I found this picture my friend Jesse ( @sivadhunter ) drew of me a while ago. He captures my moody self perfectly, as well as the bottle I used to carry around with me lol I love it.
Contrary to popular belief, abolition did not happen in an instant, like a lightning strike, but rather gradually.
Vermont prohibited slavery in its state constitution on June 2, 1777. Pennsylvania passed a gradual abolition act on March 1, 1780. New Hampshire authorized gradual abolition on June 2, 1783, while Massachusetts and Maine abolished slavery completely on July 9, 1783, due to a judicial interpretation. Rhode Island and Connecticut passed a gradual abolition act on March 1, 1784. Likewise, New York and New Jersey passed a gradual abolition act on July 4, 1804. The District of Columbia passed an Emancipation Act freeing thousands in the nation’s capital on April 16, 1862. The Emancipation Proclamation, an executive order signed by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, liberated approximately 3.5 million enslaved people in Confederate territory.
On March 16, 1864, Arkansas abolished slavery through its state constitution. Likewise, Louisiana followed suit on September 5, 1864; Maryland on November 1, 1864; Missouri on January 11, 1865; West Virginia on February 3, 1865; and Tennessee on February 22, 1865. In other states, slavery was abolished through the Union Army’s military advances into Confederate territory. The fall of Richmond, Virginia, on April 3, 1865; military enforcement in Florida on May 20, 1865; and Order №3 in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865, marked the end of slavery in those areas. Slavery persisted in Delaware until the ratification of the 13th Amendment on December 6, 1865. Black people’s freedom depended on their geographical location. And the loophole in the 13th Amendment, which authorizes involuntary servitude for those convicted of a crime, shows that the work of abolitionists is unfinished.
SF6 Yasmine's hair flip & personality change (pink highlights up = fight time) is inspired by The Philippines' national flag.
In the Philippines, the country raises its flag with the red side up during war or times of crisis. If it's calm, the red side is down.
(via @ryo_redcyclone ) #streetfighter #southeastasia