#Abolitionists

why is this necessary

candacefaber

Okay, it’s time to tell this story.One night during my time at Seattle IT, I was out having drinks with a friend and got a text from a guy I

Books Beyond Bars

beyondbarsuk

Do you want to support LGBTQ+ people who are incarcerated in the UK? A thread: Do you know any LGBTQ+ people inside? Reach out to them. Call them. Send them

Essential Borker

workingdog_

As a survivor of abuse and sexual assault myself, I deeply appreciate this thread that draws the nuanced distinction between excluding an abuser from the social and community spaces the

Dr. Peniel E. Joseph

PenielJoseph

Viewed holistically Reconstruction, 1865-1896, experienced striking juxtapositions that relate to our era. Black elected officials numbers over 1500 including congress, lieutenant governors, local officials. These legislators created resour

Tim Meshginpoosh, #WCT Cat Daddy

OldReepicheep

Rambling thread perhaps. Reading "Jesus and John Wayne", chewing on @ericmetaxas and his assessment of "heroic masculinity". Looking at Genesis 6:4: "The Nephilim were on the earth in those days,

Christian McWhirter

CLMcWhirter

I used to walk by this statue a lot and always thought it was weird that there was a monument to Pike in DC, not just because he was a

abolitionism = spicy reformism

no_slave_coasts

Thread: How the enslaved in Brazil used the u.s. civil war (1861-1865) to force Brazilian slavemasters into the crisis that led to "abolition".First, some very quick background. 1) More slaves

Ana

storytimebb

listening to @prisonculture give the MLK dream week keynote @NorthwesternU. we're like 2 minutes in and i already feel like this is a gift "Mutual aid is cooperation for the

Kayla Ritter Rickels (she/her)

KRitterRickels

My Final Week Farewell Reflection | A Thread:When you leave a position, you sure hope that you leave the work better than you found it. There's been so much progress

Julia E. Torres (is reading all the books)

juliaerin80

A reminder as people are getting fired up and wanting to present, inform, start meaningful conversations about antiracism; much of the learning new to you is not new to IBPOC,

Lancaster Stands Up

lancstandsup

To kick off #BlackHistoryMonth , we are highlighting an incredible moment in Lancaster County history: The Christiana Resistance; when a community of free black men and women defended themselves against

Max von Side-Eye

SvenTystnad

Was John Brown a martyr to the abolitionist cause, or a psychotic murderer? I’m leaning towards the latter. As righteous as his cause was, we can’t just slaughter people who

Doris

dottymurf

At the @AWID Under the Same Umbrella: Feminism and Sex Workers' Rights event, loving the fact sheets available here: https://www.mamacash.org/en/counting-sex-workers-in-campaign Hope @SWAIIreland are here, fabulous event led by the @red

Dr. Melissa Hillman

bittergertrude

My doctoral dissertation is on satire; specifically, race, gender, & generational trends in satire in theatre. So allow me to give you some ammunition for the people who are attempting

Carlos Osweda

COsweda

ThreadI was about to go to sleep, but then I saw this endless thread by @SonofBaldwin Tweet No. 2 of 3 Tweet No. 3 of 3 This is what happens

Rebecca Fachner

rebecca_fachner

Charles Sumner thread!!This thread is inspired by a picture from the terror attack on the US Capitol on Wed. I’m not going to copy or otherwise link to the picture

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