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1/10: This #Juneteenth, we confront a horrific but essential part of American history:
The brutal exploitation of enslaved Africans, whose unpaid labor fueled the rise of the United States as an economic powerhouse. #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory
The brutal exploitation of enslaved Africans, whose unpaid labor fueled the rise of the United States as an economic powerhouse. #BlackHistoryIsAmericanHistory
2/10: From the early 1600s, millions of African people were forcibly brought to the U.S. and exploited for their labor.
They were the engine that powered America’s rise as an agrarian economy, particularly in the South. #slavery
They were the engine that powered America’s rise as an agrarian economy, particularly in the South. #slavery
3/10: Enslaved Africans were integral to lucrative industries such as tobacco, indigo, and rice in the 17th & 18th centuries.
However, it was the cotton industry in the 19th century that turned the U.S. into an economic colossus. #EconomicHistory
However, it was the cotton industry in the 19th century that turned the U.S. into an economic colossus. #EconomicHistory
“If you were a white person, a white man, you were given full authority to shoot Aboriginal people,” June says, “These are the frontier wars that our people lived through.”
Oh? Is that real #TruthTelling? /2
abc.net.au/news/2023-06-0…
Oh? Is that real #TruthTelling? /2
abc.net.au/news/2023-06-0…
2. AAP Fact Check: “From the late 1830s the British imperial government clarified as a matter of policy that Aboriginal people in the Australian colonies were to be treated in law as British subjects,” Prof Nettelbeck.
And this from the Australian Law Reform Commission /3
And this from the Australian Law Reform Commission /3
3. Back to the ABC article: "Ian Hamm has spent decades trying to... ensure Stolen Children like him are recognised and remunerated."
Why was he 'stolen'? If he hadn't been 'stolen', might he not have suffered abuse or neglect for which he then might need remuneration? /4
Why was he 'stolen'? If he hadn't been 'stolen', might he not have suffered abuse or neglect for which he then might need remuneration? /4
Now, children, ready for a little Modern Aboriginal History lesson?
Buckle up for some uncomfortable #TruthTelling. /2
Buckle up for some uncomfortable #TruthTelling. /2
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3. So, if so many of these 'ancient traditions' are demonstrably false or, at the very least, easily disputed, what will come from #TruthTelling when that becomes a part of 'Reconciliation', along with the Voice, Treaty and Reparations?
"What we know is that violence has drivers. And one of the drivers is the inability to meet one's economic needs--poverty…” 1/
- Jamila Hodge, @EJUSA
#blackfortunelentenseries #race #raceinAmerica #racialjustice #reparations #truthseeker #truthteller
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- Jamila Hodge, @EJUSA
#blackfortunelentenseries #race #raceinAmerica #racialjustice #reparations #truthseeker #truthteller
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“And so it is not surprising that Black people, who have had life, land, and labor stolen for generations disproportionately make up those who are impacted by violence.” 2/
- Jamila Hodge, @EJUSA
#blackfortunelentenseries #raceinAmerica #racialjustice #reparations #truthteller
- Jamila Hodge, @EJUSA
#blackfortunelentenseries #raceinAmerica #racialjustice #reparations #truthteller
“And in thinking about the issue of safety, what we know is that safety is more than the absence of violence. It's the presence of community wellbeing; it is thriving communities." 3/ - Jamila Hodge, @EJUSA
#Lent2022 #blackfortunelentenseries #race #reparations #truthteller
#Lent2022 #blackfortunelentenseries #race #reparations #truthteller
Guess what came yesterday!
I opened the box on my kitchen table next to my family wall, where pictures of ancestors and beloved family remind me who I am every day.
30 yrs of research
4 yrs of writing
#fortunebook @BrazosPress #truthtelling #reparations #belovedcommunity
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I opened the box on my kitchen table next to my family wall, where pictures of ancestors and beloved family remind me who I am every day.
30 yrs of research
4 yrs of writing
#fortunebook @BrazosPress #truthtelling #reparations #belovedcommunity
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Fortune: How Race Broke My Family And The World—And How To Repair It All is a gift to the generations before and the generations to come.
#fortunebook FortuneBook.us
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#fortunebook FortuneBook.us
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I gave first copy to my mother, Sharon Lawrence Harper, an incredible writer in her own right. She’s been my partner in this family research journey and is the one who discovered our likely connection to Fortune Game/Magee.
#FortuneBook @BrazosPress FortuneBook.us
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#FortuneBook @BrazosPress FortuneBook.us
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To me, a proud Gunnai and Monaro man, Jan 26 is a day that has always been filled with mixed emotions. As the rain cleansed the beginning of the day, I joined Elders, community leaders and the public for a dawn service #truthtelling #AlwaysWasAlwaysWillBe 🧵
At the dawn service, we reflected on the many injustices, the systemic failing to properly educate this nation about it’s true history, and a calling out of the massacres of Aboriginal people across Victoria #truthtelling
Today, I’m thinking of the people of the Eora Nation, who’s land was invaded on this day in 1788. I’m also thinking of my own Elders and Ancestors - and those right across this beautiful continent - who’s Culture, Country & way of life was shamefully disrupted from that day forth
