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When a politician posts a piece of nonsense about #ushistory and #slavery on #Juneteenth, I do not RT it.
But we must set the record straight. Slavery in America was entwined with Christianity from the outset and to claim otherwise obliterates the facts. #1 of 14
#sschat
But we must set the record straight. Slavery in America was entwined with Christianity from the outset and to claim otherwise obliterates the facts. #1 of 14
#sschat
African slavery in the Americas began in 1517 when the Spanish priest de Las Casas advocated importing Africans to replace the enslaved indigenous people who were dying in large numbers. He later regretted this recommendation. origins.osu.edu/milestones/jul… #2 of 14
The English later came to dominate the African Triangle Trade and, like the Spanish and Portuguese, justified the slave trade with missionary zeal as bringing "salvation" to these "heathens." #3 of 14
#AsianAmericans(Honorary White People) say they're American but feel like outsiders especially #Chinese yet still so profoundly ignorant to #UShistory-#Slavery-#JimCrow.#CivilRightsMovement lead to #HartCellerAct of 1965. #AntiBlackRacism,#AAPIHeritageMonth
How the civil rights movement opened the door to immigrants of color facingsouth.org/2017/02/how-ci… #AntiADOS,#AntiBlackRacism,#AAPIHeritageMonth #AAPI #civilrightsmovement
What South Asian Americans owe to Civil Rights dukechronicle.com/article/2023/0… #AntiADOS,#AntiBlackRacism,#AAPIHeritageMonth #AAPI #civilrightsmovement
#JimCrow was #SlaveryByAnotherName.Black People were Enslaved Well into the 1960s.#USHistory-#Slavery should be mandatory to stop the spread of #AntiADOS,#AntiBlack ignorant rhetoric.#ADOS(American Descendants Of Slavery) is OWE a Federal Debt-#Reparations.
Jim Crow laws created ‘slavery by another name’
After the Civil War, the U.S. passed laws to protect the rights of formerly enslaved people. Jim Crow was designed to flout them.
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After the Civil War, the U.S. passed laws to protect the rights of formerly enslaved people. Jim Crow was designed to flout them.
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Slavery by Another Name: The Re-Enslavement of Black Americans from the Civil War to World War II by Douglas A. Blackmon
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The ACW employs a number of tricks, uniquely applied to Grant, to take a man who cared nothing for the slave and transform him into a civil rights fighter. The magic is done by never explaining why Grant's views evolve. 1/4
#history #ushistory #civilwar
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#history #ushistory #civilwar
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2/4 The ACW admits that Grant cared little for the slave at the start of the war--quoting the same letters that have appeared on my feed. Grant only changes his view to win the war. Did Southern views "evolve" for the same reason?
#BlackHistory #quote
#BlackHistory #quote
3/4 Does the ACW have an article about Stephens moving from the Cornerstone to a fighter for civil rights of Blacks? No! Instead, the ACW refers you to a Grant book by 2 activist historians that I already exposed on my feed! (Blight & Simpson)
Human Rights Heroes Santa & Scrooge via @YouTube Our modern image of Santa and the character of Scrooge are icons of Christmas that were born in the era of the civil war, workers' rights. Charles Dickens and Thomas Nast artists in service to human values.
Time to educate Americans. The Origin of Santa Claus, originates from Charles Dickens written work back in 1843 prior to the American civil war, then during the War to help galvanize Union forces in the north, Santa Claus was first drawn/created -"by Thomas Nast a Cartoonist 1)
Thomas Nast first drew Santa Claus in January 1863, for Harper's Weekly. Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1929, via Metropolitan Museum of Art under CC 1.0
You could call it the face that launched a thousand Christmas letters. Appearing on January 3, 1863, in the illustrated magazine-
You could call it the face that launched a thousand Christmas letters. Appearing on January 3, 1863, in the illustrated magazine-
#OTD in 1864 Brig. Gen. Henry H. Lockwood wrote to his superiors about his concerns regarding Maryland's apprenticeship system, especially as it applied to newly emancipated children. Lockwood explained how former enslavers were exploiting the system to their own advantage.
#Slavery was abolished in #Maryland on November 1, 1864, when the state legislature adopted a new state constitution. The new constitution did not outlaw forced labor. Children of "unfit" parents could legally forced into apprenticeships that often times resembled slavery.
The children of newly emancipated people were overwhelmingly subject to forced apprenticeships, often times being forced to work for the people that formerly enslaved them and their parents. This development was concerning to General Lockwood.
Allan Pinkerton was born #OTD in 1819 in Glasgow, Scotland. He headed the Union Intelligence Service during the Civil War and helped lay the foundation for the U.S. Secret Service, FBI, and CIA. He also founded the famed Pinkerton National Detective Agency, which still exists.
Pinkerton emigrated to United States 1842 and founded a cooperage in Dundee, Illinois, just outside of Chicago. He became an abolitionist and operated a safe house for fugitive enslaved people on the Underground Railroad.
Pinkerton was appointed as the first Chicago police detective in 1849 after uncovering a counterfeit scheme. He founded what would become the Pinkerton National Detective Agency in 1850. The Pinkerton Agency specialized in investigating train robberies.
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
Philadelphia, PA
May 25, 1787 – Sep 17, 1787
* Thursday, May 31, 1787 *
The last clause of the sixth Resolution, authorizing an exertion of the force of the whole against a delinquent State, came next into consideration.
#ushistory
Philadelphia, PA
May 25, 1787 – Sep 17, 1787
* Thursday, May 31, 1787 *
The last clause of the sixth Resolution, authorizing an exertion of the force of the whole against a delinquent State, came next into consideration.
#ushistory
This is very important information. Madison spoke up when it counted. He opposed federal military coercion against a State. What he stated elsewhere is irrelevant. What matters is what was in the Constitution. This ends the debate on coercion for secession. 1/2
It was purposely omitted from the Constitution after it was debated. Secession is not mentioned. Coercion is unconstitutional.
GAME OVER.
GAME OVER.
“The American resistance placed a great deal of emphasis on property rights, but marriage laws prevented most married women from enjoying property rights.” amrevmuseum.org/virtualexhibit… #July4 #IndependenceDay #womenshistory 1/
#womenshistory: “In a letter dated March 31, 1776, Abigail Adams writes to her husband, John Adams, urging him and the other members of the Continental Congress not to forget about the nation’s women when fighting for #America’s #independence.” history.com/.amp/this-day-… 2/
#WomensHistory: “I desire you would Remember the Ladies.” -Letter from Abigail Adams to John Adams, 31 March #1776 masshist.org/digitaladams/a…
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“We know better than to repeal our Masculine systems.” -Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams, 14 April 1776 masshist.org/digitaladams/a… 3/
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“We know better than to repeal our Masculine systems.” -Letter from John Adams to Abigail Adams, 14 April 1776 masshist.org/digitaladams/a… 3/
#OTD in 1862 Newton Knight reenlisted in the Confederate Army after being on furlough. He originally enlisted in July of 1861. He deserted in October of 1862 and headed home after he received word the Confederate Army had taken his family's horses for the war effort.
There is much debate and mystery surrounding Knight, his actions during and after the war, and what motivated him. However, Knight's life provides insight into conflicting ideas of race, class, and politics in Mississippi and the South writ large during the Civil War.
Knight was a yeoman farmer in Jones County, Mississippi when the war broke out. According to historian @vikki_bynum, only 12% of the county's population was Black and most whites were subsistence farmers like Knight.
The Battle of Palmito Ranch was fought in Texas #OTD in 1865. The Confederate victory is widely considered the last battle of the Civil War. The battle occurred over one month after Robert E. Lee surrendered at Appomattox and two days after Jefferson Davis was captured.
Both sides knew the war was virtually over, but a small contingent of Confederate forces refused to surrender near Brownsville, Texas. Many of the men serving under the Union Army there were members of the United States Colored Troops.
A fragile cease fire had been agreed to between the two sides on May 11. However, Confederate Lt. Gen. Edmund Smith of the Trans-Mississippi Department refused to accept the inevitable end of the war.
#OTD in 1864 the House passed the Wade-Davis Reconstruction bill. The House version of the bill was written by Rep. Henry Davis of Maryland. By this time Congress attempted to preemptively take control of post-war policy, creating a rift with President Lincoln.
Lincoln issued the "Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction" on December 8, 1863. It required only 10 percent of a seceding state's population to take an oath of loyalty before a new state government could be formed. These states would also be required to abolish slavery.
Radical Republicans in Congress felt Lincoln's plan was too lenient and began crafting legislation of their own to address the issue. They asserted that Confederate states were not states, but conquered territory. Lincoln maintained that those states never legally seceded.
#OTD in 1865 President Andrew Johnson put out a reward of $100,000 dollars (Approximately $2 million in today's money) for the capture of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Davis and a small group of close advisors had fled Richmond in early April.
They initially fled to Danville, Virginia but had to quickly leave because the Union Army was hot on their tail. They arrived in the town of Washington, Georgia in Wilkes County of May 3rd. He held his last meeting the next day.
Davis reunited with his family on May 7th and they arrived in Abbeville on May 8th. During this time, it was believed by the United States Government that Davis played a role in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln.
Galveston: In 1900, Galveston, population 36,000, was obliterated, making it the site of the worst natural disaster in US history, a sad record it retains to this day. 6,000 to 12,000 were killed, thousands of buildings wiped out, etc. 1/
2/ Galveston was rebuilt with a massive seawall and the land was raised as much as 17 feet. 15 years later, another similar hurricane and storm surge hit. The wall worked. Only 53 were killed. #Galveston #Texas #hurricane #UShistory
3/ 1900 #Galveston hurricane: Galveston was one of Texas' largest cities and was very, very wealthy. Disregarding #statistics #probabilities #science #data, plans for a seawall to protect the sandbar city were dismissed as ridiculous. #nature
Happy Earth Day 2022! greeneracresvaluenetwork.wordpress.com/2022/04/22/dai…
Thinking like an Economist | Princeton University Press
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#BookRelease, #EconomicReasoning, #AmericanPolitics, #USHistory
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#BookRelease, #EconomicReasoning, #AmericanPolitics, #USHistory
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Global supply chain risk and resilience | VOX, CEPR Policy Portal
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#GlobalSupplyChains, #EconomicAnalysis, #risk, #resilience, #robustness
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#GlobalSupplyChains, #EconomicAnalysis, #risk, #resilience, #robustness
Researchers Identify 'Master Problem' Underlying All Cryptography | Quanta Magazine
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#ComputationalComplexity, #CryptographySecurity, #OneWayFunctions
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#ComputationalComplexity, #CryptographySecurity, #OneWayFunctions
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We cannot believe we overlooked these Majorana discoveries
arxiv.org/abs/2203.17060
#MajoranaFermions, #ResearchResults
arxiv.org/abs/2203.17060
#MajoranaFermions, #ResearchResults
Thank you for liking & sharing quotes from Lee's pre-war letters. He was pro-Union & anti-slavery: but he could not "draw his sword" against his state. Read through this compilation of today's #quotes! 1/10
#twitterstorians #USHistory #mythbreakers #VeteransUnite #Military
#twitterstorians #USHistory #mythbreakers #VeteransUnite #Military
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1/5 How many lies can you pack into one article? First, Ty says that we argue that Lee was a "benevolent slave master." No, we argue he wasn't a slave master at all! Lee owned no slaves at the time of the war. Hence he wasn't good or bad: he simply owned no slaves. #FactsMatter
2/5 @IndyRecorder actually published an article blaming Lee for the death of U.S. soldiers. But Lee wouldn't have killed a single U.S. soldier that did not invade VA first. So why isn't Lincoln responsible? What law did Lee break? What law did VA break? The article doesn't say!
3/5 Was Lee a reluctant to join the Confederacy? Well, yes! Is it a myth? Nope. We just look at his own words. Strangely @IndyRecorder doesn't quote Lee at all! Mind if I do? Pre-war quotes, of course! No "mythology here."
#twitterstorians #USHistory
#twitterstorians #USHistory
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Government guidelines insufficient to protect freshwater ecosystem from salt pollution
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#FreshwaterEcosystems, #SaltPollution, #GovernmentGuidelines
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#FreshwaterEcosystems, #SaltPollution, #GovernmentGuidelines
#OTD in 1865 Charleston, South Carolina Mayor Charles Macbeth surrendered the city to Lieutenant Colonel A.G. Bennett of the 21st United States Colored Troops. The city had been under siege since the summer of 1863 and its harbor contained Ft. Sumter, where the war began.
Confederate General Beauregard ordered the evacuation three days earlier, nearly four years after he commanded the initial assault of Ft. Sumter in April, 1861. By the afternoon a company of the 54th Mass. (USCT) was helping to extinguish the flames set by the retreating rebels.
Many of the first Union soldiers to enter Charleston were from the USCT and they left a wake of liberation for Black Charlestonians who were legally enslaved the day prior. Days later the 55th Mass. (USCT) walked the streets of downtown singing "John Brown's Body."
#OTD in 1884 the Chicago Tribune reported on Senate hearings regarding the Danville Massacre in Virginia. The massacre took place on November 3, 1883. The Chicago Tribune’s reporting highlights the tension between white Democrats, Black Republicans and voting at the time.
The Danville Massacre (also referred to as the Danville Race Riot) was a violent white backlash to bi-racial democracy in Virginia during the Readjuster movement. The Readjuster Party supported legislation to help alleviate the state's debt incurred during the Civil War.
Danville had thriving majority Black population by the 1880s. Many whites in the area described Black political power as "Negro rule." The Tribune's report quoted a white witness who stated that the Readjusters imposed "the worst rule any people were ever cursed with."
#CivilWar veteran Theophilus L Covington widowed two women and was a widower once before his own death in 1911.
I still have significant gaps in his story from his birth to 1875.
Where should I start? Maybe chronology will be key. So... #BHM #USHistory #MIHistory🧵
I still have significant gaps in his story from his birth to 1875.
Where should I start? Maybe chronology will be key. So... #BHM #USHistory #MIHistory🧵
1st sign I have of him is 1860 census where we see his wife Anna Ward Covington and daughter Gertrude, aged 2, born in Michigan. Living in Owosso, Shiawassee County - which became a sundown town. No Theophilus. 2/
During the Civil War, there were income taxes so I find Theophilus L Covington (fabulous uncommon name) in Houghton County Michigan by November of 1862 operating a saloon. 3/
February 1st marks the beginning of #BlackHistoryMonth and we will be dedicating much of our #OTD posts to Black history throughout the 19th century, particularly during the Civil War Era. You can read about the origins of Black History Month here: asalh.org/about-us/origi…
With that said, #OnThisDay in 1865, Dr. John Rock became the first African American admitted to the bar of the United States Supreme Court. This occurred the same day President Lincoln signed the 13th Amendment. #History #HistoryMatters #USHistory #AmericanHistory
John Rock lived an extraordinary life. He was a teacher, a prolific abolitionist writer and speaker, a dentist, medical doctor, and lawyer. Rock was born a free man in New Jersey in 1825 and became a teacher at age 19 while studying medicine. #Abolitionist #Teacher
