For Juneteenth, historian @DainaRameyBerry talks about when slavery actually ended in the U.S. and the misconception that slavery ended with the Emancipation Proclamation. https://time.com/6286476/juneteenth-when-did-slavery-end/ An illustration of the U.S. House of Representatives cel ...
This 4th of July! Join Eagle and read @NYCSchools Civics for All Comics Group #HiddenVoicesAAPI comic WHO BELONGS? by @gregpak @JeremyArambulo Irma Knivila @TheJaniceChiang! https://www.weteachnyc.org/resources/resource/who-belongs-1/ Let me share this again just in cas ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Boit Union was the first sloop of her size and rig to sail around the world. Upon return Boit wrote in his journal "I believe the Union was the first sloop that ever circumnavigated the globe." sloop , single-m ...
“Harvard admits predominantly white students using Donor and Legacy Preferences, and, as a direct result, excludes non-white applicants” Why don't they have laws against legacy students? Well, let's follow the money; the systemic exclusion of students of color from ...