#Slavery

Dr. Jonathan Earle

JonathanEarle2

On this dark day for our republic, a history thread about what I imagine will be one of the iconic photos of the day radical right-wing extremists, emboldened by the

Anika Orrock

Anikadrawls

Sally Hemings was born into slavery, a fate dictated by her maternal bloodline. Two generations of women before her bore children fathered by their white masters; Sally was the third.

Frank M. Taylor

Paceaux

Martin Luther King, Jr was killed by James Earl Ray on April 4th, 1968. We know a lot about Dr. King. We don't know a lot about his killer. Or

Don Juan Fitzcarraldo de la Schmatte

abou_rijal

Toward the end of Gen. 47 there are some very interesting "politico-theological" developments. At the height of the famine in Egypt, the people turn to Joseph for relief. He grants

Cory Doctorow #BLM

doctorow

Disney made a LOT of...uh, problematic...movies, but none quite so indefensible as Song of the South, a Reconstruction movie in which a formerly enslaved man tells a young, wealthy white

Ⓐ🐬👽Year of the Warpath👽🐬Ⓐ

veerbatims

We talk a lot about John Brown, for obvious reasons, but we should also talk about some of the other figures involved, because they deserve to be remembered too! Let's

Nathan Chester

NathanChester24

When I think of America, I don’t think of an oppressive, cruel regime.I think of those who desired freedom so much that they were willing to die for it.I think

A Black Woman 🇿🇦 🇿🇦

SneKhumaloSA

Pearl Thusi and her ilk are deliberately being obtuse on the colourism issue and the ignorance is annoying.Pearl refuses to acknowledge her lightskin privilege and I dont blame people for

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

elise says BLACK LIVES MATTER

yung_elise

some facts about human trafficking: (please share and then go learn more about how to fix the world. And then take action) via http://dosomething.org Trafficking involves transporting someone into a

Pastor of Misfit Toys

emmykegler

Happy St Nicholas Day! There are many legends about the man who would become Santa Claus, but one of the most common is that Nicholas of Myra, a faithful and

Naima Cochrane

naima

I have first hand experience of how things become so normalized as to become detached from their meaning. I know, acedemically, that “dixie” references the confederate south. But having spent

Sue Nyathi

SueNyathi

#Midnightprayers have been big on this App but don't underestimate the power of #3amprayers This is the time when satanic agents who went out to perform their activities are returning

Choctaw & Chickasaw Freedmen

ChoctawFreedmen

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

Dr. Jessica B. Hernandez

doctora_nature

When I bring up the words “Indigenous person” who is the person who comes to mind? What do they look like? If they are non-Black, can you tell me why?

Ida Bae Wells

nhannahjones

I think maybe Grant’s is not a statue worth toppling. But I also understand after decades of shrugs when people spoke of the hurt of having been demeaned by public

By continuing to use the site, you are consenting to the use of cookies as explained in our Cookie Policy to improve your experience.