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DeeDee Baldwin

@deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social

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Engagement librarian at Mississippi State. Researching Black legislators in Mississippi during Reconstruction. Opinions represent me alone. Rocking the AuDHD. 40-something fangirl and secular humanist. Aunt to humans, mom to cats. she/her

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · Jul 3

My research project, "Against All Odds: The First Black Legislators in Mississippi," is available at https://much-ado.net/legislators. The site provides bios, photos, almost 1000 newspaper clippings and other documents, and excerpts from primary and secondary sources. #Reconstruction

Against All Odds – The First Black Legislators in Mississippi

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 15d

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 · 15d

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?

Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 15d

A pattern is developing where everyone who fights back against a Trump attack inevitably wins with their reputation much better than before, and everyone who caves to him looks like shit and has Trump coming back for more a month later.

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 16d

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! 😁

DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 16d

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

DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 17d

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.

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

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · 17d

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.

DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · Aug 23

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

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James @sirjamesa12.bsky.social · Aug 23

“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

Bluesky @bsky.app · Aug 22

Unfortunately, Bluesky is unavailable in Mississippi right now, due to a new state law that requires age verification for all users.

While intended for child safety, we think this law poses broader challenges & creates significant barriers that limit free speech & harm smaller platforms like ours.

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · Aug 15

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 · Aug 15

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · Aug 13

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Society for Scholarly Publishing @scholarlypub.bsky.social · Aug 9

The AI Slop Overload Does Not Taste Good - The Scholarly Kitchen

AI-generated recipes are taking over the internet. How do they taste?

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Sarah J. Jackson @sjjphd.bsky.social · Aug 8

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 · Aug 5

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 · Jul 27

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

DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · Jul 26

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

Gailey 🍉 @sarahgailey.bsky.social · Jul 25

I got to deliver a talk on the history and legacy of the Hays Code and the Comics Code, contemporary censorship efforts, and the necessity of identifying with criminality. You can watch and read the whole thing here:

Read Like a Criminal

Big Gay Read 2025 Keynote Speech

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DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · Jul 26

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

DeeDee Baldwin @deedeebaldwinms.bsky.social · Jul 23

This is the small newspaper clipping that I show to my Governor's School students to show the callous establishment reaction to the murder.

Marsh Cook Killed. MERIDIAN, July 25. F. M. B. Cook, a prominent and offensive Republican politician of Jasper county, was found dead in the public road, near Mt. Zion church, Tuesday evening, with eighteen buck-shot in his body. The Clarion Ledger, July 25, 1890.

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Mr. Fahrenheit @mrfahrenheit.bsky.social · Jul 22

Trump Told Park Workers to Report Displays That ‘Disparage’ Americans. Here’s What They Flagged.

Descriptions and displays at scores of parks and historic sites have been flagged for review in connection with an executive order from President Trump.

Trump Told Park Workers to Report Displays That ‘Disparage’ Americans. Here’s What They Flagged.

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Mississippi Today @mississippitoday.org · Jul 21

Federal judge temporarily blocks Mississippi’s new DEI ban

U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate on Sunday approved the request for a temporary restraining order sought by a coalition of civil rights and legal organizations on behalf of students, parents and educators.

Federal judge temporarily blocks Mississippi’s new DEI ban

U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate on Sunday approved the request for a temporary restraining order sought by a coalition of civil rights and legal organizations on behalf of students, parents and educators.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · Jul 14

When you are feeling weary or despairing, remember that there are people in every corner of the world taking life affirming action in the direction of more justice. The fact that you can't see it all is a comfort because it means there is an excess of positive actions happening all at once. #onwards

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Brandon Friedman @brandonfriedman.bsky.social · Jul 17

"ICE isn’t helping anyone. They’re not making us safer or more prosperous. With every new headline, I find it harder to understand what role they’re playing that would allow us to even call them public servants."

I published some thoughts today on ICE and the meaning of public service.

This isn’t public service, and these are not public servants — The McPherson Square Group

Fred Rogers, who entertained and taught children for more than 50 years, once said, “when I was a boy and I would see scary things in the news, my mother would say to me, ‘Look for the helpers. You w...

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Mississippi Free Press @mississippifreepress.org · Jul 17

OPINION: Amid federal budget cuts, "Mississippi has lost millions in science funding so far and is poised to lose tens of millions more for biomedical research from NIH alone," Logan Havard writes.

Opinion | Why Scientists Need Your Tax Dollars

Logan G. Havard writes about how federal funding cuts affect scientific research that could otherwise benefit people at the local and national levels.

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Nitish Pahwa @nitishpahwa.com · Jul 15

you've heard about the college kids who can't do anything without ChatGPT's help—but what about the students who oppose generative A.I. for myriad reasons and refuse to rely on it as a shortcut? well, I found and spoke with a few of them here: slate.com/life/2025/07...

What It’s Like to Be a Student Who Hates ChatGPT

“Everyone is using it”—almost everyone.

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