DeeDee Baldwin

Thanks to MFP for publishing this little memorial I wrote for Sharon Morgan.

@kristinerosland.bsky.social *sees Nag Hammadi to fanfiction, follows immediately*

Both resources can be found linked on the "Projects & Resources" page at Against All Odds: much-ado.net/legislators/... 3/3

Ancestry tree overview

Part 2 of big project finished this morning: a public tree on Ancestry where subscribers can access genealogical info and tons of attached sources for Mississippi's 19th-century Black legislators: www.ancestry.com/invite-ui/ac... 2/3

spreadsheet of legislators on the census

Part 1 of big project finished this morning: a spreadsheet of all 162 Black legislators in Mississippi during the 1800s, tracking every documentation I could find for them on the US census: docs.google.com/spreadsheets... 1/3

This is a wild thread about the fabrication of academic citations completely made up by AI tools in Google scholar.

For more information, visit the website at much-ado.net/legislators/... or follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/makingtheirm.... We are especially interested in hearing from Mississippi K-12 teachers who want to learn more about working with us on the celebration program in their county.

Coverage from Port Gibson, Claiborne County

Coverage from Macon, Noxubee County

The first counties to give us the Board of Supervisors' go-ahead made up the first round of applications submitted to the Dept. of Archives & History: Adams, Claiborne/Jefferson, Holmes, Lauderdale/Clarke, Lowndes, Marshall/DeSoto, Noxubee, Oktibbeha/Clay, Warren, Washington, and Wilkinson/Amite.

MSMS students to portray 160 years of Black history for Eighth of May Almost 60 years ago, 20-year-old Marvin Griffin joined the efforts of the Council of Federated Organizations during Freedom Summer. He and his cohorts fought to help Black citizens overcome poll taxes...

Each marker's unveiling in the latter part of 2026 (they take at least 6 months to manufacture) will be accompanied by a community program featuring creative performances by local students in the style of Chuck Yarborough's 8th of May program at MSMS: cdispatch.com/news/msms-st... +

Composite portrait of the 1874-75 Mississippi state legislature, which was composed of more African American legislators than any other state.

Funded by a grant from Monument Lab, "Making Their Mark" (much-ado.net/legislators/...) is an initiative to install 22 historical markers at county courthouses across Mississippi to honor the state's first Black legislators. I submitted the applications for the first round of 11 markers last week. +

Now that Mississippi users can access this site again, I need to get back in the routine of posting here regularly. I'm on sabbatical for the spring 2026 semester (yay!), and my current main focus is leading the "Making Their Mark" project. +++

I'm on Bluesky, so I must be out of Mississippi again... 😆

*waves* from New Orleans, where I'm gathering with a bunch of cool people from Monument Lab to talk about exciting projects in the works!

Jessica Perkins Smith, DeeDee Baldwin, Al Dorsey, and Beth Kruse at ASALH 2025

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

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?

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! 😁

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

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.

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.

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

“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

“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.

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.

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!

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The AI Slop Overload Does Not Taste Good - The Scholarly Kitchen AI-generated recipes are taking over the internet. How do they taste?

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

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

Jere Nash's new book, Reconstruction in Mississippi, 1862-1877

In today's mail! I've been waiting for this to come out. 😁 @upmississippi.bsky.social

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

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

Emmett Till historical marker

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

Honoring Emmett Till's birthday at the national monument in Sumner, MS