Racial Equity Resource Archive

Japanese Picture Brides

5/18/25

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May 18, 2025

Japanese Picture Brides

Anti-Japanese sentiment caused the US and Japan to enter the Gentlemen's Agreement restricting the immigration of most Japanese men between 1907 and 1924 but not their wives. Most of the Japanese men already on the West Coast and Hawaii were not married so this provision seemed like it would have had little applicability. The workaround? Photographs, matchmakers, proxy marriages, and wharf weddings, all of which resulted in tens of thousands of "picture brides" journeying to America and joining husbands they had never met.

Young women in 1908 Japan Photos Arnold Genthe Library of Congress via flashbackcom

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‍Roger Shimomura #3: Grandmother's experience in the U.S. as a picture bride‍
‍Mother's Arrival as a "Picture Bride" - Mary Hirata‍
‍Pitfalls of the Picture Bride System - Asano Terao‍
‍Barbara Kawakami #3: Picture brides and karifufu‍
‍A Shelter for "Picture Brides" - Toshi Nagamori Ito

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‍Part 8 Picture-Bride Marriages on the Rise‍
‍Bittersweet: "Picture Brides" on the Hawaiian Sugarcane Plantations | The New York Historical‍
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‍Ellen Stark Ford Home : (San Francisco, Cal.) : Guernsey, Alice M. (Alice Margaret), 1850-1924 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

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Rice & Roses presents PICTURE BRIDES

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SHIPS - Japanese Immigration by Steamship and Picture Brides with Kelli Nakamura, Part I

SHIPS - Japanese Immigration and Picture Brides with Kelli Nakamura, Part II

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‍The "Picture Bride Problem": Experiences of and Attitudes Toward Japanese Picture Brides in California, 1908-1920 | DG (particularly pages 62-72 pertaining to Methodist and other Christian organizations)

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The Gentlemen’s Agreement Between the US and Japan

5/11/25

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May 11, 2025

The Gentlemen’s Agreement Between the US and Japan

In the early 1900s, racism against Japanese immigrants increased on the West Coast, particularly San Francisco, threatening diplomatic ties between the US and Japan. The administration of President Theodore Roosevelt, who ostensibly held the Japanese in high regard, crafted an agreement in 1907 whereby Japan voluntarily restricted emigration, known as the Gentlemen's Agreement. (Canada had its own Gentlemen's Agreement with Japan at roughly the same time.) Next week we will explore one of the results of the Gentlemen's Agreement, the arrival of Picture Brides.

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The Gentlemen's Agreement: Restricting Japanese Immigration to America

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‍Gentlemen's Agreement | Densho Encyclopedia‍
‍Gentlemen's Agreement of 1907-1908 - Immigration History (contains offensive language)
‍"Race, Federalism & Diplomacy: Looking at the Gentlemen's Agreement of 1908" | inSITE | Theodore Roosevelt Inaugural Site ‍
The U.S. Mainland: Growth and Resistance | Japanese | Immigration and Relocation in U.S. History | Classroom Materials at the Library of Congress | Library of Congress ‍
Gentlemen’s Agreement, 1908 | Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21

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Race, Federalism, and Diplomacy: The Gentlemen's Agreement a Century Later by Paul Finkelman :: SSRN

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Sanitation Justice

4/27/25

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April 27, 2025

Sanitation Justice

As Earth month draws to a close, we will learn a little about sanitation justice, particularly the almost 25% of households that rely on septic systems for waste disposal and the intersection with public health. Despite the possibility that progress would be made in one locality, a recent announcement curtailed that.

Physicians examining specimens for the presence of hookworm under a microscope, Cumberland County, Virginia. Courtesy of Rockefeller Archive Center.

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Catherine Flowers: Confronting Failing Wastewater Systems | TED Talk

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In rural Virginia, sea level rise swamps septic systems. A local partnership is testing a solution.

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‍Virginia health officials seeing ‘unprecedented demand’ for well and septic repair program • Virginia Mercury‍
‍Filthy Water: A Basic Sanitation Problem Persists in Rural America - Yale e360‍
‍Fighting Hookworm In Alabama: Easier And Harder Than In Low Resource Countries : Goats and Soda : NPR‍
‍The American Murderer: Hookworm Eradication Among “Our Native Born Whites” – Nursing Clio‍
‍Closing America’s Wastewater Access Gap | US EPA‍
‍Office of Public Affairs | Department of Justice Terminates Environmental Justice Settlement Agreement, Advancing President Trump’s Mandate to End Illegal DEI and Environmental Justice Policies | United States Department of Justice

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Sanitation blues in Alabama's Black Belt | WWNO

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Public Health: How the Fight Against Hookworm Helped Build a System - REsource

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Waste: one woman's fight against America's dirty secret | Arlington Public Library

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Black Clubs

4/13/25

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April 13, 2025

Black Clubs

When Dietrich Bonhoeffer visited Harlem during his time at Columbia, he would have encountered a wide variety of entertainment venues: clubs, ballrooms, speakeasies and more. And among those, some featured Black performers that did not permit Black audiences, some were integrated, and some catered to LGBTQ+. Find out more about some of these historic places.

The Savory was the first and only integrated ballroom in New York City during the Harlem Renaissance. Image via museumofuncutfunk.com

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‍The Legendary Cotton Club Right In The Heart Of Harlem New York 1923‍
‍The Savoy Ballroom, Harlem, New York, 1930‍
‍Black Music Sunday: Smalls' in Harlem was truly a jazz paradise‍
‍Harlem's Renaissance Casino, Harlem, NY 1923‍
‍Hamilton Lodge Ball, Recognized As The First Drag Ball In The United States, 1869-1937‍
‍Lenox Lounge | PureHistory‍
‍133rd Street, "Swing Street," The Start And Development Of The Harlem Renaissance 1933-1945‍
‍Gladys Bentley's Mona's Club 440, Harlem, 1942 (video)‍
‍The Great Clubs of Harlem's Past | The Museum Of UnCut Funk‍
‍“Never No Wells of Lonelinesses in Harlem:” Black Lady Lovers in Prohibition Era New York — The Gotham Center for New York City History

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Where the Harlem Renaissance Got Its Swing

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Harlem in the Jazz Age: A Renaissance in New York, a Revolution on Swing Street - The Bowery Boys: New York City History

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There are two sides to every story—including that of Harlem's legendary Cotton Club

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The Harlem Rens

4/6/25

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April 6, 2025

The Harlem Rens

March Madness . . . and the Harlem Renaissance? Not quite, but close: this week learn about the Black-owned professional basketball team that called Harlem home during the Harlem Renaissance. Hint: it's not the Harlem Globetrotters, which was a team from Chicago capitalizing on the Harlem name.

The New York Rens professional basketball team, with inset of owner Robert “Bob” Douglas, 1933. Courtesy of Black Fives Foundation

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‍THE SHIFT | Bob Douglas, also known as the “Father of Black Professional Basketball,” was the founder of the first Black-owned pro basketball team a... | Instagram‍
‍Celebrating Black History Month: Bob Douglas

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‍First African American Professional Basket Ball Team‍
‍The Harlem Renaissance, On and Off the Court : NPR

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‍New York Rens‍
‍The Harlem hoopsters of the Renaissance –‍
‍Coach Bob Douglas and his New York Rens changed how basketball was played

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Court Kings: Celebrating Harlem's Greatest Basketball Legends

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The New York Rens: Keeping The Legacy Alive - YouTube

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Fairfax County Public Library (On the Shoulders of Giants, My Personal Journey Through the Harlem Renaissance, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar)

‍The black fives : the epic story of basketball's forgotten era / | Arlington Public Library

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LGBTQ Women in the Harlem Renaissance

3/30/25

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March 30, 2025

LGBTQ Women in the Harlem Renaissance

Historian Henry Louis Gates has said that the Harlem Renaissance "was surely as gay as it was black." In the last week of Women's History Month, learn about some women who today would be part of the LGBTQ community.

Larsen, second from left, receiving an award at the Mother African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church in Harlem in 1929. Image sourced from Bettmann.

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The writings and activism of Black, bisexual feminist Alice Dunbar-Nelson

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Renaissance Women: Nella Larsen • Womanica

Renaissance Women: Edna Lewis Thomas

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‍Reading Between the Lines: The Life of Nella Larsen - Village Preservation‍
‍Bessie Smith | National Museum of African American History and Culture‍
‍Ethel Waters: Remembering the Pioneering Black Singer and Actress - Golden Globes‍
‍Gertrude “Ma” Rainey Biography‍
‍1936: Macbeth With an All-Black Cast Plays Bridgeport – Bridgeport History Center

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‍Black History Moments: Gladys Bentley and the Harlem Renaissance‍
‍Black History Moments: Who was the real Ma Rainey?‍
‍Meet the Harlem Renaissance dancer who made sure lesbian history wasn’t forgotten - The River of Pride Flag‍
‍Queer women artists in the Harlem Renaissance | #LGBTHM

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The Great Blues Singer Gladys Bentley Broke All the Rules | Smithsonian

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Women of the Harlem Renaissance: Augusta Savage and Georgia Douglas Johnson

3/23/25

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March 23, 2025

Women of the Harlem Renaissance: Augusta Savage and Georgia Douglas Johnson

You can probably name several notable figures from the Harlem Renaissance but how many of them are women? This week learn about a sculptor and a writer who may be new to you.

The photo of Savage working on ‘Lift Every Voice and Sing’ that was blown-up to life-size in the New-York Historical exhibition (Manuscripts and Archives Division, the New York Public Library)

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Augusta Savage.

Georgia Douglas Johnson -- at the Heart of the New Negro Renaissance

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♫ Renaissance Women: Georgia Douglas Johnson

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Sculptor Augusta Savage Said Her Legacy Was The Work Of Her Students : NPR

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Georgia Douglas Johnson | National Women's History Museum

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Searching for Augusta Savage | Full Documentary | American Masters Shorts | PBS - YouTube

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Augusta Savage | Smithsonian American Art Museum

Georgia Douglas Johnson – rereading the harlem renaissance

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Georgia Douglas Johnson with Kassidi Jones - Mondays at Beinecke, February 7, 2022

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Abyssinian Baptist Church

3/16/25

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March 16, 2025

Abyssinian Baptist Church

Dietrich Bonhoeffer had a PhD when he arrived in New York to study at Columbia University's Union Theological Seminary in 1930. Through classmate A. Franklin Fisher, he was introduced to and began attending Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem, learning firsthand about racism and response to racism in America. Learn more about this historical Black church, founded in 1808.

The Abyssinian Baptist Church via citybeautifulblog.com

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‍Happy Anniversary Abyssinian!‍
‍Lift Every Voice and Sing - YouTube

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Historic NYC Church's Rich History, Mission to 'Make Traditional Church Cool'

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‍The Abyssinian Baptist Church — City Beautiful Blog‍
‍History - Abyssinian Baptist Church‍
‍Jesus, Joy and Justice — First Baptist Church Decatur‍
‍Friends He Met in America | Christian History Magazine‍
‍Bonhoeffer, the Harlem Renaissance, and the Black Church | Student Christian Movement

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AAHIAH SPECIAL: "The Abyssinian Baptist Church" [One of the oldest Congregations in America] - YouTube

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Abyssinian Baptist Church and Community House

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The Harlem's Abyssinian Mass, Jazz At Lincoln Center Orchestra With Wynton Marsalis (Full Video)

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Harlem Renaissance

3/9/25

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March 9, 2025

Harlem Renaissance

Our Lenten study this year (2025) is The Cost of Discipleship by theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer. Did you know that Bonhoeffer spent time in Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance and is said to have been influenced by what he experienced there? This week's resources provide a general overview of that period in Black history, to be followed in coming weeks by more specific topics.

This painting, titled Dreamer, was created by artist Hayden Palmer during the Renaissance. It reflects the solace and peace that African Americans experienced during the Renaissance as a result of their carefree expression of their true selves. It also incorporates several instruments, which highlights the creativity of black musicians. via Flickr, 1930

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‍The Harlem Renaissance - YouTube ‍
I, Too, Sing America: The Harlem Renaissance at 100 ‍
'The Met's new exhibit celebrates impact and legacy of The Harlem Renaissance ‍
The James Van Der Zee Archive

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‍A New African American Identity: The Harlem Renaissance | National Museum of African American History and Culture (si.edu)‍
Harlem Renaissance – History of New York City (shu.edu)‍
The Great Importance Of The Harlem Renaissance Period

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‍Arts and Letters of the Harlem Renaissance: Crash Course Black American History #26 - YouTube ‍
Literary Icons You NEED to Know From the Harlem Renaissance (feat. Princess Weekes) | It's Lit

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Episode 49: The Harlem Renaissance (15minutehistory.org)

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Hurston & Hughes: Two Major Figures of The Harlem Renaissance | The New York Public Library

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Harlem Is Everywhere: The Harlem Renaissance and Transatlantic Modernism | iHeart (Multiple episodes)

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‍I too sing America : the Harlem Renaissance at 100 / | Arlington Public Library (arlingtonva.us)‍
The Harlem Renaissance : a very short introduction / | Arlington Public Library

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E2: 'Harlem Renaissance Party' (Read Aloud)

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Take a Picture of Me, James VanDerZee | Kids Read Aloud Books | Classroom Read Aloud Books

Women of the Tuskegee Institute

3/2/25

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March 2, 2025

Women of the Tuskegee Institute

March is Women's History Month and this year's theme is Moving Forward Together! Women Educating & Inspiring Generations. Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) is well-known for its founder, Booker T. Washington, but not for the women associated with its educational and other programs during its early years. Learn about the contributions of a Tuskegee teacher and founder of the first Black chapter of the Red Cross in Alabama, the librarian who was a suffragist, and the three wives who made their own educational contributions.

Educator and Clubwoman Margaret Murray Washington via Library of Congress

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‍Bess Bolden Walcott | They Dared! - YouTube

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‍Wonderful Women Wednesday- Fannie Norton Smith | Fannie Norton Smith was an important early figure in the life of Booker T. Washington and Tuskegee Institute watch this short video to learn more about... | By Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site | Facebook

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‍Margaret Murray Washington, Educator & Suffragist - YouTube

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‍Margaret Murray Washington and the Tuskegee Women's Club | Join us in this short video as we talk about Margaret's involvement in the Tuskegee Women's Club. And join us again the Friday after next at the same... | By Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site | Facebook

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Margaret Murray Washington and the Club Movement part 2 | Join us in this short video as we talk about Margaret's involvement in the National Association of Colored Women's Club and the International Council of... | By Tuskegee Institute National Historic Site | Facebook

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They Dared! | Adella Hunt Logan

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Margaret Murray Washington pioneered women's education

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Bess Bolden Walcott - Encyclopedia of Alabama

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Alabama Women's Hall of Fame - Bess Bolden Walcott

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Olivia America Davidson (1854-1889) | Ohio University

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Margaret Murray Washington (U.S. National Park Service)

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Margaret Murray Washington — A Woman's Place

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Just as Well as He: Adella Hunt Logan (U.S. National Park Service)

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Adella Hunt Logan: Suffragist and Educator | Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History

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Charles and Maria Syphax

2/23/25

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February 23, 2025

Charles and Maria Syphax

In bondage to George Washington and ultimately released, albeit involuntarily, by Robert E. Lee: learn the remarkable history, accomplishments, and local connections of Charles Syphax and the similar connections of his wife Maria. The couple and other family members are remembered for their remarkable legacy.

Maria Carter Syphax via NPS

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‍The Syphax Family - Arlington House, The Robert E. Lee Memorial (U.S. National Park Service)‍

The Syphax Family - Black Heritage Museum of Arlington

Syphax Family | George Washington's Mount Vernon

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Syphax Descendants Interviews | C-SPAN.org

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How the African-American Syphax Family Traces Its Lineage to Martha Washington | Smithsonian

1984-10-Syphax.pdf

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The Alexandria Story of the Syphax Family: an African American Genealogy

The History of the Syphax Family

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Tracing the History of the Syphax Family with Steve Hammond and Brenda Parker

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John Mercer Langston

2/16/25

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February 16, 2025

John Mercer Langston

Did you know that the poet, Langston Hughes', full name was John Mercer Langston Hughes? He was named after his great uncle, John Mercer Langston, a man who accumulated a long list of "firsts" during his lifetime and who was recognized in Arlington with the 1925 naming of the Langston School for him. Learn more about his accomplishments in this week's resources.

First Graduating Class of Virginia Normal and Collegiate Institute

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John Mercer Langston - African American Trailblazers - YouTube

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Virginia History - Sept 22 - John Mercer Langston by wtju

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‍John Mercer Langston - White House Historical Association‍
‍John Mercer Langston (1829–1897) - Encyclopedia Virginia‍
‍Today in Halls Hill History Archives - Halls Hill‍
‍Langston | The Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture

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From Lee Highway to Langston Boulevard / | Arlington Public Library

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Virtual Presentation: Who was John Mercer Langston?

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John Mercer Langston, "Equality Before the Law" •

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From the Virginia plantation to the national capitol; or, The first and only Negro representative in Congress from the Old Dominion : Langston, John Mercer, 1829-1897 : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive

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Dorothy Hamm

2/9/25

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February 9, 2025

Dorothy Hamm

Many of us are aware that Arlington became the first school district in Virginia to admit Black students to a white public school and have seen the photo of the four students who did so. When a new middle school was opened in 2019 it was named for a plaintiff in a lawsuit that led to those four students being admitted, Dorothy Hamm. This mid-20th Century activist was not content with limited de-segregation and focused on athletics, voting, and public accommodations as well. Hear her daughter's remarks at the ribbon-cutting of the new school and learn more about her activism in this week's resources.

Michael Jones, Gloria Thompson, Lance Newman and Ronald Deskins were the first Black students to integrate Stratford Junior High School in 1959. (AP Photo/Byron Rollins)

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Dorothy Hamm, Civil Rights and Community Activist

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Oral History: Desegregation of Arlington’s Public Schools

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‍A Fight for Educational Equality: Civil Rights Activist Dorothy Hamm‍
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‍The Activists who Desegregated Arlington’s Movie Theaters‍
‍Naming Committee Narrows List to Three Options for New Stratford Middle School | ARLnow.com

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Dorothy Hamm Middle School Ribbon-Cutting - YouTube

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Desegregation in Arlington - Crossing the Divide at Stratford Junior High

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Domestic Workers and Labor Organizing

2/2/25

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February 2, 2025

Domestic Workers and Labor Organizing

The Black History Month theme for 2025 is African Americans and Labor. This week, delve into the history of domestic workers and their efforts at organizing. Spend some time in the Labor History Project timeline to gain more understanding of the depth and breadth of the subject and then learn a little more about some of the major participants and issues.

A bronze sculpture of Dorothy Lee Bolden by David Alan Clark in Atlanta. Rev. Hosea Williams is portrayed at the right. via amsterdamnews.com

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‍Dorothy Bolden Mural Tour | [TEST] National Domestic Workers Alliance‍
‍Domestic Worker History Timeline - Labor History Resource Project ‍
Timeline - A History of Domestic Work and Worker Organizing

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Premilla Nadasen, "Household Workers Unite"

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‍Dorothy Lee Bolden, founder of the National Domestic Worker’s Union - New York Amsterdam News‍
‍Help Wanted: The Bronx Slave Markets and the Exploitation of Black Women Domestic Workers | The New York Public Library‍
‍The workers labor forgot: Race, household workers, and the new fight for activism and social change | Salon.com

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Episode 17: Dorothy Lee Bolden - YouTube

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The War on Poverty

1/26/25

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January 26, 2025

The War on Poverty

Martin Luther King, Jr. had hoped that President Johnson's War on Poverty would provide economic support to the poor but saw that "war" de-emphasized as the Vietnam War escalated. What was the War on Poverty and why do many consider it a failure?

" Poor children playing on sidewalk, Georgetown, Washington, D.C." Public Domain

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‍History of the War on Poverty‍
‍Chicago Tonight: Black Voices | 60 Years Since the War on Poverty Was Declared | Season 2024 | PBS‍
‍Alumni & Graduate Success Stories — National Job Corps Association

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‍War on Poverty - Sargent Shriver Peace Institute‍
‍Marking the 60th Anniversary of the War on Poverty - Sargent Shriver Peace Institute‍
‍Child Poverty Rates Remained High in 2023: At Least 10 Million Kids in Poverty - The Annie E. Casey Foundation‍
‍U-M Study: The War on Poverty lost the political battle | Institute for Social Research‍
‍The War on Poverty Didn’t Fail | The MIT Press Reader

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Declaring War on Poverty • HISTORY This Week

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MLK and Viet Nam

1/19/25

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January 19, 2025

MLK and Viet Nam

This is the weekend when we celebrate the life of Martin Luther King, Jr., of course well known for the accomplishments of the civil rights movement. Did you know that when he sought to advocate for an end to U.S. involvement in Vietnam that was consuming lives and resources in the 1960s, he was basically admonished to stay in his lane? Despite being denounced for his stance, he powerfully preached on the subject. This week read or listen to his sermon at Riverside Church from April 1967 or hear the shorter version, a lecture for the CBC later that year, and then explore other sources on the subject.

President Lyndon B. Johnson, right, talks with Martin Luther King Jr. and other civil rights leaders in his White House office in Washington, D.C., Jan. 18, 1964. AP Photo

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Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence ~ MLK Speech 1967

MLK: Beyond Vietnam - A Time to Break Silence (audio)

Martin Luther King Speaks! "Conscience and the War in Vietnam" Massey Lecture Two (audio)

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Martin Luther King at the UN for an Anti-Vietnam War Demonstration (15 April 1967) (first and last several minutes are silent)

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‍Vietnam War | The Martin Luther King, Jr. Research and Education Institute‍
‍How the Vietnam War pushed MLK to embrace global justice, not only civil rights at home‍
‍The MLK Speech We Need Today Is Not the One We Remember Most | TIME

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Charles Loring Brace and the Orphan Trains

1/12/25

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January 12, 2025

Charles Loring Brace and the Orphan Trains

In the mid-1800s, New York City was teeming with immigrants and their children, but lacked social services. Enter a Protestant minister (sometimes said to be Methodist) who was concerned about the estimated 10,000 to 30,000 children living on the streets. Thus, he founded the Children's Aid Society, establishing lodging houses and industrial schools. What he is also remembered for is finding new--Protestant--homes for hundreds of thousands of children far away from their impoverished pasts, also known as the orphan trains. This was then copied by other aid societies with their own religious agenda.

Homeless children in New York City ready to board the Orphan Train (Wikimedia Commons)

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AF-086: The American Orphan Trains | Ancestral Findings Podcast - YouTube

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‍Orphan Trains and Children’s Aid: The Compassion of Charles Loring Brace | The Saturday Evening Post ‍
Social Welfare History Project Brace, Charles Loring ‍
Children's Aid Society records: Children's Aid Society records: NYU Special Collections Finding Aids ‍
A Foundling Delivery in 1883 – TrueStories‍
Five mind-blowing facts — Orphan Trains - Trains ‍
‍The Irish Orphan Abduction | Feature | Tucson Weekly

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Revisiting the Orphan Train: An American Odyssey • Mobituaries with Mo Rocca

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TR Center - The Orphan Train Movement: An Unfortunate Resolution

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Children of Color on the Orphan Train – National Orphan Train Complex

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National Negro Opera Company

12/29/24

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December 29, 2024

National Negro Opera Company

Like many musicians of color, Mary Cardwell Dawson was denied the opportunity to use her gifts and training. Her response: to create a music empire, culminating in the founding of the National Negro Opera Company. Learn more about her and efforts to preserve her legacy.

Members of the National Negro Opera Company pose backstage during a 1941 performance of Aida. Charles "Teenie" Harris / Courtesy of the Carnegie Museum of Art

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How Mary Cardwell Dawson's opera company influenced Pittsburgh’s music scene | 90.5 WESA

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The Fight to Save the National Negro Opera Company House | National Trust for Historic Preservation

Music in Black Pittsburgh: Reclaiming a Community | Secret Pittsburgh

Famous Opera Company Gets Its Own Opera | Pittsburgh Magazine

MusicalAmerica - New England Conservatory Honors Alumna Mary Cardwell Dawson with Portrait Unveiling

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The Founder of This Trailblazing Opera Company Put Black Singers at Center Stage | Smithsonian

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John Chavis

12/15/24

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December 15, 2024

John Chavis

One of the relatively unknown Black participants in the Revolutionary War had significant ties to Virginia and one of its educational institutions. Learn about John Chavis, thought to be the Nation's first Black college graduate and first Black Presbyterian pastor, for whom a residence hall at Washington and Lee University was recently named.

Shaw University, circa 1910. Courtesy of the State Archives of North Carolina.

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John Chavis: An American Story - YouTube

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Just a little history: John Chavis, early trailblazer - The Wake Forest Gazette - Local News & Events in Wake Forest, NC

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African Americans and the Revolutionary War

12/8/24

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December 8, 2024

African Americans and the Revolutionary War

Other than Crispus Attucks, were any persons of color mentioned with regard to the Revolutionary War? Were you aware that 700 or more such patriots encamped at Valley Forge during their frigid winter? There were, in fact, Blacks participating in significant numbers on both the Patriot and Loyalist sides.

Portrait of James Fayette, by John Blennerhasset Martin, 1784. Courtesy of the David Bishop Skillman Library, Lafayette College

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Black Soldiers of the Revolutionary War - YouTube

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10 Facts: Black Patriots in the American Revolution | American Battlefield Trust

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NHA Podcast Season 3 (2019) - National Heritage Areas (U.S. National Park Service)

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Jane Johnston Schoolcraft

12/1/24

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December 1, 2024

Jane Johnston Schoolcraft

Did your high school literature anthologies contain any Native American poets? In the last two decades the works of Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, an Ojibwe poet who lived between 1800 and 1842, have been found and recognized for their contributions to American literature, as have her contributions to ethnography of Native Americans. As Native American Heritage Month closes, learn more about her.

Jane Johnston Schoolcraft is considered to be the first known Native American literary writer. She was born in Sault Ste. Marie, in what is now Michigan, in 1800. Via poets.org

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Mazinaajimowin (poetry): "To the Pine Tree" by Jane Johnston Schoolcraft | The North 103.3 FM

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“She Could Look Into the Heavens”: Ojibwe Poet Jane Johnston Schoolcraft | From the Catbird Seat

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Native Culture: Jane Johnston Schoolcraft, the First American Indian Poet - ICT News

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Invocation by Jane Johnston Schoolcraft - Poems | Academy of American Poets

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Biographical Essay of Jane Johnston Schoolcraft (1800-1842) | Articles and Essays | Henry Rowe Schoolcraft Papers | Digital Collections | Library of Congress

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GREAT BOOKS 39: JANE JOHNSTON SCHOOLCRAFT, with Robert Dale Parker (UIC) | by Uli Baer - YouTube

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Indian New Deal (Indian Reorganization Act)

11/24/24

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November 24, 2024

Indian New Deal (Indian Reorganization Act)

A short-lived program between 1934 and about 1950 sought to reverse the official Government policies toward indigenous people. During the period of the Indian Reorganization Act, colloquially known as the Indian New Deal, tribes had more opportunity for self-governance and to engage in traditional cultural practices, among other things. It was not especially successful and more destructive policies were again enacted into law in the early 1950s. Read about the Indian New Deal here.

Three Seneca Indian girls enjoy a better quality of life, thanks to the WPA employment of their fathers, at the Tonawanda Indian Reservation near Buffalo, New York, 1936. Photo courtesy of the National Archives.

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"Poor, Even Extremely Poor": The Unambiguous Findings of the Meriam Report - YouTube

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American Indians and the New Deal | Living New Deal

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Indian Reorganization Act of 1934

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt: A New Deal for Indians - ICT News

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Indian Reorganization Act (Indian New Deal) | Colorado Encyclopedia

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“Indian New Deal” – Pieces of History

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[Rebuilding Indian Country] | C-SPAN.org (Patronizing Government film contemporaneous to the IRA)

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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

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

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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

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

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

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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

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

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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.

via publico.es

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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)‍
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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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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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‍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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‍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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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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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)‍
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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.

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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 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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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)

John T. Graves: 1920s Clergyman and Gay Rights Activist - YouTube

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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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♫ Henry Gerber and Chicago's Society for Human Rights (iheart.com)

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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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Interview · Barbara Gittings: Founding the New York Daughters of Bilitis in 1958, by Jonathan Ned Katz · OutHistory

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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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WW2 and the Progress of the LGBTQ Culture (youtube.com)

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Coming Out Under Fire: Trailer (youtube.com)

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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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Pat Bond Describes the Military Purge of LGBTQ+ Service Members · SHEC: Resources for Teachers (cuny.edu)

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

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The Other War | Learning for Justice

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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.

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Pacific Gateway Video For Stereo 360 on Vimeo

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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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'Angel Island': Ellis Island Of The West : NPR

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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Crosscut Now | Mar. 29, 2023 - How racism reshaped the CCC | Season 4 | PBS

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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

Week of:

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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A woman who won a landmark civil rights case for people with disabilities has died : NPR

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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

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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)

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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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Katherine Dunham

2/11/24

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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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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

Week of:

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

Week of:

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

Week of:

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.

via afrovoices.com

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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

Week of:

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

Week of:

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

Week of:

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

Week of:

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

Week of:

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.

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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

Week of:

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

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Spanish Exploration of the Chesapeake Bay

10/8/23

Week of:

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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‍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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‍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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‍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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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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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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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.

via black-culture.com

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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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‍Five Things to Know About Pullman Porters | Smart News| Smithsonian Magazine

‍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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‍Underground Railroad Where? (arcgis.com)

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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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More Than A Runaway: Maroons In Louisiana | WWNO

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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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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.

via Boston Public Library

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

‍Grandy, Moses | NCpedia

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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.

via crossculturalsolidarity.com

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‍Women’s History Month: The Legacy of Anne Braden (spectrumnews1.com)‍
‍Anne Braden - Veterans of Hope (six short videos)

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‍Mission and Vision — Anne Braden Institute for Social Justice Research (louisville.edu)‍
‍Anne Braden - Americans Who Tell The Truth

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Anne Braden : southern patriot. | Arlington Public Library (arlingtonva.us)

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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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The Life of Anne Braden, Part Two: a Life in the Movement - Cross Cultural Solidarity

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Anne Braden | Living the Story: The Rest of the Story (ket.org)

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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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Listen: The report that curtailed Black medical education for over a century (statnews.com)

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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

Week of:

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

Week of:

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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‍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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‍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
‍Queer History, Episode #6: The Lavender Menace - YouTube

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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 ‍
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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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The Lavender Scare | The History You Didn't Learn | TIME - YouTube

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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

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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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KUOW - Eerie parallels between 1907 Bellingham riots and anti-Sikh hate in 2017

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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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Bellingham, 1907

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The 1907 Bellingham Riots in Historical Context

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South Asians

5/21/23

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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.

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The Gilded Cage

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‍A primer on South Asians and Desis‍

‍First Arrivals | The Pluralism Project‍

‍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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First Federal Presents… Congressman Dalip Singh Saund

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‍South Asian Activist Kala Bagai Was Once Driven Out of Berkeley. Now There's A Street Named After Her‍

‍Echoes of Mutiny with Professor Seema Sohi by SikhArchive

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Ghadar Memorial

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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

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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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‍Bridget "Biddy" Mason ‍

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 ‍

Remembering Biddy Mason Part 2: Building Black L.A.

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

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‍Biddy Mason speaks up / | Arlington Public Library (arlingtonva.us)

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Chinese Exclusion Act

5/7/23

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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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‍The Chinese Exclusion Act Explained: US History Review ‍
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-American Descendants Uncover Forged Family Histories

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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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The Chinese Exclusion Act - Resistance

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‍Ep 203 The Chinese Exclusion Act ‍
Asian American History 101: The Chinese Exclusion Act of 1882 ‍
Asian American History 101: Paper Sons

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An Alleged Wife | National Archives

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Paper son : the inspiring story of Tyrus Wong, immigrant and... | Arlington Public Library

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Water Equity

4/30/23

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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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‍Water Is For All Of U
‍Nick Tilsen on Water Equity and Climate Resiliency ‍
Colette Pichon Battle on Water Equity and Climate Resiliency ‍
Susana DeAnda, Community Water Center on Vimeo

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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 ‍
‍Navajo water‍
‍CommunityWaterCenter on Twitter: "Can you imagen living a day without 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_2021.pdf
‍Water Equity | Greenlatinos ‍
Gadsden Creek (scelp.org)

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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

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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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*“A Reading of The Letter From Birmingham Jail” – Before the Dream… There was a Letter…

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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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Shaking the gates of hell : a search for family and truth in... | Arlington Public Library

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Love will see you through : Martin Luther King Jr.'s six... | Arlington Public Library

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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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Robert Purvis (U.S. National Park Service)

Charles Lenox Remond (1810-1873)

David Ruggles - David Ruggles Center for History and Education

Samuel Ringgold Ward, "Speech on the Fugitive Slave Bill"

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‍Lunch & Learn: Three Abolitionists Who Helped Change America ‍
The electrifying speeches of Sojourner Truth - Daina Ramey Berry ‍
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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‍♫ Stuff You Missed in History Class | Join Holly and Tracy as they bring you the greatest and strangest Stuff You Missed In History Class in this podcast by iHeartRadio.‍
‍♫ Stuff You Missed in History Class | Join Holly and Tracy as they bring you the greatest and strangest Stuff You Missed In History Class in this podcast by iHeartRadio.

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

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