"What, to the American slave, is your Fourth of July?"
In a powerful 1852 speech, Frederick Douglass asked how America could truly celebrate freedom when so many Black people were still enslaved.
Learn more and hear the whole speech here: https://t.co/sSlI0uDced
When the Supreme Court gutted the Voting Rights Act in 2013, it had a measurable — and detrimental — impact on Black voter turnout. But democracy only works when it works for EVERYONE. 🗳
Learn more now: https://t.co/r0hv7EzW5k
In memory of those who chose the sea.. —The "Igbo Landing" story —
In an act of mass resistance against slavery, a group of slaves revolted, took control of the slave ship grounded it on an island & rather than submit to slavery, proceeded to march into water & drown.
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@DoctorKarl not a joke, but it is funny....I get erections when laughing. Specifically, when watching a good stand-up set on YouTube. I Googled it and it was just a bunch of silly responses on Reddit...
@WritersCentreAU Dictionary of Lost Words by Pip Williams - for someone that doesn't read a lot of novel, I thoroughly enjoyed this one by a SA-based author!