Kaete O'Connell

kaeteoc.bsky.social

08 July 2026 03:16

Excited to share I've been awarded a Broadening Academia Initiative Hybrid Fellowship with @ushmm.bsky.social Mandel Center supporting research for my new book on 1948. As an independent scholar, opportunities like this are rare, and I hope more institutions follow Mandel Center's lead!

Larry Glickman

larryglickman.bsky.social

03 July 2026 00:58

OTD in 1964, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act. Here is a photo of LBJ handing a pen to Martin Luther King, Jr, at the signing ceremony. As the caption says, this was "the strongest civil rights legislation since Reconstruction Days."

Raymond Williams

rtwilliams16.bsky.social

02 July 2026 20:47

June 2026 Reading Wrap-Up Buffalo Dance: The Journey of York, Expanded Edition by Frank X. Walker The Trinity: John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, and Civil Rights in African American Memory by @sharronwconrad.bsky.social (Check out my interview with Sharron on the New Books Network)

Dan Howlett

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01 July 2026 19:06

Today, we're joined by @drkarenlcox.bsky.social, @sharronwconrad.bsky.social, and @robertdbland.bsky.social over on @askhistorians.bsky.social for an AMA on race, rights, and justice in American democracy. Come check it out! www.reddit.com/r/AskHistori... @uncpress.bsky.social

Ida B Wells' Winchester Rifle

dytsras.bsky.social

01 July 2026 19:05

Not someone finally answering the question I've always had in my head! Here's a book i never thought anyone else thought was worth writing. And I need it. Imma tell someone this would make a great birthday gift 😂