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Bambooshooti™ 🇺🇸🥁🌊😷💉💉🌻 Profile picture
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Today in history, 1966: James Meredith is shot one day into his solo civil rights march from Memphis, Tenn. to Jackson, Miss.. The civil rights activist undertook his “March Against” Fear” to encourage African Americans to register to vote. /1

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Meredith had gained notoriety in 1962 when he became the first student to integrate the University of Mississippi. The governor of Mississippi defied a court order to block his entrance, but Meredith ultimately began classes and graduated with a degree in political science. /2 Image
When a sniper’s bullet sent Meredith to the hospital, other civil rights leaders continued the march in his honor, with the Deacons for Defense and Justice serving as armed escort. Meredith recovered and rejoined the march, which had become much larger than he had planned. /3 Image
Despite tense moments with law enforcement, the March Against Fear made it to Jackson on 26 Jun, the number of marchers swelling to 15,000 people along the way. Toward the end, Stokely Carmichael first publicly used the words “Black Power” in a speech. /end Image

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May 22
“America has power, but not justice.
In prison, we were victimized as if we were guilty.
Given no opportunity to explain, it was really brutal.
I bow my head in reflection but there is
nothing I can do.”

We don’t know who wrote this, but we know why. /1

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It is one of more than 200 poems carved into the walls of the Angel Island immigration station by Chinese detainees. Called the Ellis Island of the West, the station was built in San Francisco harbor in 1910 to control the entry of Asian immigrants into the U.S. /2 Image
Angel Island processed a half million immigrants from 80 countries during its 30 years of operation. Most were from China and Japan. Some 175,000 were detained there due to the Chinese Exclusion Act, which strictly limited immigration for Chinese people. /3 Image
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May 13
Norwegian polymath and Nobel Prize laureate Fridtjof Wedel-Jarlsberg Nansen died on this day in 1930. His humanitarian efforts after WWI led him to develop the “Nansen passport,” which enabled refugees to cross borders legally. /1

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Before WWI, Nansen was a scientist who studied marine life, and an adventurer who undertook numerous Arctic voyages. In these voyages he contributed to the development of modern oceanographic equipment, and also designed expeditionary and scientific equipment. /2
After WWI, Nansen became one of Norway’s delegates to the League of Nations. H turned his boundless energy toward organizing the repatriation of about 500,000 prisoners of war, where he saw horrible suffering. His efforts led to the repatriation of almost 428,000 prisoners. /3
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May 11
Today in history, 1893: Workers for Pullman Palace Car Co. go on strike, protesting 25% wage cuts without decreases in rents and costs at the Pullman company town. It led to a large-scale strike and boycott that disrupted rail traffic for months. /1

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The American Railway Union wanted to support the Pullman workers, but they didn’t exactly work on the railroads. The ARU decided it would ask its members to refuse to connect or disconnect Pullman cars from trains unless the company made concessions. /2
When switchmen began the boycott, they were fired and replaced with nonunion workers. This caused other ARU members to walk out in solidarity. By the end of June, 125,000 workers quit, leaving traffic tied up or stopped on 29 railroads. /3
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Jan 31
Today in history, 1945: The deadliest disaster at sea that you’ve never heard of. The Wilhelm Gustloff was crowded with Germans fleeing the advancing Red Army. A Russian submarine torpedoed the ship, with as many as 9,000 lives lost in the icy Baltic Sea. /1

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A ticket for the Wilhelm Gustloff was a chance for Germans in East Prussia to escape the vengeful Russians. Ultimately, a ticket was unneeded – the boarding was chaos, with desperate people packing the ship many times capacity. It’s not known how many people boarded. /2
The ship moved carefully through the mine- and sub-infested waters, but snow and sleet forced the crew to turn on the lights. That made the Wilhelm Gustloff an easy target. An alcoholic Russian submarine captain saw an opportunity to boost his reputation. /3
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Jan 29
Women make up just 34% of the STEM workforce. Most women in scientific fields are social scientists (65%) and life scientists (48%). Women represent just 35% of physical scientists, 26% of computer and mathematical scientists, and 16% of engineers. /1

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The gender stereotypes that fuel the STEM gender gap begin at an early age. Children as young as 6 have begun to believe that boys are more interested in STEM than girls, and learning materials often show boys engaging in scientific activities. /2

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Women are often reluctant to enter male-dominated fields with cultures that aren’t supportive of women and minorities. They have fewer role models to inspire their interest, and mentors to help them navigate a path to success. Teachers often reinforce the stereotypes. /3
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Jan 8
Kevin McCarthy and the far-right maga Repubs have made a mockery of the office of Speaker – the office that Nancy Pelosi helmed so artfully for eight years.

Let’s look at how the office of the Speaker has evolved and what the future holds for McCarthy. /1

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Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution states that the “House of Representatives shall chuse their Speaker,” but says nothing more about it. This has left wide latitude for individual Speakers to shape the office. /2
The first Speaker was Frederick A. C. Muhlenberg of Pennsylvania, because that state thought it deserved someone in high office and wanted the Capitol to be in Philadelphia. For the first 20 years, the speakership was largely a regional role. /3
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