Racial Equity Resource Archive

Native American Fashion Designers

11/17/24

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November 17, 2024

Native American Fashion Designers

Many people associate Native American fashion with feather headdresses and fringed buckskin jackets. Learn about Indigenous fashion designers from the 1950s, until now who have brought their creativity and history to the world of fashion.

Norma Baker–Flying Horse (third from left) with models wearing her Red Berry Woman designs. Paris Fashion Week, March 2019. (Ulla Couture Photography)

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Groundbreaking fashion show spotlights work of Indigenous designers | PBS News

Native American fashion aims to reclaim its culture with authentic designs - YouTube

Lloyd Kiva New: Pioneering Native Fashion - YouTube

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"A Lot of Our Traditional Clothing, We Had to Fight to Keep"—Fashion Designer Norma Baker–Flying Horse | Smithsonian Voices | National Museum of the American Indian Smithsonian Magazine

Native Fashion Redefined: SWAIA Showcasing Innovative Designers

BEYOND BUCKSKIN: Designer Profile | Margaret Wood

Pamela Baker named KPU first Indigenous Designer in Residence | Kwantlen Polytechnic University

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Native American Culture in Fashion | Jessica Metcalfe | TEDxFargo

Native/American Fashion 9 | Adrienne Keene

Margaret Roach Wheeler: Hall of Fame | Chickasaw.tv

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These Designs Showcase the Provocative World of Native Fashion | Smithsonian

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Native Americans of California

11/10/24

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November 10, 2024

Native Americans of California

Have you ever visited one of those quaint 18th century missions that ran up the west coast of California? Did the guide or brochure mention that they were built by forced labor of the indigenous people from the area? Did your long-ago study of the Gold Rush mention state-sanctioned killing of the California Indians? The indigenous population plummeted during the mission period but was reduced another 80% during the period during the Gold Rush and early statehood due to what one scholar has called genocide. Learn more about this little- publicized chapter of California history in this week's resources. Note: portions of the material are disturbing.

The Sherman Indian School in Riverside in 1910 | Public Domain photo

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History of Native California

Why The Gold Rush Is One Of The Darkest Moments In US History | Whitewashed

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Native American history: New law changes what students learn - CalMatters

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California Indians – California Missions Foundation

Addressing the Wrongs of Serranus Hastings - UC Law San Francisco (Formerly UC Hastings)

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California Indian Genocide and Resilience | Bioneers

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Gold Chains Podcast: The Hidden History of Slavery in California | ACLU NorCal

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Untold History: The Survival of California's Indians | Tending the Wild | PBS SoCal

Involuntary Servitude Apprenticeship and Slavery of Native Americans in California « California Indian History

An Overdue Encounter with the Past - Stanford Politics

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Killing of Native Americans in California | C-SPAN.org

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Five Views: An Ethnic Historic Site Survey for California (American Indians)

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Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary

11/3/24

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November 3, 2024

Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary

November is Native American Heritage Month. When Spanish colonizers arrived in California, they bought livestock and plants that displaced the ecology that Native Americans had relied on for millennia. In October a small step to reverse the wresting of control from Native Americans was taken with the creation of the Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary, more than 4,500 square miles of Pacific Ocean and coastline in the ancestral area inhabited by the Chumash and Salinan Peoples. This marine sanctuary will be the first managed by both NOAA and the indigenous people of the area.

Facing south, a view across the newly designated Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary waters at Point Conception, a site of great cultural significance to Chumash Peoples. In Chumashan languages this point of land has been described with various spellings, including Humqaq, Kumqaq’, Humkak, Humqaa'a, Kumkak’, and Kunq'aq’. Photo by Robert Schwemmer/NOAA

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The Chumash People -- A Living History on Vimeo

CLIP - Sovereignty Defined (Spring 2015) - YouTube

Representing the Chumash Way of Life

Chumash Culture — Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians

CLIP - A Linguistic Rebirth (Winter 2014/15) - YouTube

Chumash Revolt of 1824

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The newest national marine sanctuary is also the first to be led by a tribe : NPR

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A New Marine Protected Area on America’s West Coast: Chumash Heritage National Marine Sanctuary

Indigenous Heritage | Office of National Marine Sanctuaries

History — Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians

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Frances Perkins

10/27/24

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October 27, 2024

Frances Perkins

If you were to name FDR's major accomplishments, they would most likely be the numerous programs that comprised the New Deal. You might be surprised to learn that the architect of those programs was his Secretary of Labor, Frances Perkins, generally relegated to history books as the first woman Cabinet member. She brought a wealth of experience in worker safety and rights with her, along with a list of programs she wanted enacted on the Federal level before she would accept FDR's offer of the position of Secretary. 

President Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act, surrounded by members of Congress and Secretary of Labor Frances Perkins, August 14, 1935. Courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, Hyde Park, NY.

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Frances Perkins: First Female Presidential Cabinet Member | 7 Days Of Genius | MSNBC - YouTube

How a woman with Maine roots improved the lives of millions

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Her Life - Frances Perkins Center

Frances Perkins | Americans and the Holocaust

Frances Perkins & Faith - Frances Perkins Center

Frances Perkins - FDR Presidential Library & Museum

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Frances Perkins - YouTube

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The Cost of a Five-Dollar Dress by Frances Perkins, Survey Graphic 1933.pdf

African Americans | Living New Deal

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‍Summoned: Frances Perkins and the General Welfare. | Arlington Public Library‍
‍Frances Perkins became the First Female Cabinet Member - This Month in Business History - Research Guides at Library of Congress

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Frances Perkins: The Life and Legacy of FDR's Secretary of Labor & The Relevance of Her Work Today | Maine Public

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The woman behind the New Deal : the life of Frances Perkins,... | Arlington Public Library

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Marge Villa

10/20/24

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October 20, 2024

Marge Villa

Did the 1992 movie A League of Their Own make you aware that women played baseball during World War II? Did you notice that all the players in this movie were White? In fact there were 11 Latina players in the league but because of colorism, only White-appearing women were permitted. Marge Villa was one of those players and she had a major impact during the heyday of the league. Learn more about her this week.

Marge Villa poses (front row, center) with her teammates from the Garvey Stars in 1939. Three years later she was scouted by the semiprofessional Orange Lionettes. NMAH, courtesy of Marge Villa

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‍Marge Villa: Breaking Gender Barriers | Margaret Salazar-Porzio - YouTube‍
‍SoCal Gold "LIVE" Marge Villa-Cryan AAGPBL National Baseball Expo 2011 - YouTube‍
‍Marge Villa and the AAGPBL | ¡Pleibol! In 3-minutes (youtube.com)

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The Record-Setting Latina Player Marge Villa Leveled the Playing Field | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com)

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Marge "Poncho" Villa: Baseball Legend and All-American Women's Baseball Classic (prettystrongpodcast.blogspot.com)

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Linda Alvarado

10/13/24

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October 13, 2024

Linda Alvarado

The baseball World Series is coming up and while there will be many Latinos on the field, there won't be any in the owner's boxes. Learn about the Latina who became the first Latinx person with an ownership interest in a major league team.

Theo Stroomer for forbes

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Linda Alvarado Kicks Off New Speaker Series With History Colorado (youtube.com)

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Interview with Linda Alvarado, 2021 CREW Network Convention Featured Speaker (youtube.com)

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How Linda Alvarado Went From Manual Labor To Becoming One Of America’s Richest Self-Made Women (forbes.com)

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Profile: Linda Alvarado scores firsts in her career field and the world of baseball - Denver Woman

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Rockies Origin Stories: Part 1: Linda Alvarado - Purple Row

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Our Story - Alvarado Restaurant Nation (teamarn.com)

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Linda Alvarado- My Team, My Family (youtube.com) (14 sort segments)

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Latina Basketball Stars

10/6/24

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October 6, 2024

Latina Basketball Stars

Caitlin Clark has recently brought attention to women's basketball with her stellar college career and rookie season in the WNBA. But would there even still be a WNBA without two standout Latina players? Keep their accomplishments in mind as you watch the ongoing WNBA playoffs.

Los Angeles Sparks guard Arella Guirantes (22) drives to the basket as Connecticut Sun guard Kaila Charles (3) defends during the WNBA game between the Los Angeles Sparks and the Connecticut Sun at Mohegan Sun Arena, Uncasville, Connecticut, USA on August 28, 2021. Photo Credit: Chris Poss

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‍Sesame Street: Rebecca Lobo and the Letter O - YouTube‍
‍Rebecca Lobo: The first Latina player in the WNBA | Rebecca Lobo's Cuban roots weren't well known during her time at UConn. But when she arrived in the WNBA, she felt "embraced" for the Latina part of... | By espnW | Facebook‍
‍Made in Chino | Ep. 1 | Diana Taurasi and Sue Bird: The Greatest Duo | Nike x TOGETHXR - YouTube‍
‍Diana Taurasi's Net Worth, Kids, Age, Husband, House, Career & Lifestyle (youtube.com)

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‍WNBA: 'The culture is special to me': Hispanic Heritage Month (thenexthoops.com)
‍Rebecca Lobo: The Latina Who Impacted WNBA History (latv.com)‍
‍On this day in Latinx history: Hall of Famer Rebecca Lobo is born (andscape.com)‍
‍Diana Taurasi pays homage to roots on Dia Latina amid Phoenix Mercury win (azpbs.org)‍
‍On this day in Latinx history: Diana Taurasi becomes first Latina to earn WNBA Finals MVP honors (andscape.com)

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Luisa Moreno

9/29/24

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September 29, 2024

Luisa Moreno

A diminutive, but mostly unheard of, immigrant from Guatemala helped pave the way for later Latinx figures like Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez. Learn about Luisa Moreno, who was an active union organizer from coast to coast.

Luisa Moreno , August 30, 1907 – November 4, 1992, was a leader in the United States labor movement and a social activist. Image via harlemworldmagazine.com

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‍Latinas in the Labor Movement | The History You Didn't Learn | TIME (youtube.com)‍
‍The hidden history of Luisa Moreno - YouTube

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‍August 30 - Luisa Moreno is Born | Labor History in 2:00 (podbean.com)‍
‍Ragers: Luisa Moreno - Womanica - Omny.fm

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‍Guatemalan-American labor activist Luisa Moreno is honored in Google Doodle : NPR‍
‍Spanish Harlem's Trailblazer Luisa Moreno, Unionized Workers, Led strikes And Social Activist, 1907-1992 (harlemworldmagazine.com)

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‍Guatemalan Immigrant Luisa Moreno Was Expelled From the U.S. for Her Groundbreaking Labor Activism | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com)‍
Luisa Moreno - San Diego History Center | San Diego, CA | Our City, Our Story

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Luisa Capetillo

9/22/24

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September 22, 2024

Luisa Capetillo

A Christian, anarchist, feminist labor organizer in the early 20th century in Puerto Rico? Here is your opportunity to become acquainted with activist Luisa Capetillo.

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Taína Caragol Talks About Luisa Capetillo: Breaking the Mold | National Museum of American History (si.edu)

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Workers: Luisa Capetillo - Womanica (podcast) | Listen Notes

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‍Puerto Rican Feminist Luisa Capetillo Fought to Redefine Labor, Gender Equality | Teen Vogue ‍
Luisa Capetillo: Puerto Rican Changemaker | 4 Corners of the World (loc.gov)‍
Luisa Capetillo – Like Her

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Feminist Faves: Luisa Capetillo - Your Angry Neighborhood Feminist (podcast) | Listen Notes (some potentially offensive language)

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Empire Miners Strike/Salt of the Earth

9/15/24

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September 15, 2024

Empire Miners Strike/Salt of the Earth

Hispanic Heritage Month is celebrated from September 15 to October 15. This week learn about unequal pay and conditions at a New Mexico mine in 1950, a creative strike to effect some changes, and the blacklisted movie that memorialized it.

Former WNMU Regent Lorraine Gutierrez (center) accompanies members of Juan Chacón’s family at the 1985 dedication of the Juan Chacón Building. © Western New Mexico University

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‍Ladies Auxiliary of Local 890 - New Mexico Historic Women Marker Program (nmhistoricwomen.org)‍
Labor: Salt of the Earth (laborjournal.blogspot.com)‍
The Strike: Historical Significance – Salt of the Earth: A Teaching & Learning Resource (saltoftheeartheducation.org)‍
Empire Zinc strike organizer’s photos show at museum - Silvercity Daily Press (scdailypress.com)‍
Chicano Labor History Is Represented on the WNMU Campus - Western New Mexico University

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And They Will Inherit It : NPR

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Mission & Vision Statements – Salt of the Earth Recovery Project (wordpress.com)

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The Film – Salt of the Earth: A Teaching & Learning Resource (saltoftheeartheducation.org)

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Child Labor

9/8/24

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September 8, 2024

Child Labor

Labor Day is behind us for this year. When we think about the history of workers in the United States, we may overlook the millions of children who were in the labor force, often in dangerous jobs, as a result of the industrial revolution. Learn more about the increase in child laborers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, the successful and unsuccessful efforts to limit children's work, images taken by a remarkable photographer now digitized by the Library of Congress, and efforts to track down descendants of some of the children captured in those photos.

Little spinner in Globe Cotton Mill, Augusta, Ga. Overseer said she was regularly employed. Location: Augusta, Georgia. Photo by Lewis Wickes Hine,1909 January.

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‍Child Labor in America - YouTube‍
‍These photos ended child labor in the US (youtube.com)

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Labor Photos Shed Light on Family History : NPR

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‍Social Welfare History Project National Child Labor Committee (vcu.edu)‍
The Faces of Child Labor | Picture This (loc.gov)‍
Bringing an NCLC Photo into Focus | Articles and Essays | National Child Labor Committee Collection | Digital Collections | Library of Congress (loc.gov)‍
Mother Jones and the Fight Against Child Labor in Kensington’s Textile Mills – PhillyHistory Blog

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Child Labor | C-SPAN.org

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‍Twentieth and Twenty-First Century | NCMOH (ncmuseumofhistory.org)‍
Episode 2.04: Working Children — Elfreth's Alley Museum (elfrethsalley.org)

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‍History of child labor in the United States—part 2: the reform movement : Monthly Labor Review: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (bls.gov)
‍‍About this Collection | National Child Labor Committee Collection | Digital Collections | Library of Congress (loc.gov)
‍Lewis Hine Project (morningsonmaplestreet.com)

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National Women’s Trade Union League

8/25/24

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August 25, 2024

National Women’s Trade Union League

It is Labor Day weekend, which is now mostly recognized as the first three-day weekend of the Fall. But looking back to the beginning of the 20th Century, the need for worker protections was becoming more apparent. Learn about efforts of immigrant Jewish women in garment manufacturing to obtain labor fairness and their surprising allies, the Mink Brigade.

Women working in a box factory, 1910, Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-53225

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‍MOOC WHAW1.1x | 8.3.1 The Garment Industry (youtube.com)‍
‍MOOC WHAW1.1x | 8.3.3 The Uprising of the 20,000 (youtube.com)‍
‍MOOC WHAW1.1x | 8.3.5 The Triangle Fire - YouTube

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November 14 - Founding of the National Women’s Trade Union League | Labor History in 2:00 (podbean.com)

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‍Social Welfare History Project National Women’s Trade Union League (vcu.edu)
‍‍Unions, Feminism, and Margaret Dreier Robins | Inside Adams (loc.gov)‍
‍Uprising of 20,000 (1909) | Jewish Women's Archive (jwa.org)‍
‍Mink Brigade (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)‍
‍Muller v. Oregon (1908) (oregonencyclopedia.org)

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She was one of the most influential leaders of the American labor movement | American Masters | PBS

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Yiddish Socialists and the Garment Industry Transcript (associationforjewishstudies.org)

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The Eight-Hour Day for Women. Pamphlet by the National Women's Trade Union League · Social Welfare History Image Portal (vcu.edu)

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‍Brave girl : Clara and the Shirtwaist Makers' Strike of 1909 / | Arlington Public Library (arlingtonva.us)‍
‍Rose spoke out : the story of Rose Schneiderman / | Arlington Public Library (arlingtonva.us)

Muscular Christianity

8/18/24

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August 18, 2024

Muscular Christianity

Would you be surprised to find out that there is a connection, perhaps loose, between the Olympics and Christianity? Or that in the Victorian era concerns about the "feminization" of church resulted in the rise of Christian masculinity? And that one component of Christian masculinity was a focus on social action? Learn more in this week's resources.

A YMCA gym in 1910. via Library of Congress

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‍The YMCA First Opened Gyms to Train Stronger Christians | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com)‍
‍Muscular Christianity and Moral Formation Through Sports | THE FAITH & SPORTS BLOG (baylor.edu)‍
‍Fitness gurus and ‘muscular Christianity’: how Victorian Britain anticipated today’s keep fit craze (theconversation.com)

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‘Muscular Christianity’ Influenced the Creation of the Modern Olympics | Christianity Today

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Muscular Christianity: Its History and Lasting Effects | The Art of Manliness The Art of Manliness

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Worker Sport Movement

8/11/24

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August 11, 2024

Worker Sport Movement

When the Olympics were reestablished in 1896, it was open only for male athletes and generally somewhat exclusive. The workers movements in the 1920s and 1930s established their own versions of the sporting competition, open to all. Learn more about these games in this week's resources.

Members of the Morgnshtern eurythmics group, Warsaw, 1937

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These Stunning Photos Show How Workers Held Their Own Olympics - PM Press

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Workers united: the International Workers' Olympiads | Europeana

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‘Democratised’ Olympics? The International Workers’ Olympiads – Just blogging away … doing the hard blog (7dayadventurer.com)

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The Workers’ Olympiad — Jewish Renaissance

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Spartakiady: mass events that exercised the Czechoslovak Communist regime | Radio Prague International

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The People's Olympiad

8/4/24

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August 4, 2024

The People's Olympiad

Although concerted efforts to boycott the 1936 Olympics failed, more than 6,000 athletes traveled to Barcelona in July 1936 for The People's Olympiad, meant to be an alternative to Hitler's Fascist spectacle. Learn about how it would have differed from an IOC games, why the athletes never had the opportunity to compete, and about some of the Americans who would have participated.

Athletes took up arms when alternative games protesting the Olympics in Nazi Germany were overtaken by war.

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The other 1936 Olympics: The People’s Olympiad - YouTube

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‍The 'Protest' Olympics That Never Came to Be | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com)‍
‍The brutal story of the 1936 Popular Olympics: a boycott of fascism and Hitler – The Stringer (wordpress.com)‍
‍Reasons why these countries and individuals boycotted the 1936 Berlin Olympics - World History Edu‍
‍Barcelona, 1936: Fascist Uprising, People’s Olympics, American Athletes | Sport in American History (ussporthistory.com)‍
‍Uncle Bernie 1936 (kleinchik.com)‍
‍Chick Chakin’s Last Chance - The Volunteer (albavolunteer.org)‍
‍Born on this day: Charley Burley - The Ring (ringtv.com)

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19183 The Olimpiada Popular of 1936 tracking off.pdf (uclan.ac.uk)

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Should the United States Have Boycotted the 1936 Olympics?

7/28/24

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July 28, 2024

Should the United States Have Boycotted the 1936 Olympics?

Have you been looking forward to the pomp and circumstance of this week's Olympic Opening Ceremony? We are familiar with Jesse Owens' historic performance at the 1936 Berlin Olympics but what if the United States had declined to participate? Learn about efforts to boycott those Olympics and whether the triumph of our Black athletes derailed the Nazi propaganda surrounding the Games at all.

The Olympic Torch is carried into the stadium to begin the 1936 Games (Central Press/Getty Images)

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‍The Nazi Olympics: African-American Athletes (Part 1) - YouTube ‍
The Nazi Olympics: African-American Athletes (Part 2) (youtube.com)‍
The Nazi Olympics: Jewish Athletes (Part 1) - YouTube ‍
The Nazi Olympics: Jewish Athletes (Part 2) - YouTube

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‍Remembering the call to boycott the 1936 Olympic Games held in Nazi Germany — and why it failed | Here & Now (wbur.org)‍
Nazi Olympics Tangled Politics and Sport : NPR

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The 1936 Berlin Olympics and the Controversy of U.S. Participation - Vanderbilt Mansion National Historic Site (U.S. National Park Service) - Viewshed (nps.gov)

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Nazi Olympics: How Black and Jewish Athletes Challenged the "Master Race" (youtube.com)

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‍A story of an Olympic boycott that almost worked - ESPN‍
‍The Nazi Olympics -1936 Berlin Olympic Games | Holocaust Encyclopedia (ushmm.org)‍
‍The Movement to Boycott the Berlin Olympics of 1936 | Holocaust Encyclopedia (ushmm.org)‍
‍The Nazi Olympics Berlin 1936: African American Voices and "Jim Cro... | Holocaust Encyclopedia (ushmm.org)

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Emma Tenayuca

7/21/24

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July 21, 2024

Emma Tenayuca

You don't need to wait for adulthood before standing up for people at the margins. This week meet Emma Tenayuca, arrested while in high school for joining the cigar workers strike and later becoming the leader of the pecan worker strike, then the largest in Texas history, at age 21.

The Investigators Club. El Sombrero Yearbook, 1932. Image via Smithsonian

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‍Latinas in the Labor Movement | The History You Didn't Learn | TIME - YouTube ‍
Emma Tenayuca: Latina Labor Activist (WAMS E08) - YouTube

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‍103 Years Later: Emma Tenayuca's Push For Labor Rights Still Resonates In San Antonio | TPR‍
‍San Antonio's 'Dark Chapter': Remembering Pecan Shellers' Strike of 1938 | TPR

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‍When Emma Tenayuca Disturbed the Peace: A Girl at the Forefront of Civil Commotion | Smithsonian Voices | National Museum of the American Latino Smithsonian Magazine‍
‍Tenayuca, Emma Beatrice (tshaonline.org)‍
‍Pecan-Shellers' Strike (tshaonline.org)

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‍Emma Tenayuca, Latina labor leader in San Antonio | UTA Libraries‍
‍Emma Tenayuca and the 1938 San Antonio Pecan Shellers' Strike | UTA Libraries

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That’s Not Fair! No Es Justo! Read Aloud English (youtube.com)

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Microaggresions

7/14/24

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July 14, 2024

Microaggresions

Is "microagressions" simply a trendy word or a half-century old subject of academic research? Hear from some of the experts in the field and why even unintentional or unconscious statements can be deeply damaging.

Image via psychologicalscience.org

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How unintentional but insidious bias can be the most harmful (youtube.com)

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‍Microaggressions: Death by a Thousand Cuts | Scientific American‍
‍Unmasking 'racial micro aggressions' (apa.org)

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‍Out Talk with Dr. Kevin Nadal, Episode 1.1: Microaggressions (youtube.com)‍
That's a Microaggression! Now What? (youtube.com)‍
Derald Wing Sue - Microaggressions in Everyday Life - YouTube

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‍Microaggressions are a big deal: How to talk them out and when to walk away – Life Kit – Podcast – Podtail‍
‍APS Podcasts and Audio Content – Association for Psychological Science – APS

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‍Current Understandings of Microaggressions: Impacts on Individuals and Society – Association for Psychological Science – APS‍
‍Microaggressions: What They Are and Why They’re a Big Deal (healthline.com)

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You'll never believe what happened to Lacey: crazy stories... | Arlington Public Library (arlingtonva.us)

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Microagressions in Everyday Life Fairfax County Public Library

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The Slave Bible

7/7/24

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July 7, 2024

The Slave Bible

In 2019 the Museum of the Bible hosted an exhibit on the Slave Bible, an abridged version of the King James Bible created for the use of missionaries in the British West Indies to educate and convert enslaved workers there. Learn more about what was included and excluded, as well as a commentary on whether the project was as nefarious as it seems.

Photo via the Museum of the Bible

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‍The Slave Bible: Part One - YouTube ‍
The Slave Bible: Part 2 (youtube.com)‍
The Slave Bible: Part 3 (youtube.com)‍
The Slave Bible: Part 4 (youtube.com)‍
The Slave Bible: Part 5 (youtube.com)‍
‍ Slave Bible in the 1800s - YouTube

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Slave Bible From The 1800s Omitted Key Passages That Could Incite Rebellion : NPR

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‍Heavily Abridged ‘Slave Bible’ Removed Passages That Might Encourage Uprisings | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com)‍
The Slave Bible: For Slavery or Salvation? - TheTorah.com

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Select parts of the Holy Bible : for the use of negro slaves, in the British West-India Islands : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

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Henry Gerber and pre-Stonewall LGBTQ activism

6/30/24

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June 30, 2024

Henry Gerber and pre-Stonewall LGBTQ activism

Pride is celebrated in June mainly because it is the anniversary of the 1969 Stonewall riots in New York. But there were gay activists long before that, including a short-lived organization founded in Chicago in 1924. Add the names of its founder, Henry Gerber, and first President, John Graves, as well as another Chicagoan, lesbian lawyer Pearl Hart to the list of people who helped lay the foundation for the Gay Rights movement. 

The Henry Gerber House, Chicago, Illinois. Photo by Thshriver (CC BY SA 2.0;

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SIP OF HISTORY: HENRY GERBER (youtube.com)

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Meet Henry and Pearl… – Gerber/Hart Library and Archives (gerberhart.org)

Pearl M. Hart: Defender of the Oppressed and Vulnerable - Chicago History Museum

Pearl Hart's Life and Work · Pearl M. Hart · GH Exhibits (gerberhart.org)

LGBTQ Activism: The Henry Gerber House, Chicago, IL (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)

Henry Gerber - Governors Island National Monument (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)

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Why Did Gay Rights Take So Long? - The Atlantic

How Alfred Kinsey armed the early gay rights movement with research - LGBTQ Nation

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Stonewall Book Awards

6/23/24

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June 23, 2024

Stonewall Book Awards

Are you still gathering your summer reading list? The American Library Association's Stonewall Book Awards provide possibilities for all ages. Find the list in this week's resources along with information about the trailblazers for whom some of the awards are named.

Header for the second edition of the “Gay Bibliography,” 1971. RS: 49/35/10 Box 1.

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‍LCL "And the Award goes to... Series: The Stonewall Book Award" for June 2024 (youtube.com)‍
‍#Pride50: Barbara Gittings — Mother of the Gay Rights Movement (nbcnews.com)

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‍Out of the Closet & Onto the Shelves: Librarians and the Oldest Gay Professional Organization in the U.S. – American Library Association Archives – U of I Library (illinois.edu)‍
‍Barbara Gittings | Legacy Project Chicago‍
‍Guide to the Israel David Fishman papers (nypl.org)‍
‍GLBT book award named for longtime staff members | Vanderbilt University

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Barbara Gittings & Kay Lahusen — Part 2 | Making Gay History

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Upstairs Lounge Fire (Contains Disturbing Images)

6/16/24

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June 16, 2024

Upstairs Lounge Fire (Contains Disturbing Images)

The Pulse Nightclub shooting in 2016 has the unfortunate distinction of being the largest mass crime directed at LGBTQ+ individuals. Fifty-one years ago the largely unknown Upstairs Lounge fire, which killed 32 people in New Orleans, occurred. Learn more about this tragedy in this week's resources. Note that there are disturbing descriptions and images.

A view inside the UpStairs Lounge after the fire that killed 32 people on June 25, 1973. Many of the victims were there for a meeting of the Metropolitan Community Church, an LGBT-affirmative church founded by the Rev. Troy Perry. Jack Thornell/AP

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"They turned their back on him like he was subhuman" | Upstairs Lounge fire 50 years later (youtube.com)

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After UpStairs Lounge Fire At New Orleans Gay Bar, An Unwavering Resolve: 'We Never Ran Away' : NPR

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‍50 Years Ago, the Fire at the Up Stairs Lounge Gay Bar in New Orleans Killed 32 (advocate.com)‍
‍Almost 50 years later, deadly attack at New Orleans gay bar remains unsolved — Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting (mississippicir.org)‍
‍Soldier in a Tinderbox: Ferris LeBlanc, World War II, and the Up Stairs Lounge Fire | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans (nationalww2museum.org)

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Prejudice & Pride: Revisiting the tragic fire that killed 32 in a New Orleans gay bar (youtube.com)

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Podcast 129: 50 Years of Remembering the Up Stairs Lounge Fire (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)

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Gays & Lesbians in WW2

6/9/24

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June 9, 2024

Gays & Lesbians in WW2

The image that has been cultivated of World War II soldiers rarely encompasses the thousands of gays and lesbians who served. This week learn more about the efforts to keep LGBTQ individuals out of service, to discharge those who were subsequently identified, acceptance by their peers, and Army sponsored drag shows.

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WWII & NYC: Staging Soldier Shows from Burma to Broadway (youtube.com)

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The Role of Drag Performances in Boosting Morale During WWII (youtube.com)

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“Gee!! I Wish I Were A Man”: Queer Americans in World War II (wwiimemorialfriends.org)

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"Coming Out Under Fire": The Story of Gay and Lesbian Servicemembers | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans (nationalww2museum.org)

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Lesbians, World War II and Beyond (cont) · Lesbians in the Twentieth Century, 1900-1999, by Esther Newton and Her Students · OutHistory

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When the Military Expelled LGBTQ Soldiers With 'Blue Discharges' | HISTORY

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Performing Soldiers: Drag as a Safe Space for Men in the American Military (mjhnyc.org)

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Two Spirit Indigenous People

6/2/24

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June 2, 2024

Two Spirit Indigenous People

You may have heard the term "two spirit" associated with Native Americans. Is it the same as LGBTQ+? This week learn about the traditional acknowledgement and acceptance in indigenous cultures of people who reflected gender nonconformity (from the European perspective), including a Zuni "princess" who was a guest at the White House in the 1880s.

We'wha, the Zuni lhamana image via Wikipedia

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‍What Does "Two-Spirit" Mean? | InQueery | them. (youtube.com)‍
‍Two Spirits: Gender as a Spectrum, Not a Divide | PBS‍
‍We'wha | PBS LearningMedia

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Icons: Osh-Tisch | Womanica (youtube.com)

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‍Two Spirit and LGBTQ+ Identities: Today and Centuries Ago - Human Rights Campaign (hrc.org)‍
‍We'wha Visits the Capital | Boundary Stones (weta.org)

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‍What Is Two Spirit? - YouTube‍
‍ What is Two Spirit? LGBT in the Native American Community | Garrett Clayton & Blake Knight - YouTube

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‍Two Spirits, One Heart, Five Genders - ICT News‍
‍What Is Two-Spirit? Part One: Origins | CMHR (humanrights.ca)

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Asian American Women in World War II

5/26/24

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May 26, 2024

Asian American Women in World War II

Memorial Day is a day to honor people who died in active military service. This week's resources honor one Asian-American WASP pilot who died in service and highlight two other remarkable women who served in World War II.

Seated in a Link trainer, Lee reviews a training session with an instructor. US Air Force photograph.

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‍Asian Americans | For Susan Ahn, WWII Was a Fight for America and Korea | PBS‍
‍First Chinese-American woman to fly for U.S. military (youtube.com)‍
‍WW II WASP Pilot Maggie Gee (youtube.com)‍
‍Maggie Gee, featured in "Gold Mountain" exhibit (youtube.com)

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StoryCorps: Their 'Tough' Mom Was Also The Navy's 1st Asian American Woman : NPR

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‍Navy Lt. Susan Ahn Cuddy Carved the Path for Asian American Women > U.S. Department of Defense > Story‍
‍Women Airforce Service Pilot Hazel Ying Lee | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans (nationalww2museum.org)‍
‍Chinese American physicist, WWII pilot Maggie Gee to be inducted into California's Hall of Fame (nextshark.com)

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‍The Fearless Flights of Hazel Ying Lee (youtube.com) (Children’s Book)
‍Sky High: The True Story of Maggie Gee (youtube.com) (Children’s Book)

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This Chinese American Aviatrix Overcame Racism to Fly for the U.S. During World War II | Smithsonian (smithsonianmag.com)

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AAPI and Suffrage

5/19/24

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May 19, 2024

AAPI and Suffrage

The battle for women's suffrage at the national level took more than 70 years and in the end benefited mainly white women. But many women took part in the long pressure campaign even though they did not personally obtain the right to vote at that time. During Asian-American Pacific Islander month find out about some women in the AAPI community who worked for suffrage.

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Native Hawaiian Women Who Rallied for Suffrage (Narrated) (youtube.com)

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‍Six Influential AAPI Women in Suffrage History – Alice Paul Institute‍
‍Tye Leung Schulze, Immigration Interpreter and Equal Rights Pioneer | USCIS‍
‍Mabel Ping-Hua Lee: How Chinese-American Women Helped Shape the Suffrage Movement (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)‍
‍Suffragists You Need to Meet: Wilhelmina Dowsett (1861-1929) | MyLO (lwv.org)‍
‍Wilhelmina Kekelaokalaninui Widemann Dowsett | Hawai'i Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemoration (historichawaii.org)

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She was the first Chinese American woman to vote in the U.S. | WETA

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Komako Kimura: the Japanese suffragist on the streets of New York | April Magazine

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Immigration through Angel Island

5/12/24

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May 12, 2024

Immigration through Angel Island

People sometimes equate the immigration centers at Ellis Island and Angel Island. But if someone was an immigrant from China during the functioning of Angel Island's station, there was no Statue of Liberty waiting to welcome them, just days, weeks or months of detention and interrogation. Learn more about how the station functioned during the Chinese Exclusion Act and reflect on the human spirit of some of the detainees who passed their time writing poetry.

via aiisf.org

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Breaking the Silence on Angel Island’s Immigration Station | KQED

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‍History of Angel Island Immigration Station | Angel Island Immigration Station - San Francisco (aiisf.org
‍‍VOR - Chinese Poetry | Angel Island Immigration Station - San Francisco (aiisf.org)‍
‍Vault #5: Keepers of the Gate | Angel Island Immigration Station - San Francisco (aiisf.org)‍
‍Vault #8: By the Numbers | Angel Island Immigration Station - San Francisco (aiisf.org)

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Angel and Ellis Islands | C-SPAN.org

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The Far Country / Angel Island / China Camp | KALW

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Echoes of History: Chinese Poetry at the Angel Island Immigration Station | Smithsonian Folklife Festival (si.edu)

Discover - Immigrant Voices (aiisf.org)

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Asian American and Pacific Islander Month 2024

5/5/24

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May 5, 2024

Asian American and Pacific Islander Month 2024

May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month. Like most of the "heritage" months in our calendar, many groups have been lumped together even if they are more likely to describe themselves in relation to their country of origin. Learn more from the Pew Research Center about the people who comprise Asian Americans.

Still image from the short film: 1 in 10: Redefining the Asian American Dream via Pew Research Center

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‍Asian Americans and their origins: Key facts | Pew Research Center‍

Key facts about Asian Americans living in poverty | Pew Research Center

1 in 10: Redefining the Asian American Dream | Pew Research Center

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Segregation in the CCC

4/28/24

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April 28, 2024

Segregation in the CCC

We are indebted to FDR's vision to put men to work during the Depression years, resulting in the creation of the Civilian Conservation Corps and creation of outdoor spaces that we still use. However, like other programs during the Jim Crow years, the opportunities were not equally available to everyone who was unemployed. Nonetheless, those who were able to participate generally benefitted from the experience.

The Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum Civilian Conservation Corps, Kane, Pennsylvania, Co. 2314-C: radio code practice, 1933.

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‍Social Welfare History Project African Americans and the Civilian Conservation Corps (1941) (vcu.edu)‍
‍How racism reshaped the Civilian Conservation Corps | Crosscut‍
‍Company 818 and Segregation in the Civilian Conservation Corps (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)‍
‍Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) | NCpedia‍
‍Civilian Conservation Corps, Racial Segregation, and the Building of the Angeles National Forest | Departures | PBS SoCal

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CCC & Segregation | Living New Deal

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Fast Fashion

4/21/24

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April 21, 2024

Fast Fashion

Fast Fashion is devastating to the environment, but it is also devastating to the workers producing the inexpensive garments that we overconsume. Learn more about fast fashion and its effects in this week's resources.

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Inside the Fast Fashion Industry | Workers Rights and Conditions (youtube.com)

Fast fashion’s environmental and human costs | PBS NewsHour Classroom

The high cost of cheap clothing | Trisha Striker | TEDxTownsville - YouTube

I Broke Up With Fast Fashion and You Should Too | Gabriella Smith | TEDxWynwoodWomen (youtube.com)

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How Fast Fashion and Racism Are Intricately Linked (remake.world)

The global environmental injustice of fast fashion | Environmental Health | Full Text (biomedcentral.com)

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Fast Fashion’s Effect on People, The Planet, & You | Patrick Woodyard | TEDxUniversityofMississippi (youtube.com)

The High Cost of Our Cheap Fashion | Maxine Bédat | TEDxPiscataquaRiver (youtube.com)

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Ep 23 SPECIAL REPORT: GARMENT WORKERS 'WHAT SHE MAKES' — Wardrobe Crisis (thewardrobecrisis.com)

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Why the Next Part of the Sustainable Fashion Conversation Will Be About Racial Justice | Vanity Fair

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Segregation in Virginia’s National Parks

4/14/24

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April 14, 2024

Segregation in Virginia’s National Parks

As we celebrate Earth Month and the acknowledged benefits of exposure to nature, learn about the National Park Service's deep dive into racism in the founding of Virginia's National Parks and its long-term effects.

A bus tour visited Shenandoah National Park's segregated facilities, ca. 1950. NATIONAL PARK SERVICE ARCHIVES

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‍The Segregated Campground That Was a Refuge for Black Travelers - Atlas Obscura‍
‍Outdoor recreation has historically excluded people of color. That’s beginning to change | CNN‍
‍Tracking Injustice in the History of U.S. Public Parks | NC State News (ncsu.edu)

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REPLAY: Wearing Down the Appalachian Trail - With Good Reason (withgoodreasonradio.org) [Jim Crow in the Great Outdoors episode]

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‍How The National Park Service Grappled With Segregation During The 20th Century (nationalparkstraveler.org)‍
‍Segregation in Virginia’s National Parks, 1916–1965 (arcgis.com)

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The Great Outdoors? Tackling Structural Racism in National Parks (youtube.com)

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Segregation in Virginia's National Parks, 1916-1965 (nps.gov)

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E.B. Henderson

4/7/24

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April 7, 2024

E.B. Henderson

This weekend is college basketball's "Final Four," for some the pinnacle of the season. While you are watching the tournament, think about the local educator who was a civil rights pioneer and also known as the "Grandfather of Black Basketball," inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame in 2013.

Edwin and Nikki Henderson at their home in Falls Church showcasing the memorbilia of his grandfather E.B. Henderson. Photo by Erick Gibson. via nothernvirginiamag.com

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‍E.B. Henderson's Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Speech (youtube.com)‍
‍E.B. Henderson (youtube.com)‍
‍More Than A Game: The Dr E B Henderson Story by Beverly Lindsey Johnson (youtube.com)

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E.B. Henderson – Deeply Rooted (historyfortomorrow.org)

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A grandson's quest ends with recognition for a Civil Rights pioneer (northernvirginiamag.com)

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United Order of Tents

3/31/24

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March 31, 2024

United Order of Tents

Imagine a Christian organization with roots in the Underground Railroad, founded by two formerly enslaved Virginia women, that persists to this day. This week learn about The Order of Tents and its lasting legacy. 

73 Cannon in the early 20th Century This undated and unattributed photograph of 73 Cannon is from the early 20th century. Courtesy of Historic Charleston Foundation Archives. via discovering.cofc.edu

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‍United Order of Tents: Secret society still thriving after more than 150 years (youtube.com)‍
‍Meet the Secret Society of Radical Black Women: Part II (youtube.com)

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‍The United Order of Tents, 73 Cannon Street - Shelter from the Storm | Discovering Our Past: College of Charleston Histories (cofc.edu)‍
‍Secrets of the South | LENNY (lennyletter.com)‍
‍United Order of Tents receives historic funding (amsterdamnews.com)

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‍Annette Lane Harrison Richter, Loophole of Retreat: Venice (youtube.com)‍
‍Documentary (unitedorderoftentseasterndistrict3.org)

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Reflections on Black Sisterhood and the United Order of Tents - Journal #105 (e-flux.com)

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Women Disability Rights Activists, PT. 1

3/17/24

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March 17, 2024

Women Disability Rights Activists, PT. 1

It is Women's History Month. Who is often left out of discussions of women's accomplishments? Women with disabilities and especially women of color. Learn about Lois Curtis, Judy Heumann, Vilissa Thompson, Kitty Cone, Conchita Hernadez Legorreta and Alice Wong. These six women have brought increased awareness to the significant portion of the population that has disabilities.

A group of activists, including Judy Heumann (center, with yellow stockings) protest for the enforcement of Section 504 of the 1973 Rehabilitation Act, in April of 1977. Later that month, the protesters would occupy a federal building in San Fransisco in protest in a sit-in that lasted more than 25 days. Photo by Wally McNamee / CORBIS / via Getty Images

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Black History and a Disability Movement: Lois Curtis (youtube.com)

First peek at "The Art of Being Lois" (youtube.com)

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Lois Curtis | National Women's History Museum (womenshistory.org)

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Our fight for disability rights -- and why we're not done yet | Judith Heumann (youtube.com)

NYU's 2020/2021 Commencement Speaker Judith Heumann - YouTube

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Disability rights activist Judy Heumann dies at 75 : NPR

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The ADA Was a Monumental Achievement 30 Years Ago, but the Fight for Equal Rights Continues | History| Smithsonian Magazine

In Memory of Judy Heumann (1947 - 2023) - Disability Rights Education & Defense Fund (dredf.org)

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Now is the time… by : Vilissa T. - Winnsboro, SC on 22 Jul 2020 (13974) - PBS American Portrait

Vilissa Thompson - #DisabilityTooWhite: Disability Community And Its Diversity Problem (youtube.com)

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Black Disability, Disabled Women of Color, Empowerment, Advocacy – Vilissa Thompson, LMSW | Doin' The Work: Frontline Stories of Social Change (podbean.com)

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Vilissa Thompson, Creator of #DisabilityTooWhite, Brings An Intersectional Lens to Disability Advocacy (inclusionhub.com)

A Disabled Village Is A Lifeline – Center for Disability Rights (cdrnys.org)

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Battalion 6888

3/3/24

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March 3, 2024

Battalion 6888

Do you have a table or place where you put mail to deal with later? Has it ever gotten to the point where it took up six airplane hangers? As we begin Women's History Month, find out about the 6888, the only all-Black Women's battalion deployed overseas in World War II and their exceptional service to the troops there, pursuant to their motto "No Mail--low morale." And find out about the connection to Virginia as the name of an Army base here has been changed from a Confederate General's to honor the Lieutenant Colonel who commanded the 6888.

Major Charity Adams inspecting her troops in Birmingham, England by the Army Historical Foundation via nationalww2museum.org

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‍6888th Mini Documentary (youtube.com)‍
‍Fort Lee renamed to Fort Gregg-Adams after two black army pioneers (youtube.com)

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‍The SixTripleEight: No Mail, Low Morale | The National WWII Museum | New Orleans (nationalww2museum.org)‍
‍All-Black, All-Woman WWII Unit Awarded Congressional Gold Medal | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine‍
‍Fort Lee is renamed Fort Gregg-Adams to honor 2 pioneering Black officers : NPR

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‍The 6888 Postal Directory Battalion- Heroes of World War II (youtube.com)‍
‍LTC Charity Adams, Oral History, 1990 (youtube.com)‍
‍6888th Photos & Videos / USA / Women of the 6888th

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‍Episode 105 The Six Triple Eight | Southern Mysteries Podcast (podbean.com)‍
‍The Remarkable Story of WWII’s 6888th Battalion, as Told by the Women Who Were There | History| Smithsonian Magazine

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‍Introduction - 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion: A Guide to First-Person Narratives in the Veterans History Project - Research Guides at Library of Congress (loc.gov)‍
‍The True Story of Netflix's 'Six Triple Eight' | History | Smithsonian Magazine

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Judith Jamison

2/25/24

Week of:

February 25, 2024

Judith Jamison

As we conclude Black History Month, with the theme of "African Americans and the arts," we continue our exploration of Black luminaries in dance. Learn about Judith Jamison, her history, and her influence.

via news.library.virginia.edu

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‍Modern Masters: Judith Jamison, Dancer and Choreographer (youtube.com)‍
‍Judith Jamison of Alvin Ailey Gives Advice to Next-Generation Dancers | Thank You Notes (youtube.com)

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To Thine Own Self Be True : NPR

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‍History Maker of the Week: Dancer and Choreographer Judith Jamison | UVA Library News and Announcements (virginia.edu)‍
‍Judith Jamison — Black History Untold (blkhistoryuntold.com)‍
‍Judith Jamison on Alvin Ailey Honor, How She Was Discovered – The Hollywood Reporter‍
‍Marion Cuyjet’s Orbit: Judith Jamison – MOBBallet.org

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‍And Still They Rose: Judith Jamison (youtube.com)‍
‍Judith Jamison and members of the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater: Revelations from a lifetime of dance | TED Talk

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Dance and Human Flourishing with Judith Jamison (podcast) | Templeton World Charity Foundation, Inc.

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Alvin Ailey

2/18/24

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February 18, 2024

Alvin Ailey

In this second week of Black History Month, with the theme of African Americans and the Arts, we celebrate the legendary Alvin Ailey. If all you knew before was that he started a dance company, learn about his background and how it informed his art.

Portrait of Alvin Ailey. Alexander Wilensky via Kennedy-Center.org

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The life of Alvin Ailey (youtube.com)

Celebrating Revelations at 50 Film on Vimeo

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How Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater balances history and innovation | Listen Notes

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Alvin Ailey | Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

Transforming Dance around the World | National Museum of African American History and Culture (si.edu)

Alvin Ailey + Revelations (kennedy-center.org)

Alvin Ailey quotes on life, dance and the Black experience | American Masters | PBS

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Race in America: Sylvia Waters & Jamila Wignot explore the legacy of Alvin Ailey | Listen Notes

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Explore Our History | Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater

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Katherine Dunham

2/11/24

Week of:

February 11, 2024

Katherine Dunham

The theme for this year's Black History Month is African Americans and the Arts. "African American artists have used art to preserve history and community memory as well as for empowerment." (ASALH) This week we focus on Katharine Dunham, a dancer whose work was informed by her anthropological studies, founder of a dance school open to Blacks, and community educator in East St. Louis.

Katherine Dunham and her students. Courtesy of Special Collections Research Center, Morris Library, So. Illinois University, Carbondale.

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Katherine Dunham | Living St. Louis (youtube.com)

Katherine Dunham on Overcoming 1940s Racism │Jacob's Pillow Dance (youtube.com)

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Recalling Choreographer and Activist Dunham : NPR

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Katherine Dunham Bio — Institute for Dunham Technique Certification (dunhamcertification.org)

Katherine Dunham: A Life in Dance | Library of Congress (loc.gov)

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Katherine Dunham: My Childhood (youtube.com)

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The Dunham Legacy Revisited - Jacob's Pillow (jacobspillow.org)

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Katherine Dunham Timeline | Articles and Essays | Selections from the Katherine Dunham Collection | Digital Collections | Library of Congress (loc.gov)

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Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker

2/4/24

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February 4, 2024

Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker

As we begin Black History Month, take the opportunity to learn about civil rights strategist Wyatt Tee Walker.

Rev. Wyatt Tee Walker during a news interview in 2004. AP Photo/Frank Franklin II

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Wyatt Walker: Meeting Dr. King for the First Time (youtube.com)

Wyatt Walker: Project C (youtube.com)

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Remembering Rev. Wyatt T. Walker, MLK's Right-Hand Man | GBH (wgbh.org)

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‍Wyatt Tee Walker (1929–2018) - Encyclopedia Virginia‍
‍Wyatt Tee Walker: Chief strategist for Martin Luther King Jr. in the struggle for civil rights (theconversation.com)‍
‍From Wyatt Tee Walker | The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute (stanford.edu)‍
‍REFLECTIONS ON A FIFTY-YEAR FRIENDSHIP WITH WYATT TEE WALKER - .base - Black Theology Project (btpbase.org)

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African American Legends: Rev. Wyatt T. Walker on the Civil Rights Movement (youtube.com)

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Veterans of the Civil Rights Movement -- Wyatt Tee Walker (crmvet.org)

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Civil Rights History Project: Wyatt Tee Walker (youtube.com)

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George Lincoln Rockwell, American Nazi Party

1/28/24

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January 28, 2024

George Lincoln Rockwell, American Nazi Party

Did you know that some of the terms associated with currently divisive concepts like Holocaust denier, White Power, and Christian Nationalism, originated with or were spread by former Arlington resident, founder of the American Nazi Party, and fund-raising provocateur George Lincoln Rockwell, who was assassinated at the Dominion Hills shopping center in 1967? Try to imagine an avowed racist too extreme for Montgomery, Alabama and New Orleans in the 1960s. Although in life he had few followers, Rockwell's views are echoed by substantially more today.

Members of the American Nazi Party, including driver John Patler (second from left), pose with their “hate bus” in in Montgomery, Alabama, en route to New Orleans in May 1961. (Joe Scherschel/Life)

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‍Ken Bonnem interview George Lincoln Rockwell 1966 (youtube.com)

‍George Lincoln Rockwell on Canadian TV 1965 (youtube.com) (contains extremely offensive language)

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‍Nazis in Arlington: George Rockwell and the ANP | Boundary Stones (weta.org)‍
‍"Barnum of the Bigots" - Illinois Press Blog (uillinois.edu)‍
‍When Lincoln Rockwell’s Hate Bus Came to Town | Vintage News Daily‍
‍Who Was George Lincoln Rockwell, The Founder Of The American Nazi Party? (allthatsinteresting.com)

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Charles S. Clark on Swastikas on Wilson - A History of George Lincoln Rockwell in Arlington - YouTube

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The Assassination of an Arlington Nazi 2005-2-Nazi.pdf (arlingtonhistoricalsociety.org)‍
‍Invitation to a Nazi | University of Michigan Heritage Project (umich.edu)‍
‍Alex Haley Interviews George Lincoln Rockwell - Alex Haley (contains extensive extremely offensive language)

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Early Facist Groups: The Silver Shirts

1/21/24

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January 21, 2024

Early Facist Groups: The Silver Shirts

Various groups in the United States attracted adherents to fascist ideas before World War II. This week learn about the Silver Legion, also known as the Silver Shirts, and their chilling antisemitic philosophy.

William Dudley Pelley, Silver Shirt leader, pictured as he appeared before Congress. Bettmann

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When the ‘American Hitler’ Came to Washington | Mossback’s Northwest (youtube.com)

The Silver Legion of America Song( Silver Shirts) [Grory Hallelujah]+21 (youtube.com)

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William Dudley Pelley (1885-1965) - North Carolina History Project

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Nazis In Los Angeles? The Story Of The Silver Shirts Legion (youtube.com)

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Unknown History - Quick and Dirty Tips

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The Screenwriting Mystic Who Wanted to Be the American Führer | History| Smithsonian Magazine

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Real Nazis of the Northwest - 1933-1941, Lunch & Learn with Knute Berger, 6-9-2020 (youtube.com)

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Virginia’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission

1/14/24

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January 14, 2024

Virginia’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Commission

This is the weekend to celebrate the birthday of Martin Luther King, Jr. Did you know that Virginia has a Commission established by the General Assembly dedicated to the late civil rights leader? This week, spend some time exploring the resources on the Commission's website where you can find videos of roundtables discussing Dr. King's influence, photographs and documents reflecting his visits to Virginia, biographies of reconstruction-era Black legislators, and information about the history of lynching in Virginia.

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Fort Logan Mutiny

1/7/24

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January 7, 2024

Fort Logan Mutiny

Prejudice against Black servicemen is unfortunately a story that recurred but which most of us never learned about. This week learn about the "Fort Logan Mutiny" or "Houston Riot of 1917" which resulted in the largest court martial and the recent actions to right the wrongs of more than a century ago.

Defendants on trial during the first court-martial at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, in November 1917. Following the Houston Riots of 1917, 63 soldiers were tried during one court-martial, the largest in U.S. military history. Two more trials followed and 19 men were hanged for mutiny. (National Archives and Records Administration)

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Houston Riots of 1917 - YouTube

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Army, VA honor Black soldiers hanged in the aftermath of 1917 Houston Riots, pledge to review their courts-martial | Stars and Stripes

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Army sets aside convictions of 110 Black Soldiers convicted in 1917 Houston Riots | Article | The United States Army

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KHOU documentary on 1917 Camp Logan Riot - YouTube

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▶ One Mic: Houston Riot of 1917 (spreaker.com)

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The 1917 Houston Riots/Camp Logan Mutiny - Texas Institute for the Preservation of History and Culture (pvamu.edu)

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U.S. Army Clears 110 Black Soldiers Charged in 1917 Houston Riots | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine

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Mutiny of Rage: 1917 Camp Logan Riots & Buffalo Soldiers in Houston - YouTube

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Mutiny of rage : the 1917 Camp Logan Riots and Buffalo... | Arlington Public Library (arlingtonva.us)

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The Ballad of the Brown King

12/24/23

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December 24, 2023

The Ballad of the Brown King

Last week we learned about some influential Black composers. The Racial Equity Team wishes you a blessed Christmas with this week's inclusion of Margaret Bonds' The Ballad of the Brown King.

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Margaret Bonds Biography – Afrocentric Voices in "Classical" Music (afrovoices.com)

Margaret Bonds's The Ballad of the Brown King | Presto Music

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A holiday gem: Margaret Bonds' The Ballad of the Brown King | WETA

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The Ballad of the Brown King: I. Of the Three Wise Men - YouTube

The Ballad of the Brown King: II. They Brought Fine Gifts - YouTube

The Ballad of the Brown King: III. Sing Alleluia - YouTube

The Ballad of the Brown King: IV. Mary Had a Little Baby - YouTube

The Ballad of the Brown King: V. Now When Jesus Was Born - YouTube

The Ballad of the Brown King: VI. Could He Have Been an Ethiope? - YouTube

The Ballad of the Brown King: VII. Oh, Sing of the King Who Was Tall and Brown - YouTube

The Ballad of the Brown King: VIII. That Was a Christmas Long Ago - YouTube

The Ballad of the Brown King: IX. Alleluia - YouTube

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Ballad of the Brown King - UTSA Combined Choirs and Orchestra - YouTube

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Black Classical Composers

12/17/23

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December 17, 2023

Black Classical Composers

'Tis the season for beautiful music but many of us have been unaware of the contributions of Black composers to the classical canon. This week learn about several composers, especially Florence Price and William Grant Still.

Margaret Bonds via afrovoices.com

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Open Ears: William Grant Still - YouTube

Everything You Need to Know about Florence Price - YouTube

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Timeline: Florence Price (1887-1953) | Vermont Public

Timeline: William Grant Still (1895-1978) | Vermont Public

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Honoring the Legacy of Black Composers at The Juilliard School

10 Black composers who changed the course of classical music history - Classic FM

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We, Too, Sing America | Episode 12: Florence Price - YouTube

[excerpt] The Caged Bird: The Life and Music of Florence B. Price - YouTube

We, Too, Sing America | Episode 11: William Grant Still - YouTube

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The life of Florence Price | WETA

The life of William Grant Still | WETA

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Black Composers and Concert Artists — Timeline of African American Music (carnegiehall.org)

Black Composers at The Juilliard School

The inspirational life of composer Florence Price – and why her story still... - Classic FM

How William Grant Still, the ‘Dean of Afro-American composers’, changed American... - Classic FM

The Dean Of African-American Composers Didn’t Think He’d Be Remembered: William Grant Still At 125 | Colorado Public Radio (cpr.org)

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Fort Logan Mutiny

12/10/23

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December 10, 2023

Fort Logan Mutiny

Prejudice against Black servicemen is unfortunately a story that recurred but which most of us never learned about. This week learn about the "Fort Logan Mutiny" or "Houston Riot of 1917" which resulted in the largest court martial and the recent actions to right the wrongs of more than a century ago.

Court Martial for Camp Logan soldiers (24th Infantry)

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Houston Riots of 1917 - YouTube

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Army, VA honor Black soldiers hanged in the aftermath of 1917 Houston Riots, pledge to review their courts-martial | Stars and Stripes

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Army sets aside convictions of 110 Black Soldiers convicted in 1917 Houston Riots | Article | The United States Army

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KHOU documentary on 1917 Camp Logan Riot - YouTube

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▶ One Mic: Houston Riot of 1917 (spreaker.com)

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‍The 1917 Houston Riots/Camp Logan Mutiny - Texas Institute for the Preservation of History and Culture (pvamu.edu)‍
U.S. Army Clears 110 Black Soldiers Charged in 1917 Houston Riots | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine

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Mutiny of Rage: 1917 Camp Logan Riots & Buffalo Soldiers in Houston - YouTube

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Mutiny of rage : the 1917 Camp Logan Riots and Buffalo... | Arlington Public Library (arlingtonva.us)

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Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

11/19/23

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November 19, 2023

Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women

What if your sister, daughter, or mother simply vanished and you got caught in a web of jurisdictional strands and holes when you tried to get help to find her? During Native American Heritage Month learn about the Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women's groups trying to bring awareness to the disproportionate number of indigenous women who are victims of crimes and to attempt to effect change.

The captivating REDress Project installations, such as this one at NMAI in Washington, D.C., speak for the now silent missing or murdered North American Indigenous women and girls. Photo by NMAI Staff.

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‍The REDress Project at the National Museum of the American Indian - YouTube ‍
How prejudice affects official search for missing Indigenous women, other women of color - YouTube

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Savanna's Act Addresses Alarming Number Of Missing Or Killed Native Women : Updates: The Fight Against Racial Injustice : NPR

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‍What to Know About the Not Invisible Act and the Savanna's Act (harpersbazaar.com)‍
Families of missing and murdered Indigenous women want justice (fayobserver.com)

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‍Voices Unheard - YouTube ‍
Indigenous Women Keep Going Missing in Montana - YouTube

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412 // Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women w/ Jodi Voice Yellowfish - YouTube

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‍A Place for the Taken: The REDress Project Gives a Voice to Missing Indigenous Women | NMAI Magazine (americanindianmagazine.org)‍
‍Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women & Girls – Urban Indian Health Institute (uihi.org)

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Land Acknowledgments

11/12/23

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November 12, 2023

Land Acknowledgments

Have you been in a meeting or presentation that was opened with a land acknowledgment? Are land acknowledgments helpful to Native Americans or simply a way of making others feel better? This week delve into varied thoughts about them and, if an acknowledgment is to be done, best practices for doing it.

Flyer advertising Cutcha Risling Baldy's talk at Dominican University in which she used the land acknowledgment to solicit support for the First Nations Garden in nearby Chicago.

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‍In Our Voices: Land Acknowledgement - YouTube‍
‍In land acknowledgments, many tribal leaders hear empty words - YouTube‍
‍Rethinking Land Acknowledgements - YouTube

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Indigenous leaders want land acknowledgments to really benefit their communities : NPR

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‍Honoring Original Indigenous Inhabitants: Land Acknowledgment | Helpful Handout Educator Resource‍
‍A guide to Indigenous land acknowledgment - Native Governance Center

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Making Land Acknowledgment Meaningful - YouTube

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Dawnland Signals 11/19/20: Land Acknowledgments | WERU 89.9 FM Blue Hill, Maine Local News and Public Affairs Archives

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Rethinking Land Acknowledgments - Anthropology News (anthropology-news.org)

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Land Acknowledgements: Pros and Cons – First Light (firstlightlearningjourney.net)

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Cultural Appropriation on Halloween

11/5/23

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November 5, 2023

Cultural Appropriation on Halloween

Halloween is over and Native American Heritage Month has begun. Is there any connection between the two? This week learn about why an "Indian" costume would be inappropriate and other ways that Native American heritage has been misappropriated.

Men and boys wearing Indian headbands and feathers shaking hands, created between 1940 and 1969. Courtesy of the Kautz Family YMCA Archives.

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Native Americans Try On "Indian" Halloween Costumes - YouTube

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Cultural Appropriation, A Perennial Issue On Halloween : NPR

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‍Why You Shouldn't 'Dress up Like an Indian' | Voices of Native Youth‍
‍Indigenous students speak out on Halloween: We are people, not costumes (ubyssey.ca)‍
‍Native Americans to Boy Scouts: Stop Plundering Our Past (voanews.com)‍
‍The Improved Order of Red Men‍
‍When Redmen Aren’t Red Men | Native Heritage Project

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‍July 1, 2019: Philip Deloria - YouTube‍
‍Roots, Race & Culture | Cultural Appropriation | Season 1 | Episode 2 | PBS

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Native Appropriations - All My Relations Podcast | Listen Notes

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‍Stereotyping Native Americans - Jim Crow Museum (ferris.edu)‍
‍Playing Indian': A retrospective on the YMCA's Indian Guides program - continuum | University of Minnesota Libraries (umn.edu)

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Mississippi Sovereignty Commission and Black Voting Rights in Mississippi

10/29/23

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October 29, 2023

Mississippi Sovereignty Commission and Black Voting Rights in Mississippi

As we decide whether to exercise our sacred right to vote in the coming weeks, we should remember those who were killed or intimidated for simply trying to register. The power structure in Mississippi was so adamant about perpetuating segregation that it created a "Sovereignty Commission" that spied on Black people who were trying to access any previously-segregated aspect of life, including the right to vote. Learn more about the Commission and the groups that stood up to the entrenched establishment at great personal cost.

The Mississippi Sovereignty Commission is infamous for its role in the 1964 deaths of three civil rights workers (L-R) Michael Schwerner, James Chaney, and Andrew Goodman. (AP/FBI)

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EW Steptoe Greets Bob Moses, 1963 - YouTube

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‍Mississippi Moments Podcast: MS Moments 16 Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission‍
‍Journalist Jerry Mitchell Discusses Decades Investigating Civil Rights Era Killings : NPR

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‍The Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission: An Agency History - 2002-09 (ms.gov)‍
‍Voting Rights | Articles and Essays | Civil Rights History Project | Digital Collections | Library of Congress (loc.gov)‍
‍In 1956, the racist governor of Mississippi started a secretive commission to fight integration | by Nina Renata Aron | Timeline‍
‍Voter registration expands in Southwest Mississippi - SNCC Digital Gateway SNCC Digital Gateway‍
‍The Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) | National Archives
‍Brown-Tougaloo Project

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‍Spies of Mississippi | Kanopy‍
‍FULL DOCUMENTARY - 1964: The Fight for a Right | MPB - YouTube

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Mississippi Spies Sought To Uphold Segregation : NPR

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Thurgood Marshall and Voting Rights

10/22/23

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October 22, 2023

Thurgood Marshall and Voting Rights

In October 1967, Thurgood Marshall was seated as a Justice on the United States Supreme Court. In his prior career as a civil rights attorney, he was well known for his advocacy in Brown v. Board of Education, but in election season it is fitting that we look at an important voting rights case, Smith v. Allwright.

via Getty Images

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‍Smith v. Allwright and Voting Suppression (1944) - YouTube‍
‍Smith v. Allwright and Forgotten History - YouTube‍
‍ White Primary - YouTube

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Smith v. Allwright (1944) - Untold Stories: The Cases That Shaped the Civil Rights Movement (getpodcast.com)

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‍The Defeat of All-White Primaries, 1944 | Records of Rights‍
‍Landmark: Smith v. Allwright | POLITICAL PARTICIPATION (naacpldf.org)‍
‍Texas Politics - Smith v. Allwright (1944) - White Primaries (utexas.edu)

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Can voting make us healthier? • Justice Above All (spotify.com)

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‍Battleground State: Texas and the Fight to Dismantle All-White Primaries - The Thurgood Marshall Institute at LDF (tminstituteldf.org)‍

‍The Story · Black Voters, White Primaries · The John G. Heyburn II Initiative (heyburncollections.org)

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Can voting make us healthier? - The Thurgood Marshall Institute at LDF (tminstituteldf.org)

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Pura Belpre

10/15/23

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October 15, 2023

Pura Belpre

Imagine if you were a child who loved to read but felt that you were not welcome in your local library, not that it mattered since there were no books in your language. As we close Hispanic Heritage Month, learn about Pura Belpre, a Puerto Rican librarian in the New York Public Library system, who changed children's library services forever and has an annual award for children's literature named after her. And hear from some winners of that award and what goes into their storycraft or illustrating.

Image courtesy of The Pura Belpré Papers, Archives of the Puerto Rican Diaspora, Center for Puerto Rican Studies, Hunter College, CUNY

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‍ Pura Belpré: A Visionary - YouTube‍
‍Illustrating the "The Storyteller's Candle" - YouTube

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‍How Pura Belpré, NYC's First Puerto Rican Librarian, Brought Spanish To The Shelves : NPR

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‍Pura Belpré: Library Storyteller | The New York Public Library (nypl.org)‍
‍The Legacy of the Pura Belpré Award: Insights from Alma Flor Ada - ALSC Blog (ala.org)‍
‍Remembering Pura Belpré, New York’s First Latina Librarian, a Proud Puerto Rican, a Skilled Storyteller, and a Bilingual Advocate Who Reshaped the System to Serve Its Community | BELatina

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‍Storytime Video: Planting Stories: The Life of Librarian and Storyteller Pura Belpré - YouTube‍
‍The Storyteller's Candle Read Aloud - YouTube

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‍The Yarn – Podcast – Podtail

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‍Adriana M. Garcia, Claribel A. Ortega, Vincent Tirado win Pura Belpré Awards | News and Press Center (ala.org)‍
‍Pura Belpré Award | Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) (ala.org)

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‍Pura Belpre on Vimeo‍
‍Planting stories : the life of librarian and storyteller Pura... | Arlington Public Library (arlingtonva.us)

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Pura Belpré | Dorktales Storytime Podcast | jonincharacter.com

Spanish Exploration of the Chesapeake Bay

10/8/23

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October 8, 2023

Spanish Exploration of the Chesapeake Bay

History is full of "what ifs." This week learn about Ajacan, an attempted Spanish settlement in Virginia in 1571, that could have resulted in Spanish rather than British colonization. Instead, a brutal massacre played a role in persuading Spain to cease its colonization efforts in Virginia, leaving an opportunity for England to establish the Jamestown Colony more than 30 years later.

Portrait of Sir Francis Drake on a map of Virginia and Maryland. via research.colonialwilliamsburg.org

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Don Luis and the Ajacan Mission - YouTube

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‍Scholar Probes Tales of Violence, Intrigue That Played Out Even Before Jamestown | UVA Today (virginia.edu)‍
‍Why Virginia Was Not Spanish | The Colonial Williamsburg Official History & Citizenship Site‍
‍Seattle Catholic - Spanish Martyrs for Virginia

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‍How One Native American Stopped The Spanish From Colonizing Virginia In 1571 - YouTube‍
‍Before Jamestown: The Spanish Mission and Massacre in Virginia - YouTube

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‍The Deadly Politics of Giving – Dr. Seth Mallios Interview – Virginia History Podcast (vahistorypodcast.com)

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‍Juan Baptista de Segura (1529–1571) - Encyclopedia Virginia‍
‍Don Luís de Velasco / Paquiquineo (fl. 1561–1571) - Encyclopedia Virginia

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The Bracero Program

10/1/23

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October 1, 2023

The Bracero Program

The need for agricultural workers (and to a lesser extent railroad and factory workers) during World War II resulted in a bilateral agreement between the United States and Mexico that became known as the bracero program. Learn more about this guest worker program that lasted well beyond the war years and the generally positive reaction of the participants despite harsh conditions.

Braceros, or Mexican farm workers, are shown in this undated photo in California. From 1942 until 1964, about 4.5 million Mexicans were brought in to temporarily work in U.S. farm fields. The braceros, now in their 70s, 80s and 90s, are still fighting to recover the the money that was deducted from their wages and promised by Mexico's government. via calmatters.org

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‍Travelling Smithsonian Exhibit Highlights Bracero Worker Program - YouTube‍
‍The Braceros at 80 - YouTube

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August 4 - The Bracero Program | Labor History in 2:00 (podbean.com)

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‍Time is running out for the braceros - CalMatters‍
‍Smithsonian scholar examines legacy of the U.S.-Mexico Bracero Program | YaleNews‍
‍Mexican Braceros and US Farm Workers | Wilson Center

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‍VOICES FROM THE BORDER / THE BRACERO LEGACY on Vimeo (Click closed captions for English captions)
‍ViewFinder | Los Braceros: Strong Arms to Aid the USA | Season 3 | Episode 12 | PBS

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‍amhistory.si.edu/thinkfinity/podcast/bracero_project.mp3‍
‍Podcast 3: Break-Down of the Bracero Program in cal ag roots (soundcloud.com)‍
‍♫ Bracero Program (iheart.com)‍
‍Braceros: The Controversial History of US-Mexico Farm Worker Programs with Dr. Matthew Garcia – Young Farmers Podcast – Podcast – Podtail

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‍Bittersweet Harvest: Introduction/Introducción | National Museum of American History (si.edu)‍
‍Braceros: History, Compensation - Rural Migration News | Migration Dialogue (ucdavis.edu)

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Browse Items · Bracero History Archive (braceroarchive.org)

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Mexican Immigration to Chicago

9/24/23

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September 24, 2023

Mexican Immigration to Chicago

A market in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood on the West Side. The West Side has a majority Hispanic population, including a large number of Mexican immigrants. Flickr/gabrielxmichael

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‍ Mike Amezcua, Making Mexican Chicago, from the IEHS Online Books Series, Fall, 2022 - YouTube‍
‍Chicago history: How Pilsen transitioned from Bohemian neighborhood to heart of city's Mexican community - ABC7 Chicago

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‍Why Chicago Is Still the No. 2 U.S. City for Mexican Immigrants - Bloomberg‍
‍Chicago and Its Mexican Immigrants—a Need Like No Other | Chicago Council on Global Affairs‍
‍The US Arrested Her—Then She Changed Chicago - Public Books

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The evolution of Mexican immigration in Chicago - YouTube

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Episode 25: Mexican Migration to the U.S. (15minutehistory.org)

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Hispanics and the Founding of America

9/17/23

Week of:

September 17, 2023

Hispanics and the Founding of America

Hispanic Heritage Month begins September 15 because that is Independence Day for five Latin American nations. This week's resources highlight two Spanish men who helped America achieve its independence.

Bernardo de Galvez Statue, Central Business District, New Orleans, Louisiana via Alamy

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Spanish Participation in the American Revolution - YouTube

Hispanics belong to the US | Guillermo Fesser | TEDxSaintLouisUniversityMadrid - YouTube

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DAR: Bernardo De Galvez • Our Patriots DAR Podcast (spotify.com)

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The Little-Remembered Ally Who Helped America Win the Revolution | History| Smithsonian Magazine

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AmRev360: Spain's Role in the American Revolution with Gonzalo M. Quintero Saravia - YouTube

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The untold history–Season 2 | Episode 7: Bernardo de Gálvez - YouTube

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A Forgotten Hero of the American Revolution: Juan de Miralles and the Relationship between Spain and the United States – digestible intellect (wordpress.com)

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Read Aloud: "Get to Know Bernardo de Gálvez" by Guillermo Fesser - YouTube

Early Black Unions

9/10/23

Week of:

September 10, 2023

Early Black Unions

Although the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (Pullman Porters ) which was in last week's resources is often described as the first Black trade union, in fact there were organizations that preceded it or were essentially contemporaneous. Here is an opportunity to learn more about some of them.

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‍Labor Day Black History | Newsflash––black labor built this country. Here's your Labor Day black history lesson: | By The Root | Facebook‍

‍Moments in Labor and Black History: the American League of Colored Laborers - YouTube‍

‍The Revolutionary Life of Lucy Parsons - Bing video

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‍Isaac Myers: Pioneer of the African-American Trade Union Movement | American Postal Workers Union (apwu.org)‍

‍Labor History: From caulker to labor leader - PEF Communicator‍

‍Black Women Built That: Labor and Workers’ Rights - National Women's Law Center (nwlc.org)‍

‍The Colored National Labor Union, a story - African American Registry (aaregistry.org)‍

‍5 Black-led labor unions that have paved the way for Black workers' rights (chicagocrusader.com)‍

‍African Americans and the Labor Movement – Black Culture (black-culture.com)

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Pullman Porters

9/3/23

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September 3, 2023

Pullman Porters

It is Labor Day weekend and an opportunity to learn about what is often considered to be the first Black labor union, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters, also known as Pullman Porters.

An unnamed Pullman porter works at Chicago's Union Station in 1943. Jack Delano/Library of Congress

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‍Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters (1925-1978) • (blackpast.org)

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‍"Rise from the Rails: The Story of the Pullman Porter" --DemocracyNow! - YouTube‍

‍Labor Beat: Pullman Porters - Ordinary Men That Changed a Nation - YouTube

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‍Pullman Porters & the History of the Black Working Class | Unsung History (unsunghistorypodcast.com)‍

‍Interludes - Men of Distinction: The Pullman Porters (google.com)

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Maroon Communities outside the US

8/27/23

Week of:

August 27, 2023

Maroon Communities outside the US

"Maroons" — enslaved persons who resisted and freed themselves — were found throughout the Americas. Learn more about some of the communities outside the United States in this week's resources.

A Jamaican sugar plantation, depicted in 1820-1821 via Wikimedia Commons

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‍The Obscured History of Jamaica's Maroon Societies - JSTOR Daily‍

‍Maroon Resistance (caribbean-atlas.com)‍

‍A New Discovery Puts Panama as the Site of the First Successful Slave Rebellion | History| Smithsonian Magazine

‍Maroon Tribes and Indigenous Peoples in Suriname (arcgis.com)

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‍What do you know about Maroon communities? - YouTube‍

‍Underground Railroad Where? (arcgis.com)

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Benkos Biohó: The Runaway Slave Who Established the First Free African Town in the Americas in 1599 - TalkAfricana

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Maroon Communities in the South

8/20/23

Week of:

August 20, 2023

Maroon Communities in the South

We have recently focused on self-emancipated communities, called maroons, in the Great Dismal Swamp along the Virginia-North Carolina border. This week we will look at similar communities in other Southern states.

Black Seminole War Leader Abraham (State Archives of Florida)

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Book TV: Sylviane Diouf, "Slavery's Exiles: The Story of the American Maroons." - YouTube

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‍Maroons | South Carolina Encyclopedia (scencyclopedia.org)‍

‍The Black Maroons of Florida (1693-1850) • (blackpast.org)‍

‍Maroons in Antebellum New Orleans: Independence at Any Cost - Stop 8 of 9 on the Urban Slavery and Everyday Resistance tour | New Orleans Historical‍

‍Jean Saint Malo: The Man, Maroon, & Martyr (noirnnola.com)

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TAMPA BAY'S Secret HISTORY of BLACK RESISTANCE: The Angola Maroon Community of Bradenton, Florida. - YouTube

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The story of American Maroons with Timothy Lockley - YouTube

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Slavery's exiles : the story of the American Maroons / | Arlington Public Library (arlingtonva.us)

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Moses Grandy

8/13/23

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August 13, 2023

Moses Grandy

Last week we learned about the Great Dismal Swamp as a place of refuge for self-emancipating enslaved people. This week learn about Moses Grandy, who became a proficient boatman in the swamp.

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‍A Life in Bondage: The Narrative of Moses Grandy | Beehive (masshist.org)‍

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‍An Oral History Interview with Mr Eric Sheppard with Chris Lowie. Great Dismal Swamp. July 20, 2023. - YouTube ‍

NC Bookwatch | Bland Simpson, Two Captains from Carolina | Season 15 | Episode 1527 | PBS

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Narrative of the life of Moses Grandy : formerly a slave in the United States of America : Grandy, Moses, b. 1786? : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

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Resistance in the Great Dismal Swamp

8/6/23

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August 6, 2023

Resistance in the Great Dismal Swamp

Self-emancipating enslaved people along the Virginia--North Carolina border, and others, created a society in the Great Dismal Swamp that lasted for about two centuries. Learn more about this example of slave resistance in this week's resources.

PHILBROOK MUSEUM OF ART VIA WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

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‍The secret society of the Great Dismal Swamp | Once described as uninhabitable, the Great Dismal Swamp was actually home to a secret society until the mid-19th century. So who lived there, and what... | By TED-Ed | Facebook‍

‍Inside the Historic Swamp Refuge for African-American Slaves - YouTube

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‍Great Dismal Swamp an irreplaceable hub of Black and Indigenous history | The Wilderness Society‍

‍Petit Marronage in the Great Dismal Swamp - Encyclopedia Virginia

‍‍Longfellow: The Slave in the Dismal Swamp, Poems on Slavery (hwlongfellow.org)

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Encyclopedia Virginia's EntryPoint Presents: The Great Dismal Swamp: Past and Present - YouTube

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‍Dismal freedom : a history of the maroons of the Great Dismal... | Arlington Public Library (arlingtonva.us)‍

‍A desolate place for a defiant people : the archaeology of... | Arlington Public Library (arlingtonva.us)

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Anne Braden

7/30/23

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July 30, 2023

Anne Braden

Sometimes it is helpful to have a role model to provide inspiration and encouragement. Few of us have heard of Anne Braden, whose long involvement with civil rights spanned six decades. Learn about Anne and her husband Carl's arrest for transferring a house to a Black World War II veteran and watch six short videos of Anne explaining her journey from a child of the South to a lifetime of activism.

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‍Anne Braden - Veterans of Hope (six short videos)

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‍Mission and Vision — Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research (louisville.edu)‍
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Black Freedom White Allies Red Scare | “The anti-communist hysteria and the anti-black hysteria were all wrapped up in a ball and hurled at us.” -Anne Braden

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Black Medical Education

7/23/23

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July 23, 2023

Black Medical Education

Imagine if a consultant concluded that Black doctors had little to contribute and their main function would be to keep illnesses affecting Black people from infecting White people. This was a conclusion in the 1910 Flexner Report, which in some ways improved medical education in the United States but contributed to five of seven Black medical schools being closed.

via U.S. National Library of Medicine

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‍Once, there were 19 black medical schools in the U.S. Now there are 4. What happened? | localmemphis.com

‍Examining the American Medical Association’s racist history and its overdue reckoning | PBS NewsHour

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‍The 1910 Report That Disadvantaged Minority Doctors - JSTOR Daily‍

‍Education - Black History Month: A Medical Perspective - LibGuides at Duke University Medical Center‍

‍History - National Medical Association (nmanet.org)

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‍Study Backs Flexner Report's Negative Impact on Black Physicians | MedPage Today‍

‍Exploring the AMA's History of Discrimination — ProPublica‍

‍The history of medical education: a commentary on race (degruyter.com)

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The Pacific Parachute Company

7/16/23

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July 16, 2023

The Pacific Parachute Company

What were the chances of a Black skydiver starting a successful company during World War II? Good, if you were Skippy Smith. Learn more about Smith, the Pacific Parachute Company, and its integrated workforce in this week's resources.

Government photographer Russell Lee documented operations at the Pacific Parachute Company to demonstrate the success of President Roosevelt’s anti-discrimination measure, Executive Order 8802, which is posted on the wall above these workers. via earchablemuseum.com/

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About San Diego: Parachute Acrobat's Journey To Starting A Unique Business - YouTube

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‍The Pacific Parachute Company | National Museum of African American History & Culture. (searchablemuseum.com)‍

‍ROCHESTER GOES TO WAR: Eddie Anderson and the Pacific Parachute Company (goldenageradio.com)

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PACIFIC PARACHUTE COMPANY - Home (weebly.com)

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Harry and Harriette Moore

7/9/23

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July 9, 2023

Harry and Harriette Moore

Many of us have not heard of Harry and Harriette Moore, early Florida civil rights activists, who were killed by a bomb in their home on Christmas night 1951. They are not literally unsung heroes, however, since Langston Hughes wrote a poem about them that was made into a song. Find both and more information about the Moores' groundwork for the civil rights movement in this week's resources.

https://www.floridamemory.com/items/show/4512 Photo: Florida Memory Project

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‍Black History Month: Harry T. and Harriette V. Moore were Brevard County Civil Rights pioneers - YouTube ‍

Christmas 1951: Murder of a civil rights pioneer (Harry T. Moore) | The Lynching Sites Project of Memphis (lynchingsitesmem.org)‍

Sweet Honey In The Rock: Ballad Of Harry T. Moore (Democracy Now) - YouTube

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‍‘The Florida Terror’ Culminated In A Murderous Bombing Of The Moores | Very Real (oxygen.com)‍

‍"Ballad of Harry Moore" Poem by Langston Hughes (iloveancestry.com)‍

‍Dec. 25, 1951: Murder of Harriette and Harry Moore in Florida - Zinn Education Project (zinnedproject.org)

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Florida Frontiers | The Legacy of Harry T. Moore | Season 2 | Episode 117 | PB

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‍This Locket Memorializes a Black Activist Couple Murdered in a Christmas 1951 Bombing | At the Smithsonian| Smithsonian Magazine‍

‍Exclusive: A Quaker Was Noticed By the Florida Klan in 1951. It Didn’t Go Well. (But It Could Have Been Much Worse.) | A Friendly Letter‍

‍Civil Rights Leader Harry T. Moore and the Ku Klux Klan in Florida (ucf.edu)

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Evangeline Moore (on Harry T. Moore, Civil Rights, and Family) - YouTube

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Muslims in Early America

7/2/23

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July 2, 2023

Muslims in Early America

As we prepare to celebrate the Fourth of July, let's take a look at a group our history classes might not have mentioned: Muslims. Present essentially the length of the Eastern Seaboard, learn where some of them came from, where they were concentrated, and how some of them were instrumental in the Revolution.

Portrait of Yarrow Mamout (Muhammad Yaro), 1819, Created by Charles Wilson Peale. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Purchased with the gifts (by exchange) of R. Wistar Harvey, Mrs. T. Charlton Henry, Mr. and Mrs. J. Stogdell Stokes, Elise Robinson Paumgarten from the Sallie Crozer Hilprecht Collection, Lucie Washington Mitcheson in memory of Robert Stockton Johnson Mitcheson for the Robert Stockton Johnson Mitcheson Collection, R. Nelson Buckley, the estate of Rictavia Schiff, and the McNeil Acquisition Fund for American Art and Material Culture, 2011-87-1

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‍Peter Salem's Revolutionary Story | Black American Heroes - YouTube Former Slave Rallies ‍

‍Revolutionaries at Bunker Hill - YouTube

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‍The Founding Fathers and Islam (May 2002) - Library of Congress Information Bulletin (loc.gov)‍

‍African Muslims in Early America | National Museum of African American History and Culture‍

‍America's First Muslims Were Slaves (voanews.com)‍

‍The First American Muslims | The Pluralism Project‍

‍Salem Poor (1747-1802) • (blackpast.org)‍

‍Peter Salem (Salem Middlesex) (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)

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The History of Muslims in the Military - YouTube

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178 Karoline Cook, Muslims and Moriscos in Colonial Spanish America – Ben Franklin's World – Podcast – Podtail

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‍Enslaved Muslims in the Historical Record · Enslaved and Freed African Muslims: Spiritual Wayfarers in the South and Lowcountry · Lowcountry Digital History Initiative (cofc.edu)‍

‍Muslim Culture on the Georgia Sea Islands · Enslaved and Freed African Muslims: Spiritual ‍

‍Wayfarers in the South and Lowcountry · Lowcountry Digital History Initiative (cofc.edu)‍

‍Muslims Were Banned From the Americas as Early as the 16th Century | History| Smithsonian Magazine

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Gay DC in the 1920s

6/25/23

Week of:

June 25, 2023

Gay DC in the 1920s

Unbeknownst to many people there was a significant LGBTQ culture in the District of Columbia and other cities long before the Gay Pride movement. This week's resources offer information about the nightlife here and elsewhere, mostly during the 1920s and 1930s.

Mr. Throckmorton at the easel, 1920s hipsters smoking and posing in the yard. via timalderman.com

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LGBT+ History by the Decades: The Roaring Twenties | Episode 1

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‍Krazy Kat Klub | timalderman ‍

DC's Early Drag Queen Scene (otmdc.com)‍

A Brief History Of Drag In The District - The Kojo Nnamdi Show ‍

African-American-walking-tour.pdf (rainbowhistory.org)‍

Richard Bruce Nugent (1906-1987) • (blackpast.org)

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‍this-used-to-be-a-very-gay-city.pdf (wordpress.com)‍

In the Early 20th Century, America Was Awash in Incredible Queer Nightlife

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The Lavender Menace

6/18/23

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June 18, 2023

The Lavender Menace

Last week we learned about the Lavender Scare which purged gay people from employment. This week's topic is the Lavender Menace, originally a derisive term to exclude lesbians from the women's rights movement.

"Ida," a member of the Gay Liberation Front and the Lavender Menace, 1970. Photograph by Diana Davies. NYPL, Manuscripts and Archives Division, Diana Davies Papers. Copyright Diana Davies.

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‍SIP OF HISTORY: THE LAVENDER MENACE‍
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‍Lavender Menace: the Phrase, the Group, the Controversy (thoughtco.com)‍
How the Lavender Menace Fought for Lesbian Liberation in the 1970s | Them

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‍The Second Wave of Feminism: The Lavender Menace on Vimeo ‍
Episode Ten: The Lavender Menace - YouTube ‍
Karla Jay and the Lavender Menace - YouTube

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Ep. 3: The Lavender Menace by Southwest Virginia LGBTQ+ History Project (spotify.com)

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Lesbian Rebellion and the Lavender Menace – Dressing Dykes

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The Lavender Scare

6/11/23

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June 11, 2023

The Lavender Scare

An era in American history that many people have not heard of became known as the "Lavender Scare." During this decades-long period, thousands of Government workers were fired for being gay because of the supposed security risk. Learn more about this and how ultimately it led to the movement for LGBTQ+ civil rights.

May 21, 1965. Demonstrators protest "the issuance of less-than-fully honorable discharges to homosexuals in the Armed Forces;" "total exclusion of homosexuals in the Armed Forces;" "offensively-worded military regulations on homosexuals;" and, "continuing refusal by the Departments of Defense, Army, Navy, and Air Force to meet with spokesmen for the homosexual community to engage constructive discussion of the policies and procedures at issue.". Bettmann / Getty Images

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Lavender Scare: The Government’s Gay Witch Hunt (thoughtco.com)

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‍The Lavender Scare: Gay and Lesbian Life in Post-WWII America | Facing History & Ourselves‍
‍LGBTQ Persecution in the United States - Lavender Scare DOCUMENTARY - YouTube‍
‍America’s War on the Gays (and Communists) - YouTube‍
‍Josh Howard talks about 'The Lavender Scare' to queerguru - YouTube

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‍The Lavender Scare — Civics 101: A Podcast (civics101podcast.org)‍
‍Lavender Scare | Criminal (thisiscriminal.com)‍
‍The Lavender Scare | Learning for Justice

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‍“These People Are Frightened to Death” | National Archives‍
‍Cold War, Lavender Scare, and LGBTQ+ Activism (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)

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The Lavender Scare A Conversation with David Johnson and Josh Howard - YouTube

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Lilli Vincenz

6/4/23

Week of:

June 4, 2023

Lilli Vincenz

For the first week of Pride Month we introduce Arlington resident Lilli Vincenz, lesbian activist beginning in the 1960s. She has been a filmmaker, writer, and ultimately plaintiff in a civil rights case whose issues are still being debated today.

Frank Kameny, Lilli Vincenz and Jack Nichols, in the WOOK-TV studio. via jimburroway.com

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June 2017 - LGBTQA Pride - Lilli Vincenz by Center for Local History, Arlington Public Library

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‍Coming Out into the Light: Illuminating Virginia’s LGBTQ+ History ‍
A Retrospective of LGBTQ+ Filmmaker and Activist Lilli Vincenz’s Work ‍
“Get Out, Vicious Pervert!”: The Night Gay Rights Activists Were Thrown Off TV

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Gay Rights Films of Lilli Vincenz | C-SPAN.org

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♫ Pride & Protest (iheart.com)

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Lilli Vincenz | Lesbian Pioneer

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Lilli Vincenz and Nancy Ruth Davis interview / | Arlington Public Library

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Bellingham Riot of 1907

5/28/23

Week of:

May 28, 2023

Bellingham Riot of 1907

As we wrap up Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we delve into the expulsion of Sikh immigrants in Bellingham, Washington in 1907.

BELLINGHAM HINDUS DISCUSSING THE SITUATION WITH THE SPECIAL DEPUTIES Photo source: Colliers, Sept. 28, 1907. Caption from Dodd, W.D. “The Hindu in the Northwest.” World Today, vol. 13, 1907.

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Video: On this day in 1907, Indian immigrants in Bellingham were attacked by an angry mob

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‍The Bellingham “Anti-Hindu Riot”‍
‍Confronting a century-old act of racism‍
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We Are Not Strangers Documentary about 1907 Bellingham Riots

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The 1907 Bellingham Riots in Historical Context

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South Asians

5/21/23

Week of:

May 21, 2023

South Asians

In this third week of Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, we will focus on people who immigrated from South Asia and the legal backlash. And what about the group set up here with the goal of overthrowing British rule in India? Learn more in this week's resources.

via saada.org

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‍On Feb 05, 1917: Immigration Act of 1917 Bans Asians, Other Non-White People from Entering U.S. (eji.org)‍

‍'Bengali Harlem' documentary explores an early wave of South Asian immigration (nbcnews.com)‍

‍Jumping Ship | South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA)‍

‍The Ghadar Party | South Asian American Digital Archive (SAADA)

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‍Echoes of Mutiny with Professor Seema Sohi by SikhArchive

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Our Stories Book Club | Chapter 1: Early South Asian American History

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‍Introduction - Echoes of Freedom: South Asian Pioneers in California, 1899-1965‍

‍Bengali Harlem and the Lost Histories of South Asian America | Arlington Public Library

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Biddy Mason

5/14/23

Week of:

May 14, 2023

Biddy Mason

This Mother's Day, learn about a resilient mother who journeyed across the country during her lifetime, contested her enslavement, and became a wealthy landowner and philanthropist.

As an enslaved woman, Biddy Mason trekked 1,600 miles on foot across the U.S. while herding livestock and nursing a baby. JUNKYARDSPARKLE/WIKIMEDIA/HOWSTUFFWORKS

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‍From Enslaved to Entrepreneur: The Biddy Mason Story ‍

An Ex-Slave Bought Land In Los Angeles | Bridget "Biddy" Mason ‍

How the incredible life of Biddy Mason can inform our dialogue about racial justice today

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From Enslaved Woman to Millionaire: The Biddy Mason Story ‍

The Open Hand: A Conversation with the Descendants of Biddy Mason

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‍Remembering Biddy Mason Part 1: Long Road to Freedom ‍

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Free Forever: The Contentious Hearing That Made Biddy Mason A Legend | LAist

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Chinese Exclusion Act

5/7/23

Week of:

May 7, 2023

Chinese Exclusion Act

In 1882 the Chinese Exclusion Act made immigration from China extremely difficult and subsequent legislation in 1892 and 1902 made it almost impossible. Learn about the laws, legal challenges, the work-around developed by Chinese-Americans, and the long-lasting impact on families.

Quok Shee, age twenty, endured nearly two years of detention on Angel Island. (Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, RG 85, NARA Pacific Region [San Francisco]) via archives.gov

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Winifred C. Chin | Your Stories | Asian Americans of NY and NJ ‍
Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion | Paper Sons & Daughters [Exhibition video]

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‍Chinese Exclusion Act (1882) | National Archives‍
‍Milestones: 1866–1898 - Office of the Historian‍
‍The United States' First National ID System‍
‍My Father Was a Paper Son - Immigrant Voices
‍‍'Paper sons,' hidden pasts - Los Angeles Times

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Water Equity

4/30/23

Week of:

April 30, 2023

Water Equity

As Earth Month comes to its end, this week learn about water equity in the United States. Among the topics are who has access to water, who has lost it because of unaffordability, the importance of stormwater management, the efforts to save a wetland from development, and the cost to the economy of the absence of water.

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‍Nick Tilsen on Water Equity and Climate Resiliency ‍
Colette Pichon Battle on Water Equity and Climate Resiliency ‍
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‍Widespread Water Inequality Across the United States ‍
Water Equity and Climate Resilience ‍
The Face of Sanitation for the American Poor: Uniontown, Alabama ‍
How America's Hidden Water Poverty is Costing the U.S. Economy Over $8.5 Billion Each Year‍
‍Stormwater Health and Equity Factsheet Feb 20 2020.pdf

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‍Meet the Millions of Americans Without Clean, Running Water ‍
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‍Water Equity Podcast Series‍
‍Episode 6: Water Equity‍
‍Saving Gadsden Creek ft. F.O.G.C.

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‍Water Equity | Greenlatinos ‍
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‍Water Equity, Affordability and Climate Change‍
‍The Economic Impact of America’s Hidden Water Crisis - Briefing on Capitol Hill

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‍Closing the Water Access Gap in the United States‍
‍Geographies of insecure water access and the housing–water nexus in US cities

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Letter from the Birmingham Jail

4/16/23

Week of:

April 16, 2023

Letter from the Birmingham Jail

Sixty years ago this month (April), Martin Luther King, Jr., wrote what is now known as the Letter From the Birmingham Jail. While some lines have become familiar, the context and totality of the letter are less well known.

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‍Fifty years ago, eight clergy asked the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. to delay demonstrations‍
‍Behind Martin Luther King’s Searing 'Letter from Birmingham Jail'‍
‍"Letter from Birmingham Jail" | The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute

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Letter from Birmingham Jail | The Christian Century

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Martin Luther King Jr.'s "Letter from Birmingham Jail"

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Black Abolitionists Pt. 2

3/12/23

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March 12, 2023

Black Abolitionists Pt. 2

Samuel Ringgold Ward, by Samuel Ringgold Ward

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‍Lunch & Learn: Three Abolitionists Who Helped Change America ‍
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Abolitionists and revolutionaries – 7 Black women you should know about #Abolitionist

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Seeing Truth | National Portrait Gallery

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‍Black Abolitionists - Zinn Education Project‍
‍Harriet Forten Purvis | History of American Women‍
‍Sarah Remond Ejected from Boston Theater

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So tall within : Sojourner Truth's long walk toward freedom / | Arlington Public Library

Homer G. Phillips Hospital and School of Nursing

2/19/23

Week of:

February 19, 2023

Homer G. Phillips Hospital and School of Nursing

Imagine being educated as a physician but not being able to complete your training because of your race. Or wanting to be a nurse but not being able to attend nursing school for the same reason. This week learn about the Homer G. Phillips Hospital and School of Nursing in St. Louis that became a renowned teaching hospital and nursing school.

Homer G. Phillips Hospital: A Prominent Landmark in The Ville, St. Louis, MO Courtesy Onegentlemanofverona (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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‍Hospital was world famous before St. Louis shut it down ‍

Homer G. Phillips Hospital: ‘They were not going to be treated as second-class citizens’

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‍Homer G. Phillips Hospital (1937-1979)

‍Homer G. Phillips Hospital and School of Nursing ‍

The Homer G. Phillips Hospital Opens ‍

The Color Of Medicine: The Story of Homer G. Phillips Hospital

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Black History is American History

2/12/23

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February 12, 2023

Black History is American History

With a few notable exceptions, Black Americans have been missing from our history books. Learn more about people and places that need to be included for a full understanding of American history and everyone who contributed to it.

1942: First black chief nurse commissioned as a lieutenant in the Army Nurse CorpBY UNCREDITED; RESTORED BY ADAM CUERDEN - U.S. NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS ADMINISTRATION, PUBLIC DOMAIN

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‍Archives Have the Power to Boost Marginalized Voices ‍
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Black History Is American History

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‍There's More to Black History Than Slavery. Black History Is American History ‍
THE AMERICAN BLACKSTORY 2023

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Brent Leggs: How Can Seeing Black History As American History Begin To Make Amends?

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‍From Slavery to the White House: The Extraordinary Life of Elizabeth Keckly‍
‍The Incredible True Story of Master Craftsman, Freedman Thomas Day

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Voting Rights for Black Women

2/5/23

Week of:

February 5, 2023

Voting Rights for Black Women

Ida B. Wells-Barnett via Wikimedia Commons

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‍Ida B Wells : The Advocate | American Experience‍
‍Black Women and the Right to Vote | The History You Didn't Learn‍
‍When voting rights didn't protect all women

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The Alpha Suffrage Club and Black Women's Fight for the Vote

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Martha S. Jones on Black Women & the Suffrage Movement

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How the Daughters and Granddaughters of Former Slaves Secured Voting Rights for All

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Lifting as we climb : Black women's battle for the ballot box | Arlington Public Library

Voting Rights

2/5/23

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February 5, 2023

Voting Rights

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Sound Smart: The 15th Amendment

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‍“If You Don’t Vote, You Don’t Count”‍
‍Voting Rights Timeline Handout‍
‍15th Amendment: Constitution & Voting Rights‍
‍History Of Federal Voting Rights Laws‍
‍SELMA MOVEMENT | National Voting Rights Museum and Institute‍
‍VOTING RIGHTS ACT | National Voting Rights Museum and Institute

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‍The 15th Amendment and the right to vote‍
‍Attacking and Defending Voting Rights

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‍A.E. Dick Howard rewrote Virginia’s constitution to guarantee Black voting rights in 1971‍
‍Virginia Poll Tax Archives‍
‍The Promise and Pitfalls of the 15th Amendment Over 150 Years

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‍Equality's call : the story of voting rights in America / | Arlington Public Library‍
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Black Resistance

2/5/23

Week of:

February 5, 2023

Black Resistance

The theme for Black History Month, which began on Wednesday, is Black Resistance. This week's resources explain the theme in an Executive summary and also revisit resources we have previously provided on the subject. Also be sure to periodically check the National Museum of African American History and Culture website as they explore five related topics during the month.

Rebecca Hall’s grandmother, Harriet Thorpe, back row, left, with her sisters. She was born into slavery in 1860. via The Guardian.

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‍Roots: A History Revealed‍
‍Resistance to Slavery‍
‍Boy Runaway‍
‍Tera Hunter | Teaching Hard History

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‍2023 Black History Theme Executive Summary‍
‍Resistance and Abolition | American Literature‍
‍3 Major Ways Enslaved People Showed Resistance to a Life in Bondage‍
‍Resistance to Slavery | Slavery and Remembrance‍
‍Slave Resistance · George Washington's Mount Vernon

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‍Tweets of the Un-Mastered Class: Exploring the Freedom on the Move Database with Edward Baptist

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Secret history: the warrior women who fought their enslavers

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The Holocaust

1/29/23

Week of:

January 29, 2023

The Holocaust

January 27 has been designated as International Holocaust Remembrance Day. While last week's resources were about antisemitism generally, this week we will look at the Holocaust, the period in which an estimated 6 million Jews were murdered.

Lighting candles in remembrance at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington DC, during Days of Remembrance, 2014. via US Holocaust Museum

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‍The Auschwitz Album- Visual Evidence of the Process Leading to the Mass Murder at Auschwitz-Birkenau ‍
Holocaust Survivors - Liberated but Not Free

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‍International Holocaust Remembrance Day ‍
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Great Lives - Sir Ben Kingsley on Elie Wiesel

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Introduction to the Holocaust: What was the Holocaust?

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EHRI Podcast Series | For the Living and the Dead. Traces of the Holocaust

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Antisemitism

1/22/23

Week of:

January 22, 2023

Antisemitism

January 27 will be International Holocaust Remembrance Day. This week we will look at the historical roots of Antisemitism and the Christian church's role in it as well as the history of Jews in America.

Under General Orders No. 11, General Ulysses S. Grant expelled Jews from his war zone in 1862. Sarna, Jonathan.

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'Antisemitism: Here And Now' Author Discusses Resurgence Of Public Anti-Semitism

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‍Summary of Antisemitism Handout ‍

How the Nazis Were Inspired by Jim Crow ‍

How Churches That Don't Think They're Antisemitic Promote Antisemitism

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‍Why the Jews: History of Antisemitism ‍

Jews in the Thirteen Colonies (1654-1789)

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‍Jewish Question Podcast, Episode 1: Anti-Semitism in the United States ‍

Hitler's American Model: The US and the Making of Nazi Race Law

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Antisemitism Uncovered: Antisemitism in American History ‍

How the Ivy League's Jewish quotas shaped higher education ‍

Germany May Have Banished Nazism, but Its Medieval Anti-Semitism Is Still in Plain Sight

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The Southern Christian Leadership Conference

1/15/23

Week of:

January 15, 2023

The Southern Christian Leadership Conference

As we celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, birthday this week, learn more about the Southern Christian Leadership Conference that he led, its accomplishments, and if you are interested, the FBI files that were compiled.

Martin Luther King cofounded the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. Stephen F. Somerstein/Archive Photos/Getty Images

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‍Southern Christian Leadership Conference (1957- )‍
‍Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC)‍
‍What Is the Southern Christian Leadership Conference?‍
‍To Brother in Christ | The Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute

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‍Willie Bolden : Video Interview‍
‍Power, Politics, & Pride: Dr. King's Chicago Crusade

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‍ The Impact of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference on the Civil Rights Movement‍
‍Episode 8: 1960, The Sit-Ins Begin‍
‍Episode 9: 1961/1962 Albany Movement: Failure or Success?

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‍King Encounters | Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Commission ‍
Virginia Beach’s black community recalls Martin Luther King Jr.’s secret visits

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FBI Records: The Vault

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Black Newspapers

1/8/23

Week of:

January 8, 2023

Black Newspapers

Throughout the 19th and 20th centuries, the Black press played a role in informing those who were ignored by the mainstream newspapers and magazines. Some Black outlets were short-lived but others have lasted and were instrumental in advocating for change. Learn about some of the flagship Black papers this week.

Newspaper founder Robert S. Abbott (right) checking copy fresh from the printing press at the African American newspaper the Chicago Defender. Photo by Gordon Coster/The LIFE Picture Collection via Getty Images

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‍The Black Press: From Freedom’s Journal to The Crisis, Ebony & Jet
‍Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords
‍Black Press | Making Black America ‍
The North Star | American Experience

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‍Timeline: Milestones of the Black Press in the U.S.
‍History – The Christian Recorder ‍
The 'Chicago Defender,' an Iconic Black Newspaper, to Release Its Last Print Issue‍
‍Pittsburgh Courier (1907-)

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‍Carroll podcast: The Black Press and the Fight for Racial Justice‍
‍Seizing Freedom: The Role of the Black Press ‍
Meet The Black Press (NNPA Podcast) EP002 - Dorothy Leavell of the Crusader Newspaper Group‍
‍Meet The Black Press (NNPA Podcast) EP003 - James Washington of The Dallas Weekly

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‍How the Chicago Defender Shaped American History ‍
The Exemplary Legacy of the Chicago Defender

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Paper Trail: 100 years of the Chicago Defender

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The Emancipation Proclamation

1/1/23

Week of:

January 1, 2023

The Emancipation Proclamation

The longstanding Methodist practice of "Watch Night" on December 31 took on special significance in the African American community in 1862 as congregations awaited the Emancipation Proclamation, which took effect on January 1, 1863. Learn more about why the Emancipation Proclamation was issued when it was and was as limited as it was.

Waiting for the Hour Carte-de-visite of an emancipation watch night meeting 1863 via Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture

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‍Forever Free - Emancipation Proclamation ‍
Lincoln Signs the Emancipation Proclamation | Abraham Lincoln ‍
The Emancipation Proclamation: The Civil War in Four Minutes ‍
The First 'Watch Night Service' in America Occurs - African American Registry

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‍Emancipation Proclamation, The By Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)

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‍The Emancipation Proclamation (U.S. National Park Service)‍
Transcript of the Proclamation | National Archives ‍
The Emancipation Proclamation | National Archives ‍
The Emancipation Proclamation now – Harvard Gazette ‍
The Historical Legacy of Watch Night | National Museum of African American History and Culture (si.edu)

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‍The Emancipation Proclamation: Three Views

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‍Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation - The American Civil War

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James Reese Europe

12/25/22

Week of:

December 25, 2022

James Reese Europe

The World War I 369th Infantry, also known as the Harlem Hellfighters, were supported by their own band, who became renowned across the continent. Learn about their leader, James Reese Europe, who has been called “the Martin Luther King of music.”

via hearingtheamericas.org

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‍The Story of Lt James Reese Europe and the 369th Harlem Hellfighters Band‍
‍James Reese Europe " Missouri Blues " 1919

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‍James Reese Europe (1881-1919)‍
‍James Reese Europe - The Jazz Lieutenant‍
‍Hearing the Americas · James Reese Europe‍
‍The Legacy of James Reese Europe and the Harlem Hellfighters‍
‍James Reese Europe, 1881-1919

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‍James Reese Europe The Man, The Music, The Legacy

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‍A History of Jazz Podcast: 1919: James Reese Europe
‍ Showman's Land Podcast | Episode 3: James Reese Europe

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‍Jason Moran: History of James Reese Europe

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The Harlem Hellfighters

12/18/22

Week of:

December 18, 2022

The Harlem Hellfighters

In December 1917 the 369th Infantry, also known as the Harlem Hellfighters, embarked for France, where they were expected to stay in non-combat roles. Learn about how that changed, and their experiences in battle and afterward.

Members of the 369th [African American] Infantry via National Archives Catalog

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‍The Harlem Hellfighters: Fighting Racism In The Trenches Of WWI

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‍Who Are They? Men in the 369th Infantry Iconic Photo‍
‍Ebony Doughboys - 369th‍
‍After 100 years the Harlem Hellfighters nickname is finally official

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‍ The Harlem Hellfighters' Great War ‍
Harlem Hellfighters Video 369th Infantry New York National Guard

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‍The Harlem Hellfighters: The Full Story

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‍One Hundred Years Ago, the Harlem Hellfighters Bravely Led the U.S. Into WWI

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Integration of College Football

12/11/22

Week of:

December 11, 2022

Integration of College Football

As the college football season heads into various championships and bowl games, we examine some of the history of integration in that sport, learning about some pioneering players and coaches as well as the slow progress in some areas of the country.

Brice Taylor (Photo: Collegiate Images, Getty)

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‍GROUNDBREAKING: The Integration of Virginia Football ‍
The legacy of Wyoming’s ‘Black 14’ football players and their protest

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‍The College Football Game That Put A Dent In Desegregation

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‍Black History and American College Football, a story ‍
African Americans and College Football, Part 3: Integration‍
‍The game desegregating college football in the South happened 50 years ago‍
‍The Black 14: Race, Politics, Religion and Wyoming Football

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‍Fixing the Game: New Perspectives on the Desegregation of College Football

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‍The American Game- Integration by CFL America Radio ‍
College Football Pros - Integration in the Sport with Tom Shanahan

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‍Black History Month: Desegregating college football‍
‍Racial Integration of College Football ‍
‍First black player in history of major college football programs

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Black Heisman Trophy Winners

12/4/22

Week of:

December 4, 2022

Black Heisman Trophy Winners

Next week the Heisman trophy will be awarded to arguably the best college player of the season. (There are always arguments over sports bests, of course). But from the award's first recipient in 1935 until 1961, some of the best players were not even considered. Learn about the first Black player to be awarded the trophy and a legendary player who was denied it.

Syracuse University halfback, Ernie Davis, proudly holds the 1961 Heisman Trophy which he was awarded. via Getty Images

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‍Floyd Little: ‘I Tried to Be the Ernie Davis That Ernie Davis Couldn’t Be’‍
A History Lesson: Jim Brown Deserved The Heisman

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‍ERNIE DAVIS A MAN OF COURAGE‍
‍Legacy of #44 at Syracuse University spans decades

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‍Tales From the Vault: Jim Brown ‍
‍Brownscast: The Official Podcast of the Cleveland Browns

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‍Ernie Davis becomes the first African-American to win the Heisman Trophy ‍
Syracuse Football Top 25 Players of All-Time: No. 3 Ernie Davis‍
‍Syracuse Football Top 25 Players of All-Time: No. 1 Jim Brown

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Native American Heritage Month Pt. 4

11/27/22

Week of:

November 27, 2022

Native American Heritage Month Pt. 4

In this final week of Native American Heritage Month we will learn about food sovereignty and seed rematriation, related to restoring indigenous people's relationships to food and the earth.

“Keya Wakpala Garden, Mission SD 2” by USDA NRCS South Dakota is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0 via foodrevolution.org

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‍Food sovereignty: Valerie Segrest at TEDxRainier
‍TEDxTC - Winona LaDuke - Seeds of Our Ancestors, Seeds of Life
‍Seed Mother: Coming Home

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‍Indigenous Foods & Food Sovereignty: Decolonizing Diets
‍An Interview with Native American Chef Brian Yazzie

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‍Tribal food sovereignty resources
‍Respect the Seed: Genetic Diversity

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‍Indigenous Food Systems and Food Sovereignty
‍Podcast: Gather, Indigenous Food Sovereignty
‍LISTEN | All My Relations

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‍The Importance of Restoring Ancestral Seeds to Indigenous Communities
‍Food Landscapes
‍"Kill Every Buffalo You Can! Every Buffalo Dead Is an Indian Gone"
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‍ROWEN M WHITE on Seed Rematriation and Fertile Resistance

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Native American Heritage Month Pt. 3

11/20/22

Week of:

November 20, 2022

Native American Heritage Month Pt. 3

You may be aware that the Supreme Court recently heard a Constitutional challenge to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA). Native American children were not just removed from their homes during the Boarding School era but also after that with the Indian Adoption Project. This week learn about the reasons that ICWA was enacted as well as states' efforts to come to terms with past practices and prevent future disconnection between children and their heritage where possible.

Kendra Potter as seen in “Daughter of a Lost Bird.” Still image from official trailer.

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‍Indian Adoption Project Increases Momentum
‍Adoption History: Indian Adoption Project

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‍Reclaiming Our Children (Documentary)
‍How the US stole thousands of Native American children‍
‍The History and Spirit of ICWA‍
‍ Indian Child Welfare Act ‍
‍ Missing Threads: The Story of the Wisconsin Indian Child Welfare Act

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‍Cultural impact of the Indian Adoption Project
‍You searched for sandy white hawk

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‍Native Americans Expose the Adoption Era and Repair Its Devastation
‍Montana Free Press: Film explores ‘Lost Bird’ who found her way home

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‍Bitterroot : a Salish memoir of transracial adoption
‍Report of the Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth & Reconciliation Commission

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Native American Heritage Month Pt. 2

11/13/22

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November 13, 2022

Native American Heritage Month Pt. 2

In the second week of Native American Heritage Month our resources are focused on treaties between the Government and various Native American nations. Learn about the reduction of lands historically used by Native Americans pursuant treaties and other strategies.

Native American leaders hold signs against drilling in the Arctic Refuge on the 58th anniversary of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, during a press conference outside the Capitol in Washington, DC, on December 11, 2018. Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images

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‍ Doctrine of Discovery / Native American Treaties ‍
‍ Importance of Treaties With American Indian Tribes (Revisited)

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‍Broken Promises On Display At Native American Treaties Exhibit

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‍How Many American Indian Treaties Were Broken?‍
‍New 'Oregon Trail' Game Revisits Westward Expansion From Native Perspective‍
‍Ancestral Homeland Returned to Rappahannock Tribe After More Than 350 Years

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‍ Broken Treaties: full documentary‍
‍ Why Treaties?

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‍This Land - 5. The Land Grab on Stitcher‍
‍The Stockbridge-Munsee Community & their Removal History‍
‍www.ecologia.org/news/14.IndianLawDec2021.mp3

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‍Rights of Native Americans | Records of Rights‍
‍Jefferson and American Indians
‍In 1868, Two Nations Made a Treaty, the U.S. Broke It and Plains Indian Tribes are Still Seeking Justice
‍treatiesmatter.org | Broken Promises‍
‍Native American treaties: What it would mean if the US honored them

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Native American Heritage Month

11/6/22

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November 6, 2022

Native American Heritage Month

This is the beginning of Native American Heritage Month. To start the month we will mainly focus on Native nations who historically lived in Virginia, Maryland, and the District of Columbia.

Washington D.C. Native Americans. via Library of Congress

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‍Native Americans on Maryland's Shore ‍
Lumbee Tribe reflects on long, strong history in Baltimore

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‍Podcast - Patawomekel Tribe

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‍November is Native American Heritage Month. Here’s How That Happened.
‍Arlington’s Native American History ‍
History (piscataway-conoy-tribe.org)‍
‍Native Peoples of Washington, DC (U.S. National Park Service) (nps.gov)

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‍Native Americans in 19th Century Washington, D.C
‍Virtual Field Trip | Native American Stories

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‍All My Relations Podcast ‍
Correcting History: Native Americans Tell Their Own Stories

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Indians in Virginia

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Black Wall Street

10/30/22

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October 30, 2022

Black Wall Street

When the anniversary of the Greenwood (Tulsa) Massacre was commemorated in 2021, the area was often referred to as "Black Wall Street." Learn about other centers of Black commerce that had the same designation: the Jackson Ward district of Richmond, Virginia, and the Hayti district of Durham, North Carolina, where Black businesses prospered

The St. Luke Penny Savings Bank in Richmond was one of the first black-owned banks in the United States. (Courtesy of National Park Service, Maggie L. Walker National Historic Site)

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‍The Overlooked Stories of America's Black Wall Streets
‍JXN Project examines the history of one of the first Black urban neighborhoods
‍North Carolina Mutual Life Insurance Company Formed in 1898

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‍Jackson Ward and its Black Wall Street
‍William Washington Browne (1849–1897)
‍John Merrick: From Slavery To Insurance Magnate | Investor's Business Daily
‍‘Black Wall Street’ icon NC Mutual Life Insurance Company begins liquidation process

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"Carry On: The Life and Legacy of Maggie Lena Walker"
Maggie Walker's Richmond

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Durham's Black Wall Street Part 1

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‍The Other Black Wall Streets
‍The Rise and Fall of Black Wall Street
‍Life Story: Maggie Walker - Women & the American Story

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‍Black Wall Street: The Hidden Economy

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Black Elected Leaders in the Reconstruction Era

10/23/22

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October 23, 2022

Black Elected Leaders in the Reconstruction Era

Did your history curriculum about Reconstruction focus on carpetbaggers and scalawags instead of enfranchisement and leadership? This week learn more about elected Black officials after the Civil War. And as we approach election day, consider the lessons from history about obtaining the right to vote and then having it taken away.

First Black Senator and Representatives, In the 41st and 42nd Congress of the United States via Library of Congress

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‍Reconstruction: The Vote - Black History in Two Minutes (or So)
‍The Black Politicians of Reconstruction

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‍The Reconstruction Generation, 1870–1887
‍LANGSTON, John Mercer
‍U.S. Senate: Hiram Revels: First African American Senator
‍Here’s what happened when black politicians held power

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‍The Black Congressmen of Reconstruction: Death of Representation
‍Historian Eric Foner On The 'Unresolved Legacy Of Reconstruction'

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‍African Americans and Politics in Virginia (1865–1902)
‍What Did Black Politicians Accomplish during the Reconstruction Era
‍In Freedom’s Shadow

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The Bulwark of Freedom: African-American Congress Members & the Constitution During Reconstruction

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Reconstruction, Redemption and the Ongoing Struggle For Freedom

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Black American Nobel Prize Winners

10/16/22

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October 16, 2022

Black American Nobel Prize Winners

In the last week we have been greeted by announcements of this year's Nobel Prize winners. Did you know that only four Black Americans have been awarded a Nobel Prize? They are Ralph Bunche, Martin Luther King, Jr., Toni Morrison, and Barack Obama. This week's resources focus on Ralph Bunche and Toni Morrison, whose words at the time seem to resonate today. You can check the archive for resources about Martin Luther King, Jr.'s, Nobel Peace Prize.

Toni Morrison delivering her speech. via Nobel Foundation. Photo: Boo Jonsson

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YouTube Toni Morrison - Nobel Prize in Literature 1993‍
YouTube Ralph Bunche: Hero for Peace
YouTube The legacy of Ralph Bunche

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BIography Ralph Bunche – Biographical
Biography Toni Morrison – Biographical
Speech Toni Morrison – Banquet speech

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Podcasts Toni Morrison: Nobel-Winning Novelist‍
Lecture NobelPrize.org‍
Podcast Former US Ambassador to the UN, Andrew Young, remembers Ralph Bunche

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Blog 16 out of 930 Nobel Prize Winners Are Black
Article Why are there no black Nobel laureates in science?
Lecture Toni Morrison – Nobel Lecture
Reflection Ralph J. Bunche - Nobel Lecture: Some Reflections on Peace in Our Time

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Documentary The Life of Toni Morrison

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Lecture Ralph Bunche speaking at UCLA

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Hispanic Heritage Month Pt. 5

10/9/22

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October 9, 2022

Hispanic Heritage Month Pt. 5

As we wrap up Hispanic Heritage Month, we will learn about some members of the Latinx community who have made significant contributions to American life but whose names may not generally be known.

American NASA astronaut Ellen Ochoa floats through the tunnel connecting the International Space Station (ISS) with the Space Shuttle Discovery during shuttle mission STS-96, 27th May-3rd June 1999. via Space Frontiers | Archive Photos | Getty Images

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YouTube Duolingo Founder on Education & Tech Industry
YouTube How Duolingo's Founder Created the App
‍YouTube Ellen Ochoa U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame Inductee

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iHeart Radio Albert Baez

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Article Albert Vinicio Baez: Physics Today: Vol 60, No 11
Article Luis von Ahn | Lemelson
Bio NASA Astronaut Dr. Ellen Ochoa

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YouTube Ellen Ochoa: Making History in Space

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Podcast Sylvia Acevedo, CEO of Girl Scouts on Shawn Mendes
Audio From Poverty To Rocket Scientist To CEO, A Girl Scout's Inspiring Story

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Article Hispanic Heritage and Inventions | USPTO‍
Article Duolingo's Luis von Ahn: "I Just Want to Have an Impact"
Article Ellen Ochoa, first Hispanic woman in space, on challenges, leadership
News Release May 24 memorial set for physicist and X-ray optics pioneer Albert Baez

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YouTube Global Perspectives: Dr. Ellen Ochoa

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Podcast Perseverance Creates Opportunity
Podcast reCAPTCHA and Duolingo: Luis von Ahn

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Book Path to the stars :my journey from Girl Scout to rocket... | Arlington Public Library

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