“Haiti is black, and we have not yet forgiven Haiti for being black or forgiven the Almighty for making her black.” — Frederick Douglass https://t.co/auexgIjFGr
For this exhibit, @jordansook_ created an installation entitled Thank You for Keeping Us On Track, which pays tribute to the Black Canadian train porters who formed the first Black railway union in North America in 1917 #hereagaincrossroads@NiaCentre https://t.co/OnnVPzUHgw
All the white people voted against!
Between 1949 and 1956 the small town of Dresden, in South Western Ontario, Canada, was the scene of a relentless campaign by the National Unity Association to end anti-black… https://t.co/8q3mTobHDL
Who was Hugh Burnett? Have you heard of the National Unity Association in Canada?
Between 1949 and 1956 the small town of Dresden, in South Western Ontario, Canada, was the scene of a relentless campaign by the… https://t.co/m9EvBjO5qz
Between 1949 and 1956 the small town of Dresden, in South Western Ontario, Canada, was the scene of a relentless campaign by the National Unity Association to end anti-black racism and… https://t.co/bZCviNsSA6
Officially published! Check out my article “We are Part of the Civilised World Haitian representation in Late nineteenth Century Expositions” on Caribbean Quarterly. #Haiti#expositions. https://t.co/uDKcx5EZLu
My latest piece offering some history of child detention by the U.S. government. While mistreating refugee children is, sadly, all too American, there is also a long history of resistance. The lesson: activism works to save children and families.
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Excited that marketing has begun for my new book, Detain and Punish: Haitian Refugees and the Rise of the World's Largest Immigration Detention System. Due out in August. Learn more here: https://t.co/Mh9J8qmDeA