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#tdih RIP Joe Hill – Executed by the state of Utah on Nov. 19, 1915
Remembering Joe Hill (Hillstrom)- labor activist, songwriter, and member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).
The song “8 Hours” pays tribute to Joe Hill and the labor reforms of the IWW.
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Remembering Joe Hill (Hillstrom)- labor activist, songwriter, and member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).
The song “8 Hours” pays tribute to Joe Hill and the labor reforms of the IWW.
soundcloud.com/hillipsand/8...
November 19, 2025 at 1:37 PM
#tdih RIP Joe Hill – Executed by the state of Utah on Nov. 19, 1915
Remembering Joe Hill (Hillstrom)- labor activist, songwriter, and member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).
The song “8 Hours” pays tribute to Joe Hill and the labor reforms of the IWW.
soundcloud.com/hillipsand/8...
Remembering Joe Hill (Hillstrom)- labor activist, songwriter, and member of the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW).
The song “8 Hours” pays tribute to Joe Hill and the labor reforms of the IWW.
soundcloud.com/hillipsand/8...
#NAHM
Mount Rushmore Memorial is a massive sculpture carved into the Black Hills, sacred land of the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne and Omaha Indians. The “taking” of the Black Hills by the U.S. government remains one of the most blatant land grabs in American history.
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Mount Rushmore Memorial is a massive sculpture carved into the Black Hills, sacred land of the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne and Omaha Indians. The “taking” of the Black Hills by the U.S. government remains one of the most blatant land grabs in American history.
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November 17, 2025 at 3:27 PM
#NAHM
Mount Rushmore Memorial is a massive sculpture carved into the Black Hills, sacred land of the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne and Omaha Indians. The “taking” of the Black Hills by the U.S. government remains one of the most blatant land grabs in American history.
soundcloud.com/hillipsand/b...
Mount Rushmore Memorial is a massive sculpture carved into the Black Hills, sacred land of the Lakota, Northern Cheyenne and Omaha Indians. The “taking” of the Black Hills by the U.S. government remains one of the most blatant land grabs in American history.
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#WorldKindnessDay
Introduced in 1998, World Kindness Day is an international observance celebrated on November 13.
The purpose of this day is to promote an understanding that compassion for others is what binds us all together.
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Introduced in 1998, World Kindness Day is an international observance celebrated on November 13.
The purpose of this day is to promote an understanding that compassion for others is what binds us all together.
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November 13, 2025 at 12:24 PM
#WorldKindnessDay
Introduced in 1998, World Kindness Day is an international observance celebrated on November 13.
The purpose of this day is to promote an understanding that compassion for others is what binds us all together.
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Introduced in 1998, World Kindness Day is an international observance celebrated on November 13.
The purpose of this day is to promote an understanding that compassion for others is what binds us all together.
soundcloud.com/hillipsand/b...
November 7, 1916 –Montana’s Jeannette Rankin, becomes the first woman elected to Congress.
A pacifist, Rankin championed a multitude of diverse women's rights and civil rights causes throughout a career that spanned more than six decades.
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A pacifist, Rankin championed a multitude of diverse women's rights and civil rights causes throughout a career that spanned more than six decades.
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November 7, 2025 at 11:08 PM
November 7, 1916 –Montana’s Jeannette Rankin, becomes the first woman elected to Congress.
A pacifist, Rankin championed a multitude of diverse women's rights and civil rights causes throughout a career that spanned more than six decades.
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A pacifist, Rankin championed a multitude of diverse women's rights and civil rights causes throughout a career that spanned more than six decades.
soundcloud.com/hillipsand/j...
#nativeamericanheritagemonth
As of 2020, there were 574 “federally recognized” tribes in the U.S.
From the Trail of Tears to the Standing Rock Pipeline protests, they can say with conviction, “We Are Still Here.”
Watch/Listen here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqQF...
As of 2020, there were 574 “federally recognized” tribes in the U.S.
From the Trail of Tears to the Standing Rock Pipeline protests, they can say with conviction, “We Are Still Here.”
Watch/Listen here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqQF...
We Are Still Here - The Indigenous People of North America are still here. R.J. Phillips Band
YouTube video by cherokeephil
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November 2, 2025 at 1:22 PM
#nativeamericanheritagemonth
As of 2020, there were 574 “federally recognized” tribes in the U.S.
From the Trail of Tears to the Standing Rock Pipeline protests, they can say with conviction, “We Are Still Here.”
Watch/Listen here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqQF...
As of 2020, there were 574 “federally recognized” tribes in the U.S.
From the Trail of Tears to the Standing Rock Pipeline protests, they can say with conviction, “We Are Still Here.”
Watch/Listen here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UqQF...
Charlie Chaplin’s, The Great Dictator, which satirized Hitler and attacked fascism was released in October 1940.
The song “Little Tramp” pays tribute to the star of the silent screen.
Watch/listen here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVua...
The song “Little Tramp” pays tribute to the star of the silent screen.
Watch/listen here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVua...
October 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Charlie Chaplin’s, The Great Dictator, which satirized Hitler and attacked fascism was released in October 1940.
The song “Little Tramp” pays tribute to the star of the silent screen.
Watch/listen here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVua...
The song “Little Tramp” pays tribute to the star of the silent screen.
Watch/listen here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVua...
Robert Johnson
Did aspiring guitarist, Robert Johnson, journey to the Crossroads to “sell his soul?” Will we ever know?
The song, Robert Johnson, pays tribute to the legendary (and enigmatic) guitarist. Listen here:
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Did aspiring guitarist, Robert Johnson, journey to the Crossroads to “sell his soul?” Will we ever know?
The song, Robert Johnson, pays tribute to the legendary (and enigmatic) guitarist. Listen here:
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October 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Robert Johnson
Did aspiring guitarist, Robert Johnson, journey to the Crossroads to “sell his soul?” Will we ever know?
The song, Robert Johnson, pays tribute to the legendary (and enigmatic) guitarist. Listen here:
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Did aspiring guitarist, Robert Johnson, journey to the Crossroads to “sell his soul?” Will we ever know?
The song, Robert Johnson, pays tribute to the legendary (and enigmatic) guitarist. Listen here:
soundcloud.com/hillipsand/r...
#tdih October 16, 1859. Remembering John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
His soul is marching on
Musical tribute. Listen here:
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His soul is marching on
Musical tribute. Listen here:
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October 16, 2025 at 1:24 PM
#tdih October 16, 1859. Remembering John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry
His soul is marching on
Musical tribute. Listen here:
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His soul is marching on
Musical tribute. Listen here:
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#TDIH Fannie Lou Hamer is born on this day- October 6, 1917
Remembering Mississippi’s Fannie Lou Hamer, voting and women's rights activist, community organizer, and leader of the civil rights movement.
Listen here:
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Remembering Mississippi’s Fannie Lou Hamer, voting and women's rights activist, community organizer, and leader of the civil rights movement.
Listen here:
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October 6, 2025 at 9:42 AM
#TDIH Fannie Lou Hamer is born on this day- October 6, 1917
Remembering Mississippi’s Fannie Lou Hamer, voting and women's rights activist, community organizer, and leader of the civil rights movement.
Listen here:
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Remembering Mississippi’s Fannie Lou Hamer, voting and women's rights activist, community organizer, and leader of the civil rights movement.
Listen here:
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#TDIH Philip Berrigan is born on this day, October 5 (1923).
“We are the daughters and sons of God, and that means we are called to be peacemakers." Philip Berrigan
Musical Tribute: Listen here-
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“We are the daughters and sons of God, and that means we are called to be peacemakers." Philip Berrigan
Musical Tribute: Listen here-
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October 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
#TDIH Philip Berrigan is born on this day, October 5 (1923).
“We are the daughters and sons of God, and that means we are called to be peacemakers." Philip Berrigan
Musical Tribute: Listen here-
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“We are the daughters and sons of God, and that means we are called to be peacemakers." Philip Berrigan
Musical Tribute: Listen here-
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#tdih Remembering the 217 day hunger strike of the Irish Republican H-Block prisoners which ended on October 3 in 1981.
“Belfast Town” is dedicated to the men and women who gave their lives in the pursuit of freedom. Listen here:
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“Belfast Town” is dedicated to the men and women who gave their lives in the pursuit of freedom. Listen here:
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October 3, 2025 at 11:55 AM
#tdih Remembering the 217 day hunger strike of the Irish Republican H-Block prisoners which ended on October 3 in 1981.
“Belfast Town” is dedicated to the men and women who gave their lives in the pursuit of freedom. Listen here:
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“Belfast Town” is dedicated to the men and women who gave their lives in the pursuit of freedom. Listen here:
soundcloud.com/hillipsand/b...
#tdih September 27, 1962: Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring was published, launching the modern environmental movement, banning DDT and other pesticides.
Musical tribute. Listen here:
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Musical tribute. Listen here:
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September 27, 2025 at 8:18 PM
#tdih September 27, 1962: Rachel Carson's book Silent Spring was published, launching the modern environmental movement, banning DDT and other pesticides.
Musical tribute. Listen here:
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Musical tribute. Listen here:
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Ethel Greenglass, later to become, Ethel Rosenberg, is born on September 28 (1915).
“The Rosenbergs” remembers Ethel, the aspiring actress and singer, wife and mother, while living in New York. Listen here:
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“The Rosenbergs” remembers Ethel, the aspiring actress and singer, wife and mother, while living in New York. Listen here:
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September 27, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Ethel Greenglass, later to become, Ethel Rosenberg, is born on September 28 (1915).
“The Rosenbergs” remembers Ethel, the aspiring actress and singer, wife and mother, while living in New York. Listen here:
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“The Rosenbergs” remembers Ethel, the aspiring actress and singer, wife and mother, while living in New York. Listen here:
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September 27 (1946) Happy Birthday T.C. Cannon Native American (Kiowa) Artist and Vietnam Vet.
Cannon’s art illustrated the complexities of contemporary Native American life as well as his ambivalence toward war
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Cannon’s art illustrated the complexities of contemporary Native American life as well as his ambivalence toward war
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September 26, 2025 at 12:12 PM
September 27 (1946) Happy Birthday T.C. Cannon Native American (Kiowa) Artist and Vietnam Vet.
Cannon’s art illustrated the complexities of contemporary Native American life as well as his ambivalence toward war
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Cannon’s art illustrated the complexities of contemporary Native American life as well as his ambivalence toward war
soundcloud.com/hillipsand/r...
Hispanic Heritage Month:
Remembering Carmelita Torres, who refused the toxic disinfectant bath used upon domestic workers as they crossed the border to work in El Paso homes.
Carmelita’s resistance led to what has become known as the “Bath Riots”
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Remembering Carmelita Torres, who refused the toxic disinfectant bath used upon domestic workers as they crossed the border to work in El Paso homes.
Carmelita’s resistance led to what has become known as the “Bath Riots”
soundcloud.com/hillipsand/c...
September 20, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Hispanic Heritage Month:
Remembering Carmelita Torres, who refused the toxic disinfectant bath used upon domestic workers as they crossed the border to work in El Paso homes.
Carmelita’s resistance led to what has become known as the “Bath Riots”
soundcloud.com/hillipsand/c...
Remembering Carmelita Torres, who refused the toxic disinfectant bath used upon domestic workers as they crossed the border to work in El Paso homes.
Carmelita’s resistance led to what has become known as the “Bath Riots”
soundcloud.com/hillipsand/c...
#TDIH Sept 17, 2011 - The Occupy Wall Street Movement begins in Zuccotti Park, NYC, inspiring world-wide movements.
The song “Occupy” looks back on the protest movement against economic inequality. Listen here:
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The song “Occupy” looks back on the protest movement against economic inequality. Listen here:
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September 17, 2025 at 12:17 PM
#TDIH Sept 17, 2011 - The Occupy Wall Street Movement begins in Zuccotti Park, NYC, inspiring world-wide movements.
The song “Occupy” looks back on the protest movement against economic inequality. Listen here:
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The song “Occupy” looks back on the protest movement against economic inequality. Listen here:
soundcloud.com/hillipsand/o...
Remembering Birmingham’s “4 Little Girls”
#tdih September 15, 1963- The 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama is bombed by members of the Ku Klux Klan, taking the lives of 4 young girls.
Watch/listen here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGtu...
#tdih September 15, 1963- The 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama is bombed by members of the Ku Klux Klan, taking the lives of 4 young girls.
Watch/listen here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGtu...
I Can't Think Of Sunday
YouTube video by brattstudio
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September 15, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Remembering Birmingham’s “4 Little Girls”
#tdih September 15, 1963- The 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama is bombed by members of the Ku Klux Klan, taking the lives of 4 young girls.
Watch/listen here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGtu...
#tdih September 15, 1963- The 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama is bombed by members of the Ku Klux Klan, taking the lives of 4 young girls.
Watch/listen here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=dGtu...
Tribute to the historical contributions made by immigrants to the American work force.
Today, immigrants make up over 19% of the US workforce. The labor force participation rate for foreign-born workers is 66.6%, compared to 61.8% for native-born workers.
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Today, immigrants make up over 19% of the US workforce. The labor force participation rate for foreign-born workers is 66.6%, compared to 61.8% for native-born workers.
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September 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Tribute to the historical contributions made by immigrants to the American work force.
Today, immigrants make up over 19% of the US workforce. The labor force participation rate for foreign-born workers is 66.6%, compared to 61.8% for native-born workers.
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Today, immigrants make up over 19% of the US workforce. The labor force participation rate for foreign-born workers is 66.6%, compared to 61.8% for native-born workers.
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#tdih (Sept. 9, 1942) Woodstock Promoter Artie Kornfeld is Born
Happy Birthday to Artie Kornfeld, record producer, music executive and promoter of the Woodstock Festival
By 1966, Kornfeld had written over 75 Billboard charted songs and participated in over 150 albums
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Happy Birthday to Artie Kornfeld, record producer, music executive and promoter of the Woodstock Festival
By 1966, Kornfeld had written over 75 Billboard charted songs and participated in over 150 albums
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September 9, 2025 at 2:11 PM
#tdih (Sept. 9, 1942) Woodstock Promoter Artie Kornfeld is Born
Happy Birthday to Artie Kornfeld, record producer, music executive and promoter of the Woodstock Festival
By 1966, Kornfeld had written over 75 Billboard charted songs and participated in over 150 albums
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Happy Birthday to Artie Kornfeld, record producer, music executive and promoter of the Woodstock Festival
By 1966, Kornfeld had written over 75 Billboard charted songs and participated in over 150 albums
soundcloud.com/hillipsand/t...
September 5, 2025 at 7:28 PM
#tdih On September 3, 2016, the Dakota Access Pipeline brings in a private security firm as the company uses bulldozers to dig up part of the pipeline route containing possible Native graves and burial artifacts.
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September 3, 2025 at 12:11 PM
#tdih On September 3, 2016, the Dakota Access Pipeline brings in a private security firm as the company uses bulldozers to dig up part of the pipeline route containing possible Native graves and burial artifacts.
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#TDIH Emmett Till is Killed (August 28, 1955)
Remembering 14 year old Emmett Till, abducted and murdered in Mississippi on this day in 1955.
Never Forget…Say His Name… (Listen Here)
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Remembering 14 year old Emmett Till, abducted and murdered in Mississippi on this day in 1955.
Never Forget…Say His Name… (Listen Here)
soundcloud.com/hillipsand/s...
August 28, 2025 at 12:35 PM
#TDIH Emmett Till is Killed (August 28, 1955)
Remembering 14 year old Emmett Till, abducted and murdered in Mississippi on this day in 1955.
Never Forget…Say His Name… (Listen Here)
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Remembering 14 year old Emmett Till, abducted and murdered in Mississippi on this day in 1955.
Never Forget…Say His Name… (Listen Here)
soundcloud.com/hillipsand/s...
Aug. 28, 1963 - The youngest “Freedom Rider,” 11 month old, Sharon Langley integrates Gwynn Oak Park in Baltimore Maryland, as she rides the carousel, accompanied by her father, Charles C. Langley Jr.
“Merry-go-round” recalls the events from that day in 1963.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk3D...
“Merry-go-round” recalls the events from that day in 1963.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk3D...
August 27, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Aug. 28, 1963 - The youngest “Freedom Rider,” 11 month old, Sharon Langley integrates Gwynn Oak Park in Baltimore Maryland, as she rides the carousel, accompanied by her father, Charles C. Langley Jr.
“Merry-go-round” recalls the events from that day in 1963.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk3D...
“Merry-go-round” recalls the events from that day in 1963.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hk3D...
#TDIH- August 23, 1927: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts executes Sacco and Vanzetti
To babies, we “will” their mothers’ love. To youngsters, we “will” the sun above.- Last Will of Nicola Sacco
For Ines & Dante is dedicated to the family of Nicola Sacco. Listen here:
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To babies, we “will” their mothers’ love. To youngsters, we “will” the sun above.- Last Will of Nicola Sacco
For Ines & Dante is dedicated to the family of Nicola Sacco. Listen here:
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August 23, 2025 at 12:37 PM
#TDIH- August 23, 1927: The Commonwealth of Massachusetts executes Sacco and Vanzetti
To babies, we “will” their mothers’ love. To youngsters, we “will” the sun above.- Last Will of Nicola Sacco
For Ines & Dante is dedicated to the family of Nicola Sacco. Listen here:
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To babies, we “will” their mothers’ love. To youngsters, we “will” the sun above.- Last Will of Nicola Sacco
For Ines & Dante is dedicated to the family of Nicola Sacco. Listen here:
soundcloud.com/hillipsand/f...
#TDIH August 21, 1831- Remembering Nat Turner’s Slave Rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia.
“We do not go forth for the sake of blood and carnage…it is a struggle for freedom” (Nat Turner)
The song, “Nat Turner,” tells his story.
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“We do not go forth for the sake of blood and carnage…it is a struggle for freedom” (Nat Turner)
The song, “Nat Turner,” tells his story.
soundcloud.com/hillipsand/n...
August 21, 2025 at 12:47 PM
#TDIH August 21, 1831- Remembering Nat Turner’s Slave Rebellion in Southampton County, Virginia.
“We do not go forth for the sake of blood and carnage…it is a struggle for freedom” (Nat Turner)
The song, “Nat Turner,” tells his story.
soundcloud.com/hillipsand/n...
“We do not go forth for the sake of blood and carnage…it is a struggle for freedom” (Nat Turner)
The song, “Nat Turner,” tells his story.
soundcloud.com/hillipsand/n...