Still reading about dress as it relates to the history of Black protest — The dress isn’t as important as the deeeeep history of oppression, racism + violence. I mean, I knew it already but revisiting in research while also witnessing it play out currently is a lot....

I just came across a March 17th 1888 Philadelphia Newspaper in the Ferris State University Jim Crow Museum of Racist Memorabilia that details the practice of Black ppl being used as “leather” goods

Our skin was being turned into shoes + cigar cases??? https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/9144128

Being really inquisitive has its down side. This is it. I’m gonna stop digging now. I can’t.