#1865

Lincoln Belongs To The Ages

Mr_Lincoln

April 6, 1865 finds President Lincoln remaining at City Point, VA. Today he is joined by his wife Mary, U.S. Senator Charles Sumner and others aboard the steamer "The River

Smithsonian NMAAHC

NMAAHC

#OTD in 1865, enslaved African Americans were notified of their freedom by Union troops in Galveston Bay, TX—two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was issued.Known as #Juneteenth , this day

Harry Douglas

theswampghost

(1) The following lesson plan has an eerie contrast to current poltical climate. Things are in reverse. Except who are the #racists. #eerie #contrast https://courses.lumenlearning.com/suny-ushistory2os2xmaster/chapter/restoring-the-union/ (

Michele Goodwin

michelebgoodwin

To promote white supremacy and the Confederacy, its leaders were willing to embrace chaos, destruction, mass carnage, and demolish lands--all for what were unjust principles from the start--including the enslavement

Dr. Robert Greene II

robgreeneII

Ok, it's late enough at night so that I can reveal something about my personal life on Twitter time. I think I've shared this before, but what initially got me

Heather Ann Thompson

hthompsn

I don’t often take the time to rail about politics, why bother. But watching the just released video tonight of that white kid in Kenosha, just after he shot three

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ShadowsExhale

Today is June 19th, or Juneteenth. This day is important because it marks the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the US. On June 19, 1865,

Anton Spisak

AntonSpisak

10 reasons why it's pointless to talk about an "Australian solution" - a phrase we'll hear a lot from government in the coming weeks.Reason 1: The context matters. When it

Cortez Paige

cortezdpaige

The ugly truth is my ex called me a nigger and it hit me on a deeper level bc I realized I didn’t have a strong sense of identity. I’m

Jack Harty

JckHrty

"To the W of the High Street [Bridge Road/Addlestone Road] there is first a pretty three-arched iron bridge of 1865, with stone piers and openwork spandrels in Westminster Bridge style".

Kristi Winters/Vote Biden, save the country

KWintie

Happy Confederacy Surrenders Day!!! General Robert E. Lee of the Confederacy surrendered on April 9, 1865 at Appomattox Court House.It was an early step in breaking down the white supremacist power structures we

Serena.

serenasnd

Thread sur le Roi des belges Léopold II: 15 millions de congolais tués à lui seul. Voici la vraie histoire. Léopold II de Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha est le deuxième roi des belges

Civil War Fangirl💖🎩

Miss_Bellatrix

It is in the early morning hours #OTD in 1865 that the 16th NY Cavalry, charged with finding Booth, arrives at the Garrett Farm. 12 days after the murder of

Teuta Skenderi

TeutaSkenderi

Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824 -1904) was a French painter and sculptor whose paintings were so widely reproduced, that by 1880 he was considered one of the most famous living artists.In 1856

Civil War Fangirl💖🎩

Miss_Bellatrix

Lieutenant Edward Doherty was commander of the detachment of the 16th New York Cavalry which found John Wilkes Booth & David Herold #OTD in 1865. A cool thing about Doherty?

Old Ireland in Colour

irelandincolour

"If ever there was a story to offer a tantalising glimpse into what women might have achieved throughout history had they been freed from expectations about gender, it’s the life