Matt Nichter
mfnich.bsky.social
Matt Nichter
@mfnich.bsky.social
historical sociologist. nothing human is foreign. fight the powers that be. views my own. articles: http://tinyurl.com/2r6zmzzh, http://tinyurl.com/5ahty56u
you're right, there was just one meeting. the same SA wrote two reports about it, on different dates and with different information, hence my confusion
November 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
don't talk to the FBI without a lawyer present, ideally an experienced movement lawyer. don't invite them into your apartment and try to politely deflect their questions, they may twist anything you say
November 25, 2025 at 8:59 PM
that was her second interview with the FBI

according to the agent - whose account may be inaccurate - "The only person she [Lorde] mentioned during the [first] interview that she considered a Communist was her former room-mate, Ruth Heit."
November 25, 2025 at 8:49 PM
I look forward to meeting you at the conference, Andrew
October 8, 2025 at 3:10 AM
Ann Fagan Ginger, presente!
October 5, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Ann Fagan Ginger wrote or edited more than 20 books.

I learned a lot about repression and resistance during the McCarthy era from her The Cold War Against Labor (2 vols., co-edited with David Christiano)

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The Cold War Against Labor Volume One : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
An anthology edited by Ann Fagan Ginger and David Christiano
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October 5, 2025 at 3:22 AM
In 2001, Ann pressured Harvard University to finally acknowledge firing her first husband, the historian Ray Ginger, for his refusal to comply with Massachusetts' "un-American activities" board in 1954.
Harvard Admits Role in Forced Resignation | News | The Harvard Crimson
In an unusually strong demonstration of McCarthyism at Harvard, a top university official has admitted that Harvard forced a leftist
www.thecrimson.com
October 5, 2025 at 3:22 AM
When the Berkeley Free Speech Movement erupted in October 1964, Ann spoke from atop the police car that students had surrounded in Sproul Plaza, affirming their right to assemble there.
October 5, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I posted more about Chivers here:

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September 28, 2025 at 2:23 PM
September 27, 2025 at 1:56 AM
I do have some doubts about its accuracy, because King's college transcript doesn't list the professors' names, and Morehouse allowed students to take "exchange" classes at other HBCUs in Atlanta

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September 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
below are King's courses at Morehouse, according to the King papers project, which triangulated using several sources
September 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Walter Chivers was the only Sociology professor at Morehouse, until King's senior year
September 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
in those days, the typical Morehouse student took 5 classes per semester, and a major required 8-10 classes
September 27, 2025 at 1:54 AM
having said that, the targets of state repression are much broader now than during the McCarthy era
September 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM