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[Historical Africa @historical_Afr]

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[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

When they were six and seven years old, George and Willie Muse were kidnapped from their rural Virginia farm by a "freak hunter" in the early 1900s. Born with albinism, they were forced to perform in circuses for the next 25 years until their mom saw them at a sideshow and sued for their freedom.

Born in Truevine, Virginia, the brothers had albinism, a genetic condition that affects the body’s ability to produce melanin, resulting in lighter skin, hair, and vision differences. During an era when many people with unusual physical characteristics were exploited by traveling shows, George and Willie became part of the circus industry at a very young age.

For decades, they performed in sideshows where promoters created false stories about who they were and where they came from. They were given names such as “Eko and Iko” and advertised in ways that treated their appearance as a spectacle rather than recognizing them as two brothers with a real family and identity.

Their mother, Harriet Muse, never gave up searching for them. After years apart, she eventually found her sons performing and fought to regain control over their lives and ensure they were treated and compensated more fairly.

Although the brothers continued performing, their story changed from one of exploitation to one of survival, family, and reclaiming their own identity.

George and Willie Muse lived through a time when society often failed people who were considered different, but their legacy today is not defined by the circus posters. It is defined by their resilience and the mother who refused to let the world forget they were her sons.

[SKI @skiistiredasf]

Twin sisters Jocyntia and Joyceia Banner acquired the historic Woodland Plantation in LaPlace, Louisiana. This is the site of the 1811 slave revolt and a place where their own ancestors were enslaved.

[COPPER N AMERICAN INDIAN (AKA) NIIJI🐢 @CopperAmerican]

AMERICAN - THE SOUL PEOPLE

[Typical African @Joe__Bassey]

Very lucky.

[Jackson Harlem @JacksonHarlem]

🗣️BLACK FARMERS WIN‼️👨🏽‍🌾🇺🇸

A Judge Ruled to Restore MILLIONS of Dollars in Grants for Black Farmers After the Trump Administration Cut USDA Funding‼️🇺🇸

[Don Salmon @dijoni]

Happy birthday, King.

[United Africa @United_Africanz]

They would have looted it straight to £urope and tell you they are the cradle of civilization...😂🤣

[Cointel Bro 🇺🇸 @cointel__bro]

Hmm…

Sis is on to something here 🔥

She makes a great point!

Notice how they described us.

Not African slaves.

NEGRO INDIANS!

The truth is right there.

We know why they hid it.

[Amunet @freakoutsideofx]

This is Dr. Oluyinka Olutoye, the Black pediatric surgeon who delivered this baby twice once at 23 weeks to remove a tumor, and again at 36 weeks to save her life🖤💪

[SKI @skiistiredasf]

Meet Dr. Jennifer Ellis, a pioneering senior cardiac surgeon at the MedStar Heart Institute and an elite trailblazer in American medicine. She is part of the historically minute fraction—fewer than 1% of practicing U.S. cardiothoracic surgeons who are Black women.

[Kentah Gwanjez @GWANJEZ]

"Brave men do not gather by thousands to torture and murder a single individual, so gagged and bound he cannot make even feeble resistance or defense." Ida B. Wells

[AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY @AfricanArchives]

On this day in 1868, the 14th Amendment to the Constitution was adopted, recognizing newly freed enslaved people as U.S. Citizens.

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[kevin blue @kevinblue345]

Jerard rented a truck and drove his white friends from Illinois to the festival, and the group returned home without him Michigan State Police Jerard died by suicide withoutfoul play. Jerard was the only Black person in the white group

[Amunet @freakoutsideofx]

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has officially proclaimed June 30th as Marla Gibbs Day in the city. The honor recognizes the veteran actress's 95th birthday and her legendary television career on shows like The Jeffersons and 227❤️

[Desiree @DesireeAmerica4]

Shaq caught wind of this 7-foot-3 kid in Kemah, Texas who powered through the police academy only to fall one point short on the state exam. His whole dream of becoming an officer looked like it was slipping away right there.

Then Shaq jumped in and covered the guy’s living expenses for the next five months so he wouldn’t have to juggle a second job and could zero in on passing that test. Because of that extra push, Jordan Wilmore got back in, nailed it, and just got sworn in as a Kemah police officer.

[Jenifer Lewis @JeniferLewis]

My sincere condolences to ALL the families around the world who have lost their children to so much hatred.

#NolanXavierWells
#StopKillingOurChildren
#VoteGov

[SKI @skiistiredasf]

He was a recruit in the Montfort Point Marines, hand Salute, Semper Fidelis. May You now Rest in Perpetual Peace and Power. His name was Lewis Charles Malone, also warmly known to friends and family as L.C. Malone

[BlackHistoryStudies @BlkHistStudies]

Reparatory justice is a concept that describes specific actions designed to address historical harms or large-scale abuses of human rights, in this case the ongoing negative impacts of enslavement and colonialism. #reparativejustice