In honor of black inventors.

#BlackHistoryMonth

(Virginia*** 😵 Sorry for mistakes, I should have proof-read better)

Virginal courts seized his land upon his death, claiming he had no will and was a 'Negro', and therefore was an alien. As such, he was not eligible to own land. His dependants continued to move, going to Deleware and North Carolina to try and escape the increasingly unwelcoming society.

One such case of an African indentured servant was Anthony Johnson. 'Antonio', as he was called, fulfilled his contract and was granted his free dues. He became a land owner and had a family. During his and his wife, Mary's time, they left Virgina and, purchasing land elsewhere.

When immigration slowed down, America turned to the transatlantic slave trade. European traders were purchasing slaves from Africans off the coast of Africa and began selling them to America. In very rare cases, some Africans were contracted indentured servants but most became slaves to land owners.

Those who survived indentured servitude were paid in land and considered free. To the ones who became land owners and legal voters, they called it the Land of the Free. After a period of time, the work conditions/contract no longer attracted enough people, as the chances of survival were not great.

Immigrants had to sign a contract of indentured servitude which typically lasted 5-7 years. In this time, they worked under a master/owner who could beat them, sell them, and overwork them. Not everyone survived these conditions and costs, but those who lived would receive a their "Free Dues".

America - Land of the Free! At least, we sure do like to say that. Did you know the origin of this phrase was due to immigrants and indentured servitude? Young America needed laborers to build up a nation. To fill this need, America paid immigrants to come over... but at a significant cost.

I've been away for a bit because life has been a little busy, but I'm back to talk Black History! Today's topic is a little more broad, but I think it should be included in the conversation. Immigration, indentured servitude, and slavery. America... Land of the free? Not quite. #Blackhistory

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We like to think these events happened generations ago and once a milestone was reached we think the victory is won and done, but often it was only the begin of a long battle. Ruby Bridges herself can still tell you that the fight for equality never ended.

Ruby is still alive and well, still telling her story. In 2005 when Hurricane Katrina hit, she saved the very school that she attended I'm her youth, stating “I felt like if anybody was to save the school, it would be me”

Ruby remains an activist to this day and there have been books written about her, such as "The Story of Ruby Bridges." And Ruby has gone on to write books, including, "Dear Ruby, Hear Our Hearts" and "This Is Your Time". She founded "The Ruby Bridges Foundation" in 1999.

Children refused to play with her or be her friend because she was black. Their parents even told them specifically to stay away from her. Ruby says that this was the first time she truly experienced racism. It all clicked why there were no other kids with her. It was due to the color of her skin.

Ruby's teacher, Barbara Henry, who was solely responsible for her education, insisted on Ruby's integration with the white children. She went as far as threatening the school with filing a report for not following the desegregation laws. By the end of the year, Ruby was allowed in white classrooms.

For the entire first year, Ruby was taught separately and escorted by US Marshals. She was harassed by adults and one woman even showed her a black doll in a coffin. Her parents lost their jobs and even her grandparents, were affected by ramped up racism. They survived on donations, unable to work.

Ruby Bridges was born 1954. At the age of 6 she became the first black student in the south, entering an all white school. Her first day was met with protesters screaming and throwing things at her. Parents yanked 500 of their kid out, but Ruby never missed a day of school.
#blackhistory #resist

In 1981 - Lee Atwood, advisor to Ronald Reagan and George H W Bush, had this to say of their strategy. (Taken from the book White Fragility by Robin DiAngelo")

When White Supremacists were being rejected by society they realized they had to rebrand by using what became known as "The Southern Strategy", aligning the south with the Republican party.
#resist

He was SO VOCAL about all of this. They just cherry picked what they want without looking at the things that will bury them. We tried to be LOUD about what will happen, but they plugged their ears!

Doran and Astarion
I've replayed bg3 a few times, but Doran (they/them)- my school of swords bard- has been my favorite Tav by far.
#bg3 #bg3fanart #tav #astarion

--as such, is potentially the greatest threat to efforts by authorities to neutralize the BPP and destroy what it stands for."
He used this as a means to justify police raids, rumors of BPP poisoning the food, and police harassment. This aggressive response led to the end of Free Breakfast program

J Edger Hoover, the director of the FBI at the time, saw the great work The Black Panthers were doing and how whites were responding positively and decided it was a threat. "The [Program] represents the best and most influential activity going for the BPP and, as such, --

It would be an injustice to only celebrate the strength of this movement and the positive change it brought to Amerca without sharing how the white government responded to this. I believe this is a mistake, because this it what school text books do. Focus on the good to lessen the reality of the bad