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Anglo-Saxon was a way to distinguish genteel old-money types, such as nativist Republican Senator Henry Cabot Lodge, from members of inferior races who had names such as, well, McCarthy.
Media Major UK university to remove term 'Anglo-Saxon' to 'decolonize' curriculum Such overhauls are allegedly aimed at 'undercutting nationalist narratives’ a source told UK's The Telegraph ...
What the ‘Anglo Saxon traditions’ controversy says about our current moment April 20, 2021 More than 4 years ago Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) in February. (Susan Walsh/AP) ...
Commentary Comment: ‘Anglo-Saxon’ has long been code for white supremacy In 19th century America, the term was used to tout white superiority regarding slavery and mainfest destiny. By Wire ...
Following centuries of disuse after the Norman Conquest, the term Anglo-Saxon reappeared in the late 16th century in antiquarian literature to refer to pre-Conquest peoples in England.
Archaeologists in England have discovered the remains of a teenager and child buried in a spooning position in an Anglo-Saxon cemetery dating to the sixth or seventh century A.D.
Time flows in a strange way on Sundays,” wrote Haruki Murakami in his book 1Q84. And last Sunday, when our indolence had reached a feverish peak, we languidly set out to Radisson Hotel and ...
David Gilmour ’s marvelous “The British in India: A Social History of the Raj” classifies and conjures more than three centuries of eclectic Anglo-Indian flora.
Hundreds of elite Anglo-Saxon women were buried with mysterious ivory rings. Now, researchers know the ivory came from elephants living about 4,000 miles away from England.
By John McCarten May 25, 1956 Save this story Save this story The New Yorker, June 2, 1956 P. 130 ...