Sarah King
@sarahking.bsky.social
Historian of 20th century US, Vietnam War, popular culture, celebrity activism #skystorians
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Sarah King
@sarahking.bsky.social
· Nov 22
Just joined, looking for #skystorians to follow! I teach at a SLAC in South Carolina and study modern US history, the Vietnam War, and popular culture.
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When honoring Dr. King's legacy, we must discuss the significance of Coretta Scott King, Dr. Kris Burrell argues. When Coretta declared, “I was called, too,” she insisted we remember her not as a shadow of her husband, but as an equal. 🗃️
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“I Was Called, Too:” The Life and Work of Coretta Scott King
In honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s legacy, it is both appropriate—and overdue—to discuss the significance of Coretta Scott King. When Coretta declared, “I was called, too,” she insisted we r…
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January 19, 2026 at 11:25 PM
When honoring Dr. King's legacy, we must discuss the significance of Coretta Scott King, Dr. Kris Burrell argues. When Coretta declared, “I was called, too,” she insisted we remember her not as a shadow of her husband, but as an equal. 🗃️
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I am happy to pay federal taxes to provide
1. health care and food for those in need
2. education for all
3. access to national parks
4. funding for humanities and science research
5. cultural institutions that are open to all
6. early warning systems for natural disasters
1. health care and food for those in need
2. education for all
3. access to national parks
4. funding for humanities and science research
5. cultural institutions that are open to all
6. early warning systems for natural disasters
June 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
I am happy to pay federal taxes to provide
1. health care and food for those in need
2. education for all
3. access to national parks
4. funding for humanities and science research
5. cultural institutions that are open to all
6. early warning systems for natural disasters
1. health care and food for those in need
2. education for all
3. access to national parks
4. funding for humanities and science research
5. cultural institutions that are open to all
6. early warning systems for natural disasters
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What can we do against such reckless hate? Enjoy & share widely the solidarity with all the amazing work in my 231st #ScholarSunday thread of public scholarly writing, podcasts, new & forthcoming books from the last week. 🗃️
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#ScholarSunday Thread 231
Published on June 29, 2025
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June 29, 2025 at 3:25 PM
What can we do against such reckless hate? Enjoy & share widely the solidarity with all the amazing work in my 231st #ScholarSunday thread of public scholarly writing, podcasts, new & forthcoming books from the last week. 🗃️
americanstudier.substack.com/p/scholarsun...
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Another point: Many know the Dred Scott decision but aren't as familiar with the aftermath and how states, courts, and politicians responded. 5 examples:
1) Many Northern/Midwest states just ignored the decision.
2) Maine’s high court said Black Americans could vote in state/federal elections. /1
1) Many Northern/Midwest states just ignored the decision.
2) Maine’s high court said Black Americans could vote in state/federal elections. /1
I need people to understand the Supreme Court is not the be-all and end-all of everything, even legal things. Abolitionist lawyers went into court and won freedom suits under the Fugitive Slave Act, after the Court upheld its constitutionality. They helped build a movement that dismantled the FSA.
June 27, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Another point: Many know the Dred Scott decision but aren't as familiar with the aftermath and how states, courts, and politicians responded. 5 examples:
1) Many Northern/Midwest states just ignored the decision.
2) Maine’s high court said Black Americans could vote in state/federal elections. /1
1) Many Northern/Midwest states just ignored the decision.
2) Maine’s high court said Black Americans could vote in state/federal elections. /1
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Most of the ideas mentioned in this article—higher minimum wage, free tuition at public colleges, higher taxes on the rich—are not only popular now but were realities in the past, including in NYC, during the booming postwar years, when America was “great.”/1
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/u...
Zohran Mamdani Says He’s a Democratic Socialist. What Does That Mean?
www.nytimes.com
June 26, 2025 at 9:54 AM
Most of the ideas mentioned in this article—higher minimum wage, free tuition at public colleges, higher taxes on the rich—are not only popular now but were realities in the past, including in NYC, during the booming postwar years, when America was “great.”/1
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/u...
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The American people were lied to about Vietnam, with tragic consequences.
The American people were lied to about Iraq, with tragic consequences.
The American people are being lied to again today. We cannot allow history to repeat itself.
The American people were lied to about Iraq, with tragic consequences.
The American people are being lied to again today. We cannot allow history to repeat itself.
June 22, 2025 at 5:37 PM
The American people were lied to about Vietnam, with tragic consequences.
The American people were lied to about Iraq, with tragic consequences.
The American people are being lied to again today. We cannot allow history to repeat itself.
The American people were lied to about Iraq, with tragic consequences.
The American people are being lied to again today. We cannot allow history to repeat itself.
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LLM use in research and writing doesn't just mean students aren't doing the work, it means they literally abandon the very skills development and knowledge acquisition necessary for any intellectual job, let alone to know whether or when LLMs are giving them bullshit or useful info. 2/n
June 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
LLM use in research and writing doesn't just mean students aren't doing the work, it means they literally abandon the very skills development and knowledge acquisition necessary for any intellectual job, let alone to know whether or when LLMs are giving them bullshit or useful info. 2/n
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New research from MIT found that those who used ChatGPT can’t remember any of the content of their essays.
Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn.
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn.
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
June 18, 2025 at 7:32 AM
New research from MIT found that those who used ChatGPT can’t remember any of the content of their essays.
Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn.
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
Key takeaway: the product doesn’t suffer, but the process does. And when it comes to essays, the process *is* how they learn.
arxiv.org/pdf/2506.088...
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Jon Stewart tackles the GOP's refusal to address gun violence unless it's carried out by a non-citizen
June 17, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Jon Stewart tackles the GOP's refusal to address gun violence unless it's carried out by a non-citizen
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This is imp for many of us who teach abt the history of race & racism in the U.S. under state-level bans & increasing duress. Carefully employing primary sources & projects gives us the opportunity to cover this material w/o violating the law.
Thread includes primary docs on African American hist.
Thread includes primary docs on African American hist.
The latest issue of Scholarly Editing by @editorial-notes.bsky.social features an important essay on how to use documentary editing assignments to help students grapple w the legacies of inequalities, esp in instances where teaching abt these topics is banned. Highly recommend!
Teaching Tolerance and Empathy through Digital Documentary Editing
scholarlyediting.org
June 17, 2025 at 2:56 PM
This is imp for many of us who teach abt the history of race & racism in the U.S. under state-level bans & increasing duress. Carefully employing primary sources & projects gives us the opportunity to cover this material w/o violating the law.
Thread includes primary docs on African American hist.
Thread includes primary docs on African American hist.
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At least 15 people, including an American citizen, were killed and 114 were injured in a massive overnight attack on Kyiv, marking the deadliest strike on the Ukrainian capital this year. wapo.st/4408pJO
June 17, 2025 at 11:20 AM
At least 15 people, including an American citizen, were killed and 114 were injured in a massive overnight attack on Kyiv, marking the deadliest strike on the Ukrainian capital this year. wapo.st/4408pJO
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Lots of commentary on this piece already, all of which I agree with.
For historians, research is a fundamental part of writing.
To farm it out to AI changes the nature of this intellectual process in fundamental ways.
And as Stacy Schiff points out, it also takes all the fun out of it.
For historians, research is a fundamental part of writing.
To farm it out to AI changes the nature of this intellectual process in fundamental ways.
And as Stacy Schiff points out, it also takes all the fun out of it.
A.I. Is Poised to Rewrite History. Literally.
www.nytimes.com
June 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Lots of commentary on this piece already, all of which I agree with.
For historians, research is a fundamental part of writing.
To farm it out to AI changes the nature of this intellectual process in fundamental ways.
And as Stacy Schiff points out, it also takes all the fun out of it.
For historians, research is a fundamental part of writing.
To farm it out to AI changes the nature of this intellectual process in fundamental ways.
And as Stacy Schiff points out, it also takes all the fun out of it.
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🧵 To make this more concrete: don't assume Trump himself knows what he is going to do next in in the Israel-Iran conflict. He definitely doesn't want to get the US involved in a major war in the Middle East (that much he's been clear on). But he loves to bomb and look tough. 1/
The poor communication, lack of trust, and awkward history in this group, plus Trump’s own track record, should give anyone who thinks they know what happens next a very long pause.
Vice President JD Vance, Joint Chiefs Chairman Dan Caine, and top aides gathered at the White House earlier, CNN reports. Rubio has been keeping Trump informed.
June 17, 2025 at 12:50 AM
🧵 To make this more concrete: don't assume Trump himself knows what he is going to do next in in the Israel-Iran conflict. He definitely doesn't want to get the US involved in a major war in the Middle East (that much he's been clear on). But he loves to bomb and look tough. 1/
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Using generative AI to create and assess assignments is malpractice. I don’t see any other way to frame it.
If you hate teaching that much, get out of the profession.
If you hate teaching that much, get out of the profession.
June 16, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Using generative AI to create and assess assignments is malpractice. I don’t see any other way to frame it.
If you hate teaching that much, get out of the profession.
If you hate teaching that much, get out of the profession.
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Some thoughts about the military parade in my hometown of Washington DC today -- specifically, the route. Military parades in DC are quite rare. But when they happen, they have always begun, symbolically and geographically, at the Capitol and moved outward. 1/
June 14, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Some thoughts about the military parade in my hometown of Washington DC today -- specifically, the route. Military parades in DC are quite rare. But when they happen, they have always begun, symbolically and geographically, at the Capitol and moved outward. 1/
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Brian Wilson was the most musically inventive voice in all of pop, with an otherworldly ear for harmony. He was also the visionary leader of America’s greatest band, The Beach Boys. If there’d been no Beach Boys, there would have been no “Racing In The Street.”
June 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Brian Wilson was the most musically inventive voice in all of pop, with an otherworldly ear for harmony. He was also the visionary leader of America’s greatest band, The Beach Boys. If there’d been no Beach Boys, there would have been no “Racing In The Street.”
RIP Brian Wilson. What immense talent. Grateful I got to see you in concert.
June 11, 2025 at 5:24 PM
RIP Brian Wilson. What immense talent. Grateful I got to see you in concert.
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Political scientists / historians / military sociologists: what are the best papers on the impact of veterans returning home from foreign wars? This is in the context of Russian troops, but I am interested in the broader literature and what it might have to teach us.
June 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Political scientists / historians / military sociologists: what are the best papers on the impact of veterans returning home from foreign wars? This is in the context of Russian troops, but I am interested in the broader literature and what it might have to teach us.
This seems like a good time to remember that many historical protests that today we consider morally justified were not sanctioned/not legal at the time—including many, many protests in which protesters were committed to non-violence.
June 9, 2025 at 1:21 AM
This seems like a good time to remember that many historical protests that today we consider morally justified were not sanctioned/not legal at the time—including many, many protests in which protesters were committed to non-violence.
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Here it is, my 228th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Please add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
americanstudier.substack.com/p/scholarsun...
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#ScholarSunday Thread 228
Published on June 8, 2025
americanstudier.substack.com
June 8, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Here it is, my 228th #ScholarSunday thread of great public scholarly writing & work, podcast episodes, new & forthcoming books from the past week. Please add more below, share widely, & enjoy, all! 🗃️
americanstudier.substack.com/p/scholarsun...
americanstudier.substack.com/p/scholarsun...
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My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy.
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
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June 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
My Canadian university, Queen's, is offering TWENTY 4-year funded PhDs (40k CAD/yr) for a student of ANY citizenship who has been accepted at a top 100 US university but have had offer rescinded OR are reconsidering offer due to US policy.
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
Details found here👇
www.queensu.ca/grad-postdoc...
Yes, this is so stupid, and yes, we’re allowed to laugh at it. Also, I’ll take anything that diverts or slows the onslaught of flooding the zone.
June 5, 2025 at 7:53 PM
Yes, this is so stupid, and yes, we’re allowed to laugh at it. Also, I’ll take anything that diverts or slows the onslaught of flooding the zone.
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Lee: Would say it would be “illegal DEI” for a lesson plan on the Tulsa race massacre?
McMahon: I’d have to get back to you
Lee: Do you know what the Tulsa race massacre is?
McMahon: I’d like to look into it more and get back to you on it.
McMahon: I’d have to get back to you
Lee: Do you know what the Tulsa race massacre is?
McMahon: I’d like to look into it more and get back to you on it.
June 4, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Lee: Would say it would be “illegal DEI” for a lesson plan on the Tulsa race massacre?
McMahon: I’d have to get back to you
Lee: Do you know what the Tulsa race massacre is?
McMahon: I’d like to look into it more and get back to you on it.
McMahon: I’d have to get back to you
Lee: Do you know what the Tulsa race massacre is?
McMahon: I’d like to look into it more and get back to you on it.
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***Digital History Seed Grants***
The IEHS invites submissions for awards, up to $2,000 each, to support graduate students and early-career scholars seeking to develop or engage with digital history work connected to migration history and related fields.
Deadline: 8/1/25
iehs.org/awards/seed_...
The IEHS invites submissions for awards, up to $2,000 each, to support graduate students and early-career scholars seeking to develop or engage with digital history work connected to migration history and related fields.
Deadline: 8/1/25
iehs.org/awards/seed_...
Digital History Seed Grants
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iehs.org
June 4, 2025 at 1:15 PM
***Digital History Seed Grants***
The IEHS invites submissions for awards, up to $2,000 each, to support graduate students and early-career scholars seeking to develop or engage with digital history work connected to migration history and related fields.
Deadline: 8/1/25
iehs.org/awards/seed_...
The IEHS invites submissions for awards, up to $2,000 each, to support graduate students and early-career scholars seeking to develop or engage with digital history work connected to migration history and related fields.
Deadline: 8/1/25
iehs.org/awards/seed_...