Dr Kate Ballantyne
@kate_ballantyne
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Historian of 20th c. student activism & civil rights. Senior Lecturer @LJMUhistory & Secretary @OfficialBAAS. @CamHistory & @UofSC grad. Views are my own.
Joined December 2012
Today is publication day for my first book, Radical Volunteers! Many thanks to @hollynathaniel and @UGAPress for believing in the project. In light of recent protests, it’s more important than ever to bring some historical context to student activism.
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"His spirit will live on" ❤️ The civil rights campaigner Paul Stephenson - who led the Bristol Bus Boycott in 1963 - has died. Read about his incredible life here ➡️ https://t.co/GdVectwizz
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As a historian who has spent months in the National Archives, I say (not lightly) this U.S. Archivist should b fired. The National Archives should b concerned w/preserving & presenting the truth--nothing else. This is what historian @TimothyDSnyder calls "anticipatory obedience."
WSJ reports that the National Archives museum has removed references to Martin Luther King, Japanese internment, Native Americans, union organizers, and birth control, because presenting American history honestly would make Republicans uncomfortable https://t.co/CznEIKHGMh
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Guess what's back. Yes, https://t.co/pvwAEWBN0Z and https://t.co/lmq8xJV8dv are back, as well as https://t.co/wPEvAlOiJE (Wayback Machine) and all those amazing items. Some of the features are not up yet, but rest assured we're working on it and our tired devs will prevail.
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HURRICANE RELIEF EFFORTS Know someone affected by the hurricane? Let them know about our FREE meal program atProvided by local restaurants. Share with those in need!" One family, one community, standing together in solidarity. We rise stronger in times of crisis If you're
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Tuesday is 60th anniversary of an event that shaped our world: The Berkeley Free Speech movement, which set the stage for modern liberalism - and the right's backlash How bittersweet that a wave of campus repression is drowning their victories. My column🎁 https://t.co/UJxjSIMBIn
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So glad you enjoyed it @gregg_michel, thanks for watching!
Great talk today by @kate_ballantyne at the @eastTNhistory on her important new book Radical Volunteers: Dissent, Desegregation, and Student Power in Tennessee
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I’m giving a book talk @eastTNhistory on August 29th at 5:30. Come by if you’re around Knoxville, I’d love to see folks! https://t.co/kfJwRa4L5d
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Dr. Kate Ballantyne will be talking about her new book on Tennessee student activism. Radical Volunteers tells the largely unknown story […]
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What happened in 1970 after Richard Nixon was told, “I doubt that there would be any problem of student demonstrations in Tennessee.” An excerpt from @kate_ballantyne’s new book. @UGAPress
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The AHA has issued a statement “deplor[ing] recent decisions among college and university administrators to draw on local and state police forces to evict peaceful demonstrators.”
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The AHA has issued a statement “deplor[ing] recent decisions among college and university administrators to draw on local and state police forces to evict peaceful demonstrators.”
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Are you on the job market? Check out this 12-month post @LJMUhistory to cover during my maternity leave! It’s a great place to work with fantastic colleagues and wonderful students. https://t.co/1UtKNxRySJ
@OfficialBAAS @HOTCUS
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Also published this week was @kate_ballantyne’s Radical Volunteers: Dissent, Desegregation, & Student Power in Tennessee from @UGAPress: https://t.co/87OO86DXzu
Today is publication day for my first book, Radical Volunteers! Many thanks to @hollynathaniel and @UGAPress for believing in the project. In light of recent protests, it’s more important than ever to bring some historical context to student activism.
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And here we go, UTPD joins the fray in riot gear. Too bad the administration doesn’t remember how this went in 1970…
From the State of Tennessee’s speaker of the house.
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Another brilliant public event at @LJMUhistory is on 2 May at 5 pm. This time, we celebrate the launch of my colleague (and office mate) Kate Ballantyne's book "Radical Volunteers: Dissent, Desegregation and Student Power in #Tennessee". All are welcome!
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Join us to celebrate the launch of Dr Kate Ballantyne's new book, Radical Volunteers: Dissent, Desegregation and Student Power in Tennessee
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We’re having a book launch tomorrow at 5pm in John Foster, hosted by the Centre for Modern and Contemporary History! The more the merrier. @LJMUhistory
📖 Happy publication day to @kate_ballantyne, a senior lecturer in American History here at LJMU. Radical Volunteers is out with @UGAPress today!
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