#Slaves

Historic.ly

historic_ly

Many think that the "fair trade" movement is rather new. In the 1790s in Britain, it was very fashionable for people to buy "free-grown" sugar. The East India Sugar

Michael Harriot

michaelharriot

To all the people who argue that the "left" should stop using phrases like "defund the police" and words like "socialism" or "reparations"It's a STUPID STUPID STUPID argument. History has

Matt/BrySanity Guy

BryGuy59er

There are few bigger examples of how poorly our education system is than when it comes to the issue of SlaverySlavery was forced onto the American colonies by the British

Bo Adcock

adcock_bo

I HAVE THE RIGHT TO MY OPINIONS AND THIS IS HOW I SEE IT. I AM SICK AND TIRED OF BEING TOLD WHAT I AM ALLOWED TO SAY, FEEL OR

Matthew Hall

MatthewJHall

"The Bible condemns all oppression. American slavery is systematically oppressive, as essential to its existence. Therefore the Bible condemns American slavery." (William Henry Brisbane, 1847) Brisbane's "Slaveholding Exa

Eric

EricsElectrons

Every year people cherry-pick quotes from black intellectuals of the past like Frederick Douglass to act like what they said back then applies perfectly to today.'What To The Slave Is

random facts girl

soychicka

Every time I hear someone talking about reparations, I wonder why we don't do the logical thing to fund initiatives: ANYONE who inherited wealth derived from human slavery must

Kyra's Shea Medleys Hair & Skincare

KyraSheaMedleys

A THREAD ON THE HISTORY OF JUNETEENTH Juneteenth commemorates the ending of slavery in the United States when Major General Gordon Granger arrived in Texas on June 19th, 1865

Dana Nessel

dananessel

On this President’s Day, I remember the life of James Garfield. Born to a poor farmer, raised by a single mom, he was a Union General and fought for the

the miseducation of cassius cruz

CRUELCASSIUS

i was watching stuff about how american slavery came into being and it showed me that Africans pre-slavery didn’t see themselves as all one. Pan Africaness is a new thing

DC Mistress | Ms. Lydia Supremacy

LydiaSupremacy

New dommes: choose your mentors wisely. Is she the type of person you want to be? Is she successful? Happy? Surrounded by devoted slaves she adores? Or is she barely

Daniel F. Baranowski

DFBHarvard

The American Civil War. Most Confederates didn't own slaves & weren't fighting for slavery. They fought for a fundamental 19th Century American principle, "States Rights"!When Lee surrendered to Grant, there

Emman

emmanuelayoola_

Thought: sometimes we think about obedience too negatively. E.g. people say “Don’t wear immodest clothes because you’re a Christian” instead of “because your value isn’t in your appearance, you can

shiv

bennedose

We read English and we are taught that knowledge is Goddess Saraswati. The English gyan about India on the Internet especially history is utter rubbish, but we are indoctrinated into

MimZWay

MimZWay

When people say “Slavery was hundreds of years ago. Why are we still talking about it?”They are technically correct.But I am 56 years old, and my Great-Grandmother was born a

zei

icaruscanyon

learn more about juneteenth - a thread pls read and educate yourselves

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