#1865

Colorized by me: Virginia Oldoïni, Countess of Castiglione, the selfie queen of Paris high society, 1865.She was a significant figure in the early history of photography. More here: http://www.marinamaral.com  In
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Harriet Tubman (1822-1913)he American was born in the east of the USA in a condition of slavery. Her entire family was enslaved, and the young woman, aware of her condition,
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Today in 1865 the Steamboat Sultana exploded due to a faulty boiler which powers the vessel. It’s the deadliest maritime disaster in U.S. history. It also has a special connection
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1/10 Anti-Black policing in Montreal has existed for centuries - as Black scholars have documented. In the 17th and 18th centuries, there was no formal police department. Enslaved Black people,
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Having started in October, with a brief hiatus, I finished my #Tempest #SlowShakespeare daily blog yesterday. Roughly 90K words (that includes the text of the play!) and 180 entries. Random
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Thomas Annan (born Dairsie, Fife 1829) was a Scottish photographer, notable for being the first to record the bad housing conditions of the poor. In 1866 he was commissioned to make photographic
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Victoria first gave women the vote in 1863- before New Zealand and even before South Australia... by mistake. Victorians were very worried about the integrity of the electoral process so
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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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A Thread of Hoseok as famous paintings: ..1. Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Pont Neuf, 1872. 2. Claude Monet, Lilac Irises, 1917. 3. Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Woman with a Parasol in a Garden, 1875.
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Happy Juneteenth! On this 155th year anniversary, we are reminded of the faith, struggle, violence, and resistance, it took to bring about a radical change in the USA! Juneteenth: The
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Clear Language on Slavery:Slaves = HostagesSlave Owners = Human TraffickersSlave Catchers = PolicePlantations = Death CampsMistresses = Rape VictimsDiscipline = Torture/MurderOverseers = TorturersTrading = KidnappingProfit = TheftMiddle Pas
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Petit thread sur le génocide du Congo je trouve qu'on en parle pas beaucoup au Sénégal Nous africains avons le devoir et l'obligation de faire la propagande de
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1/ LISTEN: Diaz, indicted in the eastern district of VA. "first time US DOJ has used TERRORISM CHARGES against MS13".Diaz would get the call for an assassination, and then arrange,
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Indian Right Wing (for the lack of a better and appropriate term) MUST stand with the #BlackLivesMatter .I will explain "why" in a series of tweets so bear with me.
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The Democrats can turn the Senate blue if they win both of the Georgia Senate runnof elections on January 5th.I'll match donations up to 1865 to @fairfightaction!Let's let @staceyabrams lead
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I would like to do a thread on baseball stadiums in the United States since some of you requested it. I’ll go city by city and post historical photos of
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