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#BLM OTD 1863, Harriet Tubman planned & guided an armed raid (becoming the 1st woman to do so in the Civil War) against Confederate forces, supply depots & plantations along the Combahee River in coastal South Carolina. The raid freed nearly 800 people.
#BlackAmericanHistoryIsAmericanHistory
#BlackAmericanHistoryIsAmericanHistory
June 2, 2025 at 11:35 AM
#BLM OTD 1863, Harriet Tubman planned & guided an armed raid (becoming the 1st woman to do so in the Civil War) against Confederate forces, supply depots & plantations along the Combahee River in coastal South Carolina. The raid freed nearly 800 people.
#BlackAmericanHistoryIsAmericanHistory
#BlackAmericanHistoryIsAmericanHistory
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Harriet Tubman freed enslaved people and fought for justice.
The "Mothers of the Confederacy" built statues of the people who enslaved them.
Who deserves to be honored?
We know the answer.
#AntiConfederateHistoryMonth #ReclaimHistory
The "Mothers of the Confederacy" built statues of the people who enslaved them.
Who deserves to be honored?
We know the answer.
#AntiConfederateHistoryMonth #ReclaimHistory
April 9, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Harriet Tubman freed enslaved people and fought for justice.
The "Mothers of the Confederacy" built statues of the people who enslaved them.
Who deserves to be honored?
We know the answer.
#AntiConfederateHistoryMonth #ReclaimHistory
The "Mothers of the Confederacy" built statues of the people who enslaved them.
Who deserves to be honored?
We know the answer.
#AntiConfederateHistoryMonth #ReclaimHistory
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"The reason you should care about this is not that it could happen to you but that it is already happening to others. It is happening to people who, we claim, have rights just because we are human. It is happening to me, personally."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/o...
Opinion | There’s a Name for What Trump Is Doing to Trans People: Denationalizing (Gift Article)
The message is that we are a threat to the nation. The subtext is that we are not of this nation.
www.nytimes.com
March 17, 2025 at 4:41 PM
"The reason you should care about this is not that it could happen to you but that it is already happening to others. It is happening to people who, we claim, have rights just because we are human. It is happening to me, personally."
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/o...
www.nytimes.com/2025/03/17/o...