Learning Out Loud
Join me each week as I 'learn out loud' about some of my favorite topics like: science, history, mental health, fitness, & discovering life's purpose. A little bit serious, a little bit silly, and a little bit of learning & growing.
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The UDC, Lost Cause, & Confederate Monuments Part 2 (opens the original)
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We're continuing with Part 2 of discussing the connections between the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC), the Lost Cause, & Confederate monuments. In Part 2, we'll look at how the UDC used public education and history to further advance the Lost Cause narrative, and talk about the status of Confederate monuments and military bases today. CONNECT: Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypod TikTok: @yappinabouthistorypod Email me: yappinabouthistory@gmail.com SOURCES: -No Common Ground by Karen L.
The UDC, Lost Cause, & Confederate Monuments Part 1 (opens the original)
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If you’ve ever wondered why some people refer to the U.S. Civil War as the ‘war between the states’ or ‘Lost Cause’ or if you’ve ever wondered why there are so many Confederate statues all over the US, even in states that weren’t apart of it, or if you’ve wondered why some people say that slavery ‘wasn’t that bad’ and that most white families treated their slaves like extended family…. you’re in the right place. Surprisingly, there is one group that has been the most influential in pushing these
Women of the American Revolution Part 2: Fighters & Spies (opens the original)
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Last week we talked about influential women thinkers andwriters of the American Revolution, and this week we’re following it up with part 2 of influential women of the American Revolution. This week we’ll be talking about the women who got their hands dirty in the war…that’s right, we’re talking about the women fighters, spies, messengers, & protesters of the American Revolution! Let’s yap about it! CONNECT: Instagram: @yappinabouthistorypod TikTok: @yappinabouthistorypod Email me: yappinabouthi
Women of the American Revolution Part 1: Thinkers & Writers (opens the original)
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This week is part 1 of a 2 part series looking at some of the influential women of the American Revolution. This week’s episode will focus on the women thinkers and writers of this time who influenced society’s views on the Revolution and influenced many of the founding fathers. We’ll be talking about Catharine Macaulay-a very famous historian & political writer, Mercy Otis Warren-also a very famous political writer & poet, Phillis Wheatley-an enslaved woman who rose to fame through her poetry,
The Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence: The US's First Declaration? (opens the original)
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There was a lot of festivities & hullabaloo in the lead up to the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Dec of independence…but what if I told you that we were actually a little over a year too late in the celebrations? And that The first Declaration of Independence was actually signed on May 20, 1775 in Mecklenburg, NC. And not only are we celebrating on the wrong date, Thomas Jefferson plagiarized large portions of this first declaration in order to make his own!! This week we’re gonna talk
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