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"#Whaling was also one of the few industries where #BlackAmericans, both free and formerly #enslaved, could make money and become wealthy. Individuals of all backgrounds could rise through the whaling industry ranks based on skill rather than birth."
I'm happy to give three cheers to #MobyDick's #Daggoo, #Tashtego and #Queequeg.
*Were you there when God raised him from the tomb?*Were you there when God raised him from the tomb?*Oh!*sometimes it causes me to tremble!*tremble, tremble. Were you there when God raised him from the tomb?
*'Were you there when they crucified my Lord?'
*Were you there when God raised him from the tomb?*Were you there when God raised him from the tomb?*Oh!*sometimes it causes me to tremble!*tremble, tremble. Were you there when God raised him from the tomb?
*'Were you there when they crucified my Lord?'
*Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?*Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?*Oh!*sometimes it causes me to tremble!*tremble!*tremble!*Were you there when they laid him in the tomb?
*'Were you there when they crucified my Lord?'
*Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?*Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?*Oh!*sometimes it causes me to tremble!*tremble!*tremble!*Were you there when they nailed him to the tree?
*~*'Were you there when they crucified my Lord?'*~*
*~*Were you there when they crucified my Lord?*Were you there when they crucified my Lord?*Oh!*sometimes it causes me to tremble!*tremble!*tremble!*Were you there when they crucified my Lord?*~*
#Literacy By Any Means Necessary: The History of Anti-Literacy Laws in the U.S - Oakland Literacy Coalition
"Anti-literacy laws made it illegal for #enslaved and free people of color to read or write. Southern #slave states enacted anti-literacy laws between 1740 and 1834, prohibiting anyone from teaching enslaved and free people of color to read or write"
https://www.reuters.com/investigates/special-report/usa-slavery-lawmakers-overview/
#Reuters found that 118 of America's most influential #leaders have a #slaveholding #ancestor. Explore information about their forebears and the people they #enslaved.
Rev. Laurie Owens: While some commemorate #Juneteenth as the nation’s #Black #Independence Day, I would argue that it is also a day to reflect on the Power of #Truth. Technically, the legal status of the #enslaved people of Texas did not change on that day. What changed that day is that the truth finally rode into Texas in the person of Major Gen. Gordon Granger — and 2,000 of his troops.
Check out Malcolm Harris' excellent book "Palo Alto" about creating #wealth from #genocidal #LandTheft worked with #enslaved #labor and then using it to build the #unequal infrastructure for future wealth by owning the #education system. #Landback #TaxTheRich #Statehood #ExpandSCOTUS #BooksOfMastodon #Bookstodon #TheBeginningOfEverything #amreading #studentdebtrelief #FreeCollege #DeSchoolingSociety
The excellent St Louis Library Past Portals topic this month is the Freedmen's Bureau. If you have any former enslaved persons in your family check it out. @geneadons #Genealogy #FamilyHistory #Enslaved #AfricanAmericanHistory #Freedmen
https://www.slcl.org/sites/default/files/02_2023.pdf
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