#Historian

I keep hearing reference to planting Victory gardens. I'm not a historian (check out @Ian_Mosby's amazing work) but it seems to me like something different is needed during this pandemic.
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I was to the latest Crosstalk & lots of #Hitler stuff was discussed. I'm certainly not a historian so I quickly did a search to what was available
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Hi, I was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia, #RVA, the daughter of a Civil War historian. Some thoughts about Monument Avenue: A Thread.These are my favorite statues: Arthur Ashe
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Times are weird. If you're looking for something to think about that's the *exact opposite* of COVID-19, my new book "Extraterrestrals" is out today from @mitpress. Win a free copy!
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happy pride month! Pride was originally a riot between an NYPD raiding party and black, latin-american trans people and Drag queens. the first punch thrown at stonewall was by Stormé
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A growing list of public Roam graphs I wish to see:1. The British Museum Graph features every exhibited item, its history, and linked references in terms of the time period,
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Good morning from California! I'm Quinn Dombrowski, Academic Technology Specialist (DH staff) in the Division of Literatures, Cultures, and Languages, and the Library at Stanford University. I'm honored to wrap
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This is a Twitter Takeover by Amgueddfa Cymru Producers; we’re a bunch of creative and socially engaged young people who work with Amgueddfa Cymru on projectsToday we want to share
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*THREAD*"Women and children first" Despite chivalry on board the #Titanic , men fare better than women in nearly all other maritime disastersAnd it wasn't even on board the Titanic that
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One of the most iconic First World War photographs - Ivor Castle’s 'Over the Top' - turns 104 years old this month. Let’s explore the history of this extremely famous
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It's been heartbreaking to see so much pain and anguish this weekend, and tragic that a principle as simple as #blacklivesmatter is still so contested. As a historian, I
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Messene, y'all. Should point out that this will be a THREAD. Messene is one of most breathtaking polis sites I've ever had the privilege to visit. Excavations since 1895 have
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(1) Kurapaty is one of those places that deserves better attention. Here's a thread.This massacre site was "rediscovered" in the context of the glasnost era in 1988, however the discoverers
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People say I'm being divisive when I say that America was founded on racism and white supremacy. The reason for that is twofold:1. A lot of white people don't understand
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Notes From Spring Plague: A Twitter Thread. it's been almost exactly a month since Quarantine began here in Upstate NY. I've been very lucky, I've had constant access to
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Thread 1/14 The books below may be available online at Black owned and Canadian bookstore @ADFRNTBooklist At this time, they are offering free shipping during COVID-19. 2/14 CANADA'The Hanging of
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