@newzionstories.bsky.social
New Zion Stories are books by indie author Diane M. Burnette. Dr. Burnette writes about African American education history and culture.
A burst of orange!
June 23, 2025 at 12:53 PM
A burst of orange!
The integration of SC Clarendon County School District #3 in 1970 ended the high school at the all-Black Walker-Gamble School. Read about the history in my new book available now from Amazon.
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June 21, 2025 at 1:45 PM
The integration of SC Clarendon County School District #3 in 1970 ended the high school at the all-Black Walker-Gamble School. Read about the history in my new book available now from Amazon.
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#blackhistory
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#blackhistory
Clarendon County, South Carolina was ground zero in the NAACP LDF fight for education equality. But there’s another little-known story from Clarendon County that depicts the sacrifice and dedication to black education equity. Check out my book available on Amazon.
June 20, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Clarendon County, South Carolina was ground zero in the NAACP LDF fight for education equality. But there’s another little-known story from Clarendon County that depicts the sacrifice and dedication to black education equity. Check out my book available on Amazon.
Happy Juneteenth!
June 19, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Happy Juneteenth!
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📣 You’re invited!
Join ASALH and National Park Service for a conversation on the legacy of Black public high schools (1870–1970). Help preserve their history, share your story, and shape how these institutions are remembered. 🏫🖤
Join ASALH and National Park Service for a conversation on the legacy of Black public high schools (1870–1970). Help preserve their history, share your story, and shape how these institutions are remembered. 🏫🖤
June 17, 2025 at 10:54 PM
📣 You’re invited!
Join ASALH and National Park Service for a conversation on the legacy of Black public high schools (1870–1970). Help preserve their history, share your story, and shape how these institutions are remembered. 🏫🖤
Join ASALH and National Park Service for a conversation on the legacy of Black public high schools (1870–1970). Help preserve their history, share your story, and shape how these institutions are remembered. 🏫🖤
Summer is a great time to read a book.
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June 13, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Summer is a great time to read a book.
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A great place to relax and read a book.
June 4, 2025 at 5:06 PM
A great place to relax and read a book.
A relaxing walk on a Carolina beach.
May 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
A relaxing walk on a Carolina beach.
Memorial Day is the official start of summer. Growing up as a child in New Zion, it was also time to plant vegetable gardens. Read my new blog post on the integral role of vegetable gardens in the life of African Americans in the south.
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African Americans Vegetable Garden - New Zion Stories
Concerns about the quality of the food supply and high food prices have renewed an interest in vegetable gardens within the Black community.
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May 26, 2025 at 11:49 AM
Memorial Day is the official start of summer. Growing up as a child in New Zion, it was also time to plant vegetable gardens. Read my new blog post on the integral role of vegetable gardens in the life of African Americans in the south.
#blackculture
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#blackculture
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Enjoying the South Carolina beach this morning.
May 13, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Enjoying the South Carolina beach this morning.
A book that tells the story of a school named for 2 Black farmers in New Zion, SC who sacrificed a portion of their land for the 1st public school in 1953 for Black children.1/1
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May 10, 2025 at 3:23 PM
A book that tells the story of a school named for 2 Black farmers in New Zion, SC who sacrificed a portion of their land for the 1st public school in 1953 for Black children.1/1
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May 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
“Bright Gold and Blue” tells the story of the Walker-Gamble School, a public school for African American children in eastern Clarendon County. Get your copy from www.amazon.com.
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#blackhistory, #southcarolinahistory, #blackwriters
May 9, 2025 at 7:42 PM
“Bright Gold and Blue” tells the story of the Walker-Gamble School, a public school for African American children in eastern Clarendon County. Get your copy from www.amazon.com.
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#blackhistory, #southcarolinahistory, #blackwriters
Congratulations to my brother, Coach JW Montgomery (second from left) for being a member of the East Clarendon High School Hall of Fame for football.
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May 6, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Congratulations to my brother, Coach JW Montgomery (second from left) for being a member of the East Clarendon High School Hall of Fame for football.
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#ClarendonCounty, #NewZion
Thank you Clarendon County Public Library for featuring me in the local author spotlight.
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May 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Thank you Clarendon County Public Library for featuring me in the local author spotlight.
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Swinging along beside the Crepe Myrtle!
May 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Swinging along beside the Crepe Myrtle!
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@elienyc.bsky.social, Justice Correspondent for @thenation.com, wins the 2025 Hillman Prize for Opinion & Analysis Journalism for indispensable Supreme Court reporting.
Elie Mystal
We are living through a disastrous period in the history of the Supreme Court. In recent decisions, the Court’s conservative bloc has voted in lockstep against women, LGBTQ people, Native people, reli...
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April 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
@elienyc.bsky.social, Justice Correspondent for @thenation.com, wins the 2025 Hillman Prize for Opinion & Analysis Journalism for indispensable Supreme Court reporting.
A powerful analysis on the historical influence of white philanthropy and black education.
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#blackhistory, #africanamericaneducation
April 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
A powerful analysis on the historical influence of white philanthropy and black education.
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#blackhistory, #africanamericaneducation
A seminal study on the history of education of blacks in the southern United States.
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#historyofeducation
April 24, 2025 at 5:43 PM
A seminal study on the history of education of blacks in the southern United States.
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#historyofeducation
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ContrabandCamp Correspondent @tiffanydcross.bsky.social talked to journalist, author & activist rokhayadiallo.bsky.social about living in a country with a racist, far-right, anti-immigrant movement built on economic anxiety, nationalism & white backlash...
They also talked about living in America.
They also talked about living in America.
MAGAs in Paris? Rokhaya Diallo and Tiffany Cross on Global White Identity Politics
A French activist, journalist and cultural icon reveals what it's like when white backlash and "economic anxiety" inspires a racist, anti-immigrant, far-right political movement. Sound familiar?
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April 22, 2025 at 9:46 PM
ContrabandCamp Correspondent @tiffanydcross.bsky.social talked to journalist, author & activist rokhayadiallo.bsky.social about living in a country with a racist, far-right, anti-immigrant movement built on economic anxiety, nationalism & white backlash...
They also talked about living in America.
They also talked about living in America.
Coming fall 2025 “Living and Dreaming Down South. Memories of a Childhood in New Zion, South Carolina”.
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#ClarendonCounty, #blackhistory, #blackculture
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April 23, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Coming fall 2025 “Living and Dreaming Down South. Memories of a Childhood in New Zion, South Carolina”.
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#ClarendonCounty, #blackhistory, #blackculture
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April 22, 2025 at 11:05 AM
Bright Gold and Blue book signing event at Walker-Gamble High School Alumni Association School Reunion. April 19, 2025.
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April 22, 2025 at 8:01 AM
Bright Gold and Blue book signing event at Walker-Gamble High School Alumni Association School Reunion. April 19, 2025.
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Beautiful scenery on my walk today!
April 21, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Beautiful scenery on my walk today!