{"version":"https://jsonfeed.org/version/1","title":"Micro.blog - W. Caleb McDaniel","home_page_url":"https://micro.blog","feed_url":"https://micro.blog/posts/wcaleb","_microblog":{"about":"https://micro.blog/about/api","id":"1620562","username":"wcaleb","bio":"I teach, write, and think about history at Rice University in Houston, TX. ","pronouns":"","is_following":false,"is_you":false,"following_count":52,"discover_count":0},"author":{"name":"W. Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://avatars.micro.blog/avatars/2024/21/1620562.jpg"},"items":[{"id":"93017411","content_html":"<p>Hawkins Wilson’s Fourth of July: <a href=\"https://updates.wcaleb.org/2026/06/27/hawkins-wilsons-fourth-of-july.html\">updates.wcaleb.org</a></p>","summary":"","url":"https://updates.wcaleb.org/2026/06/27/hawkins-wilsons-fourth-of-july.html","date_published":"2026-06-27T12:29:26+00:00","author":{"name":"W. 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These markers are part of EJI’s <a href=\"https://eji.org/projects/community-remembrance-project/\">Community Remembrance Project</a>.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fupdates.wcaleb.org%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fb9bc4f6a9b.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.wcaleb.org/2026/06/20/as-part-of-this-mornings.html","date_published":"2026-06-20T20:29:56+00:00","author":{"name":"W. 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Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F21%2F1620562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"wcaleb"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-20 11:20","date_timestamp":1781954436,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92500772","content_html":"<p>I spoke with “Houston Matters” this morning about the Houston origins of Juneteenth. <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/live/hs8BAUnkcdU?si=82xex6841SF9hAzF&amp;t=444\">Watch on YouTube …</a></p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fupdates.wcaleb.org%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fhouston-matters-screenshot.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"331\" alt=\"A screenshot of Michael Hagerty (left) and Caleb McDaniel (right) discussing Juneteenth history on the livestream of Houston Matters, a radio show from Houston Public Media.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.wcaleb.org/2026/06/19/i-spoke-with-houston-matters.html","date_published":"2026-06-19T15:27:08+00:00","author":{"name":"W. 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Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F21%2F1620562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"wcaleb"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-19 12:05","date_timestamp":1781870702,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92426761","content_html":"<p>My essay in the <em>Houston Chronicle</em> shares my new research on the first anniversary of June 19 in Houston and the lessons of Juneteenth for today. <a href=\"https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/first-juneteenth-anniversary-houston-22300740.php\">Read here</a> or use the <a href=\"https://www.houstonchronicle.com/opinion/outlook/article/first-juneteenth-anniversary-houston-22300740.php?utm_source=marketing&amp;utm_medium=copy-url-link&amp;utm_campaign=article-share&amp;hash=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuaG91c3RvbmNocm9uaWNsZS5jb20vb3Bpbmlvbi9vdXRsb29rL2FydGljbGUvZmlyc3QtanVuZXRlZW50aC1hbm5pdmVyc2FyeS1ob3VzdG9uLTIyMzAwNzQwLnBocA%3D%3D&amp;time=MTc4MTc4NDk2NTIzNQ%3D%3D&amp;rid=NDczMDY3MzEtMDAzZi00YjBiLWI1NTctNjBjZjllOWRjNzg5&amp;sharecount=MA%3D%3D\">gift link</a>.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fupdates.wcaleb.org%2Fuploads%2F2026%2F8079e079db.jpg\" width=\"600\" height=\"477\" alt=\"Excerpt from the article “Freedmen’s Celebration” in the Houston Daily Evening Star from June 20, 1866.\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.wcaleb.org/2026/06/18/my-essay-in-the-houston.html","date_published":"2026-06-18T12:25:31+00:00","author":{"name":"W. 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Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F21%2F1620562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"wcaleb"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-16 01:29","date_timestamp":1781573359,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92214439","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://micro.blog/jaheppler\">@jaheppler</a> Where do we sign up??!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/wcaleb/92214439","date_published":"2026-06-15T12:23:08+00:00","author":{"name":"W. Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F21%2F1620562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"wcaleb"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-15 12:23","date_timestamp":1781526188,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"92066058","content_html":"<p>The peace lily at my office is blooming this week. This may be the longest I’ve managed to keep an indoor plant alive! I give it an old “Borders Books and Music” travel mug full of water, every Monday.</p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fupdates.wcaleb.org%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Fimg-2958-large.jpg\" width=\"450\" height=\"600\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.wcaleb.org/2026/06/12/the-peace-lily-at-my.html","date_published":"2026-06-12T20:08:18+00:00","author":{"name":"W. Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F21%2F1620562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"wcaleb"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 20:08","date_timestamp":1781294898,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92036663","content_html":"<p><a href=\"https://news.rice.edu/news/2026/houston-was-first-rice-historian-uncovers-origins-juneteenth-celebrations\">Rice News</a> has a story about my new research into Houston’s inaugural celebration of Juneteenth.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.wcaleb.org/2026/06/12/rice-news-has-a-story.html","date_published":"2026-06-12T12:11:35+00:00","author":{"name":"W. Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F21%2F1620562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"wcaleb"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-12 12:11","date_timestamp":1781266295,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":["https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:xqhneg6kdfrgv7cqp4qfybkh/post/3mo3pksdyva2k"]}},{"id":"92032437","content_html":"<p><a href=\"http://jessicawranosky.bsky.social\">@jessicawranosky.bsky.social</a> Thanks, Jessica!</p>\n","url":"https://micro.blog/wcaleb/92032437","date_published":"2026-06-12T10:41:29+00:00","author":{"name":"W. 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Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F21%2F1620562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"wcaleb"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-11 13:33","date_timestamp":1781184801,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91926920","content_html":"<p>Updated some notes in my open research notebook: <a href=\"http://wiki.wcaleb.rice.edu/_diff/Arlington%20House?to=ee97bc8dbce846ccf5656a3f598e815475178038\">Arlington House</a>, <a href=\"http://wiki.wcaleb.rice.edu/_diff/Juneteenth?to=ee97bc8dbce846ccf5656a3f598e815475178038\">Juneteenth</a>, <a href=\"http://wiki.wcaleb.rice.edu/_diff/Refugeed%20Slaves?to=ee97bc8dbce846ccf5656a3f598e815475178038\">Refugeed Slaves</a>.</p>\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.wcaleb.org/2026/06/10/updated-some-notes-in-my.html","date_published":"2026-06-10T20:04:34+00:00","author":{"name":"W. 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Caleb McDaniel","url":"http://wcaleb.org","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Favatars.micro.blog%2Favatars%2F2024%2F21%2F1620562.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"wcaleb"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-09 22:13","date_timestamp":1781043235,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"91754635","content_html":"<p>On June 19, 1866, Black Texans marked the first anniversary of Juneteenth. But where and how was that day first publicly celebrated? My new article, “The First Juneteenth,” explores those questions and finds some surprising answers in Houston. <a href=\"https://www.alliancefortexashistory.org/juneteenth\">Read more …</a></p>\n<img src=\"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/1000x/https%3A%2F%2Fupdates.wcaleb.org%2Fuploads%2F2026%2Ffirst-juneteenth-article-headline.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\">\n","summary":"","url":"https://updates.wcaleb.org/2026/06/08/on-june-black-texans-marked.html","date_published":"2026-06-08T13:09:55+00:00","author":{"name":"W. 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