#Freedmen

Historian @KevinLevin mentioned a new biography of Lee coming this fall. I have no knowledge or opinion of it. But some historians asked, "Do we really need a new biography
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We all know the racist history behind the concept of voting but has anyone done a thread on the inherently racist origins of run-off elections, specifically in Georgia? Alright so
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Good morning all! In response to some questions I've been getting about my thesis, I'm going to post notes from a short presentation I gave to the @ArtofWarScholar program at
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"The notion that political violence simply emerges out of economic desperation, rather than ideology, is comforting. But it’s false."https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2021/01/thoroughly-respectable-rioters/617644/ "
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On this day, in Black history, James Varick--the 1st bishop of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church was born. I have this saying, “If you want to find out a
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1/ Excited to have an article on freedmen’s schools and white terrorism in the latest issue of @JCWE1. A few takeaways and acknowledgements:https://muse.jhu.edu/article/774313  2/ The basic finding of the study
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On this day, Feb. 17, 1865, Black people took over what I believe is one of the most important pieces of property in the history of this country.This is literally
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Thanks for participating in my thought experiment. Some of you immediately guessed what I was getting at so I hid your replies from the others. (Sorry.)...For the others...https://twitter.com/Eedwardsellis/status/1304820155403337734 An expl
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During slavery, not every Native tribe was friendly to Black slaves. It’s an inaccurate portrayal of the history of chattel slavery to promote the myth of the friendly Native American
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In anticipation of the @PBSAmerMasters Laura Ingalls Wilder doc airing tonight, I wrote about how racism is not "incidental" in the books, but the driving force of the narrative. (REALLY
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Apparently we're debating whether or not the term "wage slavery" is racist. @Nessanihil posted these of Lucy Parsons, Frederick Douglass, and Dr. King, which give you a sense of how
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I can't tell you how much it means to have an Indian law scholar on this court. Inside this opinion is so much recognition of the dirty, greedy hands that
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We're about to get started! Join us now or follow along here for a few live tweetshttps://twitter.com/gwhealthlaw/status/1362039346380103680 We're getting started by watching this video together:https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=des
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A THREAD, about grief and bereavement:Like many of you, I’ve been doing a lot of reading about racism and the history of slavery in America. One of the best resources
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(Not just a single moment in time. The violence preceded the Greenwood Massacre, and it has echoed to our present time. This *is* the USA. Please, good people, resist mainstream
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Hi there-Civil War historian here. So, uh...this is really, really far from "The Truth." Got a minute? /1https://twitter.com/senatormcdaniel/status/1029916257490018304 2/ Lee certainly did not believe slavery was wrong. In an 1856
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