History

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CwO5-KOTtfE

Kings and Generals historical animated documentary series on the history of religions and Christianity continues with an episode on Manichaeism - Christianity's early rival in the east. Manichaeism was once one of the world’s most widespread religions, stretching from Roman North Africa to Tang China. Founded by the prophet Mani in the 3rd century CE, it blended elements of Christianity, Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, and Gnosticism into a dualistic faith centered on the eternal struggle between Light and Darkness. This video explores the fascinating life of Mani, his teachings, and how his religion spread along the Silk Roads through merchants, missionaries, and adaptable doctrine. Despite periods of intense persecution, Manichaeism endured for over a millennium, influencing major world religions and leaving a legacy that echoed in movements from the Bogomils to Chinese sects. Discover how a forgotten faith once rivaled Christianity and Buddhism in reach and how it shaped the religious and cultural landscapes of three continents.

As Chinese immigration to California accelerated across the 19th century, the hairstyle known as the queue — a long, braided pony tail — became the subject of white Americans’ fascination, disgust, and legal regulation. Sarah Gold McBride explores why hair served as an index of political subjecthood, and how the queue exposed cracks in American norms regarding gender, economy, and citizenship.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/32710840

On July 5, 1852, Frederick Douglass delivered his famous “What to the American slave is your 4th of July?” speech in Rochester, NY.

“I answer: a day that reveals to him, more than all other days in the year the gross injustice and cruelty to which he is the constant victim.”

It happened between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. Before that Roman names of deities were used more widely but now Greek names are more common. Is there a precise (not approximate) date/timing of this?

How are the roles of tipping and personal lines of credit similar and different in the modern day compared to their roles in the south in the US during the time of slavery?

I recently went on a tour of a plantation in the south that educated attendees about the history of slavery which was pretty eye opening. A couple of the interesting comments made were that:

• Some skilled slaves (e.g. blacksmiths) would sometimes be "loaned" out to other plantations where they could earn tips.
• On one particular plantation, after slavery was abolished and up to ~1960 there was an on-site store where workers would buy goods using credit from future wages. This was a means by which these "free" workers were prevented from leaving as, although they were paid, they were constantly taking on debt from their living expenses.

Both of these phenomena of tipping and individuals purchasing goods using credit are pretty foreign concepts to me as someone who grew up outside of the US. While these conditions were probably improvements to the baseline conditions of slavery, they also weren't as kind as they couldve been, and seem to still be systems that were intended to keep these people subjugated. These are also systems that continue to be used to take advantage of some of the most disadvantaged people in the US today.

Was there ever a nation to come from fascism without a war or a revolution?

I heard that 99% of all of these documents have been lost. What are some notable ones??

The Theatre Museum is a small museum located in Mount Pleasant, Iowa. I have had the pleasure to work with them on organizing their collection of tent theatre records and artifacts, as well as create a few videos for them. Super neat musuem with an incredibly unique collection.