Tag: black twitter
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michaelharriot February 17, 2021 at 07:52PM
Leia stayed. The Emancipation Proclamation didn't free Leia. The end of the Civil War didn't. On February 17, 1865 the Confederates fled the McLeod and Charleston. Who were they running from? Massachusetts 54th and 55th regiments, two all-black units were looking for a HQ — Michael Harriot (@michaelharriot) February 18, 2021 from http://twitter.com/michaelharriot
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michaelharriot February 17, 2021 at 07:52PM
On May 25th 1862, Will Dawson and 8 other Black people—Syphax, Beck, Tony, Ben, York, Molly, Rose and her fourteen-month-old child — emancipated themselves from McLeod Leia was too young to see above the cotton and Will had two bad feet. Can you imagine what he must have felt? — Michael Harriot (@michaelharriot) February 18,…
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michaelharriot February 17, 2021 at 07:52PM
People were scared of Will, though. He wasn't mean but he did crazy stuff like look white people in the eyes and say "yeah" instead of "yessuh." They said: "that nigguh be looking at the sky too much." Will could understand the stars. They KNEW he was gonna "steal hisself." — Michael Harriot (@michaelharriot) February…