#Slavery

Musa Okwonga

Okwonga

How bad do you have to be that you are abhorrent even by the standards of slavery? "The behaviour of Picton as Governor of Trinidad was abhorrent, even in his

Malcolm Yarnell

myarnell

This religious leader believed passionately that Black Lives Matter, well before almost anybody else in the English-speaking world. And he identified evil as evil, even among his fellow Christian ministers.Benjamin

Dr. Joel C. Miller

joel_c_miller

#StatesRights - a :Growing up in Texas, I frequently heard the argument about how important it was that states have their individual rights to set their own policies within the

Caleb McDaniel

wcaleb

Part of what the #1619Project tries to do, especially lead essay by @nhannahjones, is expand our notion of who counts as "the Founders." James Forten didn't see slavery as a

Donyae Coles

okokno

She literally has a vampire book. Fledgling. There was clearly supposed to be more but she unfortunately passed away. Kindred is my LEAST favorite book by her. Let me explain.

Ida Bae Wells

nhannahjones

Sen. @TomCottonAR has introduced a bill prohibiting the use of federal funds to teach the 1619 Project because apparently “The Federal Government has a strong interest in promoting an accurate

Lynn Sherr

LynnSherr

1,/Oh come on @washingtonpost! So much to celebrate! Why embark on half truths?https://www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/01/12/black-women-who-paved-way/ 2/" Harris will be sworn in...more than 170 years after abolitionist Sojourner

Liam Hogan

Limerick1914

Eric Williams: “British historians write almost as if Britain had introduced Negro slavery solely for the satisfaction of abolishing it.” https://twitter.com/Adrian_Hilton/status/1160975829465206784 British slavers forcibly shipped appr

Susanne Bobzien

Susanne_Bobzien

Why Aristotle shouldn't be cancelled. (Last paragraph of my Afterword to The Philosophy of AristotleSignet/Penguin 2011): "In conclusion, a general remark about reading Aristotle. Aristotle never doubts that there are

Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

BlkLibraryGirl

Thread.When speakers visit universities during Black History Month students seek wisdom, fellowship, & Agape love from these speakers. There is so much emotional labor required. Please don’t expect me to

Rauðgrani ᚱᛆᚢᚦᚴᚱᛆᚿᛁ

GraniRau

I heard "imperialism", "colonization, and "violence". Kind of flattering, really.Have people ever heard anything about Africa's history? Regional or more widescale. You will find colonization(fancy word for ethn

Danielle Cave

DaniellesCave

angles 1) Andrew Forrest’s Covid-19 test kits were from biotech firm BGI - 2 of BGI's subsidaries were sanctioned 'in connection with conducting genetic analyses used to further repression of

Vinay Gupta

leashless

The world is a single interwoven pattern of unacceptable truths.The US lifestyle uses 8 times the natural resources the world can sustain, if we all shared it. The top 10%

ace of babes

aceshandro

I think its important that people know a bit more about who the author of the 1619 project is. She is patronizing to teachers who don't want to teach in

TheSharpEdge

TheSharpEdge1

This is important. I pray more people will see what is happening before it's too late."What Covid 19 is, is the institution of controls necessary to convert the planet from

Martijn Grooten

martijn_grooten

It's the 1st of July. Happy Keti Koti! Please join me for a short thread on Dutch history and slavery Keti Koti is Sranantongo (Surinamese) for "the chain is broken".

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