#Autobiography

Lately I've been recommending autobiographies to people who ask me what books can they start reading to learn more about how Black radicals view society. People have told me they
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One last tweet for today...But I don't think the conceptualization risk-benefit with vaccines has ever been stated more clearly than by Ben Franklin. He had a son (Franky Franklin) who
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A BOOKISH THREADOver the years, the self-made genre of intellectual and spiritual autobiography has become my favourite one. I should have known this earlier. Books like Augustine’s *Confessions* and Boethius’
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Happy Birthday to iconic abolitionist, writer, and statesman Frederick Douglass. Because he was enslaved, he was never 100% sure of when his actual birthdate was, but knew it was in
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I have been thinking about the question of autobiography, and my conclusion is that it is a total scam from the lit crit industrial complex because, like, autobiography is not
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A brief thread on the life, religion, and language of Omar ibn Sa’id, author of the only known Arabic-language autobiography of an enslaved person in the United States. Omar ibn
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Brigitte Bardot with her family at her grandparents’ house in May 1952. Photos by Walter Carone.“That house holds my fondest childhood memories,” BB wrote in her autobiography. It’s located at
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One interesting fact about rock legend Frank Zappa was his burning hatred of.....labor unions. No, this isn’t a joke. It started as far as I can tell when Zappa has
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Today is Swami Sahajanand Saraswati’s death anniversary. Swamiji started as a Sanskrit scholar, ascetic, social reformer, educationist, freedom fighter & ended up as a radical peasant leader & one of
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Hollywood awol Celine dion Death warmed up Harvey is holding autobiography of Elia Kazan.Elia Kazan was a Hollywood producer that was communist back then & when caught ratted on
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After 105 years the Cleveland Indians Finally decided to retire their racist name and caricature. Who’s next? @NHLBlackhawks I think it’s time #NotYourMascotWeArePeopleWhy the Blackhawks should change: a historical thread
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Interesting article on a number of TE Lawrence letters up for sale at @Sothebys by @mbridge82 https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/news/lawrence-of-arabia-tried-to-block-publication-of-his-autobiography-zg8ktrg9w This one, to Leeson, refers t
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1857 - There was chaos and bloodshed all around. Britishers were not safe in Delhi. Yamuna used to be massive because there were no dams and canals. /1 There is
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Morning. Happy birthday to James Weldon Johnson. Born in LaVilla (Jacksonville), JWJ is the most accomplished amazing man I've come to know. Once was asked what his favorite or most
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At this point one has to seriously wonder what value the government of @Hassan_B_Diab has. Yes, the political class has an interest in seeing him go, and I suspect our
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Thread: In no particular order, 13 books by independent presses available from 13 independent bookstores I love #indiesXindies 1/13 My Autobiography of Carson McCullers, by @JennShapland, pub. @Tin_House . Buy
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