13 April 1743 Born #OTD Thomas Jefferson, the #Declaration 's author and advocate of religious freedom. He represents most clearly the Great Contradiction: a nation 'conceived in liberty' was born in chains. How to balance this split? dontknowmuch.com/in-the-shadow-…
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13 April 1743 Born #OTD Thomas Jefferson, the #Declaration 's author and advocate of religious freedom. He represents most clearly the Great Contradiction: a nation 'conceived in liberty' was born in chains. How to balance this split? dontknowmuch.com/in-the-shadow-…
#sschat #ushistory

What part of this do they not understand?
Article VI US Constitution
'...but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.'
constitutioncenter.org/the-constituti… via National Constitution Center
#sschat #civics #Constitution

I urge you to read Levi’s riveting account of his capture, detention in Italy and then his Auschwitz experience . It is one of the most important #books you will read
#wwII #sschat #history

11 April 1987 #OTD Italian #writer and chemist Primo Levi died in Turin in what was ruled a suicide. His memoir of surviving Auschwitz, 'If This Is a Man,' is among the 58 works in #GreatShortBooks : A Year of Reading-Briefly dontknowmuch.com/2024/03/great-… via Scribner #Read #books

NEW on #TakeActionForLibraries Day: ALA launches #ReaderVoterReady campaign to encourage all library advocates and their communities to get informed, get registered, and get ready to vote!

Learn more & make a commitment to vote: ala.org/advocacy/reade…

A turning point for Perkins was personally witnessing the Triangle Factory fire. She committed her life from there in to worker safety and labor rights. One of the great people in #ushistory sschat

Born #OTD in 1880, Frances Perkins broke barriers when she became the first woman Cabinet member in American history as President Franklin D. Roosevelt appointed her the Secretary of Labor. Dedicated to helping workers & the less-fortunate, she led an inspiring life of service.

Key to Fitzgerald's revival after he died was including 'The Great Gatsby' in the Armed Services Editions, paperbacks distributed free to troops during #WWII guides.loc.gov/armed-services… I wrote about ASE-a publishing landmark-in my first book 'Two-Bit Culture' (1984) #Read #Books

10 April 1925 #OTD 'The Great Gatsby' was published. When Fitzgerald died in 1940, his The New York Times obit read 'The promise of his brilliant career was never fulfilled.' 'Gatsby' was forgotten. But it is among 58 works in #GreatShortBooks dontknowmuch.com/2024/03/great-… via Scribner

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I am so glad it has arrived. I hope you enjoy it. And for those interested, learn more about 'The World in Books'
here simonandschuster.com/books/The-Worl… via Scribner (October 2024)
#OpenBooksOpenMinds #Read #Writers #Books

Today, we celebrate Billie Holiday, a legendary jazz icon and fearless civil rights activist. Her music inspired change and challenged societal norms. Happy birthday, Billie!

You don't have to wait until Monday to speak out for the right to read!

Get a head start on #RightToReadDay and take action against censorship at: bit.ly/RightToReadDay #UniteAgainstBookBans

AP: Earthquake shakes New York City area with preliminary magnitude of 4.8, officials say

4 April 1914 Born #OTD in French Indochina, #writer Marguerite Duras. Best known for the screenplay of 'Hiroshima mon amour,' she won the Prix Goncourt for 'The Lover' (1984). It is among 58 works in #GreatShortBooks dontknowmuch.com/2024/03/great-… Art ©Sam Kerr Scribner #Books

'Mourning the Death of Martin Luther King, Jr.' nmaahc.si.edu/explore/storie…
#ushistory #sschat via Smithsonian NMAAHC

Sadly reflecting today on the lost hopes and dashed dreams of many, across racial barriers, from that terrible day in #ushistory -- followed a few short weeks later by the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. The tragic divisions ran so deep in 1968.

'Mourning the Death of Martin Luther King, Jr.' nmaahc.si.edu/explore/storie…
#ushistory #sschat via Smithsonian NMAAHC

Sadly reflecting today on the lost hopes and dashed dreams of many, across racial barriers, from that terrible day in #ushistory -- followed a few short weeks later by the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. The tragic divisions ran so deep in 1968.

4 April 1914 Born #OTD in French Indochina, #writer Marguerite Duras. Best known for the screenplay of 'Hiroshima mon amour,' she won the Prix Goncourt for 'The Lover' (1984). It is among 58 works in #GreatShortBooks dontknowmuch.com/2024/03/great-… Art ©Sam Kerr Scribner #Books