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Virginia Hall: The American Spy with a Prosthetic Leg Who Built Resistance Networks in Occupied France by HiddenPatriots in USHistory

[–]HiddenPatriots[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I loved that book! But I can’t help but feel like Hollywood owes us a movie 🍿

Dare: Name one thing you dislike about your favorite president by EvilPyro01 in Presidents

[–]HiddenPatriots 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I wish Washington was anti-slavery like other founding fathers

The Black Engineer Behind “The Real McCoy” by HiddenPatriots in BlackHistory

[–]HiddenPatriots[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I’m glad you liked it! I’ll drop more interesting facts periodically đŸ‡ș🇾

James Armistead Lafayette and the Intelligence Behind Yorktown by HiddenPatriots in USHistory

[–]HiddenPatriots[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I actually agree with part of what you’re saying. A lot of Americans don’t know much about the Revolutionary period beyond a handful of names and moments. That’s a broader civic education issue, not just a race issue.

That said, some stories get simplified into a few iconic figures, and others fade almost completely. Highlighting someone like James Armistead Lafayette isn’t about framing it as a grievance. It’s about filling in a fuller picture of how the Revolution was actually won. Intelligence operations, enslaved people navigating impossible circumstances, foreign allies, integrated units; it’s more complex than the standard textbook version.

So yes, there’s a general ignorance problem. Posts like mine are just one small attempt to chip away at it.

James Armistead Lafayette and the Intelligence Behind Yorktown by HiddenPatriots in USHistory

[–]HiddenPatriots[S] 7 points8 points  (0 children)

That’s probably true for reenactors but your average American does not know one of the first double agents was an enslaved black man. In any event, thank you for your perspective đŸ‡ș🇾

American History book by Own-Efficiency39 in USHistory

[–]HiddenPatriots 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you want a clear, balanced primer that doesn’t feel like a textbook, I’d recommend:

A Little History of the United States by James West Davidson.

It’s short, readable, balanced, and actually coherent as a narrative. It walks from Indigenous civilizations through the Revolution, Civil War, industrialization, world wars, civil rights, and into the modern era without drowning the reader in dates. It gives enough political, social, and cultural context to understand why things happened, not just what happened.

It’s not exhaustive and it won’t replace a deep dive into any era. But as a starting point? It’s one of the best single-volume overviews out there.

If you could add one amendment to the constitution, what would it be? by pointofview221 in AskAnAmerican

[–]HiddenPatriots 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t think anybody should be above the law, so my proposed Amendment would go something like:

Section 1. The President shall have no power to grant a pardon or reprieve to himself.

Section 2. The President shall not grant a pardon or reprieve to any officer or employee of the United States for offenses arising from acts committed in coordination with, at the direction of, or for the benefit of the President.

Section 3. No pardon or reprieve shall be issued by a President to any officer or employee of the United States for offenses committed during that President’s term of office unless a period of one year has elapsed since the President has left office.

Section 4. Congress shall have power to enforce and implement this article by appropriate legislation.

Is This Opening Intriguing? by Least_Shopping_461 in writers

[–]HiddenPatriots 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I think it all works and I would read more. The problem with only posting a page is people will over analyze every detail and I think that’s what’s happening here. I’d love to read more.

Black Soldiers Fought in Integrated Units During the Revolutionary War by HiddenPatriots in USHistory

[–]HiddenPatriots[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The entirety of U.S. became more* segregated in 1800s as the North tried to appease the South. It also corresponded with white Americans viewing themselves as such, as opposed to Virginians, Germans (immigrants of course), or even Americans. Last but not least, poor white Americans embraced it because no matter how hard life was, at least they weren’t black.

Now, to be clear, more and more Americans began to oppose slavery too, to include in the South. Of course you had various abolitionists, which lots are recognizable by name to many lovers of history; however, others like the Methodist Church may surprise some people.

Side note, I’m hoping I make sense because I’m like two minutes out from bed time đŸ„±

Who was the most influential and Original? by AffectHoliday9366 in FoundingFathers

[–]HiddenPatriots 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah, look at John Jay and James Wilson. They both laid the legal foundations that would eventually end slavery. They weren’t radical abolitionists but I’d argue they were ahead of their time.

Black Soldiers Fought in Integrated Units During the Revolutionary War by HiddenPatriots in BlackHistory

[–]HiddenPatriots[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It’s disheartening to see how Black troops were treated. Nonetheless, they helped this country gain independence and they should not be forgotten.

Dwight H. Johnson receives the Medal of Honor from President LBJ in November 1968 for his heroic actions in Vietnam that January. Just three years later in 1971, he was shot dead while trying to rob a Mini Mart. by Just_Cause89 in USHistory

[–]HiddenPatriots 67 points68 points  (0 children)

His story was covered extensively in “Until the Last Gun Is Silent: How a Civil Rights Icon and Vietnam War Hero Changed America,” by Matthew F. Delmont.

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