⛓️ Liverpool. May 22, 1787. 2 George Yard.
12 people. Bad coffee. A completely preposterous idea.
They ended the slave trade — and invented the petition drive, the consumer boycott, and the logo while they were at it.
History is contingent. 🖨️
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The Germantown Petition Against Slavery: Crash Course Black American History #5
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In 1781 the Zong slave ship murdered more than one hundred and thirty Africans, then tried to collect insurance money for their lives. A British court debated reimbursement instead of justice. Remember the Zong. #ZongMassacre #BlackHistory #TransatlanticSlaveTrade #AbolitionHistory #HumanRights
A bold, vintage-style illustration of Frederick Douglass holding a quill beside a raised, chained fist breaking free. Behind him, white abolitionists debate under a “COLONIZATION” sign, while enslaved figures toil below. The palette burns with red, gold, and blue—symbolizing resistance and liberation.
Douglass soared, but the “allies” split: colonize vs. abolish, constitution vs. rupture—too often with Black agency on a leash. Freedom needed Black command, not permission. Invitations aren’t power; ownership is. #AbolitionHistory #BlackPress
Haiti became the first independent nation born of a successful slave revolt and the second independent republic in the Americas.
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