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#tdih 1986 Iran-Contra conspiracy began to unravel when Hasenfus captured by Nicaraguan troops.
U.S. gov't used illegal weapons sales to Iran proceeds to illegally support Contras.
Bill Barr assisted with cover-up. Read ⬇️
#TeachCentralAmerica
zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/iran…
U.S. gov't used illegal weapons sales to Iran proceeds to illegally support Contras.
Bill Barr assisted with cover-up. Read ⬇️
#TeachCentralAmerica
zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/iran…
"So Iran/Contra was . . . a way both to bypass specific restrictions in the wake of Vietnam and Watergate . . . and to neutralize a more diffuse antiwar and anti-interventionist sentiment that had overcome the American public." -- @GregGrandin ⬇️
thenation.com/article/archiv…
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"Too often, when it comes to U.S. Cold War interventions, the official curriculum is sanitized and disjointed, leaving students ill-equipped to make sense out of their nation’s global bullying." -- @LadyOfSardines
Defend right to #TeachPeoplesHistory
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Defend right to #TeachPeoplesHistory
zinnedproject.org/if-we-knew-our…
#tdih 1868 Camilla Massacre, Albany, GA. After being expelled from elected office, African Americans & a few whites marched to attend a political rally. They were fired upon by whites in town, & pursued as they ran. Followed by weeks of #votersuppression. zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/cami…
"The year 1868 comes up in textbooks as significant only because of the election of Ulysses S. Grant. This focus on those at the top, misses the groundswell of activity that made the year so explosive." -- Read below about advances and repression in 1868. zinnedproject.org/if-we-knew-our…
The Camilla Massacre of 1868 is a key story in Reconstruction & voting rights history. Yet, we've not seen it in other major, national "this day in history" timelines. Students can advocate for greater recognition of this history. #TeachReconstruction zinnedproject.org/news/make-reco…
