mmemarti
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mmemarti
@mmemarti.bsky.social
· Feb 4
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On this day in 1921, a white mob lynched a 15-year-old Black boy named Robert Murtore after a local sheriff in Texas failed to protect him while he was in his custody.
Nov. 30, 1921 | Texas Sheriff Permits Lynching of 15-Year-Old Black Boy in Broad Daylight
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November 30, 2025 at 2:01 PM
On this day in 1921, a white mob lynched a 15-year-old Black boy named Robert Murtore after a local sheriff in Texas failed to protect him while he was in his custody.
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On this day in 1864, American troops murdered over 200 Cheyenne and Arapaho people living peacefully along Sand Creek in Colorado despite assuring the community days earlier that they would be safe.
Nov. 29, 1864 | U.S. Forces Kill Hundreds of Indigenous People in Sand Creek Massacre
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November 29, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On this day in 1864, American troops murdered over 200 Cheyenne and Arapaho people living peacefully along Sand Creek in Colorado despite assuring the community days earlier that they would be safe.
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On this day in 1933, a white mob numbering 7,000 including women and children lynched Lloyd Warner, an 18-year-old Black teen, in a public spectacle lynching in Missouri.
Nov. 28, 1933 | Missouri Mob of Thousands Burns and Hangs 18-Year-Old Black Teen
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November 28, 2025 at 2:01 PM
On this day in 1933, a white mob numbering 7,000 including women and children lynched Lloyd Warner, an 18-year-old Black teen, in a public spectacle lynching in Missouri.
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On this day in 1995, an article published by a Princeton University professor entitled "The Coming of the Super-Predators" wrongly predicted that violence in the U.S. would rise dramatically due to growing "moral poverty" by poor and minority youth.
Nov. 27, 1995 | Report Advancing 'Super-Predator' Myth Leads to Harsh, Racially Biased Sentencing
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November 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On this day in 1995, an article published by a Princeton University professor entitled "The Coming of the Super-Predators" wrongly predicted that violence in the U.S. would rise dramatically due to growing "moral poverty" by poor and minority youth.
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On this day in 1957, the Texas legislature passed a bill allowing the governor to close any schools to prevent federal troops from enforcing integration.
Nov. 26, 1957 | Texas Bill Allows Governor to Close Schools Rather Than Integrate
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November 26, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On this day in 1957, the Texas legislature passed a bill allowing the governor to close any schools to prevent federal troops from enforcing integration.
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The Coast Guard released a new policy directive that lifted a longstanding ban on the display of symbols like nooses and swastikas. While officials have tried to clarify the directive, many unanswered questions remain.
U.S. Coast Guard Drops Policy on Hate Incidents
The directive lifted a longstanding ban on symbols like nooses and swastikas.
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November 26, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The Coast Guard released a new policy directive that lifted a longstanding ban on the display of symbols like nooses and swastikas. While officials have tried to clarify the directive, many unanswered questions remain.
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We’re excited to announce that our 2026 calendars are now available to order online.
Our wall calendar is a powerful tool for learning about our nation’s history of racial injustice and its legacy. Shop the calendar here: bit.ly/47X2ZkL
Our wall calendar is a powerful tool for learning about our nation’s history of racial injustice and its legacy. Shop the calendar here: bit.ly/47X2ZkL
November 25, 2025 at 3:25 PM
We’re excited to announce that our 2026 calendars are now available to order online.
Our wall calendar is a powerful tool for learning about our nation’s history of racial injustice and its legacy. Shop the calendar here: bit.ly/47X2ZkL
Our wall calendar is a powerful tool for learning about our nation’s history of racial injustice and its legacy. Shop the calendar here: bit.ly/47X2ZkL
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On this day in 1865, the Mississippi legislature passed an act restricting the civil rights of recently emancipated Black people as part of the first set of laws designed to codify racial hierarchy in the aftermath of the Civil War.
Nov. 25, 1865 | Mississippi Legislature Approves Nation’s First “Black Codes”
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November 25, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On this day in 1865, the Mississippi legislature passed an act restricting the civil rights of recently emancipated Black people as part of the first set of laws designed to codify racial hierarchy in the aftermath of the Civil War.
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On this day in 1958, the Supreme Court upheld Alabama's School Placement Law, which was designed to maintain segregation and allowed school boards to assign students to schools at their own discretion.
Nov. 24, 1958 | Supreme Court Allows Alabama to Evade Mandate for Racial Integration
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November 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On this day in 1958, the Supreme Court upheld Alabama's School Placement Law, which was designed to maintain segregation and allowed school boards to assign students to schools at their own discretion.
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On this day in 2014, Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old Black boy, died from injuries inflicted when he was shot by a white police officer the day before. Tamir was playing in a park near his Cleveland home when a police car approached him.
Nov. 23, 2014 | Twelve-Year-Old Tamir Rice Dies of Injuries After Being Shot by Police
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November 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On this day in 2014, Tamir Rice, a 12-year-old Black boy, died from injuries inflicted when he was shot by a white police officer the day before. Tamir was playing in a park near his Cleveland home when a police car approached him.
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On this day in 1865, Mississippi authorized local officials to identify minor Black children who were orphans and “apprentice” them to white “masters or mistresses."
Nov. 22, 1865 | Mississippi Authorizes 'Sale' of Black Orphans to White 'Masters or Mistresses'
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November 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On this day in 1865, Mississippi authorized local officials to identify minor Black children who were orphans and “apprentice” them to white “masters or mistresses."
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Conceptual artist Charles Gaines visited Freedom Monument Sculpture Park to discuss his new piece, "Hanging Tree." Mr. Gaines reflected on growing up in the Jim Crow South and how that impacts his art today.
Charles Gaines’s New Sculpture, "Hanging Tree," Now at Freedom Monument Sculpture Park
Mr. Gaines spoke to EJI about his upbringing and how it inspires his art today.
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November 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Conceptual artist Charles Gaines visited Freedom Monument Sculpture Park to discuss his new piece, "Hanging Tree." Mr. Gaines reflected on growing up in the Jim Crow South and how that impacts his art today.
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CHICAGO TEACHER: "This morning at 7:45, I marked a junior student absent—not because he was sick or overslept. ICE had snatched him up on his way to school. His main priority was getting his reading done for English class." (H/T @CTULocal1)
November 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
CHICAGO TEACHER: "This morning at 7:45, I marked a junior student absent—not because he was sick or overslept. ICE had snatched him up on his way to school. His main priority was getting his reading done for English class." (H/T @CTULocal1)
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On this day in 1927, the Supreme Court upheld Mississippi’s power to force a nine-year-old Chinese American girl to attend a "colored school" outside the district in which she lived.
Nov. 21, 1927 | Supreme Court Upholds Law Banning Chinese Americans from White Schools
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November 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On this day in 1927, the Supreme Court upheld Mississippi’s power to force a nine-year-old Chinese American girl to attend a "colored school" outside the district in which she lived.
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Wesley "Wes" Johnson, a Black teenager, was lynched in Alabama in 1937. His family and community members dedicated a historical marker in his honor as a part of EJI's Community Remembrance Project.
Marker Honoring Wes Johnson Dedicated in Henry County, Alabama
Wesley "Wes" Johnson, a Black teenager, was lynched in Alabama in 1937.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Wesley "Wes" Johnson, a Black teenager, was lynched in Alabama in 1937. His family and community members dedicated a historical marker in his honor as a part of EJI's Community Remembrance Project.
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On this day in 1955, a white church community in Durant, Mississippi, fired their minister after he defended racial integration and spoke out in opposition to racial bigotry.
Nov. 20, 1955 | White Mississippi Congregation Fires Pastor for Defending Racial Integration
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November 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On this day in 1955, a white church community in Durant, Mississippi, fired their minister after he defended racial integration and spoke out in opposition to racial bigotry.
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Our daily calendar documents America's history of racial injustice. The USA TODAY Network is now featuring this content. We are excited that the reach of EJI's narrative work will be expanded to millions more.
EJI's History of Racial Injustice Series Now on USA TODAY
We are excited for this to expand the reach of our narrative work.
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November 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Our daily calendar documents America's history of racial injustice. The USA TODAY Network is now featuring this content. We are excited that the reach of EJI's narrative work will be expanded to millions more.
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On this day in 1906, white employers in San Antonio refused to hire wrongfully discharged Black veterans seeking employment, in an effort to drive them out of town.
Nov. 19, 1906 | White Employers in Texas Refuse to Hire Wrongfully Discharged Black Veterans
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November 19, 2025 at 2:01 PM
On this day in 1906, white employers in San Antonio refused to hire wrongfully discharged Black veterans seeking employment, in an effort to drive them out of town.
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On this day in 1983, Chicago police officers acting under Commander Jon Burge beat and tortured James Cody, a Black man. For 30 years, Commander Burge tortured over 100 Black men to force confessions.
Nov. 18, 1983 | James Cody Tortured by Chicago Police
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November 18, 2025 at 3:23 PM
On this day in 1983, Chicago police officers acting under Commander Jon Burge beat and tortured James Cody, a Black man. For 30 years, Commander Burge tortured over 100 Black men to force confessions.
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One of the ways I started shifting my thinking on the revolution came from @sceneonradio.bsky.social's season 4: The Land That Never Has Been Yet.
@chenjerai.bsky.social doesn't miss.
Worth the listen, and captures the essence quoted here.
sceneonradio.org/the-land-tha...
@chenjerai.bsky.social doesn't miss.
Worth the listen, and captures the essence quoted here.
sceneonradio.org/the-land-tha...
November 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
One of the ways I started shifting my thinking on the revolution came from @sceneonradio.bsky.social's season 4: The Land That Never Has Been Yet.
@chenjerai.bsky.social doesn't miss.
Worth the listen, and captures the essence quoted here.
sceneonradio.org/the-land-tha...
@chenjerai.bsky.social doesn't miss.
Worth the listen, and captures the essence quoted here.
sceneonradio.org/the-land-tha...
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On this day in 1937, over 1,000 white students and faculty at the University of North Carolina gathered in support of a speech openly advocating white supremacy by the Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.
Nov. 17, 1937 | Students and Faculty at University of North Carolina Host Imperial Wizard of KKK
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November 17, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On this day in 1937, over 1,000 white students and faculty at the University of North Carolina gathered in support of a speech openly advocating white supremacy by the Imperial Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.
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Don’t forget to donate to your local PBS station while you watch the new Ken Burns tonight! www.pbs.org/show/the-ame...
The American Revolution
Thirteen colonies unite in rebellion, win their independence, and found the United States.
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November 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Don’t forget to donate to your local PBS station while you watch the new Ken Burns tonight! www.pbs.org/show/the-ame...
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NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
NEW: Epstein survivors release the most powerful PSA I have ever seen.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
Make this go viral so every member of the House of Representatives sees it.
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On this day in 1900, a mob of 300 white people in Limon, Colorado, chained Preston “John” Porter Jr., a 15-year-old Black teen, to a stake and burned him alive.
Nov. 16, 1900 | Preston John Porter Jr., 15, Lynched in Limon, Colorado
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November 16, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On this day in 1900, a mob of 300 white people in Limon, Colorado, chained Preston “John” Porter Jr., a 15-year-old Black teen, to a stake and burned him alive.
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On this day in 1830, North Carolina passed laws that criminalized teaching enslaved Black people to read and that made the repeated dissemination of anti-slavery pamphlets punishable by death.
Nov. 15, 1830 | NC Mandates Death Sentence for Dissemination of Anti-Slavery Pamphlet
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November 15, 2025 at 2:00 PM
On this day in 1830, North Carolina passed laws that criminalized teaching enslaved Black people to read and that made the repeated dissemination of anti-slavery pamphlets punishable by death.