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Hello! I've been lurking for a while and finally got around to joining. I'm just a big history geek. I have both a B.A. and M.A. in history (and am now studying to become a librarian because, well, I need a job.) My interests are kind of all over the place. As an undergraduate, I did research on conflicts within the abolitionist movements, focusing primarily on William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass. In grad school, my focus shifted towards the 20th Century, where I spent a great deal of time studying the history of Detroit, specifically the United Auto Workers. I'm also interested in learning more about segregation in the northern United States. I recently read Sundown Towns by James W. Loewen, which has increased my curiosity about the history of this region.
I heard this on NPR today and thought I'd share:
http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2006/11/24/05
On November 10, 1898, a mob of white supremacists ransacked the city of Wilmington, North Carolina, and toppled its biracial government. 108 years later, The Charolotte Observer and Raleigh’s News & Observer are
apologizing for their role in fomenting the violence.
I heard this on NPR today and thought I'd share:
http://www.onthemedia.org/transcripts/2006/11/24/05
On November 10, 1898, a mob of white supremacists ransacked the city of Wilmington, North Carolina, and toppled its biracial government. 108 years later, The Charolotte Observer and Raleigh’s News & Observer are
apologizing for their role in fomenting the violence.