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Short and easy falsification of the silliest post ever.
#BlackHistoryMonth
https://twitter.com/amnesty/status/1356291978225459202
Short and easy falsification of the silliest post ever.
#BlackHistoryMonth


[ American History ]
A) Indians trade 90-lb packs of furs at a Hudson's Bay Company trading post in the 1800's, Harry Ogden.
B) Baptism of Pocahontas 1613, Chapman.
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A) Indians trade 90-lb packs of furs at a Hudson's Bay Company trading post in the 1800's, Harry Ogden.
B) Baptism of Pocahontas 1613, Chapman.
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[ Guyanese History ]
A) Arawak woman by John Gabriel Stedman, wearing a loin cloth of woven beads, 1818.
B) One of the tests to become a chief of an Amazonian tribe, probably Kali'na, 18th century.
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A) Arawak woman by John Gabriel Stedman, wearing a loin cloth of woven beads, 1818.
B) One of the tests to become a chief of an Amazonian tribe, probably Kali'na, 18th century.
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[ British History ]
A) The Bayeux Tapestry, chronicling the English/Norman battle in 1066 which led to the Norman Conquest. Alipaiman, 11th century
B) Elizabeth I of England, 1570s
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A) The Bayeux Tapestry, chronicling the English/Norman battle in 1066 which led to the Norman Conquest. Alipaiman, 11th century
B) Elizabeth I of England, 1570s
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[ Ethiopian History ]
A) Representation of Negus Lalibela, 15th century
B) Yagbea Sion Battling the sultan of Ada, 15th century
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A) Representation of Negus Lalibela, 15th century
B) Yagbea Sion Battling the sultan of Ada, 15th century
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[ Egyptian History ]
A) From right to left an Egyptian, an Assyrian, a Nubian, and Libyans.
Seti I king’s tomb
B) 3D Reconstitution of Toutankhamon, BBC
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A) From right to left an Egyptian, an Assyrian, a Nubian, and Libyans.
Seti I king’s tomb
B) 3D Reconstitution of Toutankhamon, BBC
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[ Malaysian History ]
A) A portrait of Parameswara (also known as Sultan Iskandar Shah, 1344–1414, L Joo.
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A) A portrait of Parameswara (also known as Sultan Iskandar Shah, 1344–1414, L Joo.
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[ Canadian History ]
A) The Death of General Wolfe, Benjamin West, 1770.
B) 1578 illustration believed to show Kalicho (left), and Arnaq and Nutaaq (right).
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A) The Death of General Wolfe, Benjamin West, 1770.
B) 1578 illustration believed to show Kalicho (left), and Arnaq and Nutaaq (right).
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[ Nigerian History ]
A) City of Benin 1686 Dapper Olfert
B) Nok sculpture
( Congrats ! The only one that isn’t false )
A) City of Benin 1686 Dapper Olfert
B) Nok sculpture
( Congrats ! The only one that isn’t false )
[ Indian History ]
A) Bahadur Shah II of India, 1850.
B) Muhammad Tughlak orders his brass coins to pass for silver, A.D. 1330.
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A) Bahadur Shah II of India, 1850.
B) Muhammad Tughlak orders his brass coins to pass for silver, A.D. 1330.
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[ Brazilian History ]
A) A Guaraní family captured by slave hunters. By Jean Baptiste Debret, 1830.
B) A Tamoio warrior depicted by Jean-Baptiste Debret in the early 19th century.
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A) A Guaraní family captured by slave hunters. By Jean Baptiste Debret, 1830.
B) A Tamoio warrior depicted by Jean-Baptiste Debret in the early 19th century.
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[ Moroccan History ]
A) Representation of Abu Hafs Umar al-Murtada XIIIe siècle
B) Abdelwahad ibn Messaoud, 1600
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A) Representation of Abu Hafs Umar al-Murtada XIIIe siècle
B) Abdelwahad ibn Messaoud, 1600
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[ Spanish History ]
A) Miniature (c. 1118) from the archives of Oviedo Cathedral showing Alfonso III
B) Detail of portrait of queen Petronila of Aragon and count Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona, 1634.
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A) Miniature (c. 1118) from the archives of Oviedo Cathedral showing Alfonso III
B) Detail of portrait of queen Petronila of Aragon and count Ramon Berenguer IV of Barcelona, 1634.
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In conclusion, the world is absolutely not black history.
We all have the responsibility to protect our identity against these propagandist accounts
« A generation which ignores history has no past and no future »
- Robert Heinlein
#SayNoToHistoricalAppropriation
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We all have the responsibility to protect our identity against these propagandist accounts
« A generation which ignores history has no past and no future »
- Robert Heinlein
#SayNoToHistoricalAppropriation
[ End ]