On this day in 1857, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Black people were not American citizens and could not sue in American courts of law. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. https://t.co/YmyqmfD5Zz
On this day in 1898, after a biracial government was elected into office, mobs of armed white supremacists invaded Wilmington city hall in North Carolina, and forced everyone to resign. The mob also destroyed Black businesses and killed dozens of Black people.
On this day in 1900, Preston “John” Porter Jr, a 16-year-old Black child, was chained to a stake and burned alive in Limon, Colorado by a white mob of 300 people. To overcome racial inequality, we must confront our history. Share this #racialinjustice https://t.co/E3Y5nCjE7r