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Jan. 1 #tdih 🧵
#1 Haitian Independence #tdih 1804 "We owe much to Walker for his appeal; to John Brown. . . but we owe incomparably more to Haiti . . . I regard her as original pioneer emancipator of 19th cent. — Frederick Douglass ⬇️ Art @rlmartstudio
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#1 Haitian Independence #tdih 1804 "We owe much to Walker for his appeal; to John Brown. . . but we owe incomparably more to Haiti . . . I regard her as original pioneer emancipator of 19th cent. — Frederick Douglass ⬇️ Art @rlmartstudio
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Check out the new book "Fear of a Black Republic: Haiti and the Birth of Black Internationalism in the U.S." by @lesliemalex
"The imperative role Haiti and the Haitian Revolution played in the growth of Black internationalism, sovereignty and freedom."
bookshop.org/a/7256/9780252…
"The imperative role Haiti and the Haitian Revolution played in the growth of Black internationalism, sovereignty and freedom."
bookshop.org/a/7256/9780252…
#2 The Emancipation Proclamation took effect #tdih 1863.
Who did it “emancipate”? And who gets credited?
Read “Rethinkin’ Lincoln” by Bill Bigelow of @RethinkSchools⬇️ #TeachTruth #TeachOutsideTextbook
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Who did it “emancipate”? And who gets credited?
Read “Rethinkin’ Lincoln” by Bill Bigelow of @RethinkSchools⬇️ #TeachTruth #TeachOutsideTextbook
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Jan. 1 #tdih 🧵
#1 Haitian Independence #tdih 1804 "We owe much to Walker for his appeal; to John Brown. . . but we owe incomparably more to Haiti . . . I regard her as original pioneer emancipator of 19th cent. — Frederick Douglass ⬇️ Art: @rlmartstudio zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/hait…
#1 Haitian Independence #tdih 1804 "We owe much to Walker for his appeal; to John Brown. . . but we owe incomparably more to Haiti . . . I regard her as original pioneer emancipator of 19th cent. — Frederick Douglass ⬇️ Art: @rlmartstudio zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/hait…
#2 The Emancipation Proclamation took effect #tdih 1863.
Who did it “emancipate”? And who gets credited?
Read “Rethinkin’ Lincoln” by Bill Bigelow of @RethinkSchools ⬇️ #TeachTruth
zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/eman…
Who did it “emancipate”? And who gets credited?
Read “Rethinkin’ Lincoln” by Bill Bigelow of @RethinkSchools ⬇️ #TeachTruth
zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/eman…
#3 "History, I have often said, is a clock that people use to tell their political time of day. It is also a compass that people use to find themselves on the map of human geography." -- John Henrik Clarke (1/1/1915 – 7/12/1998) Born #tdih More ⬇️
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To shape a better future, we must look to the past.
Hear from resilient community leaders across 9 cities who endured racism, discrimination and other systematic issues to fight for a better life for their generation and the ones that followed. THREAD: montgomeryadvertiser.com/in-depth/news/…
Hear from resilient community leaders across 9 cities who endured racism, discrimination and other systematic issues to fight for a better life for their generation and the ones that followed. THREAD: montgomeryadvertiser.com/in-depth/news/…
Civil rights attorney Fred Gray began his decades-long career with a simple declaration: “destroy everything segregated.” He kept his promise. Read more about his legacy here: bit.ly/32u0TZ4 (2/10) 
In 60 years, Katie Snuggs went from fighting for the right to eat at the front of a segregated Asheboro restaurant to becoming the first Black woman elected to City Council.
Here’s how she became the trailblazer she is today: bit.ly/33zjSRg #BLM #BlackLivesMatter (3/10)
Here’s how she became the trailblazer she is today: bit.ly/33zjSRg #BLM #BlackLivesMatter (3/10)
Jan. 1 #tdih thread.
#1 Haitian Independence #tdih 1804 "We owe much to Walker for his appeal; to John Brown. . . but we owe incomparably more to Haiti . . . I regard her as the original pioneer emancipator of the 19th century. — Frederick Douglass. ⬇️ zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/hait…
#1 Haitian Independence #tdih 1804 "We owe much to Walker for his appeal; to John Brown. . . but we owe incomparably more to Haiti . . . I regard her as the original pioneer emancipator of the 19th century. — Frederick Douglass. ⬇️ zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/hait…
#2 The Emancipation Proclamation took effect #tdih 1863.
Who did it “emancipate”? And who gets credited? Read “Rethinkin’ Lincoln” by Bill Bigelow of @rethinkschools zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/eman…
Who did it “emancipate”? And who gets credited? Read “Rethinkin’ Lincoln” by Bill Bigelow of @rethinkschools zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/eman…
#3 The Rosewood Massacre was the white supremacist destruction of a Black town and the murder of many of its residents. It began on #tdih 1923. #terrorism #sundowntown zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/rose…
