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History Before Us @historybeforeus.bsky.social · Aug 31

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THE CASE OF “MARCELLUS” : A SYPHILIS EXPERIMENT in North Carolina.

Irony and happenstance often occur when you least expect it.

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History Before Us @historybeforeus.bsky.social · Jul 14

My thoughts 💭 on 7/14/2022 @ 7:45am

There’s no telling how many lives she saved via her persistence and sacrifice to RIGHT America’s wrongs.

“Brave men do not gather by thousands to torture and murder a single individual, so gagged and bound he cannot make even feeble resistance or defense.” -IBW

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History Before Us @historybeforeus.bsky.social · Jul 14

Happy National Barn Day 😀

In a world that often feels heavy with hardship and uncertainty, it seems more important than ever to find joy in the little things.

#history #barn #barns #barnsofinstagram #historybeforeus #ancestors #descendants #celebration #historymatters #familyhistory #historylover

History Before Us @historybeforeus.bsky.social · Jan 30

Keeping the families who loss loved ones in the plane ✈️ and helicopter 🚁 crash, in consideration and prayer 🤲🏾.
#healing #emotionalintelligence

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History Before Us @historybeforeus.bsky.social · Jan 29

Too many people are LOUD and WRONG.

Historically, these should not be used interchangeably.

There’s too many resources available to learn about the heroic efforts and accomplishments made by “Uncle Tom.”

#uncletom #history #legend #historybeforeus

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History Before Us @historybeforeus.bsky.social · Jan 27

Words from the wise 🦉

#quotd #quotes #quotestoliveby #quotesaboutlife #history #historybeforeus #historylover #wisewords #humanity #equity #equality #inclusion #access #resources

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History Before Us @historybeforeus.bsky.social · Jan 26

Real spill

#history #historybeforeus #historylovers #ancestors #descendants #sharestories #historic #voiceoftheancestors

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History Before Us @historybeforeus.bsky.social · Jan 24

JCarolyn Bryant Donham, Till’s accuser recently passed.

#history #historybeforeus #emmetttill #todayinhistory #historylesson #civilrights #magazine #historylover

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History Before Us @historybeforeus.bsky.social · Jan 24

January 24, 1956, Look magazine published the confessions of J.W. Milam and Roy Bryant, two men from Mississippi who were acquitted in the 1955 kidnapping and murder of Emmett Till.

Milam and Bryant were never brought to justice and both later died of cancer.

#history #historybeforeus #emmetttill

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History Before Us @historybeforeus.bsky.social · Jan 22

A big thank you to the @fairfieldfoundation for hosting the documentary “Silenced Voices” on #mlkjrday . We greatly appreciate the opportunity to be the voice of the once voiceless, enslaved humans held in bondage at the Pharsalia Plantation.

#history #historybeforeus #documentary #filmmaker

History Before Us @historybeforeus.bsky.social · Jan 22

Self-preservation is a must and can’t be compromised.

Remember to be kind to yourself and mindful, as we continue to ADVOCATE for the #humanity of ALL!

#history #historybeforeus #humanityfirst #humanityquotes #humanitarian #humanization #mentalhealth #socialhealth #holistichealt

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History Before Us @historybeforeus.bsky.social · Jan 20

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day

#mlkday #mlk #history #historybeforeus #legend #martinlutherking #martinlutherkingjrday #leader

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History Before Us @historybeforeus.bsky.social · Jan 1

Keeping the families of those affected by terroris* , domestically and internationally in mind 🙏🏾.

#morelove #neworleans #louisiana #humanity

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History Before Us @historybeforeus.bsky.social · Dec 24

Food for thought 💭

#atlanticocean #transatlanticslavetrade #humanity #ocean #oceanwaves #qotd #history #historybeforeus

History Before Us @historybeforeus.bsky.social · Dec 19

Real spit…

#history #historybeforeus #historylovers #storytelling #shareatories #historymatters #historyfacts

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1945 News @80yearsago.bsky.social · Dec 14

[December 14th, 1944] Samuel Lee Gravely, Jr. became the first African American commissioned as an officer from the Navy Reserve Officer Training Course.

#history #OTD #WWII #1940s

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History Before Us @historybeforeus.bsky.social · Dec 12

Food for thought 💭
#history #historybeforeus

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History Before Us @historybeforeus.bsky.social · Dec 10

Rest in power Nikki Giovanni🕊️

“Mistakes are a fact of life. It is the response to the error that counts.”

-Nikki Giovanni

#nikkigiovanni #legendsneverdie #icon #culturalicon

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History Before Us @historybeforeus.bsky.social · Dec 8

Thank you @seejavaciawrite for covering our contribution to this important initiative. We greatly appreciate it.

Shout out to @alabamahumanities for the support.

#healinghistory #alabama #descendants #history #historybeforeus #historylovers #historymatters

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History Before Us @historybeforeus.bsky.social · Dec 8

Something to ponder 🤔 upon.

#history #historybeforeus #qotd

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History Before Us @historybeforeus.bsky.social · Dec 7

Good to see my friend/former co-worker and NFL hall of famer Donnie Shell today. He was a key 🔑 member of the Steel Curtain defense for the #pittsburghsteelers 🏈 in the 70s.

History Before Us @historybeforeus.bsky.social · Dec 7

Long live the dynamite 🧨 handler 🕊️

#storytime #genealogy #history #historymatters #historylovers #historybeforeus #slavery #enslavement #storytelling #storyteller #ancestry #dynamite

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History Before Us @historybeforeus.bsky.social · Dec 2

Those who gave their lives for equity during the civil rights movement must never be forgotten, their sacrifices planted the seeds of justice we strive to harvest today. To honor them is not merely to remember but to continue the fight for a world where equality is more than a dream—it is a reality

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History Before Us @historybeforeus.bsky.social · Dec 2

Today in #history

👉🏾 12/2/1965

Hubert Damon Strange was convicted for the murde& of civil rights activist Willie Brewster in Anniston, Alabama.

#historybeforeus #alabama
#historylovers #civilrights #historymatters #didyouknow

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History Before Us @historybeforeus.bsky.social · Dec 1

December 1, 1955 Rosa Parks
refused to give up her seat in the “colored” section of a bus to make room for a White passenger in Montgomery, AL.

#history
#rosaparks
#civilrights
#humanrights
#boycott
#alabama
#resilience
#historylovers
#historybeforeus
#todayinhistory

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