#Byrdmachine - Twitter Hashtag

12 months ago

they talk about this all the time but nothing ever happens, I'll bet someone an autographed copy of @MichaelLeePope's #ByrdMachine it doesn't any time soon https://t.co/Pqn5aazgjq

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Michael Pope @MichaelLeePope

about 2 years ago

🚨 happening now🚨 I’m signing copies of the #ByrdMachine at @WincBkGallery

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Michael Pope @MichaelLeePope

about 2 years ago

I’ll be returning to the @WincBkGallery this Sunday from noon to 2 pm for the final day of the Apple Blossom Festival. Stop by and pick up a signed copy of the #ByrdMachine

MichaelLeePope's tweet photo. I’ll be returning to the @WincBkGallery this Sunday from noon to 2 pm for the final day of the Apple Blossom Festival. Stop by and pick up a signed copy of the #ByrdMachine https://t.co/B8CwGaY6GG

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Michael Pope @MichaelLeePope

over 2 years ago

As someone who spent many hours at the @LibraryofVA researching the #ByrdMachine, it was a special treat to be asked to speak at the library about my new book https://t.co/gGKJRWwNre

MichaelLeePope's tweet photo. As someone who spent many hours at the @LibraryofVA researching the #ByrdMachine, it was a special treat to be asked to speak at the library about my new book https://t.co/gGKJRWwNre https://t.co/U3C5MObAHf

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Michael Pope @MichaelLeePope

over 2 years ago

My lecture to the @LibraryofVA about the #ByrdMachine https://t.co/Q69cLG8MYu

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Michael Pope @MichaelLeePope

over 2 years ago

The gift shop currently has copies of Wicked Northern Virginia and Hidden History of Alexandria, DC. Apparently they’re all sold out of the #ByrdMachine

MichaelLeePope's tweet photo. The gift shop currently has copies of Wicked Northern Virginia and Hidden History of Alexandria, DC. Apparently they’re all sold out of the #ByrdMachine https://t.co/UzJzQbDYkv

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Michael Pope @MichaelLeePope

almost 3 years ago

John Milliken’s hand-drawn explanation of how the #ByrdMachine worked

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Michael Pope @MichaelLeePope

almost 3 years ago

Tonight at 8 pm on C-SPAN 2: my speech about the #ByrdMachine to the Virginia Historical Society at the @VirginiaMuseum https://t.co/GXqmTnmi57

MichaelLeePope's tweet photo. Tonight at 8 pm on C-SPAN 2: my speech about the #ByrdMachine to the Virginia Historical Society at the @VirginiaMuseum https://t.co/GXqmTnmi57 https://t.co/9VWLhSz5XU

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Michael Pope @MichaelLeePope

almost 3 years ago

TUNE IN to @cspanhistory on CSPAN2 at 1:30 pm to hear me speak about the #ByrdMachine

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Michael Pope @MichaelLeePope

almost 3 years ago

Tune in to @cspanhistory on @cspan tomorrow to hear my speech about the #ByrdMachine. It’ll air at 1:30 pm and 8 pm https://t.co/GXqmTnmi57

MichaelLeePope's tweet photo. Tune in to @cspanhistory on @cspan tomorrow to hear my speech about the #ByrdMachine. It’ll air at 1:30 pm and 8 pm https://t.co/GXqmTnmi57 https://t.co/Sd9uFSfC6N

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Michael Pope @MichaelLeePope

over 3 years ago

Byrd Watching in Orange: Check out the @oc_bulletin society page, which details where the author dined and stayed in Orange as well as the local bookstore where signed copies of #ByrdMachine are available https://t.co/Yq5KkFZDjT

MichaelLeePope's tweet photo. Byrd Watching in Orange: Check out the @oc_bulletin society page, which details where the author dined and stayed in Orange as well as the local bookstore where signed copies of #ByrdMachine are available https://t.co/Yq5KkFZDjT https://t.co/ZwN5QrDb64

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Michael Pope @MichaelLeePope

over 3 years ago · Orange

I’ll be speaking about the #ByrdMachine tomorrow at the James Madison Museum of Orange County Heritage. The event is at 2 pm on Sunday, April 16 at 129 Caroline Street, Orange, VA 22960

MichaelLeePope's tweet photo. I’ll be speaking about the #ByrdMachine tomorrow at the James Madison Museum of Orange County Heritage. The event is at 2 pm on Sunday, April 16 at 129 Caroline Street, Orange, VA 22960 https://t.co/mHwNPbJtkH

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Michael Pope @MichaelLeePope

over 3 years ago

How did the #ByrdMachine maintain a steely grip on #vapolitics for more than half a century? Check out my lecture to Virginia Historical Society at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture @VirginiaMuseum https://t.co/0sGCtz2Tkx

MichaelLeePope's tweet photo. How did the #ByrdMachine maintain a steely grip on #vapolitics for more than half a century? Check out my lecture to Virginia Historical Society at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture @VirginiaMuseum https://t.co/0sGCtz2Tkx https://t.co/hXdyGMnxEq

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Library of Virginia @LibraryofVA

over 3 years ago

From 1902-66 Virginians had to pay to #vote. Despite decades of protest across the state, the #Byrdmachine wanted to stifle the Black vote. People bought classified ads to help each other remember to pay, like this one from the Suffolk News-Herald, May 1955. #VaChron #VaHistory

LibraryofVA's tweet photo. From 1902-66 Virginians had to pay to #vote. Despite decades of protest across the state, the
#Byrdmachine wanted to stifle the Black vote. People bought classified ads to help each other
remember to pay, like this one from the Suffolk News-Herald, May 1955. #VaChron #VaHistory https://t.co/P1Cwo5RBDB

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Michael Pope @MichaelLeePope

almost 4 years ago

Young Turk in #AlexandriaVA: Delegate Armistead Boothe led a group of #WWII vets in the Virginia House of Delegates that took on the #ByrdMachine in the 1950s #vapolitics @AlexGazette https://t.co/E3QBssBRAT

MichaelLeePope's tweet photo. Young Turk in #AlexandriaVA: Delegate Armistead Boothe led a group of #WWII vets in the Virginia House of Delegates that took on the #ByrdMachine in the 1950s #vapolitics @AlexGazette https://t.co/E3QBssBRAT https://t.co/LNIyUtdeE0

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Michael Pope @MichaelLeePope

almost 4 years ago

#ByrdMachine flashback, 1950: Lawmakers approve an income-tax cut plan sponsored by state Sen. Harry Byrd Jr. A group of youthful war vets known as the "Young Turks" unsuccessfully fight for a $1 million appropriation for public education

MichaelLeePope's tweet photo. #ByrdMachine flashback, 1950: Lawmakers approve an income-tax cut plan sponsored by state Sen. Harry Byrd Jr. A group of youthful war vets known as the "Young Turks" unsuccessfully fight for a $1 million appropriation for public education https://t.co/wN1Q3SZF1z

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Michael Pope @MichaelLeePope

almost 4 years ago

Before the #ByrdMachine, voters selected every member of the Cabinet. Then Governor Harry Byrd introduced the idea of the "short ballot." Voters would select only three statewide offices, and power would be consolidated at the Executive Mansion.

MichaelLeePope's tweet photo. Before the #ByrdMachine, voters selected every member of the Cabinet. Then Governor Harry Byrd introduced the idea of the "short ballot." Voters would select only three statewide offices, and power would be consolidated at the Executive Mansion. https://t.co/hRCHtkIpeu

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Michael Pope @MichaelLeePope

almost 4 years ago

Years before #AlexandriaVA would grapple with collective bargaining and the legacy of discrimination in schools, Virginia was ruled by a political faction dead-set on fighting unionization and integration #ByrdMachine @AlexandriaNow https://t.co/4uFqoiwWwA

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Michael Pope @MichaelLeePope

almost 4 years ago

In 1969, Democratic state senator Henry Howell helped Republican Linwood Holton become governor and end the reign of the #ByrdMachine. Now Republican @Denver4VA is hoping to help Democrat @RepSpanberger win reelection in #VA07 @WVTFRADIOIQ https://t.co/W7R71gc3cT