From now until the general election, my weekly “Downballot” series will explore lesser-known races on the 2024 ballot
This first 1 might be the greatest story in politics. It has everything:
A Klandaughter, a civil rights hero, white history, Black history & a map
A thread:
A 1711 NYC law restricted the trade & rental of “human stock” (slaves) to a designated area btw a buttonwood tree & an unnamed stone wall
On May 17, 1792, 24 human traffickers signed the “Buttonwood Agreement” to build a “NY Stock Exchange” on “the Wall Street”
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Here’s an interesting #BHM challenge:
You get to choose any three people, living or dead, to answer 1 question:
Who is responsible for saving the most lives in all of human history?
I’d argue than no one can beat my team.
A thread.