

Remember that through the entire history of labor law, employers have said this kind of thing for every proposed law--banning child labor, the minimum wage, basic safety standards, unionization, etc. And it's always---ALWAYS--a complete lie.