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John Bloom
@jdbloom.bsky.social
History prof; sports historian; cat lover; white nationalist autocratic oligarchs not welcome here.
The Girl Scouts. Amy Farrell’s recent history is fascinating.
November 25, 2025 at 12:29 AM
I bet it’ll look great when it’s done!
April 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Are you doing this yourself?!!!
April 29, 2025 at 9:10 PM
Unfortunately, I can believe it has to be said, and I appreciate that you said it!
March 20, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Racial discrimination against People of Color is certainly divisive. Jackie Robinson, who served in a segregated military and who faced court martial for protesting against racial injustice, had a lot to say about this.
March 19, 2025 at 8:22 PM
It was a fantastic museum. So sad to see it closed.
March 10, 2025 at 12:34 AM
You’re from the Bronx! You know what to do!!!
March 1, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Exactly
January 31, 2025 at 8:37 PM
It’s an amazing quote. It’s on a slide that I use in my U.S. History survey, and we discussed it thoroughly in my sports history class last semester (where I used a great textbook called A People’s History of Sports in the United States).
January 31, 2025 at 8:34 PM
But first, click on the icon!
November 18, 2024 at 1:24 AM
I hit “follow all.” Not sure who most are, but maybe I’ll learn something!
November 18, 2024 at 1:22 AM
My book, The Imperial Gridiron, has been out for about a year now.

www.nebraskapress.unl.edu/nebraska/978...
The Imperial Gridiron - University of Nebraska Press
<em>The Imperial Gridiron</em> examines the competing versions of manhood at the Carlisle Indian Industrial School between 1879 and 1918.
www.nebraskapress.unl.edu
November 29, 2023 at 2:09 AM