Self-Evident Truths: Contesting #EqualRights...

...from the Revolution to the Civil War.
Book by @RichardDBrownCT @UConnHistory @YalePress
#usHistory #VastEarlyAmerica
@NEHistoryAssoc #NEHA 2018 Book Award

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National Catholic Reporter @NCRonline has a 2-part review, by @MichaelSWinters, of #SelfEvidentTruths book on struggles for
religious freedom and other rights.
#history #religion #equality #VastEarlyAmerica
@RichardDBrownCT @UConnHistory @UConn @YalePress
https://t.co/02x4Kk6xzo

[Ken Burns @KenBurns]

We're sharing materials with Colleges/Universities to have screenings on campuses and discussions about our country's founding. Then join us for a live virtual Campus Conversation about The American Revolution on 11/19. Materials are here: https://t.co/ayPnStq1Jp @aacu @cccuorg

[Bill Kristol @BillKristol]

Seven million patriots celebrated the real America today.

[Annette Gordon-Reed @agordonreed]

OAH | Annette Gordon-Reed, Pulitzer Prize Historian and Professor at Harvard University, Assumes Presidency of OAH https://t.co/VCas8vIgnE

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In @ft, @simon_schama cites @RichardDBrownCT:
"As Richard D Brown’s important history The Strength of a People: The Idea of an Informed Citizenry in America...points out...presidents...assumed that the security of the republic depended on the 'equation of virtue and knowledge'"

[Simon Schama @simon_schama]

Simon Schama: Trump’s war on knowledge https://t.co/L4ohlxqfPf via @ft my piece on the history of America's appreciation of learning - and the assaults on it.

[Simon Schama @simon_schama]

Simon Schama: Trump’s war on knowledge https://t.co/L4ohlxqfPf via @ft my piece on the history of America's appreciation of learning - and the assaults on it.

[Kevin M. Cline @TheKevinMCline]

Thankful for the deeply thoughtful discussion with these awesome teachers and leaders at the @ConstitutionCtr this weekend! #CivicsMatter #HistoryMatters

[Manisha Sinha @ProfMSinha]

Historian here:

“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.”

― Theodore Roosevelt

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

Trump hides his tax returns but wants to give your tax information to Elon Musk, don’t let him.

[Manisha Sinha @ProfMSinha]

Historian here I know the United States siding with Russia along with Iran and North Korea seems like the end of the post world war international order but it reminds me of the slave power questioning the Declaration of Independence and American founding principles in the 1850s

[UConn History Dept @UConnHistory]

Join us this Thursday for the Fall 2024 Draper Workshop! We are so excited to welcome our fantastic panelists to Storrs to discuss @ProfMSinha ‘s new book!

Livestream link to be posted here, on the day of the event

[Republicans against Trump @RpsAgainstTrump]

Former Republican Congressman @AdamKinzinger at the DNC:

“The Republican Party is no longer conservative. It has switched its allegiance from the principles that gave it purpose to a man whose only purpose is himself...Donald Trump has suffocated the soul of the Republican Party."
#RepublicansForHarris

[Connecticut History @CT_History]

Today, the Arrawanna Bridge in Middletown, CT is an abandoned landmark that crosses the Coginchaug River…but through much of the 20th century, the bridge played a key role in the city’s transportation network. Learn more in a new article by @K_Marino1: https://t.co/FWZm2XNIC7

[Barack Obama @BarackObama]

There is absolutely no place for political violence in our democracy. Although we don’t yet know exactly what happened, we should all be relieved that former President Trump wasn’t seriously hurt, and use this moment to recommit ourselves to civility and respect in our politics. Michelle and I are wishing him a quick recovery.

[UConn Humanities @UCHI_UConn]

Congrats to former fellow Jeffrey Ogbar, whose latest book, America’s Black Capital: How African Americans Remade Atlanta in the Shadow of the Confederacy @BasicBooks, was named one of the best nonfiction books of 2023 by @PublishersWkly! 🎉 🎉 #afterUCHI
https://t.co/HPqFk5p65b

[Jeffrey O.G. Ogbar @ProfOgbar]

Wow! @PublishersWkly just released its “Best Books of 2023” and my upcoming “America’s Black Capital”made the list! I’m amazed and honored! @BasicBooks #Atlanta #AtlantaHistory #history #BlackHistory #southernhistory https://t.co/DMlcpEvwzQ

[Where We Live @wherewelive]

Connecticut’s got a new state historian. Andy Horowitz was born and raised in New Haven. Today, @andydhorowitz joins us to talk about his work as a historian, and his interest in modern U.S. history. Listen live on @wnpr https://t.co/xYNEslmrl2

[NewEnglandQuarterly @_NEQuarterly_]

The New England Quarterly announces the publication of Volume 96.3: September 2023. Read more here: https://t.co/yLMAePfvZ5

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Re: #ConstitutionDay, below is @RichardDBrownCT's related post on the #Constitution, amendments, #USHistory, fitful progress toward #equality #CivilRights amid federalism.
cc: @UConnHistory @UCHI_UConn @Medium
@ConstitutionCtr @YalePress #VastEarlyAmerica
https://t.co/WDZ7p9inrR

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As marchers gather for the 60th anniversary of the #MarchOnWashington and #MLK's "I have a dream speech," below are @RichardDBrownCT's reflections on the original march, in which he participated in 1963.
cc: @UConnHistory @UCHI_UConn @Medium @YalePress
https://t.co/NjtqJRbhN6

[Manisha Sinha @ProfMSinha]

Historian from Philadelphia here. I have been officially elected President of the Society of Historians of the Early American Republic!