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Books! Books! Books!: Explore the Amazing Collection of the British Library | Mick Manning

Literally… I even had a book with me at my dad‘s funeral!

Sace Same. 7mo

mcctrish Sometimes 4 #justincase 7mo

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mcctrish

Love Theoretically: From the bestselling author of The Love Hypothesis | Ali Hazelwood

Celebrating my birthday on an airplane with my new kindle, I‘m pretty happy right now

Ruthiella Happy Birthday! 🥳🥳🥳 1y

DivineDiana Best wishes! 🥳📚🎂 1y

Read4life Happy birthday 🎂🎉 1y

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LeahBergen Happy Birthday!! ❤️📚❤️📚 1y

mcctrish Thank you so much @Ruthiella @DivineDiana @Read4life @LeahBergen we‘ve got a bit of a layover in Montreal so I‘m maybe buying more books right now #justincase 1y

xicanti Happy birthday! 1y

Ruthiella I love perusing Airport bookstores! 1y

merelybookish Happy birthday! I hope you eventually get something better to eat than Air Canada pretzels. 😁 1y

mcctrish @merelybookish the snacks in the Air Canada lounge are really good! I‘m not holding my breath on the dinner served later on the plane 🤣 1y

jlhammar Happy Birthday!! 🎈 1y

Jas16 Happy Birthday! 🎂🎉🎈 1y

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Ddzmini

Untitled | Unknown

Always… Always 🤨📚📚📚📚📚📚📚

mcctrish First I had one of those carts to get my tbr off the floor ( forget about having too many for the bedside table), filled it so then I took a bookshelf that was in my kid‘s room when he was a baby, now the shelf is filled and I have 4 stacks on the floor of 6+ books (edited) 3y

Leftcoastzen Absolutely true! 3y

Ddzmini @mcctrish I know I had a little shelf… then a bigger shelf… now a whole 5 shelf‘s 👀 it just keeps growing 🤣📚📚📚 3y

mcctrish #justincase 3y

Cathythoughts Always ❤️ 3y

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alisiakae

The 1619 Project: A New Origin Story | Nikole Hannah-Jones, The New York Times Company

Last discussion question for Chapter 1. Tomorrow we'll discuss the creative works.

Some further resources:
💫 Reread the Declaration of Independence and/or Constitution with what you read in this chapter in mind.
💫 https://mountainx.com/opinion/letter-language-shift-will-change-perceptions/

#1619GroupRead

alisiakae @BarbaraTheBibliophage @BeckyWithTheGoodBooks @Bookish_Gal @Butterfinger @Catsandbooks @chaoticmissadventures @chelsea.poole @Chrissyreadit @IndoorDame @JenReadsAlot @katy4peas @kdgordon88 @kspenmoll 3y

alisiakae @MallenNC @mdm139 @megabooks @Megnews @ncsufoxes @PurpleyPumpkin @ravenlee @Readergrrl @Riveted_Reader_Melissa @rjsthumbelina @sabyym @Singout @skygoddess1 @staci.reads @TheKidUpstairs @TimInCalifornia
3y

Butterfinger Equity in education, housing, suffrage - What book was it @megnews that we read - Douglass and the women suffragists were united until Stanton and Anthony broke away because they didn't believe the newly Emancipated people should not receive the right to vote until the educated white women received it? I agree wholeheartedly with Hannah-Jones, when you have been persecuted, you don't want to see anyone else persecuted so Black people are always th 3y

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IndoorDame The thing from chapter 1 that really stands out for me is that we have all public education in this country as a result of activism by Black Americans, which I hadn‘t known before. 3y

Butterfinger the first to stand up for equality and equity - LGBTQ+ rights. Great discussion and great questions and great book. Drug intervention programs. And Alisia, I appreciated that article. If Asheville did start using appropriate language, maybe those dang flags would be off of I40. They are a symbol of hatred; not heritage. I seethe each time I see one. 3y

alisiakae @IndoorDame that struck me as well. @Butterfinger I feel like a new flag pops up every time I go to Asheville. 😬 I saw 4 on my trip last month. on I-40 and 321. 3y

Singout Like @Butterfinger says, the Stonewall riots that are considered to be key in LGBT rights were led by Black people and people of colour, often trans people and drag queens. 3y

Chrissyreadit @Butterfinger I thought Asheville is progressive? @4thhouseontheleft side note- I‘m hoping to visit in April. 3y

Chrissyreadit I have to admit I‘m learning about some of the ways we have all gained now from this book. I am still absorbing how so much has been left out of schools. 3y

megnews @Butterfinger it was the one about Lucy Stone

Leaving Coy's Hill

Butterfinger @Chrissyreadit I want to meet you. I have been vaccinated and I will wear my mask 😷😷. 3y

Chrissyreadit @Butterfinger I‘ll let you know dates when determined, you let me know where the bookstore is and it‘s a plan 😘 3y

megnews I appreciated the second resource. Terminology is so important. Words mean things. I‘ve been using the term “enslaved person” over slave for a while now as I‘d read that somewhere before. The term enslaver sounds uglier somehow than owner so it‘s incredibly appropriate in my opinion. And I agree that “forced labor camp” takes away the glamour some still attribute to antebellum plantations. Both going into my vocabulary. 3y

megnews @Chrissyreadit @Butterfinger I‘m so jealous! I want to meet y‘all too! 😃 3y

Chrissyreadit @megnews #roadtrip I‘ll give you the dates when I have them #justincase 3y

alisiakae @Chrissyreadit Asheville is progressive overall, but the rural areas around it are not. You‘ll have to let me know specific dates when you have them for a visit! 3y

alisiakae @megnews I agree. Forced labor camp as a term for antebellum plantations was new to me, I plan on incorporating it as well. My parents lived on Hilton Head Island for 10 yrs before moving to FL. It has always bothered me that HHI refers to its gated communities as “plantations”. But then, that area is also the first time I heard a docent refer to the Civil Was as t he a war of northern aggression. 🙄 3y

Chrissyreadit @4thhouseontheleft I will keep you in the loop 🎉 3y

Chrissyreadit @4thhouseontheleft @megnews @Butterfinger I actually feel relief at being given language to describe labor camps- and using enslaved and enslaver. The many many discussions I‘ve had with people internalized their watered down view and accepted a place of beauty built with horror- so many people not only minimalize but that act (to me) also indicates a very embedded perception of Black people being “less then”- I am reading this chapter thinking 3y

Chrissyreadit How is this still continuing - until suddenly grasping that many people have an internal caste system they fully believe in. 3y

staci.reads @Chrissyreadit @4thhouseontheleft @Butterfinger I just mentioned this in a comment on one of @megnews 's posts. If you are ever in New Orleans, I highly recommend visiting Whitney Plantation - the tour and museum are entirely centered on the enslaved persons' experience. They have removed any romanticized narratives about the southern plantation mystique. ⬇️ 3y

staci.reads *Whitney continues to use the term "plantation" so I followed suit for discussing this museum specifically, but I agree, I am working to replace that term with "forced labor camp." 3y

staci.reads @Chrissyreadit @4thhouseontheleft @Butterfinger @megnews https://www.whitneyplantation.org/ 3y

staci.reads Just finished the tagged book and learned more about Shirley Chisholm and her trailblazing accomplishments. Wanted to give her a shoutout for this discussion question!

Mediocre: The Dangerous Legacy of White Male America

Bookish_Gal I‘m working on learning - sometimes I feel re-learning - since most of this I‘ve never been aware of. So like my parents (which do not understand this project) we‘re questioning what is the truth in history and what‘s exaggerated. So honestly I‘m taking my time absorbing all these histories that were buried and forgotten. I‘m glad it‘s coming to light. The public Ed is what gets me, as I‘m a teacher, in what they pushed so hard for 3y

ncsufoxes There is so much that we have because of the work of black people. As it‘s mentioned that black people fighting for their rights & activism lead to the rights for others: women, lgbtq, disability, & immigration. A few months ago I was listening to The Antiracist podcast & the discussion was around disability rights. Kendi said disability rights are civil rights & until all people are treated equally there will continue to be a struggle. 3y

ncsufoxes In the last few years I have felt that my eyes have become truly opened to the inequalities in our society. It has made me rethink a lot. Although I am open & willing to be on this path, I recognize too that it is a sense of reckoning to come to terms with what I was not taught. I can (partially) see why people are so afraid of change & become so defensive (not making excuses for blatant racism that is pervasive). It‘s a lot to process& overcome. 3y

ncsufoxes My hope is the next (& my current generation) can continue to make changes & move forward. Understanding a more accurate history makes me understand more about why the policies & racism continue in this country. 3y

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mcctrish

The Christmas Bookshop: A Novel | Jenny Colgan

This was a total impulse buy on Friday when I picked up a birthday present for my sister in law. I meant to save it for a bit closer to Christmas but I fell on icy steps returning a book to the library later Friday night. After 2 days of pain, I‘m treating myself and thankful I grabbed it

Jas16 I hope you are feeling better soon! 3y

mcctrish Oh thank you @Jas16 slowly but surely ( even though I‘m over it already) 3y

ShelleyBooksie Sending speedy healing vibes! 3y

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dragondrool Hope you are feeling great soon! 3y

erzascarletbookgasm Feel better soon! 3y

mcctrish Thank you @ShelleyBooksie @dragondrool @erzascarletbookgasm I was feeling very very cranky and very sorry for myself, this book, a glass of wine and a heating pad have cheered me up somewhat. 🤞🏻to a better Monday 3y

Texreader Hope you are doing better! 3y

Julsmarshall Sending healing vibes! 3y

Kimzey Oh, my! Hope you feel better soon! 3y

StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego Oh no. Hope you're better soon. 3y

mcctrish @Julsmarshall thank you, I need all the help I can get ❤️ 3y

mcctrish @Texreader @Kimzey @StillLookingForCarmenSanDiego thank you ☺️ I see lots of reading and tea in my future ( and complete justification in my compulsive book shopping #justincase ) 3y

marleed I‘m late to this post and hope you are okay now! 3y

mcctrish @marleed this afternoon I finally feel like I‘ve turned a corner, still sore but I‘m certain I will live ( and I might even go to the library again but I‘m using the back door) 3y

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Jilly6183

Cold Feet | Amy FitzHenry

#stuffedstockingswap #justincase

Slipper Size? 6.5-7 (US)
Favorite Winter Treats? Any warm beverage (coffee, cocoa, chai)
Mittens or Gloves? Mittens
Scarves? winter scarves, sure. I can't pull off a fashion scarf
Cosmetics? Lotion and chapstick/lipgloss are really the only cosmetics I use.

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ElishaLovesBooks

I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | Maya Angelou

Books I‘ve been carrying around in my bag. #justincase

Christyco125 I‘ve been carrying around a couple different books in my bag lately too. I wonder if I‘m suffering from a book deficiency. 7y

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ElishaLovesBooks

The Book of Memory: A Novel | Petina Gappah

Took my book to the gym this evening. I️ didn‘t get a chance to read anything but I️ always operate under the principle of #justincase #yoga 😊😊

Cinfhen Loved this book 💗 7y

ElishaLovesBooks @Cinfhen I‘m just at the beginning and it‘s already hooked me in!🤗 7y

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Kaitlyn.keith.529

Book Thief | Markus Zusak

Yeah I would agree with this. I brought a book today to go celebrate my brother's birthday. You know, just in case 📚 #bookbringer #booknerd #alwayshaveabook #justincase https://www.buzzfeed.com/farrahpenn/we-know-what-type-of-book-nerd-you-are?utm_t...

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I take a book everyday to work KNOWING I'm not going to get to read it!!! (Just in case) I work in an emergency room, so idk when I think I would read it 🤣😂 7y

Kaitlyn.keith.529 @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks I'm the exact same way 😂 I slip my book in my purse before we go to church, before we go to the store, hanging out with people lol I know I'm not gonna be able to read it but on the off chance I want to have it 7y

Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks @Kaitlyn.keith.529 you never know!!! There might be a traffic jam 🤣😂 not likely for me, I live in a small town!! I just always want to have it!! 7y

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