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In his 1920 "Plea for Equal Justice", W. E. B. Du Bois described the experiences of Black soldiers in WWI who faced racial discrimination from their own officers, putting them in mortal danger.
Historical newspapers are full of overlooked stories like these, and the perspectives of those who fought for a better future.
Transcribed for March 1, 1920 in the Bridgeport Times and Evening Farmer.
#BlackHistoryMonth #ChronAmParty
CIO Vanguard was a Waterbury paper that covered the Connecticut labor movement in the 1940s.
The paper's activism included anti-discrimination protections for Black laborers in Connecticut in the WWII and post-war era.
This photo of Adele Brodeur and Eleanor Watts of Local 251 is from 1946! Both women worked for the American Brass Co. as metal workers. #BlackHistoryMonth #ChronAmParty
1893 -> 1993 part 3!
Forests? Gone. Outfits? The same. Crushed it. Stimulants? Over.
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1893 predicting 1993 part 2!
The piano, as an instrument, has already peaked (I hope this guy lived to see the Jazz Age), concerts are going to be obsolete soon enough, and "spicy" books are on their way out.
#chronamparty #retrofuturism
Welcome to the world of tomorrow!
The New England Home published a series in 1893, predicting 100 years in the future to 1993. These predictions are the tip of the iceberg.
Women will never have the right to vote, prisons are going to be awesome, and iron is so over.
Win some, lose some!
Check out page 5 of the New England Home starting on May 27, 1893 for more perfect accuracy.
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Shopping got you down? Take a break and spend some time perusing historic Arkansas newspapers to see what Christmas was like 100 years ago. #authenticarkansas #arkansasarchives #chronam #xmasshopping
There's no place like #TomeForTheHolidays! This article about Chanukah is from the Connecticut Hebrew Record, which we are digitizing this grant cycle! It will be available on Chronicling America next year.
From December 10, 1920, this piece is by 12 year old Herman Gruber and describes the origins of the holiday!
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There's no place like #TomeForTheHolidays! For this month's #ChronAmParty, we're focusing on historical winter holiday traditions, like spying on your neighbors!
This section, from December 25, 1919, shares what everyone in town was up to for the holidays. Like, hey everyone! Our house is going to be empty and unattended! Don't do anything weird!
The full list and countless others are on Chronicling America:
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It's time for another #ChronAmParty! To celebrate #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth, check out Eastern Connecticut News, originally known as the Sub, from the late 1940s.
Edited by a Mohegan mother and son, Rowland Bishop and De Lana Storey-Bishop, the two titles covered labor and military news during WWII and the post-war era in Groton, a major manufacturing hub for submarines.
This issue, from March 15, 1947, features an editorial by Rowland Bishop on the front page. Read it here! chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/l…
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This month for #ChronAmParty we're going to make collages, color between the lines, and have some fun with our images for the #ChronAmArty
And now, your moment of zen 😌 Thanks for partying with us, see you next time! 🎉 #ChronAmArty
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This month for #ChronAmParty we're going to make collages, color between the lines, and have some fun with our images for the #ChronAmArty
The sound of clean dishes:
We're escaping to the one place that hasn't been corrupted by deadlines: SPACE! #ChronAmArty
