#Freedmen

Everyone's talking about impeachment and Clinton & Johnson as the only presidents ever impeached. But most people don't know WHY Johnson was impeached.So let me tell you the story about
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If you hate Ulysses Grant, you hate the United States of America. This iconoclasm may have started with the Confederates, but now it clearly knows no limit. The mob will
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This is the Pennsylvania AntiSlavery Society in 1851.You might recognize Lucretia Mott, front row in the bonnet, between her husband James and Robert Purvis. But who are the other women?
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Time for some forgotten history.*Twenty two* African Americans served in Congress during the 1800s after the Civil War. Right before Southern racists took voting rights away from black people again.Since
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Robert Smalls was born into slavery but would go on to become a hero of the Civil War, a successful entrepreneur, and a U.S. congressman.His journey is one you have
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Bruce Boynton died today. A lot of people don't know his name but he is evidence of how recent slavery was. It's SUCH a crazy, mindblowing story that's centered on
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Should I make a thread of historically black towns & cities that were thriving & minding their business before racism & white supremacy destroyed them via white women*, local gov’t/mob
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Thread: Have you ever heard the story about the gang of white outlaws who tried to rob a black-owned bank? It's a story about slaves who actually received reparations, one
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The Birth of a Political Party: A largely Black Party - (Texas)"In July 1867 twenty whites and 150 blacks attended a Republican convention in Houston, where they endorsed free common
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One of the most popular misconceptions about black history is that over time, America has gradually become less racist and more tolerant. That is not true.Since y'all want a BHM
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Starting my next biography with Mt. Rainier in the background.Get ready for some President Grant!#Seattle #History #President #America #USA #Army #Rainier Just a few years before the Civil War, Grant
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V.5. The Republicans have a proud history, Democrats not so much! To clean their hands, Democrat crony academia have altered perception of that history. A very long timeline thread with
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A Thread: 365 days of little known black history PART 3 Part 1 was on my first page but my first page was deleted. For ALL history posts, follow
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This #thread is for those of you struggling to comprehend that the recent murders are just a fraction of racial violence in the United States. We are protesting for #GeorgeFloyd
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