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Apr 02 2009

Subversive Historian – 04/02/09

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Eric Drooker Jeannette Rankin Takes Her Seat

Back in the day on April 2nd, 1917 Jeannette Rankin was sworn in as the first Congresswoman in the history of the United States. It didn’t take long for this pacifist woman from the state of Montana to make trouble in the halls of Congress. Just four days into her term, …

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Apr 01 2009

Subversive Historian – 04/01/09

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Eric Drooker NY Assembly Expels Socialists

Back in the day on April 1st, 1920, the New York State Assembly voted by an overwhelming margin to expel five socialist members from its legislative body. Finding the democratic will of the people to be an “April Fools Joke,” the action taken against them was not enough for one Assemblyman, …

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Mar 31 2009

Subversive Historian – 03/31/09

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Eric Drooker The Coup in Brazil

Back in the day on March 31st, 1964 Brazilian President João Goulart was overthrown in a military coup. Exactly 45 years ago, the army conspirators set in motion the makings of a dictatorship that would oppress Brazil for the next twenty years. Goulart, known for his populist politics had been irrationally suspected …

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Mar 30 2009

Subversive Historian – 03/30/09

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Eric Drooker The 15th Amendment

Back in the day on March 30th, 1870 the 15th amendment was added to the constitution of the United States. Coming in the post-Civil War era, the last of the “reconstruction amendments” attempted to federalize enfranchisement for black males. Three versions of the 15th amendment were debated in Congress before final ratification. The …

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Mar 27 2009

Subversive Historian – 03/27/09

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Eric Drooker The Battle of Horseshoe Bend

Back in the day on March 27th, 1814 the Battle of Horseshoe Bend took place in central Alabama. In the most decisive conflict in the Creek War, future President Andrew Jackson commanded a Tennessee militia backed by native allies against an encampment of Red Stick warriors. Fought along the horseshoe-like bend …

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Mar 26 2009

Subversive Historian – 03/26/09

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Eric Drooker Naturalization Act of 1790

Back in the day on March 26th, 1790, the U.S. Congress passed its first Naturalization Act. As the first immigration policy of its kind for the newly emerging nation-state, it tellingly laid down racial barriers for becoming a citizen. The text of the law read, “Any alien, being a free white person, …

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Mar 25 2009

Subversive Historian – 03/25/09

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Eric Drooker The Scottsboro Nine

Back in the day on March 25th, 1931, nine African- American youths were removed from a Southern Railroad train and taken to a jail in Scottsboro, Alabama. Soon to be known around the world as the “Scottsboro Nine,” six of the youths were accused by Victoria Price, a white woman, of gang raping …

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Mar 24 2009

Subversive Historian – 03/24/09

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Eric Drooker The Coup in Argentina

Back in the day on March 24th, 1976, the military junta of General Jorge Rafael Videla, Admiral Emilio Eduardo Massera, and Air Force Brigadier Orlando Ramon Agosti deposed and arrested then President Isabel Peron. Videla was designated President soon after and headed the dictatorial regime’s so-called “National Process of Reorganization” that reigned …

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Mar 23 2009

Subversive Historian – 03/23/09

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Eric Drooker Archbishop Oscar Romero’s Plea

Back in the day on March 23rd, 1980, Archbishop Oscar Romero of El Salvador bravely and morally challenged the soldiers of his country. In the midst of a bloody civil war, Romero gave a homily, broadcast throughout the Central American nation, imploring the rank and file members of the national army to …

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Mar 20 2009

Subversive Historian – 03/20/09

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Eric Drooker Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Back in the day on March 20th, 1857, Harriet Beecher Stowe’s novel “Uncle Tom’s Cabin,” was published. Stowe, a white woman, became motivated to write her most recognized work after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. The novel, which was to become second only to sales of the Bible in …

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