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Joined November 2018
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It’s November, & to celebrate the momentous event of the Berlin Wall’s demise, I’m giving 5 signed copies away of #CheckpointCharlie to retweets. Winners announced next Monday. ⁦Catch episodes ⁦⁦@TheRestHistory⁩ ⁦@HistoryExtra⁩ for full debrief on the subject.
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It's time for one of our famous @coldwarpod #bookgiveaways! Follow us and RT to be in with a chance of winning a copy of @AndrewLongBooks excellent "Secrets of the Cold War. T&Cs here coldwarconversations.com/giv…
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FREE BOOK GIVEAWAY!!! Happy publication day! Win a free copy of #FinalRestingPlaces To win, RT this tweet & follow me and I will pick a winner on Tuesday, Sept. 5, around 5pm. @UGAPress has created an absolutely gorgeous book. Check out the thread below to see more about it.
Tonight I received copies of my latest book, #FinalRestingPlaces (@UGAPress). Over the next 28 days I'll highlight each of the extraordinary essays. Each contributor selected a grave that means something to them & wrote an essay reflecting on why it matters & what it teaches us.
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Looks like some fantastic @CornellPress books and authors to recommend such as Amanda Boczar #PWYW2023
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Ss used Canva, DALL-E and black out poems to demonstrate their learning. Teachers if you have not read Half American by @mattdelmont get it soon. Also a huge thank you to @historysandoval for the inspiration.
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Students challenging their perspectives and the narratives of race and World War II. A huge thank you to @mattdelmont for writing and sharing Half American.
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On Jan 25, 1972, Shirley Chisholm--one of the most consequential Black women of the 20th century--formally announced her presidential bid. To celebrate, I have the LAST two galleys of @CurwoodA's glorious biography. RT and like for a chance to win a copy! #UnboughtandUnbossed
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Let us never forget. Today is Holocaust Memorial Day. #NeverAgain
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"It is finished." - John 19:30
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Friendly reminder from Ken Dryden: Wear a mask. (And #GoHabsGo!)
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Keith Long retweeted
High schools across the country really ought to offer a course on the Civil Rights Movement. It is laughable that teachers are given just a couple of days (a week, tops) to cover such an important period. I usually spend around three weeks on it and it still isn’t enough.
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Hank Aaron will always be the home run king to me! #FridayMorning espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/3075…
John Lewis: "You must learn history because humanity has been involved in this soul-wrenching, existential struggle for a very long time. People on every continent have stood in your shoes...answers worked out long ago can help you find solutions to the challenges of our time"
In #AHAPerspectives, AHA president Jacqueline Jones writes that "there are as many compelling responses to the question 'Why study history?' as there are people who ask and historians who answer." historians.org/publications-…
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On Jan. 10, 1963, four Black churches and two pastors' homes were bombed in Montgomery, Ala., after showing their support for public bus integration. Despite the blast, the churches continued to hold Sunday services three days later: comca.st/35CpYlT
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The exterior wall of the Oświęcim Jewish cemetery - a remnant and memorial of the destroyed community - has been vandalized with Nazi symbols. Seeing them just 3 km from the Memorial, at the town that suffered so much during the German occupation, is painful.... 1/2
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To celebrate the fall of the Berlin Wall @Iain_MacGregor1 and Inside History are teaming up to do a little giveaway. All you have to do is Retweet this tweet and follow us and Iain. Simple as that! Closing date: Sunday 15th November. Winners picked at random. Good luck!
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