Monthly Archives: February 2021
HISTORY SHARE: SLAVERY IN CANADA
Lest anyone think slavery was all south of the border. https://tinyurl.com/y3nf25jy https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/slavery-of-indigenous-people-in-canada
HISTORY TIDBIT: DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE’S ANTI-SLAVERY PASSAGE
America’s Declaration of Independence asserted that ‘all men are created equal’, but that assertion didn’t extend to women, or to men who were slaves. But if Thomas Jefferson had had his way, at least slaves would have been equal. Due to the economic concerns of the rest of founding fathers, the anti-slavery passage he penned […]
BLACK HISTORY: ROSA PARKS FOLLOW-UP
A weary black woman named Rosa Parks created quite a stir in Montgomery, Alabama back in 1955. But what happened to her after she famously refused to give up her bus seat to a white person? https://tinyurl.com/yx9jqqwk But, just for the record, Rosa wasn’t the first to take such a stand. https://tinyurl.com/ybxvmdgn
HISTORY LURE: THE WHITE HOUSE
Happy Presidents’ Day, America. American kids who aspire to be President one day should know more about their possible future home. https://tinyurl.com/y5zw7zqq
HISTORY LURE: HISTORIC LOVE MATCH
Happy Valentine’s Day! Know a teenage girl who’s into romantic tales? (Most are). https://thechroniclesofhistory.com/2018/01/08/why-matilda-of-flanders-was-william-the-conquerors-perfect-match/
HISTORY SHARE: CHINESE SCHOOL SEGREGATION
Happy Chinese New Year (Year of the Ox)! Today, Chinese-American children can attend school anywhere in the U.S.A., but it wasn’t always that way. https://www.history.com/news/chinese-american-segregation-san-francisco-mamie-tape-case
Time Travelling With Kids 