
White Supremacists Who Stormed US Capitol Are Just The Most Visible Product Of Racism
There is so much more under the surface, and will continue to be unless white people recognize their responsibility to undo it.

On This Day In 1932, Arkansas Elects Its First Female United States Senator
Hattie Ophelia Wyatt Caraway became the first woman elected to the U.S. Senate on this day in 1932, after having filled the seat vacated when her husband died two months earlier.

Real Legacy Of The Pilgrims Revealed 400 Years After Plymouth
Descendants from the Pilgrims were keen to highlight their ancestors' role in the country's founding. But their sanitized version of events is only now starting to be corrected.
The GOP Was In The Sewer Long Before Trump
Sorry, New York Times, you actually can't blame Trump alone for the current state of the GOP.
FDR's Fireside Chat On Court Packing, March 9, 1937
So much of what FDR said in 1937 is true today. SO MUCH.
Trump Vs Nixon? White Nationalists Didn't Wear Nixon Shirts In '68
White supremacists have made Trump part of their actual BRAND, and vice-versa, notes historian Rick Perlstein.

Happy 100th Anniversary To Baseball's Negro Leagues
Major League Baseball, mayors, and celebs around the nation are celebrating the 100th anniversary of baseball's Negro League with videos, patches on uniforms, and the hashtag, #TipYourCap2020. Open Thread.

‘In A Perfectly Just Republic,’ Bella Abzug – Born A Century Ago – Would Have Been President
Commemorating Bella Abzug's 100th birthday today.
Auschwitz Survivor Meets Children Of Soldier Who Saved Her Life
A wonderful, moving story. We need it!
Trump's Message To African Americans: You Have To Learn History
Fox's Brian Kilmeade asks Trump what his message is to African Americans who want statues removed: "We have a heritage, we have a history and we should learn from the history, and if you don't understand your history, you will go back to it again. You will go right back to it. You have to learn."
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