AFRICAN & BLACK HISTORY
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Did you know Sesame Street was originally created for black and brown inner city kids?. A THREAD
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Happy Birthday to Emmett Till. He would've been 83 years old today. At just 14, two white men kidnapped and brutally murdered him through mutilation for 'whistling' at a white woman. decades later, Carolyn Bryant admitted to lying that Emmett Till made a pass at her. THREAD
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If the child on the left was old enough to pick cotton and the child on the right was old enough to attend Klan rallies, then today's children are old enough to learn about both of these and how they've led us to where we are today.
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On this day in 1959, 69 black boys were padlocked in their dormitory at school and it was then set on fire. 21 burnt to death while 48 managed to escape. A THREAD.
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On this day in 1955, Claudette Colvin,15, was arrested for refusing to give her seat to a white woman on a public bus in Montgomery, Alabama. She was arrested 9months before Rosa Parks, but NAACP didn't want her to represent their organization because she was 15 and pregnant.
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Today would have been Ahmaud Arbery's 30th birthday.
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If the child on the left was old enough to pick cotton and the child on the right was old enough to attend Klan rallies, then today's children are old enough to learn about both of these and how they've led us to where we are today.
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On this day in 1960, Ruby Bridges became the first African-American to attend a white elementary school in the South. A visual reminder of what she faced every day.
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Sammy Davis Jr. Vs. Wilt Chamberlain boxing match 😂
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Lonnie Johnson, NASA engineer, invented the Super Soaker. He made your childhood hot summers fun. He turns 75 today. Happy Birthday!
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In 1959, 69 black boys were padlocked in their dormitory at school and it was then set on fire. 21 burnt to death while 48 managed to escape. A THREAD.
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Slavery was Legal. Colonialism was Legal. Jim Crow was Legal. Apartheid was Legal. Legality is a matter of Power, NOT Justice.
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On this day in 1916, Ota Benga, an African native who suffered inhumane treatment by being kept in a zoo, committed suicide. He had been kidnapped in 1904 from Congo, and taken to America and exhibited at the Bronx Zoo with monkeys. A THREAD!
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32 years ago today, Latasha Harlins,15, was fatally shot by a Korean shop owner, Soon Ja Du, over a bottle of orange juice, it became a major spark for the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. thread
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Did you know Sesame Street was originally created for black and brown inner city kids?. A THREAD
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At 16, Yvette Stevens joined the Black Panther Party. She was responsible selling the Black Panther newspaper & helping start the free breakfast program for children. You might know her by another name: CHAKA KHAN!. Happy 70th Birthday to Grammy Award winning singer Chaka Khan!
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Inventions that would not exist without Black Women. —A THREAD—. Valerie Thomas, NASA physicist, invented 3D Movies. In 1977, she began to develop the illusion transmitter, the 1st mechanism that allowed images to be viewed in 3D using concave mirrors & rays of light.
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“Soooo you mean to tell me that someone down your ancestry line survived being chained to other human bodies for several months in the bottom of a disease-infested ship during the Middle Passage, lost their language, customs and traditions, picked up the English language as best
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On this day in 1969, activist and chairman of the Black Panther Party Fred Hampton, was assassinated by Chicago police and the FBI at just 21 years old. William O'Neal, an FBI informant, infiltrated the Black Panthers and set up Fred Hampton for $300. A THREAD
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black women unbothered by the police: a photo series
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There are atleast over a million africans at the bottom of the atlantic oceans. These were not Americans or Brazilians, etc they were yoruba, fulani, Igbos, Mandika men and women who were thrown overboard by european slave traders.
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On this day in 1965, Muslim minister and human rights activist, Malcolm X was assasinated. Gone, but not forgotten. Rest In Power!
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“To be African American is to be African without any memory and American without any privilege.” —James Baldwin
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34 years ago today, Latasha Harlins,15, was fatally shot by a Korean shop owner, Soon Ja Du, over a bottle of orange juice, it became a major spark for the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. thread
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Dr. Alexa Canady was the first black woman to become a neurosurgeon in 1981. She also co-invented a device to treat fluid buildup in the brain. She turns 74 today, Happy Birthday!
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Louis Armstrong playing for his wife Lucille, in front of the Sphinx, Egypt, 1961.
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Michael Jackson in the studio with his cousin Stevie Wonder, 1975.
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Clara B. Williams college professors did not allow her inside the classroom because she was Black. But that didn’t stop her. She took notes from the hallway–standing up! She eventually graduated at the age of 51 and lived to 108 years old and saw her 3 sons become doctors.
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In 1969, when Black Americans were prevented from swimming alongside whites, Mr. Rogers decided to invite officer Clemmons to join him and cool his feet in a pool, breaking a well known color barrier. Breaking Color Barriers. A THREAD!
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In 1959, police were called to a segregated library when a Black 9-year-old boy trying to check out books refused to leave, after being told the library was not for Black people. The boy, Ronald McNair, went on to became an astronaut. The library is also now named after him.
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If the child on the left was old enough to pick cotton and the child on the right was old enough to attend Klan rallies, then today's children are old enough to learn about both of these and how they've led us to where we are today.
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Happy 93rd birthday to the legend James Earl Jones.
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Happy 83rd birthday to Claudette Colvin!. She refused to move to the back of a bus 9 months before Rosa Parks, the NAACP did not want to use her to represent them because she was 15 & pregnant. Other women who refused to give up their seats before Rosa Parks. A THREAD!
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Louis Armstrong playing for his wife Lucille, in front of the Sphinx, Egypt, 1961.
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Yasuke was the world’s first Black samurai. When a 6-foot-tall African slave landed in Japan, he stuck out like a sore thumb. People lost all modesty and nearly caused a stampede trying to get a closer look. Such a sight was so foreign in Kyoto. A THREAD!
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Congo is silently going through a silent genocide. Millions of people are being killed so that the western world can benefit from its natural resources. More than 60% of the world’s cobalt reserves are found in Congo, used in the production of smartphones. Western countries are
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In May of 1946, The Fultz Sisters or Fultz Quads, became the first identical Black-American quadruplets on record. The Doctor named them and also put them on display for curious onlookers. The Fascinating and Tragic story of the quadruplets,. A THREAD
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“To be African American is to be African without any memory and American without any privilege.” —James Baldwin
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The original arrest warrant for Carolyn Bryant Donham, the woman who accused 14-year old Emmett Till, was recently found in the basement of a Mississippi courthouse. Emmett’s relatives want authorities to finally arrest her.
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Happy 66th birthday to Doctor and Engineer Mae Jemison! She was the first black woman in space. She flew aboard the space shuttle Endeavour in 1992, working on experiments including bone cell research. Dr. Mae Carol Jemison is a physician and retired astronaut. After her
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One in every four cowboys was believed to be a Black man released from slavery despite the stories told in popular books and movies although the most famous cowboys of the old west were white. THREAD
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On this day in 1968, Shirley Chisholm became first black woman elected to the United States Congress.
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Congo is silently going through a silent genocide. Millions of people are being killed so that the western world can benefit from its natural resources. More than 60% of the world’s cobalt reserves are found in Congo, used in the production of smartphones. Western countries are
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A sundown or sunset town was a town, city, or neighborhood in the US that excluded non-whites after dark. The term sundown came from the signs that were posted stating that people of color had to leave the town by sundown. A THREAD!
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Self-taught, child prodigy piano player, Sugar Chile Robinson.
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At 16, Yvette Stevens joined the Black Panther Party. She was responsible selling the Black Panther newspaper & helping start the free breakfast program for children. You might know her by another name: CHAKA KHAN!
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Sister Rosetta Tharpe is credited as the Godmother of Rock ‘N’ Roll. Before Elvis, Johnny Cash or Little Richard, there was Sister Tharpe- A Black woman who forged her own sound in a male dominated industry. She does not get the credit she deserves.
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Remembering Chadwick Boseman on what would’ve been his 48th birthday, today.
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On this day in 1913, Harriet Tubman died. The woman who escaped slavery then fought and freed thousands of slaves. "I freed a thousand slaves I could have freed a thousand more if only they knew they were slaves." —Harriet Tubman. Rest in Power.
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Africa is portrayed as a continent without history before slavery and colonialism. African History isn't known by many people compared to the history of Europe, Americas, and Asia. Some of the world's great civilisations such as Mali flourished in Africa. A THREAD!
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James Baldwin Response to “Why must you always concentrate on color?”
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The lady circled in the photo was Lucy Higgs Nichols. She was born into slavery in Tennessee, but during the Civil War she managed to escape and found her way to 23rd Indiana Infantry Regiment which was encamped nearby. She stayed with the regiment and worked as a nurse
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On February 12th 1946, Isaac Woodard, WW2 veteran, hours after being honorably discharged, was attacked by South Carolina police while still in uniform when taking the bus home & left permanently BLIND. The officers were acquitted by an all white jury #BlackHistoryMonth . THREAD!
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Remembering Chadwick Bozeman on what would have been his 47th birthday, today.
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In memory of those who chose the sea. —The "Igbo Landing" story —. In an act of mass resistance against slavery, a group of slaves revolted, took control of the slave ship grounded it on an island & rather than submit to slavery, proceeded to march into water & drown. THREAD!
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On this day in 1959, 69 black boys were padlocked in their dormitory at school and it was then set on fire. 21 burnt to death while 48 managed to escape. A THREAD.
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Did you know Cornrows were used to help slaves escape slavery?. Slaves used cornrows to transfer and create maps to leave plantations. It is most documented in Colombia where Benkos Bioho, came up with the idea to have women create maps & deliver messages through their cornrows.
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65 years ago today, jazz musician and singer-songwriter, Billie Holiday died. Rest in Power!. Events leading up to her death. A THREAD
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Happy birthday to one of the greatest comedians to ever do it. He would’ve been 67 today. Rest in Power Bernie Mac!
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Bobby Hutton was one of the original member of the Black Panther Party. After being bombed with tear gas and trapped in a burning basement, he came out shirtless to prove he was unarmed and the police immediately shot him 12 times and he died. He was only 17 years. A THREAD!
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Slavery was Legal. Colonialism was Legal. Jim Crow was Legal. Apartheid was Legal. Legality is a matter of Power, NOT Justice.
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On this day in 1960, four black college students staged a sit-in at a whites-only lunch counter at Woolworth's in Greensboro, NC. They sparked a national movement across the country. Instructions were simple: sit quietly and wait to be served. #BlackHistoryMonth
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"If you stick a knife in my back 9 inches and pull it out 6 inches, that's not progress. If you pull it all the way out, that's not progress. Progress is healing the wound that the blow made. They haven't pulled the knife out; they won't even admit that it's there." —Malcolm X
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Wilt Chamberlain at the funeral of Martin Luther King Jr in 1968.
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Muhammad Ali completely shut down this two white women with facts!
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Singer, songwriter, producer, actress and Icon Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter turns 42 today. Happy Birthday, Beyoncé!
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Michael Jackson in the studio with his cousin Stevie Wonder, 1975.
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Venus Williams's father schools white journalist on how to interview a 14-year-old Black girl (1995)
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Isaac Woodard, WWII veteran, hours after being honorably discharged, was attacked by South Carolina police while still in uniform when taking the bus home & left permanently BLIND. The officers were acquitted by an all white jury #VeteransDay2022 . A THREAD!
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Imagine being so racist you can't even enjoy an iconic bop
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Do you hate all white people?. Malcolm X:
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On this day In 1979, the Revolutionary Assata Shakur escaped from U.S prison and later received asylum in Cuba. A THREAD
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"I do not want to miss a good chance of getting us a slice of this magnificent African cake." —Leopold II of Belgium. Before Hitler killed 6 million Jews.…. Leopold Il of Belgium killed over 10 million Africans in Congo and amputated the arms of countless others. A THREAD
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Happy birthday to activist and chairman of the Black Panther Party Fred Hampton. He was assassinated by Chicago police and the FBI at just 21 years old. William O'Neal, an FBI informant, infiltrated the Black Panthers and set up Fred Hampton for $300. A THREAD
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“To be African American is to be African without any memory and American without any privilege.” —James Baldwin
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Over 75 Years Ago, One of the Best Dance Routines Ever Was Filmed, Unrehearsed on the First Take, No Cuts.
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Lonnie Johnson, NASA engineer, invented the Super Soaker. He made your childhood hot summers fun. He turns 72 today. Happy Birthday!
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Happy birthday to one of the greatest comedians to ever do it. He would’ve been 66 today. Rest in Power Bernie Mac!
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65 years ago, jazz musician and singer-songwriter, Billie Holiday died. Rest in Power!. The tragic story of Billie Holiday and events leading up to her death. A THREAD
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Member of the Black Panther party explains why they’re opening a clinic in Chicago, 1969.
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Wilt Chamberlain at the funeral of Martin Luther King Jr in 1968.
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On this day in 1965, Muslim minister and human rights activist, Malcolm X, was assassinated.
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So who taught a young Jack Daniel how to distill what would become the world’s best-selling whiskey? . —Nathan "Nearest" Green, an enslaved Black master distiller, taught distilling techniques to Jack Daniel, founder of the Jack Daniel Tennessee whiskey.
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when someone tells you that.segregation was “a long time ago”, remember Ruby is still alive.
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James Hemings, brother to Sally Hemings was the first American to train as a chef in France. He was enslaved by Thomas Jefferson at 8. The Chef de cuisine is the reason macaroni and cheese made it to America. A THREAD!
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Did you know Sesame Street was originally created for black and brown inner city kids?. A THREAD
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On this day in 1916, Ota Benga, an African native who suffered inhumane treatment by being kept in a zoo, committed suicide. He had been kidnapped in 1904 from Congo, and taken to America and exhibited at the Bronx Zoo with monkeys. A THREAD!
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The last survivor of the transatlantic slave trade, Cudjo Kazoola Lewis (1931). He was among 110 enslaved Africans aboard the Clotilda. A THREAD!
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In Louisiana, black women were put in cells with male prisoners and some became pregnant. All children born in the penitentiary to blacks were property of the state. At 10 years, they would be auctioned off. The proceeds were used to fund schools for white children. -THREAD-
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