#Enslaved

Vagina Museum

vagina_museum

On this day in 1813, the so-called "father of modern gynecology", J. Marion Sims, was born. Sims gained fame from developing a surgical repair of vesicovaginal fistula. And he developed

michael

Sisyphusa

On this day: In 1831, enslaved people in Jamaica rose up to emancipate themselves in what became known as the "Christmas Rebellion" or "Baptist War" (missionaries and free Black Baptists

Ibram X. Kendi

DrIbram

In 1865, Black people all over the South were saying this Union officials: Do not abolish slavery and leave us landless and disenfranchised. Do not force us towork for our

BlackProGen

blackprogen

Join us for ep 127 with @familytreegirl as she leads you through identifying if you have connections to enslaved laborers @UVA. Catch the premiere TONIGHT at 8pm Central http://bit.ly/30m8Wo2 #BlackProGen

uché blackstock, md

uche_blackstock

1) Since the pandemic started, people have been saying science has been politicized by this administration as if this is something new. Science *is* and has always been political, especially

Asia Chloe Brown

AsiaChloeBrown

I think about that report on American DNA a lot, the one that discovered Black women's DNA being extremely over-represented in Black American people. It breaks your heart in a

Ida Bae Wells

nhannahjones

It might be shocking to you to learn that most Black Americans descend from slave owners due to the pervasive sexual assault of enslaved women. The average Black American is

Seth Cotlar

SethCotlar

"No person held to service or labour in 1 state, under the laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in consequence of any law or regulation..., be discharged from such service

Dr Misha Ewen

mishaewen

I finally got hold of a copy of Green Unpleasant Land @corinne_fowler @ColonialCountr1 thanks to my lovely local bookshop @WordBookshop. I'm especially struck by Corinne's creative response – a poem

Guilaine Kinouani

KGuilaine

I have never thought the distinction we make betwn colonialism & enslavement is particularly useful esp. when thinking about Africa. Colonialism necessary entails enslavement. Whiteness likes to change terminology to

joshua ilon

cool___josh

That's Hercules Mulligan. I know Hamilton discourse is so three weeks ago, but I want to gripe very quickly about this asshole and why his portrayal is the worst part

Renata Pumarol

RenataPumarol

1619 project is an excellent piece of work by @nhannahjones but I really wish it was clear that this project is about US slavery, not American slavery. (A THREAD 1/6

Advaid അദ്വൈത്

Advaidism

In the 1840s, many enslaved people were escaping to Mexico from USA. The U.S. tried to get Mexico to sign a 'Fugitive slave treaty' of 1850, but Mexico refused to

Doctor Historianess

historianess

This is a complicated question. If you take into account Black participation in the Revolution, both enslaved and free, then the war was absolutely about slavery. And many Black people

Historica Canada

HistoricaCanada

August 1st marks the day slavery was abolished throughout the British Empire, freeing enslaved people in Canada. Racial inequality and anti-Black racism are legacies of enslavement. Mark #EmancipationDay by learning

PeachesIsBack🇺🇸

PeachesJenkins4

@tonetalksThe "Thistlewood Diaries" are the diaries of Thomas Thistlewood who was a Scottish overseers on 3 Jamaican plantations for a total of 23 yearsHis nephew comes to visitHe tells his

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