Ethan Kytle
@ekytle.bsky.social
Historian, Fresno State; co-author "Denmark Vesey's Garden: Slavery & Memory in the Cradle of the Confederacy"; next book on 1960 fight to desegregate New Orleans public schools; Tar Heels sports
When Pope Leo XIV's maternal grandparents moved from NOLA to Chicago in the early 1900s, they--like countless AA in the Jim Crow era--began passing as white. Identified as Black in early docs, they appear as white in the 1920 census.
The pope's family story documents our nation's racist past.
The pope's family story documents our nation's racist past.
May 9, 2025 at 3:48 PM
When Pope Leo XIV's maternal grandparents moved from NOLA to Chicago in the early 1900s, they--like countless AA in the Jim Crow era--began passing as white. Identified as Black in early docs, they appear as white in the 1920 census.
The pope's family story documents our nation's racist past.
The pope's family story documents our nation's racist past.
Matt Gaetz for AG, Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence, Stephen Miler, Deputy chief of staff, recess appointments--tell me, Jill Steiners, are you starting to see a few differences between a Trump and a Harris administration?
November 13, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Matt Gaetz for AG, Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence, Stephen Miler, Deputy chief of staff, recess appointments--tell me, Jill Steiners, are you starting to see a few differences between a Trump and a Harris administration?