The short film โSempreโ, based on the novel by J.M Darhower that premiered last month at SIP film festival is already available to watch at: shotoftea.co/sempre-1 ๐๐ป
Friendly reminder that it is one of the greatest fics turned book in the Twi fandomโจ
#EmancipationProclamation
American educator and #civilrights leader #BookerTWashington died #onthisday in 1915. #teacher #NationalNegroBusinessLeague #TuskegeeUniversity #blackhistory #slavery #lynching #JimCrow #UpfromSlavery #history #EmancipationProclamation #author #equality #trivia
What did Englandโs editor of the London Spectator think about the Emancipation Proclamation?
#Juneteenth
#Emancipationproclamation
#USHistory
On this day in 1865 in Galveston, TX the slaves were finally set free - more than 2 years after the #EmancipationProclamation was signed & published.
#Juneteenth is a day to be celebrated. It represents a turning point in our collective journey toward a more inclusive society.โฆ
#HaitianRevolution declares victory
#EmancipationProclamation comes
#CubanRevolution takes power
World historian #JohnHenrikClarke is born
The #Zapatistas strike!
What a powerful day Imani-Faith is!
Since Twitter is on about the #EmancipationProclamation today, thought Iโd add my piece Afro Abe to the mix. (Worth much more than face value BECAUSE of the Afro BTW.)
On July 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln told his cabinet of his intention to issue a proclamation to grant freedom to enslaved individuals. However, its announcement would have to wait until the Union Army achieved a significant military victory. #EmancipationProclamation
It was a beautiful day in the Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Corridor!!! Celebrating 156 Years of the Emancipation Proclamation Day Parade in Charleston, SC #Gullahgeecheec #gullahgeecheecorridor #EmancipationProclamation #Charlestonsc
This day 160 years ago, Lincoln hosts the annual New Year's reception at the White House. Then he signs the Emancipation Proclamation. He says he's never felt as strongly about anything as he does about this action. Image courtesy U.S. National Archives. #EmancipationProclamation
John R. Bowles, a schoolteacher from Chillicothe, OH, served as chaplain of the 55th Massachusetts. He described the 1865 commemoration of the Emancipation Proclamation in Beaufort:
#UnitedStatesColoredTroops
#BlackMenInLincolnBlue
#EmancipationProclamation
#BlackHistory
Nearly 250 yrs after the US was founded & almost 160 yrs after the EmancipationProclamation issued
Has UncleTom finally got a cabin of his own?
Has #django been unchained?
Has the dream of Dr. #MartinLutherKing Jr. come true?
Why is it that ppl like #GeorgeFloyd cannot breathe?
Today is #JuneTeenth National Independence Day. On June 19th, 1865, enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas, were finally told they were free- two and a half years after President Lincoln had issued the #EmancipationProclamation #FreedomDay #JuneTeenth 2021
Sketch. William Headley,a โContrabandโ with the #US Army. A basis for the #EmancipationProclamation , the #Contraband doctrine allowed #FreedomSeekers to fight #CSA as contrabands of war instead of being returned to slavery. 200,00O Black men served the Army/Navy
#juneteenth2022
Word of the #EmancipationProclamation finally reaches enslaved people in Galveston, TX, on #Juneteenth 1865. A rare printing, signed by Lincoln, is on display in #CivilWarandReconstruction for a limited time!
Artifact Credit: On loan from The Galbraith Family 2012 Trust
Two weeks ago saw the #EmancipationProclamation & #ThirteenthAmendment in person at the National Archives in DC. What an experience to #LearnCelebrateInspire
#LiveLoveRemember
