That’s amazing!

Et tu, Microsoft Word?

#DisneyandtheAmericanNarrative #disthreads

From Morten Baker, "Bakers Dozen: Rebuttal from Disneyland," The Baltimore Afro-American, September 20, 1978, pg. 7.

This has the advantage of removing Disney from the political cycle every 4–8 years and possibly giving America its best civics education in years.

This can include presidents, the defining characteristic of whom is that they are drawn “from the people.” Use IP if you want. Bring in the Muppets. Sing some Hamilton. Show America at its best, when working together to achieve the ideals of life, liberty, and pursuit of happiness for all.

IMHO, as both a political and Disney historian, WDW has one chance to completely reimagine Hall of Presidents without angering any political side: 2026/America 250. Hear me out-HOP -> WTP, We The People. #dissky #publichistory #america250 #waltdisneyworld

Disney shareholders overwhelmingly reject anti-DEI proposal Disney shareholders overwhelmingly rejected an anti-DEI proposal calling for the entertainment giant to drop participation in an LGBTQ+ survey.

Disney has always been the bellwether of where the heart of the country is, culturally.

Just saying.

#dissky #disneyhistory #publichistory www.usatoday.com/story/money/...

I won’t say it wasn’t that great, because it was, especially if you like Mayan history!

“You can’t get from the primary source to the interpretation with a straight line.” - Joe Rohde speaking right to my public historian heart

Walt Disney's "Der Fuehrer's Face" (1943) (4K) (((REMASTERED AUDIO ))) YouTube video by mouselounge

Apropos of nothing. #dissky

www.youtube.com/watch?v=I7vb...

This is how it’s done.

It’s a great time to be writing about the 1780s.

Thank you!

“Do not be stilled by anger or grief. Burn them both and use that fuel to keep moving.”

-Maggie Smith

Ooooh yeah just generally no holograms or audio animatronics of historic figures please and thank you.

Thank you! We need you to stand for us all.

Thank you! We need you to stand for us all.

Thank you! Thank you for standing up and calling people to account! On behalf of those of us who can’t.

Thankful to see Disney Parks still celebrating Black History Month.

Thank you for doing something!

The Staple Singers became legendary for their songs about black life and struggle during the Civil Rights era. This song in particular is in reference to the Poor People’s Campaign.

The Staple Singers - Long Walk To DC YouTube video by Stax Records

“America we believe (we believe)
Oh that you love us still (love us still)
So people I'm gonna be under (yeah)
To wipe away my tears
I'll tell ya, ooh yeah
It's a long walk to D.C. but I'm on, ooh, yes, I am
Ooh yeah, but I know I'll make it some day”

www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DgW...

That’s my Senator!!

The song famous.

Some of Hill’s last words were “Don’t mourn. Organize.”

The activist known as Joe Hill fought for workers rights in the early 1900s. He was executed for a murder that many believed he had been framed for by anti-union bosses.

His story has been used for decades as a rallying cry. Paul Robeson, a singer famous for supporting the marginalized, made

Joe Hill (Remastered) YouTube video by Paul Robeson - Topic

“The Copper Bosses killed you Joe,
they shot you Joe” says I.
“Takes more than guns to kill a man”
Says Joe “I didn’t die”
And standing there as big as life
and smiling with his eyes.
Says Joe “What they can never kill
went on to organize,
went on to organize”

m.youtube.com/watch?v=omke...

In 1776 Benjamin Franklin proposed the motto

“Rebellion to tyrants is obedience to God”

For the seal of the new United States.

Just saying.

#publichistory

Bragg wrote this song in Britain after the Conservative Party under Margaret Thatcher won its third consecutive election. He believed a new day was coming, but good grief how long would it take?!

I think a lot of us can relate.

#publichistory

Billy Bragg - Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards (Official Video) YouTube video by Billy Bragg

Well, one leap forward, two leaps back
Will politics get me the sack?
Well, here comes the future and you can't run from it
If you've got a blacklist I want to be on it
Waiting for the Great Leap Forwards”

Billy Bragg, “Waiting For The Great Leap Forward www.youtube.com/watch?v=sHd2...