writing about the making of race in the 18th c Atlantic • Graduate student and worker• library hag• she/hers
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The History Center has launched a new blog! Our first entry is @_Blake_writes @PrincetonHist on the famous tale of #JaneMcrea
#AmericanRevolution #WomenAlsoKnowHistory #BrooksideMuseum #AmericanHistory
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Please join us (virtually) for December's #ExpertNextDoor episode on #JaneMcCrea, ft @_Blake_writes @PrincetonHist
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That’s why @MCIFB1866Treaty @ChoctawFreedmen & Descendants of the Freedmen of the Five Civilized Tribes Association are calling on @Deb4CongressNM to make a public statement that she supports the treaty rights of Freedmen Descendants.
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Solidarity with UNC grad workers who are leveraging their power as TA’s to combat the University’s plan to build a $5million dollar shrine to chattel slavery. And solidarity with everyone else protesting, in any way they deem necessary. #SilenceSam #ShutItDown
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ACTION UPDATE:
15+ departments
59 TAs/ instructors
*1725 final grades withheld*
#StrikeDownSam
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PGSU is committed to supporting the decision of @GWCUAW rank-and-file concerning Columbia's offer to bargain, whether they accept or reject the deal. If they choose to strike, PGSU will support GWC on the picket line. See our full statement below:
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A thread of images from a Japanese illustrated history of America from 1861.
Here is George Washington (with bow and arrow) pictured alongside the Goddess of America. 1/
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We currently have an opportunity for two or more Postdoctoral Research Associates for the 2019-2020 academic year. For details and to apply, please visit: puwebp.princeton.edu/AcadHir…
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Read this; give her money
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Make no mistake: This race is not over.
As we have done since day one, my team will continue to work around the clock to make sure that every ballot is counted—because voting is the bedrock and lifeblood of our democracy.
Let's get it done: secure.actblue.com/donate/sy… #gapol
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Call your state Legislators and let them know that you support these revenue raisers. It is time to put working New Jerseyans first. teapaw.org/anti_poverty_nj/status…
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We are now inside speaking with detainees who were separated from their children when they sought asylum in the US from terrible violence and danger at home. We will be addressing the media outside shortly. #FamilesBelongTogether #EndFamilySeparation teapaw.org/repjerrynadler/status/…
Walking inside facility now, with @RepEspaillat and @BillPascrell. Other Members being denied entry.
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There is a bill in the Senate that would stop Trump's policy of separating immigrant children from their parents at the border.
There are currently 43 Democratic co-sponsors and ZERO Republicans.
Every single Senator who is not a sponsor needs to confronted about it
Let's go
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great thread with orgs you can support teapaw.org/leedsgarcia/status/100…
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If your TL is like mine, you will have seen the "Wow. This is America" and "this is NOT America" and "Actually, this IS America" argument spinning round and round, where everyone is right but it also sort of stays stuck.
Meanwhile, this 1935 poem exists: poets.org/poetsorg/poem/let-…
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If you were in your early 20s between 2008 and 2013 and confused about why you're so unhappy: Yes it was the Great Recession, but ALSO all of our best dance party music (LCD Soundsystem, MGMT, Passion Pit, Daft Punk) was about the pain of loss and the inevitability of death.
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Some excellent footage from earlier today. In moving towards justice, we must reckon with & learn from the past. Removing the statue of J. Marion Sims, who performed medical experiments on the reproductive systems of women who were enslaved, is long overdue & an important step. teapaw.org/dannydoodar/status/986…
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Day 15 of #WomensMaterialCuture for #WomensHistoryMonth continues the theme of dress: here, Brunias' "Free Women of Color with Their Children and Servants in a Landscape, ca. 1770-1796," captures the wide range of dress among c18 Afro-Caribbean women, enslaved and free
