Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves - Wikipedia

Today in 1807, the Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves was signed by President Thomas Jefferson. (The domestic trade of enslaved people was not affected.)

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We have to face our past, in order, to be a better country. Trump and Republicans are trying to hide the past

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Today in 1866, White police in Memphis attack Black soldiers, triggering a wave of violence by white police and mobs who kill nearly 50 Black people, rape at least five Black women, and burn 100 Black homes and businesses… #realamericanhistory

Michael Harriot's 'Black AF History' could hardly come at a better time This engaging, well-researched, and frequently laugh-out-loud funny history places the Black experience at center stage with stories that should have already been part of our collective memory.

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A People’s Journey, A Nation’s Story | National Museum of African American History and Culture

AAMP in Philadelphia is also vaut le voyage, not least because you'll see Colonial America in literal living color. And the temporary exhibitions are always stellar. #realAmericanhistory

It is likely banned in Iowa for touching on "sensitive issues" that right wing fascist parents and #IAGovernor don't like. It is a terrific book for a look at #RealAmericanHistory

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People need to get more realistic about just how royally screwed we all are (pun intended). Democrats and Republicans are not the solution. We need an #AmericanLaborParty

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Olympics Flashback: Jim Thorpe won two Gold medals with shoes someone had thrown in the trash Jim Thorpe grew up with adversity. As a Native American in the early 1900’s, he faced racial prejudice and a difficult upbringing. His twin…

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11/26/1829 ad by J.B. & S.M. Woolfolk for the sale of 100 enslaved Black people in Natchez, MS Clipping found in Southern Galaxy published in Natchez, Mississippi on 11/26/1829. 11/26/1829 ad by J.B. & S.M. Woolfolk for the sale of 100 enslaved Black people in Natchez, MS

#Slavery did NOT benefit enslaved Black people. On November 26, 1829, J.B. & S.M. Woolfolk advertised the sale of 100 enslaved Black people in a Natchez, Mississippi newspaper. #BlackHistory #RealAmericanHistory #AmericanHistory www.newspapers.com/article/sout...

White evangelicals *then. Things haven’t changed much . #Realamericanhistory