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to be Black in america. Second Place in History Would’ve Burned This Page Challenge. Content Warning.
to be Black in america is to have the police ravage your body with bullets as you sleep in your own home to be Black in america is to have an officer's knee on your neck for 8 minutes and 46 seconds
By Jada Ferguson8 months ago in History
The other Pankhurst girl
If you know the name Pankhurst, you will probably know about Emmeline Pankhurst, founder of the Women's Social and Political Union (WSPU), an all-women organisation campaigning for the right to vote in the United Kingdom. You may even know of her daughter, Christabel, both being honored by the Pankhurst memorial in Victoria Palace Gardens, London, right next to the UK Parliament buildings, shown in the above featured image.
By Raymond G. Taylor8 months ago in History
Harald Hardrada: Not The Last Viking.
Historians often say that Harald Hardrada was the last Viking to invade England. And, I can understand why many historians regard this mighty Viking warrior as the last Viking in the truest sense of the word. However, the situation in 1066 is more nuanced than that.
By Nicholas Bishop8 months ago in History
The Facts of the "Freedom Floatilla"
I'll be honest, I held off on commenting on this particular "Historic Event" mostly because I knew that it was never going to be a historic event. This was always going to be a non-starter, a pointless propaganda exercise to give a handful of people fifteen days of fame by linking themselves toa current popular cause without actually doing anything useful.
By Natasja Rose8 months ago in History
"Janet Horne" — The Last Witch Executed in Scotland. Runner-Up in History Would’ve Burned This Page Challenge.
Imagine you're Janet Horne, an elderly woman living in Dornoch, a quaint little seaside town in the Sutherland county of Scotland's Highlands. It’s 1727, and you lead a modest life — not unusual for that time or place — with your daughter. Life isn’t easy, but it’s yours. You have the love of your daughter and the duty of caring for her to keep you going, despite the creeping onset of an illness we’d now recognise as senility.
By Paul Stewart8 months ago in History
The Fisherman. Runner-Up in History Would’ve Burned This Page Challenge.
Un, Deux, Trois, Quatre, Cinq… The Fisherman felt the cold water of the channel still clinging to his catch’s smooth scales. It was healthy, meaty—a good day's catch. His little woven carrying basket sat full when the Fisherman carved his path back to his humble home through the sandy beaches of the Norman shore like he did every day when the sea lay calm.
By Matthew J. Fromm8 months ago in History
The Untold Story of Gian Lorenzo Bernini: Baroque Genius, Ruthless Rival, Master Manipulator
In the winter of 1680, Gian Lorenzo Bernini lay in state. The Eternal City mourned the death of its most celebrated artist, the sculptor of angels, the architect of St. Peter’s, the genius who had reshaped the face of Baroque Rome. Princes, cardinals, and crowds of admirers gathered to honor a man history would remember as the shining star of an era. But beneath the marble and myth, other stories lay buried. Pages had been torn out, voices silenced, truths rewritten to fit the comfortable narrative of Bernini as the flawless master. What Rome chose to remember was spectacle. What it chose to forget was rivalry, cruelty, and the calculated power that helped Bernini ascend, while pushing others into the shadows. This is the page they never wanted us to read.
By Strategy Hub8 months ago in History
35,000 years ago, archaeologists found a highly developed civilisation spread across the Philippine islands.
According to recent studies, the Philippine archipelago was the epicentre of early Southeast Asian human movement. Working with multinational teams, Ateneo de Manila University archaeologists have gathered 15 years of data that has changed the way researchers think about prehistoric tool use, maritime navigation, and cultural interchange in the area.
By Francis Dami8 months ago in History
