#Emancipation

Bryce

Brisleain

I've seen a lot of Robert E. Lee slander on the timeline, so I figured it was time to correct that. #RobertELee "Robert E. Lee was a racist!"Lee unequivocally opposed

Rachel Shelden

rachelshelden

It's #JUNETEENTH2020 and Black scholars, writers, and activists are providing so much wonderful context for this important holiday. Here is a thread of the articles, threads, and podcasts out

Jill-ann

JillannC

Do you think slavery ended with the Emancipation Proclamation? Ya, so did I. But as we say in the south “aw hell naw”. Something called Convict Leasing was born to

SADÉ

sadeyoncee

A thread of photos taken by the iconic, Markus Klinko: Beyoncé, Dangerously In Love: Promo Pics Kelis, Tasty and Milkshake photoshoot Mariah Carey, ‘The Emancipation of Mimi’ album photoshoot Destiny’s

Don Robotham

dondee_don

An interesting question: why did a small country like JA have this outsized global cultural impact. Some thoughts: a) JA had most extensive oppressive large slave plantation regime; b) long

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zei_squirrel

abe lincoln trending, so here's howard zinn explaining how he only went over to abolishing slavery when pushed to do so by radical abolitionists from below, and he ensured that

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breathin_ariG

Mariah Carey’s discography as makeup looks: a thread Mariah Carey (1990) Emotions (1991) Music Box (1993) Merry Christmas (1994) Daydream (1995) Butterfly (1997) Rainbow (1999) Glitter (2001) Charmbracelet (2003) The

neri

marsquake

the truth is that u only have to be rich and really good at carrying out tasks to get into an ivy. i kno dropouts and ppl who barely graduated

Kevin M. Levin

KevinLevin

#OTD in 1865 the Grand Review concluded with the passing of General William T. Sherman's Army of the Tennessee down Pennsylvania Ave. in D.C. The Army of the Potomac paraded

Martin Lawrence Da GOAT

noah_rest

#HappyJuneteenth A reminder on why the Civil War started and the backhand way slavery was abolished:1) The South was rolling in dough and responsible for most of the income of

Taylor Simone ✊🏿🏳️‍🌈

nomadblaque

THREAD:Wondered why everyone was talking about #AAVE all of a sudden. Seeing as I've got time and am bored, let's get into a bit of history and context.1/17 So we

👠IStandWithTrump ⭐️⭐️⭐️GeneralFLYNNisEXONERATED

superyayadize

1/If you don’t watch anything else today, watch this. Listen to Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms wise condemnation to rioting with no discernible purpose.Protestors destroying their own communities disrespects the

jalé-kapo

jalekapo

We have to be very careful when we say "we need a black-owned this, a black-run that"; do we really? If the innate nature of the business/organisation isn't good to

Johnathan 𝒶𝓉 𝐿𝒾𝓂𝒷𝑜

JohnathanBi

If we take Girard’s claims on the fallenness of human nature seriously, then a large portion of western political philosophy is confused about the levers of societal progress ... If,

Portland Fire&Rescue

PDXFire

On June 19th, 1865, (about 2.5 years after Black slaves were freed via the Emancipation Proclamation), word finally reached Texas & the last slaves were liberated. This occasion is marked

Nikki The Scorpio

heynikkipoo

Okay lemme try to put into words what I felt/understood with #GayaSaPelikulaEp06 - character development. You’re allowed to grow. You’re allowed to make mistakes and you’re also allowed to redeem