Charles Erick
@ewmpsi.bsky.social
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A page from Reconstruction: 1863–1877 discussing how Southern planters after the Civil War sought to maintain dominance over Black labor by withholding land.
November 10, 2025 at 10:49 PM
A page from Reconstruction: 1863–1877 discussing how Southern planters after the Civil War sought to maintain dominance over Black labor by withholding land.
A page from Reconstruction: 1863–1877 describing the devastation of the Southern planter class after the Civil War.
November 10, 2025 at 10:45 PM
A page from Reconstruction: 1863–1877 describing the devastation of the Southern planter class after the Civil War.
🌤️ The sky keeps getting bluer!
Today we’re celebrating 40 million users flying free across the network.
Here’s to creativity, connection, and community — together, we make the sky limitless. 💙🦋
#Bluesky #40MillionStrong #SocialWeb #Milestone
Today we’re celebrating 40 million users flying free across the network.
Here’s to creativity, connection, and community — together, we make the sky limitless. 💙🦋
#Bluesky #40MillionStrong #SocialWeb #Milestone
October 31, 2025 at 6:58 PM
🌤️ The sky keeps getting bluer!
Today we’re celebrating 40 million users flying free across the network.
Here’s to creativity, connection, and community — together, we make the sky limitless. 💙🦋
#Bluesky #40MillionStrong #SocialWeb #Milestone
Today we’re celebrating 40 million users flying free across the network.
Here’s to creativity, connection, and community — together, we make the sky limitless. 💙🦋
#Bluesky #40MillionStrong #SocialWeb #Milestone
KB: “We’re live with one of the escaped monkeys from the crashed truck. Sir—are you still at large?”
Monkey: “Yes, I’m still at large. And frankly, I prefer it that way.”
KB: “Reports say you may be infectious. Any truth to that?”
Monkey: “Only with charm, Kent. Maybe a mild case of mischief.”
Monkey: “Yes, I’m still at large. And frankly, I prefer it that way.”
KB: “Reports say you may be infectious. Any truth to that?”
Monkey: “Only with charm, Kent. Maybe a mild case of mischief.”
October 29, 2025 at 9:12 PM
KB: “We’re live with one of the escaped monkeys from the crashed truck. Sir—are you still at large?”
Monkey: “Yes, I’m still at large. And frankly, I prefer it that way.”
KB: “Reports say you may be infectious. Any truth to that?”
Monkey: “Only with charm, Kent. Maybe a mild case of mischief.”
Monkey: “Yes, I’m still at large. And frankly, I prefer it that way.”
KB: “Reports say you may be infectious. Any truth to that?”
Monkey: “Only with charm, Kent. Maybe a mild case of mischief.”
Go home 2025, you're drunk.
October 29, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Go home 2025, you're drunk.
📖 Violence and Everyday Life after the Civil War (from Eric Foner)
Black communities organized churches, lodges, and politics in the face of a wave of white violence...
Black communities organized churches, lodges, and politics in the face of a wave of white violence...
October 23, 2025 at 9:56 PM
📖 Violence and Everyday Life after the Civil War (from Eric Foner)
Black communities organized churches, lodges, and politics in the face of a wave of white violence...
Black communities organized churches, lodges, and politics in the face of a wave of white violence...
"This is not the pursuit of happiness!"
October 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
"This is not the pursuit of happiness!"
📖 From Eric Foner’s Reconstruction:
By 1865, Black political mobilization was spreading rapidly through the South. Churches, fraternal societies, and the Freedmen’s Bureau became organizing hubs.
By 1865, Black political mobilization was spreading rapidly through the South. Churches, fraternal societies, and the Freedmen’s Bureau became organizing hubs.
October 22, 2025 at 9:26 PM
📖 From Eric Foner’s Reconstruction:
By 1865, Black political mobilization was spreading rapidly through the South. Churches, fraternal societies, and the Freedmen’s Bureau became organizing hubs.
By 1865, Black political mobilization was spreading rapidly through the South. Churches, fraternal societies, and the Freedmen’s Bureau became organizing hubs.
📖 From Eric Foner’s Reconstruction:
In 1865, freedom meant more than release from bondage—it meant inclusion. Black Americans across the South organized mass meetings, parades, and petitions demanding civil equality and the right to vote as the true fulfillment of emancipation. 🗳️✊🏿
In 1865, freedom meant more than release from bondage—it meant inclusion. Black Americans across the South organized mass meetings, parades, and petitions demanding civil equality and the right to vote as the true fulfillment of emancipation. 🗳️✊🏿
October 22, 2025 at 9:18 PM
📖 From Eric Foner’s Reconstruction:
In 1865, freedom meant more than release from bondage—it meant inclusion. Black Americans across the South organized mass meetings, parades, and petitions demanding civil equality and the right to vote as the true fulfillment of emancipation. 🗳️✊🏿
In 1865, freedom meant more than release from bondage—it meant inclusion. Black Americans across the South organized mass meetings, parades, and petitions demanding civil equality and the right to vote as the true fulfillment of emancipation. 🗳️✊🏿
I think Trump confuses poker with UNO, in which case he does unfortunately hold all the cards.
October 13, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I think Trump confuses poker with UNO, in which case he does unfortunately hold all the cards.
Years later, the Harlem street where he stayed—West 117th—was reborn as The Douglass, a reminder of the enduring presence of Frederick Douglass in the city’s Black life.
#KwameNkrumah #Harlem #PanAfricanism #TheSecondEmancipation
#KwameNkrumah #Harlem #PanAfricanism #TheSecondEmancipation
October 9, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Years later, the Harlem street where he stayed—West 117th—was reborn as The Douglass, a reminder of the enduring presence of Frederick Douglass in the city’s Black life.
#KwameNkrumah #Harlem #PanAfricanism #TheSecondEmancipation
#KwameNkrumah #Harlem #PanAfricanism #TheSecondEmancipation
That path led him to Lincoln University, one of the earliest HBCUs—part of a movement Du Bois would call “the finest thing in American history.” 🎓✊🏿
#TheSecondEmancipation #PanAfricanism #KwameNkrumah #HBCU #HowardWFrench
#TheSecondEmancipation #PanAfricanism #KwameNkrumah #HBCU #HowardWFrench
October 9, 2025 at 9:55 PM
That path led him to Lincoln University, one of the earliest HBCUs—part of a movement Du Bois would call “the finest thing in American history.” 🎓✊🏿
#TheSecondEmancipation #PanAfricanism #KwameNkrumah #HBCU #HowardWFrench
#TheSecondEmancipation #PanAfricanism #KwameNkrumah #HBCU #HowardWFrench
📖 From Eric Foner’s Reconstruction:
Frederick Douglass warned that even well-meaning “special efforts” for freedpeople could slip into paternalism—reinforcing prejudice by portraying Black Americans as dependents of the state.
Frederick Douglass warned that even well-meaning “special efforts” for freedpeople could slip into paternalism—reinforcing prejudice by portraying Black Americans as dependents of the state.
October 1, 2025 at 11:38 PM
📖 From Eric Foner’s Reconstruction:
Frederick Douglass warned that even well-meaning “special efforts” for freedpeople could slip into paternalism—reinforcing prejudice by portraying Black Americans as dependents of the state.
Frederick Douglass warned that even well-meaning “special efforts” for freedpeople could slip into paternalism—reinforcing prejudice by portraying Black Americans as dependents of the state.
"The sun-tan lotion, that's also a laxative."
October 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
"The sun-tan lotion, that's also a laxative."
"Your prison is walkin' through this world all alone!"
September 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
"Your prison is walkin' through this world all alone!"
It’s not funny what’s happening to us — but with the volume down, I just heard Dorothy say “He got away…” while Benny Hill’s running gag music played in my head. My brain is clearly doing gymnastics to keep me sane.
September 29, 2025 at 12:48 PM
It’s not funny what’s happening to us — but with the volume down, I just heard Dorothy say “He got away…” while Benny Hill’s running gag music played in my head. My brain is clearly doing gymnastics to keep me sane.
He could however get a "Razzie" for his portrayal of a rogue president in the hopefully short lived series, "America in Turmoil".
September 26, 2025 at 10:18 PM
He could however get a "Razzie" for his portrayal of a rogue president in the hopefully short lived series, "America in Turmoil".