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How Thomas Nast’s Cartoons Transformed American Life And Culture

By Kaleena Fraga

https://allthatsinteresting.com/thomas-nast-cartoons#34

The Man With the Carpet Bag

#history #cartoons #politics

"Caricature of Carl Schurz carrying bags labeled, "carpet bag" and "carpet bagger South."
Illus. in: Harper's Weekly, v. 16, (1872 November 9), p. 880.
Ref. copy in SSF(Gr) - RECONSTRUCTION (1863-1877) CARTOONS.
Title and other information transcribed from caption card.
Caption card tracings: B.I.; Carpet baggers; Reconstr (1863-1877) ; Cartoons, U.S. 1872; Publ. Ind." - from the Library of Congress Archive

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“The simple act of walking through a schoolhouse door that had been barred to me, and all people of my color, by the governor of this state - that simple act represented an end to legal segregation in the American South.”

#OnThisDay, 11 June 1963, Vivian Malone defies the Governor of Alabama to become the first Black female student at the University of Alabama.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #Histodons

Vivian Malone walking through a registration hall. Behind her is a long table with a row of white people watching her. She is a black woman wearing a white dress.

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The Wrong Side and The Right Side (of History) - Albert Camus On Being 'Human and Simple'

By Paul Sorene

https://flashbak.com/albert-camus-the-wrong-side-and-the-right-side-475865/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=albert-camus-the-wrong-side-and-the-right-side

More information:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Camus

#books #literature #history

Albert Camus, Nobel prize winner, half-length portrait, seated at desk, facing left, smoking cigarette.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Camus#/media/File:Albert_Camus,_gagnant_de_prix_Nobel,_portrait_en_buste,_pos%C3%A9_au_bureau,_faisant_face_%C3%A0_gauche,_cigarette_de_tabagisme.jpg

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In the bone-deep chill of 1792, they gathered on the edge of the Atlantic—over 1000 Black Loyalists, weary of the lies carved into the soil of Nova Scotia. 10 years they waited for land that never came. Now they would leave. Not in retreat, but defiance. Toward Sierra Leone, and the freedom they would build themselves. A home worthy of their struggle. #history #photography
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Image: Founder of Sierra Leone, Thomas Peter's statue in Freetown Sierra Leone. Source: https://flic.kr/p/2amHbqo

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#OnThisDay, 28 May 1990, Maiden, captained by Tracy Edwards, crosses the finishing line to become the first all-woman crew to complete the Round the World yacht race.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #Histodons

The crew of Maiden celebrating with champagne as they cross the finish line. There are 11 women visible, all in pink shorts and white t-shirts. They are spraying champagne everywhere.

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Leyland Motors For All Time

https://justin-farrimond.pixels.com/featured/leyland-motors-for-all-time-justin-farrimond.html

One of seven clocks erected by Leyland Motors in 1931 on trunk roads throughout the country. This one was originally on the A6 at Shap Fell before being moved to the current site in Kendal, Cumbria, in 1973.

#PhotoOfTheDay #Heritage #Photography #ArtPrint #Travel #History #Clock #Kendal #Cumbria #Vintage

Colour portrait photograph showing a clock hanging from a green gantry tower. Above the clock are the words Leyland Motors For All Time.

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"You need not be afraid to give us our rights for fear we will take too much, for we won't take more than our pint'll hold."

#OnThisDay, 29 May 1851, Sojourner Truth addresses the Woman's Rights Convention in Ohio.

Her speech is commonly known as 'ain't I a woman' although that comes from a dubious transcript that uses racial tropes.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #AmericanHistory #Histodons

Photo of Sojourner taken around 15 years after the speech. She is an older black woman wearing a white cap and glasses.

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In 1783, nearly 3,000 Black Loyalists arrived in Nova Scotia—free in name, but not in fate. Promised land and liberty, they built settlements from bark and memory, while the empire marked their freedom with boundaries. It is a story of what they built, what was taken, and what remains. #Juneteenth #Histodons #politics #BlackMastodon #history #photography
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Image: Temporary shelters the Black Loyalists lived in on their arrival in Nova Scotia in 1783. Black Loyalists Heritage Center, NS.

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There's no better place to start than the world's first website, https://info.cern.ch, built by the researchers who invented the World Wide Web. No Ads. No popups. Zero nagging to download app or subscribe to newsletter or paywall. It is simple and easy to use.

#history #internet

A screenshot of http://info.cern.ch - home of the first website

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America has always called it redemption:
Men wept for Lee but left the freedmen to starve.
They built statues to defeat but none to repair.
They praised the Union, then walked away from Reconstruction—as if justice had already spoken.

We are a nation that learns through fire—and then forgets the flame.

Not all pain is redemptive. Not all suffering is equal.

#history

Image: Flooding, Kerrville, TX, July 4, 2025. Eric Vryn/ Getty.

Image: Detention Camp, Everglades, FL. AP/R. Blackwell.

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#OnThisDay, 11 Jun 1987, Diane Abbott is elected to the British Parliament. She is the first Black woman to become an MP.

Abbott has held shadow cabinet posts in the Labour party, and is the longest serving Black MP. She currently holds the title "Mother of the House", given to the female MP with the longest uninterrupted service in the House of Commons.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #BritishHistory #Histodons

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New today: It’s a different camp, different year, different creek, but the same story. This story—the one where the Hill Country experiences devastating and unexpected flash #floods following an intense period of extended drought—is a familiar one for those of us who grew up in the area. https://www.texasobserver.org/hill-country-flood-family-home-fourth-of-july-2002/

#Kerrville #KerrCounty #Texas #CentralTexas #flooding #history #environment #weather #politics #USpol #news #ClimateChange

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47 years ago
Wonderful young ladies at the beginning of their careers 🌹💜

Kate Pierson & Cindy Wilson on the night of the first B-52′s gig at CBGB, June 1978

Photo by Bobby Grossman

#punk #punkrock #newwave #womenofpunk #theb52s #cbgb #history #punkrockhistory #otd

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#art #history: harry 80th, debbie, you beautiful juggernaut of talent, originality & humanity.
[short thread follows]
#debbieHarry #music #musique #illustration #newJersey #nyc

digital ink & pencil illustration of the illustrious & industrious musician, debbie harry.
here, she throws a piercing look straight at her audience, her trademark blonde barnet streaked with black.
above debbie is a question she, herself, posed: 'how can one be a woman & not be a feminist?'
colours are gold, cream, black, shades of peach & a tiny amount of blue (in debbie's eyes).

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#OnThisDay, 14 Jun 1939, Ethel Waters stars in The Ethel Waters Show on NBC, becoming the first black person to have their own show on US TV.

Photo is from her radio show.

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #BlackHistory #Histodons

Ethel Waters standing next to an NBR radio mic. She is a black woman with her hair tied back.

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How Did Van Gogh Influence Matisse?

The Van Gogh Museum has just acquired its first work by Matisse that reveals the Post-Impressionist's huge influence on Modern art.

by Jo Lawson-Tancred

https://news.artnet.com/art-world/how-did-van-gogh-influence-matisse-2654811

Van Gogh and Matisse at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/40393
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/search/?query=matisse

#Art #Books #History

Vincent van Gogh - Self-Portrait

Van Gogh depicts himself from the chest up, turned slightly to his right, with his piercing blue-green eyes looking directly at the viewer.

His face is angular and tense, with a reddish beard and moustache contrasting his pale skin.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_van_Gogh#/media/File:Vincent_van_Gogh_-_Self-Portrait_-_Google_Art_Project_(454045).jpg

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Henri Matisse, Paris, May 13th, 1913. In: Men of mark. (published 1913) Medium: Photogravures

Matisse stands at three‑quarter turn, body slightly angled to the left of the viewer—with one hand resting on a ladder or easel, hinting at his studio environment.

He wears a simple, likely dark jacket with a light-colored shirt underneath. His hair and beard are neatly trimmed, lending a poised and introspective air.

https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Henri_Matisse,_1913,_photograph_by_Alvin_Langdon_Coburn.jpg

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"The air is the only place free of prejudices."

#OnThisDay, 15 Jun 1921, Bessie Coleman gained her pilot's license, becoming the first civilian African-American pilot in the world. And the first of Native American descent.

Read more about her in our NEW blogpost! https://carvehername.org.uk/bessie-coleman-and-other-early-american-aviators/

#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #BlackHistory #AviationHistory #Histodons

A young black woman standing on the wheel of an early propeller plane. She's wearing a flying uniform of trousers, boots, a long leather coat and a leather helmet.

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Politics is a game that hides power. It purports to have "sides" -- A or B, red or blue, good or bad -- so that parasites wield control while followers on each side snipe at one another.

But if we must discuss sides, it should focus on the ridiculously, appallingly rich who grasp, wield, and use power and . . . the rest of us.

We Just Wanted to Be Free canvas print -- https://2-steve-henderson.pixels.com/featured/we-just-wanted-to-be-free-steve-henderson.html?product=canvas-print

#politics #news #USA #history #power #art #artwork #mastoart #fediart #buyintoart #ayearforart

Canvas print of an original oil painting depicting the Nez Perce people being loaded onto train cars during the late 19th century.

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Alice Austen’s body of work is considered among the earliest and most prolific by a female photographer.

Now recognized for her significant contributions to the canon of American photography and her heretofore ignored yet influential role in LGBTQ+ history, the pioneering photographer's archive returns to her ancestral home in New York.

https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/06/alice-austen-photographs-repatriated/

#history #photography #identity #lgbtq #nyc #portraits

a black-and-white photo from the late 19th century of four women, turned to each other in twos and embracing

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Daily Life in the Medieval Home

https://www.medievalists.net/2025/05/daily-life-medieval-home/

Books about Medieval Civilization at PG:

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/subject/404

#medieval #history

A row of half - timbered houses with green shutters / A row of houses with green and white shutters. - picyrl.com

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Happy New Year, my friends

I wish you, your family and friends a great 2025, stay healthy and take care of yourselves 🍀

#punk #punks #punkrock #staypunk #punkeveryday #punk4life #history #punkrockhistory

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The Teen Idles ✖️ I Drink Milk (1981)

Ian with hair is sensationel😊

#punk #punks #punkrock #hardcorepunk #hardcore #teenidles #history #punkrockhistory

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#OnThisDay, 18 Jun 1983, Sally Ride is the first woman to be a US astronaut, on board the Challenger shuttle.

A new documentary, 'Sally' (2025, Cristina Costantini) explores her achievements and why she felt she had to hide her sexuality.

#WomenInSpace #WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #Histodons

Photo of Sally Ride in the cockpit of Challenger whilst it's in space. She's a white woman with dark hair.

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In today's Good Life newsletter, we featured the story of Opal Lee, the "Grandmother of Juneteenth," and what she's doing now that she's achieved what she set out to do. Find it in this @Flipboard Storyboard, alongside articles about the Juneteenth flag, recipes, and how to celebrate the holiday when civil rights are under threat.

https://flipboard.com/@theculturedesk/what-to-know-about-juneteenth-5lfn8jis1l9sp9rd

#Juneteenth #BlackHistory #BlackMastodon @blackmastodon #America #USA #History @histodons