#AmericanHistory

The world knew her as #AuntJemima, but her name was Nancy Green and it was a true American success story. Born as a slave in Montgomery County, KY, in 1834,
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1/Was it an insurrection? When certain sovereign and independent States form a union with limited powers for some general purposes, and any one or more of them, in the progress
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Stagecoach Mary Fields was a force to be reckoned with. In addition to her larger-than-life personality, Fields was the first African American woman to carry mail on a Star Route
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in #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory, I'll share a personal story of a White friend of mine. Her Grandfather, while fighting in the war, made friends with a Black solider from his town. Upon
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In honor of CASUAL FRIDAY, the 30th anniversary of @PatinkinMandy’s seminal album Dress Causal, quote this tweet and talk about your favorite song from the album.https://youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_liuaYkOvNF94hzBjZSzqrZcQzuD3G2LhM
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"The ultimate tragedy—not the brutality of the bad people but the silence of the good people"This 1968 poster borrowed Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s words.Today, it bridges two critical periods
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On June 19, 1865, the U.S. Army arrived in Texas and issued General Orders, Number 3, proclaiming that all enslaved people in the state were free. The announcement made freedom
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With 2 weeks to go to #Election2020 , here's a playlist concerning the traditions of voting and elections in #USHistory. 1/ 2/ Have you ever wondered about how our traditions
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In January of 1846, the Hayden family arrived in Boston. The Haydens became key leaders in Boston's abolitionist communities. Their Beacon Hill Home served as a stop on the Underground
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AVAST YE DOOMSCROLLING; it is time for today's shanty thread. It's a tale of the ocean past, present, and future - and how our own future depends on it. Come
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Computer science pioneer and United States Navy rear admiral Grace Hopper was born #OTD in 1906. As far as I’m aware, she is the only person who has both a
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(1) OK @TheWFA, I'll bite. There are so many reasons for this it couldn't all be contained in a single chain of tweets. Whole books have been (and continue to
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In October 1964 WABC in New York broadcast a 1 hour special on right wing extremism in America, focusing on how that year's GOP nominee, Barry Goldwater, had stimulated new
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Jan Luyken - Lapland Sami Shamanistic magic drum, 1682https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sámi_drum  16th-century rare knives engraved with Musical Scores allowed the guests to sing at the end of the meal. Photo by Johan
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