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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Look who I found also waiting to hear Kate McKinnon this morning at the Mississippi Book Festival! So glad you wore that shirt today, @mychal3ts.bsky.social. ♥️ #LibraryJoy

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Roopika Risam @roopikarisam.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

As I was looking something up and bypassed the AI overview to go to a reputable site for the info I needed, it occurs to me that a significant cultural problem is prioritizing “efficiency” over accuracy — something that tremendously benefits the people in power who care little for truth.

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Visiting #UVA for the first time for @elaboratories.bsky.social's "Revolutions and Reflections: A Conference for Editing and Recovery Practitioners." This afternoon is a pre-conference workshop on locating scattered manuscript collections. I'll be presenting on Sunday afternoon. 😁 #elabs #archives

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

In a few hours (11 Central), I'll be giving a lightning talk about how I use primary sources in my Mississippi Governor's School class for the TPS Fest virtual conference. Registration is free: tpscollective-org.zoom.us/meeting/regi... Info on this session: docs.google.com/document/d/e...

tpscollective-org.zoom.us

Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: TPS Fest Session W1a - Lightning Sessions #1. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.

DESCRIPTION: Lightning talks TBD

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Yesterday in my Governor's School class about Mississippi's Black legislators during Reconstruction, a student said, "I can't believe how much of Reconstruction is happening again now."

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 31/05/2026

Mississippi Governor's School 2026 kicking off! Classes start tomorrow. This will be the fifth year of "Radical Courage: Black Legislators in Mississippi's Reconstruction Government."

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Ida Bae Wells @nhannahjones.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Because this country likes to forget what it’s capable of, I take it as a duty to remind us. We sit at the brink of the largest decimation of Black political power since the fall of Reconstruction — a Second Redemption. And the end of Black political power means the end of democracy itself.

nytimes.com

The Civil Rights Era Is Collapsing Before Our Eyes

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

We'll discuss the work of the Miss. Civil Rights Museum (Michael Morris), the Emmett @tillcenter.bsky.social, the Lafayette Community Remembrance Project (Castel Sweet), the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument (Keena Graham), and commemoration of the 1875 Clinton Massacre (me). 2/2

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

Really excited to be part of the panel "Mississippi Learning: Commemorating Racial Violence In Public Spaces," which has just been accepted for the American Historical Association conference in New Orleans in January. Thanks to @sturockoff.bsky.social for organizing! 1/2

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Nick Anderson - political cartoonist @andertoon.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Raising the Flag Follow my work and writing on Substack: nickanderson.substack.com

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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Rep. @brotherjones.bsky.social burns a confederate flag in the rotunda after the House passed 9-0 maps stripping Memphis of representation… #Memphis #JimCrow @MarshaBlackburn @GovBillLee

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

He's coming to Atlanta? I've missed that!

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Maybe some OFMD actors will be at DragonCon?

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Thanks to those who boosted the signal for this, and huge thanks to @scatterall.bsky.social for sending me the articles!

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Sadly, they don't have the years I need (1873 and 1896).

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Is there a nice historian or librarian out there with access to the Christian Recorder archives who would be willing to send me two articles? I have the exact dates for them.

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Recording a Reconstruction episode for the Mississippi Humanities Council's "Reflecting Mississippi" podcast with Michael Morris, John Spann, and Jere Nash

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

"Covering Mississippi: Women Journalists in Conversation across Generations” panel with @donnerkay.bsky.social, Aundrea Self, and Shamira Muhammad. Thanks, MSU Gender Studies!

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Thanks to MFP for publishing this little memorial I wrote for Sharon Morgan.

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

@kristinerosland.bsky.social *sees Nag Hammadi to fanfiction, follows immediately*

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Both resources can be found linked on the "Projects & Resources" page at Against All Odds: much-ado.net/legislators/... 3/3

much-ado.net

Projects & Resources – Against All Odds

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Part 2 of big project finished this morning: a public tree on Ancestry where subscribers can access genealogical info and tons of attached sources for Mississippi's 19th-century Black legislators: www.ancestry.com/invite-ui/ac... 2/3

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Part 1 of big project finished this morning: a spreadsheet of all 162 Black legislators in Mississippi during the 1800s, tracking every documentation I could find for them on the US census: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... 1/3

spreadsheet of legislators on the census

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MB Barber @mbbarber916.bsky.social · 20/12/2025

This is a wild thread about the fabrication of academic citations completely made up by AI tools in Google scholar.

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

For more information, visit the website at much-ado.net/legislators/... or follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/makingtheirm.... We are especially interested in hearing from Mississippi K-12 teachers who want to learn more about working with us on the celebration program in their county.

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

The first counties to give us the Board of Supervisors' go-ahead made up the first round of applications submitted to the Dept. of Archives & History: Adams, Claiborne/Jefferson, Holmes, Lauderdale/Clarke, Lowndes, Marshall/DeSoto, Noxubee, Oktibbeha/Clay, Warren, Washington, and Wilkinson/Amite.

Coverage from Port Gibson, Claiborne County

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Each marker's unveiling in the latter part of 2026 (they take at least 6 months to manufacture) will be accompanied by a community program featuring creative performances by local students in the style of Chuck Yarborough's 8th of May program at MSMS: cdispatch.com/news/msms-st... +

cdispatch.com

MSMS students to portray 160 years of Black history for Eighth of May

Almost 60 years ago, 20-year-old Marvin Griffin joined the efforts of the Council of Federated Organizations during Freedom Summer. He and his cohorts fought to help Black citizens overcome poll taxes...

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Funded by a grant from Monument Lab, "Making Their Mark" (much-ado.net/legislators/...) is an initiative to install 22 historical markers at county courthouses across Mississippi to honor the state's first Black legislators. I submitted the applications for the first round of 11 markers last week. +

Composite portrait of the 1874-75 Mississippi state legislature, which was composed of more African American legislators than any other state.

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Now that Mississippi users can access this site again, I need to get back in the routine of posting here regularly. I'm on sabbatical for the spring 2026 semester (yay!), and my current main focus is leading the "Making Their Mark" project. +++

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

I'm on Bluesky, so I must be out of Mississippi again... 😆 *waves* from New Orleans, where I'm gathering with a bunch of cool people from Monument Lab to talk about exciting projects in the works!

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

Presenting "Until It Is Faced: Using Primary Sources to Teach the History of Civil Rights in Mississippi" at @asalh-bhm.bsky.social with @jperksmith.bsky.social, Al Dorsey, and Beth Kruse #ASALH2025

Jessica Perkins Smith, DeeDee Baldwin, Al Dorsey, and Beth Kruse at ASALH 2025

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Micah @rincewind.run · 27/09/2025

this needs to be hammered into the skulls of every elite individual and institution on every measure - reputationally, financially, morally - you come out better if you fight the guy stand up! it’s the right thing to do and better for you in every way! how often does that happen?

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Yesterday's ASALH panel on @ccp-org.bsky.social was great! @profgabrielle.bsky.social and @jimccasey1.bsky.social, if y'all ever want another librarian, let me know! 😁

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

Looking forward to my second day at @asalh-bhm.bsky.social! I'll be presenting "Until It Is Faced: Using Primary Sources to Teach the History of Civil Rights in Mississippi" with Al Dorsey and @jperksmith.bsky.social at 4:00. #ASALH2025 #TeachTheTruth

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

While I have Bluesky access, here are photos, info, and media links from our 150th anniversary commemoration of the Clinton Massacre on Sept 4-6: much-ado.net/legislators/... This season of organized white supremacist violence in 1875 brought about the end of Reconstruction in Mississippi.

much-ado.net

The Clinton Massacre 150th Anniversary Commemoration Events – Against All Odds

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

I'm aliiiiive! I'm out of Mississippi and in Atlanta for @asalh-bhm.bsky.social, so I was able to get on Bluesky! Full day of panels today. My panel with Jessica Smith and Al Dorsey, "Until it is Faced: Using Primary Sources to Tell the Story of Civil Rights in Mississippi," is tomorrow at 4:00.

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

At least I can still access Bluesky on my phone. Hope that doesn't change. #Mississippi

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James @sirjamesa12.bsky.social · 23/08/2025

“See, Mississippi is not actually Mississippi’s problem. Mississippi is America’s problem because if America wanted to do something about it, what’s been going on in Mississippi, it could have been stopped by now.” —Fannie Lou Hamer

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

During the first week of September, we'll be commemorating the 150th anniversary of the Clinton Massacre with several events in and around Clinton, Mississippi. Details at much-ado.net/legislators/.... Please help spread the word!

“REMEMBER IT WHEN I AM GONE” The Clinton Massacre 150th Anniversary Commemoration Events.
On September 4, 1875, racist violence erupted at a community picnic (learn more), leading to the deaths of unknown numbers of African Americans in the months that followed. 150 years later, in 2025, we commit ourselves to learn from the past, to honor those who lost their lives, and to do better in the future.

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

I wonder when all the national media is going to start breathlessly reporting every day on how all the rollbacks of equity programs, scholarships, and social justice centers on college campuses at behest of this admin makes black, brown, trans, and queer folks feel unsafe

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

In today's mail! I've been waiting for this to come out. 😁 @upmississippi.bsky.social

Jere Nash's new book, Reconstruction in Mississippi, 1862-1877

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Yes. There are some places where those signs are especially obscene, and this is one.

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

"I am, at any given moment, Schrodinger's criminal. So are you. So are all of us."

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Honoring Emmett Till's birthday at the national monument in Sumner, MS

The infamous sign that's been put up at NPS sites

Tallahatchie County courtroom where the Emmett Till murder trial took place

Till national monument sign with Confederate statue in foreground

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