Brendan Lee, M.A.
@bglee34.bsky.social
Historian of American Education @USUAggies
•PhD Student - Race, Activism, Memory @UofUECS
•Husband - Father - Boston Celtics Fan
•My words are my own (he/him)
•PhD Student - Race, Activism, Memory @UofUECS
•Husband - Father - Boston Celtics Fan
•My words are my own (he/him)
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Passing on a note from a colleague: People with federal student loans should download their files IMMEDIATELY. These files are currently on the studentaid.gov website, which may get deleted if Trump follows through with his EO to shut down DOE
studentaid.gov
February 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Passing on a note from a colleague: People with federal student loans should download their files IMMEDIATELY. These files are currently on the studentaid.gov website, which may get deleted if Trump follows through with his EO to shut down DOE
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As someone who speaks “far right wingnut,” I feel obligated to point out that the creation of the federal income tax in 1913 has been an obsession with such folks since the1950s. They mark it as the moment America went off track and started careening toward socialism, and they want to get rid of it.
February 3, 2025 at 5:10 AM
As someone who speaks “far right wingnut,” I feel obligated to point out that the creation of the federal income tax in 1913 has been an obsession with such folks since the1950s. They mark it as the moment America went off track and started careening toward socialism, and they want to get rid of it.
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(1/8) Welcome to the official Bluesky account for Stolen Relations (indigenousslavery.org)! We are a digital humanities project housed at Brown University that centers on and works collaboratively with tribal communities in our local region.
Stolen Relations: Recovering Stories of Indigenous Enslavement in the Americas
A tribal collaborative project that seeks to understand settler colonialism and its legacies through the lens of Indigenous enslavement and unfreedom.
indigenousslavery.org
January 30, 2025 at 8:09 PM
(1/8) Welcome to the official Bluesky account for Stolen Relations (indigenousslavery.org)! We are a digital humanities project housed at Brown University that centers on and works collaboratively with tribal communities in our local region.
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The Tulsa Race Massacre was not committed by an uncontrolled mob but was the result of “a coordinated, military-style attack” by white citizens, the Justice Department said in a report. It was the first time the U.S. government has given an official account of the 1921 massacre of Black residents.
Tulsa Massacre Was a ‘Coordinated, Military-Style Attack,’ Federal Report Says
The Justice Department’s conclusion follows an investigation of the 1921 atrocity in Oklahoma in which up to 300 Black residents were killed.
www.nytimes.com
January 11, 2025 at 11:43 PM
The Tulsa Race Massacre was not committed by an uncontrolled mob but was the result of “a coordinated, military-style attack” by white citizens, the Justice Department said in a report. It was the first time the U.S. government has given an official account of the 1921 massacre of Black residents.
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I've been interviewing lots of conservative Republicans in Texas about rising opposition to vouchers on the right and so many of the rural Texans I've talked still remember the one room school house - and they do not want to return to that era...
Great title! And @jenniferberkshire.bsky.social brilliantly nails the relevance for today.
When MAGA types sell us schools from the “good ol days,” remember:
Early schooling was “chaotic, inadequate, and expensive.”
When MAGA types sell us schools from the “good ol days,” remember:
Early schooling was “chaotic, inadequate, and expensive.”
Best book review headline of the week! @adamlaats.bsky.social
"It turns out that the only thing more American than falling for a slick sales pitch is the historical amnesia that consigns each previous romance to the memory hole." thebaffler.com/latest/schoo... @hopkinspress.bsky.social
"It turns out that the only thing more American than falling for a slick sales pitch is the historical amnesia that consigns each previous romance to the memory hole." thebaffler.com/latest/schoo... @hopkinspress.bsky.social
January 11, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I've been interviewing lots of conservative Republicans in Texas about rising opposition to vouchers on the right and so many of the rural Texans I've talked still remember the one room school house - and they do not want to return to that era...
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Retain faith in our democracy
December 19, 2024 at 6:03 AM
Retain faith in our democracy
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Authorities said a second-grade student called 911 to report the Wisconsin school shooting.
"I'm going to let that soak in for a minute," Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said. "A second-grade student called 911 at 10:57 a.m. to report a shooting at school."
"I'm going to let that soak in for a minute," Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said. "A second-grade student called 911 at 10:57 a.m. to report a shooting at school."
December 17, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Authorities said a second-grade student called 911 to report the Wisconsin school shooting.
"I'm going to let that soak in for a minute," Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said. "A second-grade student called 911 at 10:57 a.m. to report a shooting at school."
"I'm going to let that soak in for a minute," Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said. "A second-grade student called 911 at 10:57 a.m. to report a shooting at school."
Final grades submitted 🎉 so long Fall 2024 ✌🏻
December 16, 2024 at 9:46 PM
Final grades submitted 🎉 so long Fall 2024 ✌🏻
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You wanna know how different groups got to be considered white? PBS already did the hard work making this article & TWO docs (& even interviewed a bunch of racists)
The Irish, Germans, all of Eastern Europe, had to basically beat & murder a ton of POC to be welcomed
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat....
The Irish, Germans, all of Eastern Europe, had to basically beat & murder a ton of POC to be welcomed
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat....
How a shifting definition of 'white' helped shape U.S. immigration policy
The definition of "white" has changed over time, but historians say it has always influenced immigration policy in the United States.
www.pbs.org
December 4, 2024 at 1:06 AM
You wanna know how different groups got to be considered white? PBS already did the hard work making this article & TWO docs (& even interviewed a bunch of racists)
The Irish, Germans, all of Eastern Europe, had to basically beat & murder a ton of POC to be welcomed
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat....
The Irish, Germans, all of Eastern Europe, had to basically beat & murder a ton of POC to be welcomed
www.pbs.org/newshour/nat....
Happy Rosa Parks Day 🙏🏼 Also want to give Claudette Colvin her flowers. At age 15, she refused to move to the pack of the bus 5 months before the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955.
December 2, 2024 at 3:20 AM
Happy Rosa Parks Day 🙏🏼 Also want to give Claudette Colvin her flowers. At age 15, she refused to move to the pack of the bus 5 months before the Montgomery Bus Boycott in 1955.
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The University of Illinois is charging student protests with felony mob action.
Felony. Mob. Action.
@truthout.org
truthout.org/articles/ill...
Felony. Mob. Action.
@truthout.org
truthout.org/articles/ill...
Illinois Students Who Protested Gaza Genocide Are Facing Felony Mob Charges
The state's attorney is prosecuting University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign students over last April's encampments.
truthout.org
November 27, 2024 at 5:50 PM
The University of Illinois is charging student protests with felony mob action.
Felony. Mob. Action.
@truthout.org
truthout.org/articles/ill...
Felony. Mob. Action.
@truthout.org
truthout.org/articles/ill...
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Fabulous work by @jenjennings.bsky.social to show what the Texas 'optional' curriculum squeezes out/erases from MLK's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" in 5th grade lesson.
Time is zero-sum. When Texas adds Bible content to its curriculum, it is going to supplant, not supplement, other content.
The most remarkable example I've identified is their 5th grade teaching of MLK's Letter from a Birmingham Jail.
Class materials⬇️ #EduSky🍎
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www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/u...
The most remarkable example I've identified is their 5th grade teaching of MLK's Letter from a Birmingham Jail.
Class materials⬇️ #EduSky🍎
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www.nytimes.com/2024/11/22/u...
Bible-Based Lessons for Public Schools Get Final Approval in Texas
The state’s board of education narrowly voted to allow schools to start using the reading and language arts curriculum next fall if they choose.
www.nytimes.com
November 24, 2024 at 8:06 PM
Fabulous work by @jenjennings.bsky.social to show what the Texas 'optional' curriculum squeezes out/erases from MLK's "Letter from Birmingham Jail" in 5th grade lesson.
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This statement perfectly captures the politics of my great-grandfather—a super racist and misogynist lower middle class son of Jewish immigrants who faced a lot of antisemitism and responded by trying to stake a claim on whiteness. He cut ties with his less racist relatives, calling em “Communists.”
November 16, 2024 at 5:42 PM
This statement perfectly captures the politics of my great-grandfather—a super racist and misogynist lower middle class son of Jewish immigrants who faced a lot of antisemitism and responded by trying to stake a claim on whiteness. He cut ties with his less racist relatives, calling em “Communists.”
If trends continue, Starbucks is probably going to get an acknowledgement in my dissertation 😂
My Saturdays this semester are occupied by thoughts about space and place, historical monuments, and history curriculum.
My Saturdays this semester are occupied by thoughts about space and place, historical monuments, and history curriculum.
November 16, 2024 at 4:26 PM
If trends continue, Starbucks is probably going to get an acknowledgement in my dissertation 😂
My Saturdays this semester are occupied by thoughts about space and place, historical monuments, and history curriculum.
My Saturdays this semester are occupied by thoughts about space and place, historical monuments, and history curriculum.
Taught my six year old daughter about Ruby Bridges tonight 🙏🏼
64 years ago today a brave 6-year-old Ruby Bridges walked into William Frantz Elementary School, becoming the first Black student to integrate the school in New Orleans
November 15, 2024 at 3:02 AM
Taught my six year old daughter about Ruby Bridges tonight 🙏🏼
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In 1981, Ronald Reagan tried to appoint a guy to HHS who worked for a Holocaust denying outfit called the Liberty Lobby that published a popular conspiracy rag called The Spotlight that sold quack cures to its credulous readers who they scared into distrusting all medical advice except theirs.
November 15, 2024 at 2:33 AM
In 1981, Ronald Reagan tried to appoint a guy to HHS who worked for a Holocaust denying outfit called the Liberty Lobby that published a popular conspiracy rag called The Spotlight that sold quack cures to its credulous readers who they scared into distrusting all medical advice except theirs.
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I know I’m probably missing a lot of people who just joined the app. If you want to be added just respond and I’ll include you! #histed
November 14, 2024 at 11:24 PM
I know I’m probably missing a lot of people who just joined the app. If you want to be added just respond and I’ll include you! #histed
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If anyone is curious about why Biden designating ~1M acres around the Grand Canyon as a national monument is a big deal in some parts of Indian Country, you could do a lot worse than read this piece by Havasupai councilwoman Ophelia Watahomigie-Corliss:
Uranium mining threatens our home, the Grand Canyon
Since time immemorial, the Havasupai have lived inside the natural wonder. We face yet another peril.
www.hcn.org
August 9, 2023 at 1:41 PM
If anyone is curious about why Biden designating ~1M acres around the Grand Canyon as a national monument is a big deal in some parts of Indian Country, you could do a lot worse than read this piece by Havasupai councilwoman Ophelia Watahomigie-Corliss:
Big changes to college athletics and conference realignment will certainly be an adjustment for student athletes. Good questions that highlight the tug of war between higher education and the “business” of college sports, which too often goes unnoticed.
Pac-12 Softball Players Rip Conference Realignment, Mental Health
With conference realignment changing the landscape of college sports, Pac-12 athletes are upset with the toll it will take on their careers.
www.outkick.com
August 8, 2023 at 7:55 PM
Big changes to college athletics and conference realignment will certainly be an adjustment for student athletes. Good questions that highlight the tug of war between higher education and the “business” of college sports, which too often goes unnoticed.
Thinking tonight about the conscious difference between integration and desegregation —
Kenneth Clark: "Integration, as a subjective and individual process, involves attitudinal changes and the removal of fears, hatreds, suspicions, stereotypes and superstitions."
#histed
Kenneth Clark: "Integration, as a subjective and individual process, involves attitudinal changes and the removal of fears, hatreds, suspicions, stereotypes and superstitions."
#histed
August 2, 2023 at 5:04 AM
Thinking tonight about the conscious difference between integration and desegregation —
Kenneth Clark: "Integration, as a subjective and individual process, involves attitudinal changes and the removal of fears, hatreds, suspicions, stereotypes and superstitions."
#histed
Kenneth Clark: "Integration, as a subjective and individual process, involves attitudinal changes and the removal of fears, hatreds, suspicions, stereotypes and superstitions."
#histed