#Americanhistory

In the early 20th century Alabama had a law where you would be arrested if you played checkers with someone fro another race. I think some people really don't recognize
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A few (Asian-American) followers have asked me today why I “haven’t” been vocal about xenophobia towards Asians during this pandemic, and why I am speaking on Black Lives Matter. Since
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In the early U.S., samplers were often part of girls' educations. Sewing them helped girls learn to read, write, and reason. You name it, they sewed it. But samplers were
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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 case it’s STILL unclear.400 yrs ago white people enslaved black people. And sold them. And treated them as less than human. For 250 years. While white men built the
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SO HEY Last night, I briefly mentioned that the american suburb is a creation of government intervention, and I want to expand on what I meant by that. So, redlining
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Adding a few women to this list because ~where's the flavor~ (a thread)https://twitter.com/juliancole/status/1285481626877562880 Jane Newman - Major contributor to the planning discipline in the US at Chiat/Day. Persuaded Apple to
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I'm incredibly excited to announce the launch of my own @Medium publication today - The Victorian Lady's Column, covering women's history in the 19th century. A niche topic, but one
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making myself mad by thinking about whitewashed American history being spoon fed to us K-12 and how I’m in my 20s relearning the 𝓪𝓬𝓽𝓾𝓪𝓵 history that they just straight up
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The latest revision of @INCITS/@isostandards COBOL comes out this yearThe goals of COBOL sound normal today:- Portable- Freely available- Designed by the communityIn 1959 it was radical & unprecedentedIt was
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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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Today in 1957: 9 Black students—the Little Rock Nine—entered the all-white Central High School in Arkansas, escorted by U.S. troops. Their first day of school ended years of legal challenges
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THREAD— An Analysis of “Still With You” Thank you for your patience in waiting for this thread! I’m going to analyze the song part by part, paying attention to
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“Why do you think we call the last century the great American century? Because AMERICA SAVED THE WORLD -- not once, not twice, but THREE times from the evils of
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