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There were so many positive comments left on my post last night that I think it‘s worth making this official.

This is very low key—no tag list, so feel free to participate how often you would like. I am reading one nonfiction a month that looks beyond the history found in schools.

If you would like to participate, post your book and thoughts each month, using #RealHistory and/or #HonestHistory . I‘ll make a bibliography for those interested.

Librarybelle Tagging those who left comments on my previous post: @Bookwormjillk @dabbe @Deblovestoread @JenReadsAlot @Eggbeater @Prairiegirl_reading @Leftcoastzen @Tamra @TheBookHippie @ncsufoxes @DrSabrinaMoldenReads 12h

Aims42 I LOVE this idea!!! 🤩👊🏻♥️💙🤍 12h

Librarybelle @Aims42 Thanks! 12h

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ncsufoxes Love this! I‘m always down for reading resistance. Everyone has to fight the whitewashing of history. 11h

Bookwormjillk Love it! 11h

ncsufoxes Love this! I‘m always down for reading resistance. Everyone has to fight the whitewashing of history. 11h

Librarybelle It‘s so important to keep the voices alive, @Bookwormjillk @ncsufoxes ! 11h

TheBookHippie Love!!!! 11h

lil1inblue 🙌 🙌 🙌 11h

Liz_M @LitsyEvents 11h

Mollyanna Love it! Definitely going to peruse by shelves for selections. 11h

Librarybelle Yay! Thanks, @TheBookHippie @lil1inblue @Mollyanna ! 11h

Librarybelle Thanks, @Liz_M ! 11h

Eggbeater I'm in! Thank you for including me. 11h

Librarybelle Yay, @Eggbeater ! 10h

Leftcoastzen 👍👏🙌 10h

dabbe Please add me to the bibliography list. What a fabulous idea, m'dear! I'm looking for a book! ♥️👊🏻♥️ 10h

Librarybelle Thanks, @Leftcoastzen @dabbe ! 9h

JenReadsAlot I'm totally in!! 9h

Librarybelle Yay, @JenReadsAlot ! 9h

DebinHawaii Would love to be added to the bibliography list. I‘m reading this one for #SheSaid in April

Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower

Librarybelle Sounds good, @DebinHawaii ! 8h

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Librarybelle

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

Fair warning…this may be a bit political. Though, as @TheBookHippie recently posted, reading is political.

I am beyond angry. Today‘s loss of IMLS, and the recent news of the future changes at the Smithsonian, are terrifying. Imagine a world without the services you rely on at the library or visiting a museum that provides a sanitized, incorrect history. In the US, that‘s what we will soon see.

So, I plan to read one nonfiction title a month ⬇️

Librarybelle ⬆️ …that tells a full picture of history, not a sanitized version of a certain point of view. History is made of layers, and up until fairly recently, most of the stories we know come from the winners or those with the loudest voice in the room. The last 20-25 years has seen an increase in the stories hidden for decades, because they were of individuals who were not of a certain demographic. The news is out; you cannot remove these people from ⬇️ 1d

Librarybelle ⬆️ …existence again. I want to read these #RealHistory titles to keep the memory of those silenced voices alive. Feel free to join if you wish. This is more of a read what you wish each month, and perhaps I‘ll collect a bibliography of titles read. History is so important. The silenced voices are important. Books are important. My choice for April is this book way too long on my shelf. I‘m passed due reading it. 1d

Bookwormjillk Reading is political! 1d

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dabbe I'll start looking at my completely disorganized bookshelves. #beyondangryindeed ♥️👊🏻💙 1d

dabbe @Bookwormjillk This should be a hashtag! #readingispolitical ♥️👊🏻💙 1d

Librarybelle I like the hashtag idea, @dabbe ! @Bookwormjillk 1d

Deblovestoread Great idea! I need to finish this book. 1d

Librarybelle Thanks, @Deblovestoread ! 1d

JenReadsAlot Great book! I'll find others to read as well. I'm just disgusted by this. 1d

Eggbeater I love this idea, and that book was incredible. 1d

Librarybelle It‘s a terrible time, @JenReadsAlot . I think this‘ll be a good read. 1d

Librarybelle Thanks, @Eggbeater ! 1d

Prairiegirl_reading @Librarybelle I like this # idea too! @dabbe @Bookwormjillk 1d

Leftcoastzen I have this one close to top of my TBR 1d

Librarybelle @Leftcoastzen This felt like the right moment to read it! 1d

Librarybelle @Prairiegirl_reading 😁 1d

Tamra So long this has been staring at me from my shelf. But, I did watch the documentary and I‘m hoping for more! 1d

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle I too like the hashtag! @dabbe 1d

TheBookHippie I have read this. It‘s very good. I think we should make a hashtag and I‘m going to go to my shelf. FYI our poet this month was political I‘m told! 1d

Librarybelle @Tamra I‘ve yet to see the documentary! 1d

Librarybelle @TheBookHippie I‘ve not read anything by Millay, so I‘m looking forward to it! I‘m bad at making catchy hashtags! I used #RealHistory , but I‘m open to anything. 😁 1d

TheBookHippie @Librarybelle @dabbe is the expert 😂 1d

Librarybelle Thoughts, @dabbe ??? What makes a good hashtag for this? @TheBookHippie and I would like to know! 😂 1d

dabbe @TheBookHippie @Librarybelle #realhistory is fantastic! 🤩 Maybe #honesthistory or #hh would, too. 🤔 1d

ncsufoxes A few weeks ago I pulled this book back off my shelf. I‘ve read about a 1/4 of it & haven‘t gotten back to it. It‘s one I need to get to but right I feel like there are too many important books to consume right now. All of this right now is so infuriating & well the only way to put is f—-ed up. (edited) 1d

Librarybelle @dabbe @TheBookHippie I‘m good with either #RealHistory or #HonestHistory ! 1d

Librarybelle @ncsufoxes It totally is. Ugh! 1d

DrSabrinaMoldenReads This tells the story of my history and ancestors. 23h

Bookwormjillk Glad to see this has taken off! Great idea and I love the hashtags. 17h

Librarybelle @DrSabrinaMoldenReads ❤️❤️❤️ I think this is a very important read! 16h

Librarybelle @Bookwormjillk 😁 16h

bookandbedandtea I love this idea while hating that it's necessary. I'm eager to see the books everyone reads. 9h

Librarybelle @bookandbedandtea Me too. It‘s awful we have to do this. 9h

DebinHawaii I love this idea! I have been trying to read more non-fiction & need to get to this book in particular. 8h

Librarybelle @DebinHawaii This will be my push to read it! 8h

staci.reads @Librarybelle That book is SO powerful and important! That and Caste are maybe the 2 best books on race that I've read. 4h

staci.reads @Bookwormjillk damn straight! 4h

Librarybelle @staci.reads I‘m looking forward to reading it, and I also have Caste on my shelf! 4h

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emmaturi

The Alice Network: A Novel | Kate Quinn

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I learnt some history in this book, as I had not realised that the Alice Network was a true event It was very interesting. It goes back and forth between the Great War and two years after WWII. #books #realhistory

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GingerAntics

Alexander Hamilton | Ron Chernow

I‘m beginning to genuinely believe that Alexander Hamilton was clairvoyant. I think we‘re looking at just this situation in America right now.
#ronchernow #alexanderhamilton #clairvoyant #factions #government #whyhistorymatters #realhistory

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GingerAntics

One Nation, Under Gods: A New American History | Peter Manseau

MIC DROP!!! 🎤
We‘re done here.
#petermanseau #onenationundergods #whyhistorymatters #liesyourteachertoldyou #history #religioushistory #realhistory

Bklover 👍💛 6y

GingerAntics @Bklover thanks for that. In some ways, I‘m waiting to digitally be burned at the stake over here. lol For some people, to say that America is not a Christian nation is to deny the very existence of God himself. 6y

Bklover I get it! ❤️ 6y

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SleepyDragon

Jeffersons Bible | Thomas Jefferson

I am so tired of arguing with people that Jefferson and some of the other Founding Fathers weren't Christian. They should put this book in hotel rooms instead of Gideon Bibles in red states where people think the US was founded on Christianity. Jefferson was a proud Deist, dammit! #soapbox #MtTBRreadathon #realhistory #religion

SleepyDragon Sorry. Just venting. I feel better now. 😁 7y

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