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Swing Around the Circle & NO KINGS Day
The similarities between the current lawless occupant of the White House and the unelected post-Civil War president Andrew Johnson are many. They are…
May 30
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1866 - the Memphis and New Orleans massacres
It was reported as starting with “a shooting altercation between white policemen and Black soldiers recently mustered out of the Union Army.” It ended…
May 29
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1866 - the Memphis and New Orleans massacres
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International Women's Day: California Heroines
As ELON-FELON tries to eliminate all history involving anyone but white men, I want to shout out just a few of the powerhouse California women I’ve been…
Mar 8
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Frederick Douglass and Kendrick Lamar
How 'bout that halftime show?
Feb 14
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Frederick Douglass and Kendrick Lamar
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Andrew Johnson deconstructs Reconstruction
There’s a national lament going on, going something like, “How did we get HERE?” The real question is, “How did we get BACK here?”
Feb 13
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Lincoln's inaugural address inaugurates Civil War
Frederick Douglass: Some thought we had in Mr. Lincoln the nerve and decision of an Oliver Cromwell, but the result shows we have merely a continuation…
Feb 12
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Lincoln's inaugural address inaugurates Civil War
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Lincoln "considers" Emancipation
One key to the fight ahead is looking back to see how we ever made social and moral progress in the first place. Studying Abraham Lincoln’s surprisingly…
Jan 29
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California, forever
Taking heart from California history: The 1906 earthquake and devastating fires that followed leveled San Francisco. The city miraculously rebuilt…
Jan 14
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