Okay, guys!
January 20th is going to be TEH SUX. We all know why. For this one day, I’m going to try to post about the people and the things, the times and the events that have made America great. The moments where we progressed, where we lived up to our potential. When the ideals of our nation actually came close to being realized.
And I need your help.
I’m a boutique historian, a dabbler in local events and strange twists of fate. I read books on diseases and fires and scientific speculation. So I know a little about a little bit. Bet you all do, too.
So tell me things.
Tell me about scientists and thinkers, civil rights activists and Broadway pioneers. Tell me about aviators and engineers, spies and artists, singers and patriots. Tell me about the places you love, the things that play large in your local history. Tell me about the things that changed what America is and was and could be.
Try to:
-Keep events light. People live tough lives, and we’re not going to sugar coat that, but I’d prefer to talk about the efforts of the state of Arizona to protect a threatened ecosystem than a battle with a massive death toll.
-Tell me about the people who don’t get featured in the history books. PoC, women, LGBTQA people, autistic people, Jewish people, Muslim people, disabled people, anyone that tends to get shoved aside by the white guys.
-A simple name is cool, but if you have links to a page with more info, feel free to send a longer message to me at sciwritesfic at gmail dot com. Most things, I’m going to try to reblog existing posts here on Tumblr, but links to other sites allows people to read on if you’re fascinated.
-Keep it American. (and yes, naturalized Americans definitely count, if the person chose to gain American citizenship, they’re American.) Sorry, rest of the world. I really, really am sorry you have to deal with this. But let us get through this day so we can start fighting on the 21st.
The posts will be tagged “Sci’s January 20th Celebration of America,” and none of them will have anything to do with our current political situation. But they will be consistently tagged so if you want to block them, you’ll be able to do so easily.
Thanks guys!
Help needed!
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