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Diana Butler Bass
dianabutlerbass
Trump was in Wilmington, NC today.In 1898, any hope of Reconstruction ended in Wilmington w/a fraudulent election, the overthrow of a biracial government, a "White Declaration of Independence," the murder
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mikey d
mxhel_
This is really annoying to me as someone who has studied the history of the Cape Fear region of NC because this region has much more history rooted in the
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Raleigh Police
raleighpolice
We are aware of the #ReopenNC protest that is occurring in Downtown Raleigh on Wilmington and Jones Street and are monitoring the situation. The protestors are in violation of the
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kristi yamaguccimane
crispymemedonut
Fellow #WatchmenHBO fans: there’s so many more stories like the Tulsa Massacre. Here’s one from my neck of the woods. It’s the only successful over throw of a duly
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Ben Railton
AmericanStudier
In light of @caleb_crain's excellent @NewYorker piece on the 1898 Wilmington coup & massacre, wanted to say a few things about that event & my favorite American novel (Charles Chesnutt's
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Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove
wilsonhartgrove
Trump has tried to ignore systemic injustice & pretend that protest is anti-American. His visit to Wilmington today is a reminder how dangerous this appeal to “our heritage” can be.
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Kiana Cole
kianamcole
A thread about the dorm I lived in my sophomore year at UNC. 1/ In October 1898, about 10,000 people from across the Southeast flooded into Goldsboro, NC for a
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Wild West Pimpstead
patchfarmstead
*Not what I usually do here. But I'm right damned pissed off right now.*All of my neighbors are black, all own their own land, all of whose families have been
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Gabriel San Román 🎃
gsanroman2
When you examine the history of newspapers started by Black people, Indigenous peoples and Latinos in this country—or the publications of abolitionist and trade union whites, you see episodes of
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shipwreckedcrew
shipwreckedcrew
I'm going to step in on this "child porn" angle. The Wilmington DE FBI Office is not that big. The agent who took the laptop -- based on other cases
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Melanie Mason
melmason
Today, the @latimes capped off our Hometown series, a two-year project examining the America that the candidates see when they look out their front doors. I've loved this project, so
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Republican Jew
EzraDrissman
Most violent big cities in America.-St. Louis, MissouriRun by Democrats for 75 years. -Detroit, Michigan Run by Democrats for 58 years. -Baltimore, Maryland Run by Democrats for 53 years.-Memphis, TennesseeRun
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🧢 daniel ford
DanielFord77
my #YangGang induction occurred late 2018. the journey expanded on april 3, 2019 when @kishaniLight and i traveled to #NYC on our 1st #Yang2020 roadtrip. here are some faces from
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Michael Harriot
michaelharriot
Thread: I'm always astounded by the imaginings of white people as it relates to race. Many of them have this fictionalized jigaboo version that is almost alien-like. And one of
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Kathy Black Lives Matter as much as yours Durkin
nowwerevolt
It's no accident that:- You learned about Helen Keller instead of W.E.B. DuBois.- You learned about the Watts and L.A. Riots, but not Tulsa or Wilmington.- You learned that George
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Jon Ostrower
jonostrower
For the record, everyone’s looking at this and seeing Pete Buttigieg, I’m seeing possibilities from Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin, crossing the border to throw folks off the scent.https://twitter.com/adamwren/status/1292932633966649346
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