#American historian

[suitelifeoftravel]

Royalty at its Finest at Windsor Castle!

Our tour bus arrived in the regal town of Windsor and parked near the train station before we stumbled out into the winter chill.  Located thirty miles west of London, Windsor Castle overlooks the fertile Berkshire landscape of England and its battlements can be seen from miles around.  One of three magnificent residences of London’s royal family, Windsor Castle, has been inhabited by the rulers…

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#"Conquer the Tower" tour #1924 #1992 fire #A Note of Explanation #American historian #Antonio Verrio #architectural beauty #audio tour #bailey #Banners of the Knights of the Garter #Berkshire #black bull of Clarence #black dragon of Ulster #boutiques #Britain #Buckingham Palace #burial chamber #buttresses #cafes #castle #Charles II #children&039;s storybook #cobblestone #cobblestone streets #coffee #commemorative plate #Corgi #Edward III #Edward IV #Edward VII

[padawan-historian]

Even in this lovecraft country of ours, we still dance (and decolonize) 🔥🍂🌾✨️

#american apartheid #our world #black lives matter #ecosystem of white supremacy #politics #our history is your history #reproductive rights #environmental justice #padawan historian #late night musings #and music #september #earth wind and fire #childish gambino

[yr-martyr]

Did you know that John Laurens was a spy?????

I really didn’t til today. Greene appointed him as his personal spymaster and he did a damn good job as an intelligence officer! Really, that is such an interesting fact about this man nobody acknowledges.

“John Laurens returned to his home state after the capture of Cornwallis’s army and Gen. Greene made him his spymaster. Having chaired the legislative committee that wrote the Confiscation Act, Laurens was well poised to obtain exemptions for loyalist planters willing to spy for Congress.” (- Woody Holton, Liberty is Sweet)

#amrev #amrev fandom #the american revolution #American war of independence #John Laurens #spies #history #historian tumblr #the martyr speaks

[greypetrel]

French historians outraged by Ridley Scott portraying Napoleon as a tyrant be like...

Actual people who were military conquered by Napoleon, had a foreign ruler installing a random relative who knew nothing of the territory, installed a level of bureaucracy it's still hard to get rid of still today, destroyed monuments and infrastructures, stole artworks be like:

Tell me again: which European country was the one so feudal and with rules so strict and rulers so shitty that the people actually rioted and started a terror period?

You can have all the opinions you want about that movie and Ridley Scott's historical movies, but if your argument reaches defending Napoleon, maybe you should stop talking and read some books written in countries that were actually conquered by Napoleon.

#historian critical #napoleon movie #colonialims #After all this time? Always. #are they seriously defending fucking Napoleon to say a movie that never wanted to be a documentary *shocks* isn't 100% accurate? #in case you didn't know the first pamphlet in Europe to actually say death penalty was shitty was an Italian one written in 1764 #before the American Revolution #repeating for the people in the back: NO imperialism is good #I'm including the Roman one

[crippled-peeper]

america invented eugenics?

the USA specifically did. we used it most acutely against immigrants, against institutionalized people, the mentally ill, the disabled, and anyone who wasn’t white. and it very much inspired the nazi party. eugenics is deeply and quietly entrenched in our history. do you know of Hellen Keller? she believed in eugenics. yea seriously

A lot of early thinkers and progressives were eugenicists too.

The American eugenics movement received extensive funding from various corporate foundations including the Carnegie Institution, Rockefeller Foundation, and the Harriman railroad fortune. In 1906, J.H. Kellogg provided funding to help found the Race Betterment Foundation in Battle Creek, Michigan.[13] The Eugenics Record Office (ERO) was founded in Cold Spring Harbor, New York in 1911 by the renowned biologist Charles B. Davenport, using money from both the Harriman railroad fortune and the Carnegie Institution. As late as the 1920s, the ERO was one of the leading organizations in the American eugenics movement.

In years to come, the ERO and the American Eugenics Society collected a mass of family pedigrees and provided training for eugenics field workers who were sent to analyze individuals at various institutions, such as mental hospitals and orphanage institutions, across the United States. Eugenicists such as Davenport, the psychologist Henry H. Goddard, Harry H. Laughlin, and the conservationist Madison Grant (all of whom were well-respected during their time) began to lobby for various solutions to the problem of the "unfit."

Davenport favored immigration restriction and sterilization as primary methods; Goddard favored segregation in his The Kallikak Family; Grant favored all of the above and more, even entertaining the idea of extermination.

Here’s the Wikipedia about the subject if you want to keep reading about it

TW for forced sterilization, eugenics (obviously), genocide, abuse.

#I’m #not a historian or academic I’m just some guy don’t quote me #eugenics #american eugenics #racism #xenophobia

[bantuotaku]

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[0sbrain]

some people need to SERIOUSLY reconsider how they engage with media.

if you don't try making the bare minimum level of engagement with whatever media you watch, you don't get to complain and be surprised when the people you trusted to do the analysis for you didn't bother to do it either.

#the amount of people ive seen on twittet saying something along the lines of “i didn't know internet historian was a bigot” #or “damn i need to edit my essay because i cited james on it” #do you not see the problem here? #stop engaging with media as content you just consume #zinematalk #zero talks #as a bonus i saw someone lamenting w*nd*g**n was on IH video because its bad for his reputation and doesn't deserve this #really? are you surprised the man whose youtube name and branding is based around a creature naitive american people... #have been asking us not use is some sort of right winger?

[nerdygirln]

one day this will be me

#history #history nerd #history lover #history major #american history #european history #the tudors #anne boleyn #elizabeth i #french revolution #historian #nerd #nerdy girls

[yourdailyqueer]

Vito Russo (deceased)

Gender: Male 

Sexuality: Gay

DOB: 11 July 1946  

RIP: 7 November 1990

Ethnicity: White - American

Occupation: Activist, film historian, writer

Note 1: GLAAD named the "Vito Russo test" after him, a set of criteria intended to analyze the representation of LGBT characters in films.

Note 2: Had HIV.

#Vito Russo #lgbt history #gay history #lgbt #lgbtq #male #gay #1946 #rip #historical #white #american #activist #historian #writer #hiv

[itsstillsweetiebythealtar]

My first blog post is available on my Patreon ❤️

The post as y’all can see it about the Rosenwald schools and their importance to our community. I’ll be uploading some more tonight and of course tomorrow ❤️🙌🏾

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[fictionadventurer]

Good news! The channel that plays only old History Channel documentaries had a day entirely devoted to American presidents, so I have a lot more president facts to share with you!

(Important note that I have fact-checked nothing. I am only spouting off trivia the way I would if you were here for me to info-dump at).

Andrew Jackson's wife died soon after he was elected president, and he believed her death was caused by the vicious attacks against her during the election. Because he apparently lived his life as though he were a Shakespeare character, he said something along the lines of, "On the grave of this saint, I forgive all my political and personal enemies, but as for those who slandered her, they must look to God for mercy."

When William Jennings Bryan ran against William McKinley in 1896, he went on an epic nationwide whistle-stop campaign. Though he never drank alcohol, he reeked of liquor throughout his tour--because he was using gin as a deodorant! Instead of stopping to bathe, he would wipe himself down with gin to mask his body odor.

After Harry Truman, it became the practice for both presidential nominees to get security briefings months before the election, so when they came into office they'd be up-to-date on world events--with the understanding that all this info was strictly confidential. When Richard Nixon heard that LBJ's administration was putting together peace talks to end the Vietnam War, he went to the South Vietnamese and told them to refuse to go to the table, because if they waited until he was in office, they'd get a better deal. LBJ found out and told the head of the Republican Party to tell Nixon to stop it, because this was treason. Nixon called LBJ back and said this story was untrue and he had nothing to do with any such actions. LBJ knew he was lying, but only because he'd been secretly recording sessions with the South Vietnamese, so he couldn't do anything without exposing his own actions. Because of this, South Vietnam never came to the bargaining table, and the war dragged on more than five years longer.

When Ronald Reagan was shot by an assassin, Soviet submarine activity increased near US shores, and people thought this might be part of a Soviet attack. George Bush, the vice president, was (I think) in Texas at the time, and immediately started flying back to Washington, but his plane didn't have a secure phone line, so he couldn't be in charge of the country, and people weren't sure who was next in line. Both the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Defense believed that they should be in charge. The press also wanted to know who was in charge, but the press secretary was doing a terrible job at the press briefing, essentially saying that they didn't know who was in command. The Secretary of State then sprinted into the briefing room, took the microphone, and assured everyone that there was a clear chain of command, and he was in charge. The only problem was that he was wrong--he'd completely forgotten that both the Speaker of the House and the President pro tempore of the Senate ranked ahead of him.

At the time this documentary was made (2016), Dick Cheney held the record for the shortest presidency. The president is allowed to temporarily hand over power to the vice president if he's going to be incapacitated. George W. Bush made use of this rule twice when he was going in for colonoscopies, so Dick Cheney served as president for a total of four hours.

#history is awesome #presidential talk #i was babysitting the nephew who was very very fussy #so i was stuck in one room for hours with tv on in the background #this happy coincidence made it rather enjoyable and nephew now has a good grounding in american history #only trouble was that once i finally got a reprieve from babysitting i wanted to keep watching the documentary about elections #they were just about to start lincoln! #i watched through lincoln and mckinley's elections and then even i'd had enough #the lincoln stuff lined up well with what i've read #and i was very glad to have read it because i wouldn't have followed their telling if i didn't have background #i had a minor issue with a line about 'a series of weak presidents had appeased the south for years with compromises' #when zachary taylor's face showed up in that line-up i yelled at the tv 'zachary taylor never compromised on anything in his life!' #the slander! #it's also interesting to see old documentaries and how history changes #the one about early presidents was from 1996 and pushed the 'harrison died of pneumonia after his long inaugural address' narrative #jefferson's slave mistress story was only 'many historians believe this to be true' and not 'tear-down-his-statues settled fact' #among other things this experience made me more appreciative of the merits of broadcast tv #even if these things were available on streaming i'd never pick '1996 presidential elections documentary' on my own #i need some guy desperate to fill airtime to curate this for me

[yr-martyr]

The death of John André.

John was an army intelligence officer and in 1780, he set out on his final mission. He was smart and a talented artist, musician and actor and quite awfully pretty. He was a flirt, both with women and men. He was kind and charismatic, he was sweet. And he had a downfall.

He joined the army just before the American Revolution began and was quickly sent to the colonies. His skills in art proved useful for espionage and he quickly became a valuable asset to the British forces.

He assisted in the treason of Benedict Arnold, but in their careless haste, John was caught. Plans for Westpoint (the fort at which the event occurred) were found in his shoes, which were stolen. With all this evidence, he was quickly found guilty for espionage and treason.

He was due to hang for his crimes and as a sort of trade: a spy for a spy. Four years prior, a man called Nathan Hale was also arrested and killed for spying: Howe’s treatment of Nathan continued Washington’s treatment of John. Many of John’s captors were opposed to him being killed. Ben Tallmadge, Nathan Hale’s own best friend (or lover- there is historical debate), didn’t agree to the revenge killing. Alexander Hamilton, Washington’s aide, said to the effect of ‘he was too pretty to be hanged’.

While John André was treated better than Nathan Hale, his stay on death row was longer- he became friends with the men who were ordered to kill him.

Finally on a fateful day in Tappan, New York, John was brought to the gallows and his crimes were read. He mounted the stair and gave a show of courage though he had sadness in his face. (You can see it yourself, he drew a self portrait on the eve of his death! The fact he was composed enough to do this is impressive but he’s still melancholy, he’s a human.) Before he was pushed from the scaffold he spoke; “I hope you will all bare me witness that I meet my fate like a brave man.”

He is interred at Westminster Abbey. He wasn’t married, he was childless but that’s because he was just 29. He kept a journal, a scrapbook of letters and drawings.

Sou rces

#John Andre #the american revolution #Amrev #the martyr speaks #spies #johndre #john my beloved #historian tumblr

[reasoningdaily]

In 1922, Carter G. Woodson, known as “the father of Black history,” bought the home at 1538 Ninth Street NW for $8,000.Credit...Scurlock Studio Records, Archives Center, National Museum of American History

In 1922, Carter G. Woodson, known as “the father of Black history,” bought the home at 1538 Ninth Street NW for $8,000. The home served as the headquarters for the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History (which is now known as the Association for the Study of African American Life and History, or A.S.A.L.H.).

It was where he ran the Associated Publishers, the publishing house focused on African American culture and history at a time when many other publishers wouldn’t accept works on the topic. It’s where The Journal of Negro History and The Negro History Bulletin were based, and it’s where he initiated the first Negro History Week — the precursor to Black History Month — in 1926.

“If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated,” Dr. Woodson famously wrote.

The site, owned by the National Park Service, is being restored and will likely be open to visitors starting this fall, a spokesperson for the Park Service said.

“If a race has no history, if it has no worthwhile tradition, it becomes a negligible factor in the thought of the world, and it stands in danger of being exterminated,” Dr. Woodson famously wrote.Credit...Kenny Holston/The New York Times

Though Dr. Woodson was the kind of neighbor who doted on children playing on the street and his stoop, even as other adults told them to behave, 1538 Ninth Street NW was more about his life’s work than serving as a traditional residence. It became known as Dr. Woodson’s “office home,” as Willie Leanna Miles, who was a managing director of the Associated Publishers, put it in her 1991 article “Dr. Carter Godwin Woodson as I Recall Him, 1943-1950.” The article was published in The Journal of Negro History, which was founded by Dr. Woodson and is still running as The Journal of African American History today.

#The Home of Carter G. Woodson #the Man Behind Black History Month #Dr Carter G Woodson #Black History Month #BHM24 #2024 #1538 Ninth Street NW DC #The Journal of Negro History #Association for the Study of African American Life and History #A.S.A.L.H #The Negro History Bulletin #Black Historians #Father of Black History Month

[little-desi-historian]

OP--turned off reblogs and it is bad tumblr etiquette to try reblog it again, but I am sharing this with two cents cause I have opinions + media criticism credentials + done archivist historian work + my current wip centres largely around this nuance and the nuance of inherent human unreliability. See here, and here. Meaningful citation I am gonna quote a lot… also this is just my opinion having read Das Kapital and worked at a unions museum and being a historical fiction writer + gothic horror writer.

when I say "apologize" for Robespierre I don't mean take away his humanity or complexity. The same applies to Marie Antoinette as much as I don't like at all what she stood for or her irl views, she was still a person, as well Napoleon I Bonaparte (the first 'Liberal' Dictator) are all people, not necessarily 'moral' or 'good' people, and we don't have to erase their humanity to talk about how they were not 'good.'

As competent as Louis XIV nicknamed, Louis the Great (Louis le Grand) or Sun King (le Roi Soleil) for his competence and ability to win France's colonial wars (a thing shockingly-- historians of all political leanings agree upon), could've spared France and all of its citizenry a lot of hurt if he just took away the ancien regimes social powers but left them their titles etc. TLDR: if France became a constitutional monarchy none of the French revolution would've happened.

Robespierre was by no means an "avenging angel" but it is important to keep in mind most of what he fought for was warranted and he was the victim of a posthumous smear campaign.

I cannot possibly reiterate enough times just how messed up the ancien regime was, yeah, not all nobility had power or wealth, like country nobility. But, unless you are the bourgeoise new money, titled and wealthy or court nobility. You along with the 99.9% (who is not the clergy or the second estate) might as well be getting by on scraps, Dangerous Liaisons (the book) touches on this conflict a lot.

Historical fiction is by nature fiction it shouldn't be moralized differently from any other fiction.

The French (and by extension European + American) empires never really 'died' they just rebranded themselves a lot.

#little-desi-historian speaks #french revolution #american revolution #frev #amrev #maximilien robespierre #robespierre #marie antoinette #louis xiv #18th century #18th century history #ancien regime #anti monarchy #anti imperialism #anti capitalism #anti colonialism #history #historical fiction #writing historical fiction #les liaisons dangereuses #dangerous liaisons #media literacy #long post #long post tw #discourse #history lesson #french history #historical references #safe to reblog #safe to rb

[thefugitivesaint]

A design for a Studs Terkel shirt I saw, went to buy, and found it unavailable. I don't know who designed this but I hope they don't mind if I just make my own screenprint ('cause I think I'm gonna).

#studs terkel #t shirt designs #screenprints #american historians

[captainpissofff]

Since everyone's talking about the Netflix new black-washed afrocentric Cleopatra documentary,

Let me talk to you about what's been described as "Most historically accurate media production so far", that even Egyptologists use it as a reference for scholars,

The one and only

I give you ...

*drum roll*

ASSASSIN'S CREED: ORIGINS

Surprisingly, the game's timeline goes back to 49 BC.

Whose rulling era?

Yes, Cleopatra's reign.

Ubisoft, the game production company BRAGS about the AC series saying they proudly cooperate with specialists to create their games as historically accurate as possible, specifically Assassin's Creed Origins, it got to the point where they created a "Discovery mode" that allows you to just roam around the ancient cities of Egypt, no killing nor fighting just discovering!

There's this podcast called History Respawned where they hosted an Egyptologist from Harvard university to analyze the game and test it's historical accuracy, he simply said and I quote " Too damn accurate..!"

You can listen to the whole podcast here

A very interesting podcast that addresses many cases such as white-washing and black-washing of ancient Egypt.

Of course, NOTHING is 100% accurate, still has some flaws but it was accurate enough that even they took care of the cloth used by ancient Egyptians to make clothes!

The dyes, colours such as blue,yellow and red, the tools used in agriculture, in battles, the jewelries wore by NPCs everything was presice and accurate.

The game brilliantly succeeded in recreating the daily life in ancient Egypt during the Ptolemy periods, even the geographical features and places was perfectly designed that you may never see it in another western media production.

#in the end i would like to add that black washing is real and it's as ugly and racist as white washing #Egypt was #is #and will never be #BLACK!!! #it's Egyptian by the words and proofs of historians #by monuments by genetics in our blood we're Egyptians we're no African Americans or subsaharans #cleopatra #Egypt #games #Egyptians #assassin's Creed #origins #black washing #ban netflix #stop netflix history falsifying #all the screen shots are taken by me from the game #wonderful game