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"People get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows. After a while, people just think oppression is the normal state of things. But to become free, you have to be acutely aware of being a slave." – #AssataShakur #BlackHistory
"People get used to anything. The less you think about your oppression, the more your tolerance for it grows. After a while, people just think oppression is the normal state of things. But to become free, you have to be acutely aware of being a slave." – #AssataShakur #BlackHistory
The only known portraits of enslaved Mississippians:
'We don’t know if either of these people had the choice to sit for the portrait. We don’t know if they had the choice of what they were wearing when they were painted. They certainly weren’t allowed to own their own portrait.'
#Slavery #Painting #BlackHistory #Art #Mississippi #Faulkner
September is International Underground Railroad Month because it was the month that Frederick Douglass and Harriet Tubman escaped from slavery. To learn more #BlackHistory, follow this Surf feed.
https://surf.social/feed/surf%2Fcustom%2F01jy4yj0jmq7jcek145g0s0j0a
#SurfFeeds #BlackHistory #AmericanHistory #History #UndergroundRailroad #UndergroundRailroadMonth #FrederickDouglass #HarrietTubman
The only known portraits of enslaved Mississippians:
'We don’t know if either of these people had the choice to sit for the portrait. We don’t know if they had the choice of what they were wearing when they were painted. They certainly weren’t allowed to own their own portrait.'
#Slavery #Painting #BlackHistory #Art #Mississippi #Faulkner
At the end of the month Firestorm Books will be hosting journalist and former Black Panther JoNina Abron-Ervin for a virtual conversation with author Robyn Maynard! Together they'll be discussing the new and revised edition of JoNina's "Driven By the Movement," recently released by AK Press.
"Driven by the Movement: Reports from the Black Power Era" collects the stories of twenty ordinary people who did extraordinary things for the Black liberation struggle during the pivotal decade of 1965-1975. These activists came from across the US and all walks of life—single working mothers, clergy, students, teachers, military veterans—to organize against police brutality, poverty, hunger, substandard schools, and colonialism in Africa.
Register for free and find your copy of "Driven by the Movement" at https://firestorm.coop/events/3442-reports-from-the-black-power-era.html. Can't make the event live? Register anyway and we'll send you the recording to enjoy at your convenience.
#PeoplesHistory#BlackHistory#BlackPower#BlackPantherParty#FeministBookstore#JoNinaAbronErvin#FirestormCoop (- L)
Canada: A Haven on the Underground Railroad 🇨🇦 🛤️
From the 1800s to the Civil War, Canada offered refuge to enslaved people escaping the US via the Underground Railroad. Black communities welcomed them, building new lives and enriching Canada’s cultural diversity. A testament to courage and freedom! 🇨🇦 #Canada#BlackHistory#UndergroundRailroad
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/the-underground-railroad-plain-language-summary
Canada: A Haven on the Underground Railroad 🇨🇦 🛤️
From the 1800s to the Civil War, Canada offered refuge to enslaved people escaping the US via the Underground Railroad. Black communities welcomed them, building new lives and enriching Canada’s cultural diversity. A testament to courage and freedom! 🇨🇦 #Canada#BlackHistory#UndergroundRailroad
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/the-underground-railroad-plain-language-summary
I left some pointers to sources on the Fletcher talk page so some future editor can improve that page.
And I started reading more of James Weldon Johnson's autobiography, because it's funny, & because he was amazing. This guy:
passed the Bar in a grueling and unfair 2-hour exam in front of a crowded courtroom of spectators
was the first black executive secretary of the NAACP
wrote the poem that became the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing"
served as a diplomat in Venezuela
Thanks to New York Public Library patron research database access, The Wikipedia Library https://wikipedialibrary.wmflabs.org/about/ which "allows active editors to access a wide range of collections of paywalled reliable sources for free", and the Internet Archive's ebook program, I followed a citation trail, from scholarly reviews of a Fletcher biography, to the biography itself, to Johnson's autobiography.
And I confirmed: it was true! And I edited https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Weldon_Johnson#Education_and_law_careers and Fletcher's bio accordingly.
I left some pointers to sources on the Fletcher talk page so some future editor can improve that page.
And I started reading more of James Weldon Johnson's autobiography, because it's funny, & because he was amazing. This guy:
passed the Bar in a grueling and unfair 2-hour exam in front of a crowded courtroom of spectators
was the first black executive secretary of the NAACP
wrote the poem that became the song "Lift Every Voice and Sing"
served as a diplomat in Venezuela
Thursday, April 25, 1912:
Mr. MARCONI.
The actual signs of the messages were received immediately.
Senator SMITH.
How much later?
Mr. MARCONI.
Theoretically, it should take, for 6,000 miles, one-twentieth or one twenty-fifth of a second. I did not measure it, but it did seem instantaneous.
Senator SMITH.
That is, it was received within a minute?
Mr. MARCONI.
Yes; under a minute; one-twentieth of a second. It traveled with the same speed as light, I should say.....
A friend noticed that one of the Senators questioning Marconi was Duncan U. Fletcher, and pointed me to his English Wikipedia bio https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Duncan_U._Fletcher .
Which noted that he was "a staunch supporter of the Confederate cause" in the 20th century -- but also that, in the 1890s, was one of three attorneys, all white, appointed to administer the bar examination to James Weldon Johnson, who was the first African-American admitted to the Florida Bar by examination. Huh.
Mexican was originally the term for anyone of African descent
Re-sharing for what would be James Baldwin's 101st birthday.
Re-sharing for what would be James Baldwin's 101st birthday.
Here's the short film they made about it.
I didn't even go to a HBCU and I want to snap up some stuff.
BUT! There is a different convo also being had about class solidarity and Black wealth that this collection is also prompting.
AND! I heard that the process RL engaged in to create this collection was one steeped in a lot of deep research and listening with actual folks from Oak Bluffs, the recorded history, the traditions. It seems very thoughtful.
Here's the short film they made about it.
#foodsecurity #farming#UVA#Virginia #charlottesville #cville#USDA #renewableenergy #humanties #piedmontblues #datajustice #blackculture #blackhistory #cleanenergy
Farming, food security, and farm labor are just part of the list of issues addressed by UVA programs. The impact is huge for Charlottesville, but also for Virginia and the nation.
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#foodsecurity #farming#UVA#Virginia #charlottesville #cville#USDA #renewableenergy #humanties #piedmontblues #datajustice #blackculture #blackhistory #cleanenergy
Farming, food security, and farm labor are just part of the list of issues addressed by UVA programs. The impact is huge for Charlottesville, but also for Virginia and the nation.
Shared from post by @Lyle
#WomenInHistory#OTD #History#WomensHistory#AmericanHistory#BlackHistory#Histodons
#WomenInHistory#OTD #History#WomensHistory#AmericanHistory#BlackHistory#Histodons
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