Douglass demanded equal pay, promotion, POW protections, and retaliation for racist killings. Lincoln admitted Black troops were “on trial” because of white prejudice. Black valor had to fight for recognition even from the Union. #USHistory #CivilWarTruth
W. E. B. Du Bois wrote one of the most devastating essays on Robert E. Lee ever penned, and America still hasn’t learned from it. #TheArchitects #HistoryMatters #CivilWarTruth
The Fort Pillow Massacre wasn’t a battle, it was racial terror during the Civil War. Remembering matters because history keeps speaking. #BlackHistory #FortPillow #CivilWarTruth #HiddenHistory #TeachHistory
On Feb 13 at 9:20 AM, I’ll speak with Andrew Sillen, author of Kidnapped at Sea, about the real story of David Henry White—a free Black teen kidnapped & enslaved aboard a Confederate warship.
📻 Listen live on 91.3 FM or stream at ksvy.org.
#BlackHistoryMonth #DavidHenryWhite #CivilWarTruth
