#Confederate

Lawrence Glickman

LarryGlickman

We are living through a terrible time in many ways, but it is a Golden Age for public-facing history. No major pundit, as far as I’m aware, has as consistently

John Fugelsang

JohnFugelsang

(1) Actually, "The Searchers" is one of the greatest films about racism. John Wayne (who was racist) plays a Confederate white supremacist who obsessively searches for kidnapped Natalie Wood for

Ashton Pittman

ashtonpittman

Supporters of the #MSFlag argue that its Confederate imagery honors soldiers—not slavery & white supremacy.But the week lawmakers adopted the flag in 1894, they refused to fund a home for

nate bowling (the mask goes OVER your nose)

nate_bowling

For those unaware, I teach at an international school in the Arabian Gulf. When the protests and police riots began, my colleagues from Venezuela reached out and basically said "We're

MimZWay

MimZWay

When people say “Slavery was hundreds of years ago. Why are we still talking about it?”They are technically correct.But I am 56 years old, and my Great-Grandmother was born a

Goad Gatsby

GoadGatsby

Its rainy in Richmond. I decided to go for a walk and check out the Lee statue. Have I mentioned that this graffiti is not coming off. there are a

David Rothkopf

djrothkopf

Just had to turn off CNN. Can't listen to one more pol bloviate about how Trump shouldn't be impeached because it will make healing harder. Have they not been paying

tikkun olam means antifascist action

afrodesiaq

the same people saying "history will judge trump harshly" also say trump is The Worst President The U.S. Has Ever Had sooooo that tells you a lil somethin bout how

Andy Tabeling

AndyTabeling

Gone With the Wind has done far more to erase historical memory than any marching band could ever possibly do gonna do a quick couple of tweets so I can

Vince Milum

ReasonedMind

(This is the first of several related tweets dealing with tonight's tearing-down of the statute of Albert Pike)As a part Native American (Cherokee) I would like to weigh-in on the

Matthew 🏳️‍🌈

yeahidrathernot

Normally, the cruellest part about Sturgis is that a lot of people in Black Hills tourism loathe the fucking thing. Their numbers crash (and don't bounce back) because no one

Tera Hunter

TeraWHunter

I want to talk about emancipation, for anyone who is interested. As Juneteenth is being discussed there is a lot of misunderstandings about the Emancipation Proclamation, how slavery came to

molly conger

socialistdogmom

the pandemic can't stop jalane! i'm excited to be attending this virtual tour of downtown public space currently occupied by monuments to white supremacy.https://twitter.com/TheReligionLab/status/1291043818293338117 jalane is kickin

Deen Freelon

dfreelon

I'm no scholar of authoritarianism, but what happened today didn't look like a coup to me. I don't think their goal was to overturn the election. I saw something more

Junk Knuckles

lawnmowerpranks

Small thread for people hyper fixated on the outcome of the investigation who have forgotten, accidentally or on purpose, the context of the environment.The weekend started with someone angry enough

Emily Clark

clark_ems

Not sure if people want a historical comparison thread, but here’s one on insurrection and a violent attempt at a coup in 1874 New Orleans, often called the Battle of

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