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HISTORIC BOOK: SIGNIFICANCE OF TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD
One of the few books I studied in school that I actually liked. https://bookanalysis.com/harper-lee/to-kill-a-mockingbird/historical-context/ https://time.com/3947242/life-intro-go-set-a-watchman/
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
HISTORIC RECOGNITION: MARTIN LUTHER KING DAY
Martin Luther King Day honours and celebrates the life of the American civil rights leader, Martin Luther King Junior, who worked to end racial segregation in the American South and promote racial equality everywhere. Though his day is officially observed on the third Monday in January, he was actually born on January 15th, 1929. Most […]
Time Travelling With Kids 