"Horace Duncan, Fred Coker, and Will Allen were three of at least 60 Black American victims of racial terror lynching in Missouri between 1877 and 1950." SOURCE: eji.org A History of Racial Injustice
#SpringfieldLynching
#AmericanHisory
#WhiteSupremacy
calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
8/8
After the murders & mob violence, "a grand jury was called to indict anyone who participated in it. By 4/19, four white men had been arrested and 25 warrants were issued. Only one white man was tried, however, and no one was ever convicted.” SOURCE: eji.org
#SpringfieldLynching
#AmericanHisory
7/8
#OTD in #History 1775
March 23: "Give me Liberty or Give me Death!”
Context: Patrick Henry’s most famous speech in front of the Virginia speech. SOURCE: Yale Law School
#AmericanHisory
avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century...
1/1
“The only support for a grand jury’s conclusion that the cops announced themselves before bursting into [ #BreonnaTaylor’s ] apt - beyond the assertions of the cops themselves - was the account of a single witness who had given inconsistent statements.”
ugly #AmericanHisory
#WhiteSupremacy
11/13
“A New York Times examination of video footage from the scene, witness accounts, statements by the police officers & forensics reports showed that the raid was compromised by poor planning and reckless execution.”
#BreonnaTaylor
#AmericanHisory
#WhiteSupremacy
www.nytimes.com/article/breo...
8/13
It wasn’t until 12:47 a.m., about 5 mins after the shooting, that emergency personnel realized #BreonnaTaylor was seriously wounded & after her boyfriend called 911.”
ugly #AmericanHisory
#WhiteSupremacy bullshit
www.nytimes.com/article/breo...
7/13
Brett Hankison fired 10 rounds blindly into the apartment.” In other words, the cops botched the raid.
“Walker told investigators that [ #BreonnaTaylor ] coughed and struggled to breathe for at least 5 minutes after she was shot.
#AmericanHisory
#WhiteSupremacy
www.nytimes.com/article/breo...
5/13
Facts: #BreonnaTaylor "was dating that man on & off for several yrs but recently severed ties w/him. Taylor & her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, were in bed, but got up when they heard a loud banging at the door. Walker said he & Taylor both called out, asking who was at the door.
#AmericanHisory
3/13
#OTD in #History 2020
Mar 13: #BreonnaTaylor was Murdered by Incompetent Louisville Cops
Context: According to the Washington Post ‘Fatal Force’ database, Taylor was 1 of 243 Black Americans killed by cops in 2020.
ugly #AmericanHisory
#WhiteSupremacy
www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/inv...
1/13
Posted @withregram • @amandasmildtakes It’s Juneteenth! Here’s where the holiday came from #history #americanhisory
"Horace Duncan, Fred Coker, and Will Allen were three of at least 60 Black American victims of racial terror lynching in Missouri between 1877 and 1950." SOURCE: eji.org A History of Racial Injustice
#SpringfieldLynching
#AmericanHisory
#WhiteSupremacy
calendar.eji.org/racial-injus...
8/8
After the murders & mob violence, "a grand jury was called to indict anyone who participated in it. By 4/19, four white men had been arrested and 25 warrants were issued. Only one white man was tried, however, and no one was ever convicted.” SOURCE: eji.org
#SpringfieldLynching
#AmericanHisory
7/8
“The only support for a grand jury’s conclusion that the cops announced themselves before bursting into [ #BreonnaTaylor’s ] apt - beyond the assertions of the cops themselves - was the account of a single witness who had given inconsistent statements.”
ugly #AmericanHisory
#WhiteSupremacy
11/13
“A New York Times examination of video footage from the scene, witness accounts, statements by the police officers & forensics reports showed that the raid was compromised by poor planning and reckless execution.”
#BreonnaTaylor
#AmericanHisory
#WhiteSupremacy
www.nytimes.com/article/breo...
8/13
It wasn’t until 12:47 a.m., about 5 mins after the shooting, that emergency personnel realized #BreonnaTaylor was seriously wounded & after her boyfriend called 911.”
ugly #AmericanHisory
#WhiteSupremacy bullshit
www.nytimes.com/article/breo...
7/13
Brett Hankison fired 10 rounds blindly into the apartment.” In other words, the cops botched the raid.
“Walker told investigators that [ #BreonnaTaylor ] coughed and struggled to breathe for at least 5 minutes after she was shot.
#AmericanHisory
#WhiteSupremacy
www.nytimes.com/article/breo...
5/13
Facts: #BreonnaTaylor "was dating that man on & off for several yrs but recently severed ties w/him. Taylor & her boyfriend, Kenneth Walker, were in bed, but got up when they heard a loud banging at the door. Walker said he & Taylor both called out, asking who was at the door.
#AmericanHisory
3/13
#OTD in #History 2020
Mar 13: #BreonnaTaylor was Murdered by Incompetent Louisville Cops
Context: According to the Washington Post ‘Fatal Force’ database, Taylor was 1 of 243 Black Americans killed by cops in 2020.
ugly #AmericanHisory
#WhiteSupremacy
www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/inv...
1/13
