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SC Native American tribes sign treaty promising to work together • SC Daily Gazette The treaty was likely the first of its kind in the country, said tribal leaders for the state and federally recognized tribes.

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Feb. 3, 1775: Abigail Adams writes with dismay upon reading accounts in Boston newspapers of George III’s hostile stance toward the colonies. “Heaven only knows what is next to take place but it seems to me the Sword is now our only, yet dreadful alternative.”

All the Frequent Troubles of Our Days: The True Story of the American Woman at the Heart of the German Resistance to Hitler At 26, Mildred Harnack went to Germany to enroll in a PhD program — and got a front seat to the rise of the Nazi party. By 1932, she started holding secret meetings for anti-Hitler activists in her ap...

A Mighty Girl Pick of the Day: "All The Frequent Troubles of Our Days" tells the powerful true story of a young American who witnessed the swift rise of the Nazi party firsthand in the 1930s and became a major resistance leader in Berlin. Age: Adults

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After 6,000 people died from whooping cough in 1932, three extraordinary women confronted this deadly disease. Scientists Pearl Kendrick and Grace Eldering and their research assistant Loney Clinton Gordon developed a vaccine for pertussis, which now saves half a million lives annually.

Here comes the revolution! I'm fascinated with the Laurens family story, how Henry Laurens struggled with whether to support the Patriot cause, how John Laurens was against slavery but could be reckless in battle, how Martha Laurens evolved into a "true American women."

International African American Museum (IAAM) Celebrates First Year Achievements and Looks Ahead for 2025  - International African American Museum The second largest African American museum in the United States has made substantial, empowering progress since its inception in June 2023.

Since its grand opening in June 2023, the second largest African American museum in the United States has made substantial, empowering progress since its inception.

2024 has been an inspirational first operational year for us here at @iaamuseum.bsky.social. Read more:

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Founders Online: Mercy Otis Warren to Abigail Adams, 28 January 1775 Mercy Otis Warren to Abigail Adams, 28 January 1775

Rev250 quote of the day — “It is and Ever has been my poor Opinion that justice and Liberty will finally Gain a Compleat Victory over Tyrany. What may be the intervening sufferings of the many individuals, Heaven only knows…” —Mercy Warren #OTD Jan 28, 1775: founders.archives.gov/documents/Ad...

Dear Mr. Dickens When Eliza Davis was young, Charles Dickens was the most celebrated writer in England! But the Jewish woman was hurt to see anti-Semitism in so many of his works — and when she read Oliver Twist, wher...

A Mighty Girl Pick of the Day: "Dear Mr. Dickens." Eliza Davis was hurt to see anti-Semitism in several of Charles Dickens' works. After exchanging letters, Dickens made changes & introduced a positive Jewish character, showing the power of speaking up. Ages 6+

www.amightygirl.com/dear-mr-dick...

Thank you to all the federal employees who perform invaluable services helping the American people every day! We see you, we respect you, and we thank you for your service!

To show your support for our embattled public servants, please write a note of thanks or drop a ❤️ in the comments below.

Our copy arrived today and we're looking forward to diving in! The Rhode Island Regiment camped near our property, and several Virginia companies who were integrated during the AWI also operated near our home.

Congratulations to Mr. Rees and Mr. Troiani, on publishing this fine work!

“There are forces that benefit from keeping us outraged at each other and demonizing each other, and that’s very very powerful right now... I’m doing my best to pastor people whose lives are in great vulnerability and uncertainty.” - Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde

Freedom's Port Baltimore's African-American population--nearly 27,000 strong and more than 90 percent free in 1860--was the largest in the nation at that time. Christopher Phillips's Freedom's Port, the first book-...

How is this place related to the domestic slave trade?
According to this book, nothing much.
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Some good news! The new paperback version of "Come Forth: The Promise of Jesus's Greatest Miracle," a meditation on the story of the Raising of Lazarus, with a new introduction by Pope Francis, is now available for pre-order. I hope you enjoy it!
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But Jesus's deeper point in the Parable of the Good Samaritan can only be understood from the point of view of the beaten man: our ultimate salvation depends, as it did for that man, upon those whom we often consider to be the "stranger."

Jesus said, "Who is my mother, and who are my brothers?”... Whoever does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother" (Mt 12:46-50). For Jesus, ties to the Father were more important than family ties. And responsibilities to family took second place to demands of discipleship

Actually, no. This misses the point of Jesus's Parable of the Good Samaritan (Lk 10: 25-37). After Jesus tells a lawyer that you should "love your neighbor as yourself," the lawyer asks him, "And who is my neighbor?"

Walter Edgar's Journal In his book, Aggression and Sufferings: Settler Violence, Native Resistance, and the Coalescence of the Old South, Evan Nooe argues that through the experiences and selective memory of settlers in the...

play.prx.org/listen?ge=pr... Interesting conversation between Walter Edgar and author Evan Noe about the violence and suffering that occurred after colonial settlers began violating boundaries of Native American land.

Learn more about the largest uprising of enslaved people in the 13 original colonies before the American Revolution and about the Slave Codes that banned drums.

www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/par...
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/st...
college.unc.edu/2020/06/soun...
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The Gullah word for drum is goma.

Nearly half of the enslaved Africans trafficked to what is now the U.S. came from the region of Africa where this Gullah word originated—the West Central African countries of Angola and Congo. An Angolan led the Stono Rebellion in South Carolina.

International Holocaust Remembrance Day: 60 Mighty Girl Books About the Holocaust A Mighty Girl's top picks of books about the Holocaust for children and teens in recognition of Holocaust Remembrance Week.

For International Holocaust Remembrance Day, we're sharing a selection of books for young readers, from picture books to novels to memoirs, that tackle this sensitive subject with dignity, respect, and most importantly, hope.

Read all of our recommendations at www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=11586

More DEI fallout: Air Force scraps course that used videos of Tuskegee Airmen and female WWII pilots The U.S. Air Force has removed training courses for service members that included historical videos of its storied Black Tuskegee Airmen and Women Airforce Service Pilots, or WASPs — female World War ...

wapo.st/3E9I0jH Pay attention, Americans!

Another great #CFP for our followers - please share.
#WomensHIstory

The Whispering Town During World War II, the Danish Resistance successfully smuggled over 7,000 people — nearly Denmark's entire Jewish population — across the sea to safety in Sweden. This powerful picture book captures...

A Mighty Girl Pick of the Day: “The Whispering Town.” Based on the true story of how the Danish Resistance smuggled over 7,000 Jews to Sweden, this dramatic picture book captures the bravery of ordinary people who saved others in need from harm. Ages 6+

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Tour | Baltimore's Slave Trade | Explore Baltimore Heritage After its incorporation in the late 18th century, the population of Baltimore grew very quickly along with the expansion of the new country. One of the many “trades” that grew along with the city was ...

How is this place related to the domestic slave trade?
Take a walking tour
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Door opening with light shining out. Text that says: “Federal agencies play an important leadership, funding and programmatic role in advancing our health. Any assessment of the federal contribution must be done with full transparency.” — Georges Benjamin, MD, APHA executive director

The U.S. government "should work for the American people and be transparent, efficient & effective," APHA and other plaintiffs said in a federal lawsuit filed today challenging the secret operation of the so-called 'Department of Government Efficiency' apha.org/news-and-med...

APHA stands in solidarity with @WHO and denounces the Trump administration's decision to withdraw from the U.N. agency. Ending U.S. contributions to WHO will cripple the world's response to infectious diseases and could harm the health and lives of Americans.

Trump officials pause health agencies’ communications, citing review The agencies are charged with making decisions that touch the lives of every American and are the source of crucial information to health-care providers.

Via The Washington Post: CDC, FDA and other federal health agencies have been ordered to pause all external communications, including "health advisories, weekly scientific reports, updates to websites and social media posts." www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

FEMA photo: Man wearing mask and dog search after an Oregon wildfire

New APHA policy briefs cover an array of public health topics, such as protecting the health and safety of disaster workers, improving racial and ethnic data collection, and equitably using artificial intelligence in the workforce. apha.org/news-and-med...

"Do what you feel in your heart to be right, for you'll be criticized anyway." - Eleanor Roosevelt

For children's books about girls & women who refused to be silenced, visit out blog post "Dissent Is Patriotic: 50 Books About Girls & Women Who Fought for Change" at www.amightygirl.com/blog?p=14364