Mar. 1, 1921 | Idaho Broadens Ban on Interracial Marriage
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On this day in 1921, Idaho broadened its ban on interracial marriage to bar a white person from marrying any Black person. The state's population at the time was less than .02% Black.
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Feb. 28, 1942 | White Mobs Riot Against Racial Integration in Detroit
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On this day in 1942, mobs of local white residents threatened and harassed Black families moving into new housing in Detroit. Many of these families had fled racial violence and inequality in the rural South, in a wave known as the Great Migration.
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Feb. 27, 1869 | Congress Refuses to Seat First Black Man Elected to House of Representatives
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On this day in 1869, Congress refused to seat John Willis Menard, the first Black man elected to the House of Representatives. Future president James Garfield argued it was “too early” to elect a Black person.
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Feb. 26, 2012 | Trayvon Martin Fatally Shot in Sanford, Florida
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On this day in 2012, George Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin while he was walking home from a store. Zimmerman claimed he looked "suspicious" because he was wearing a hooded sweatshirt.
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Feb. 25, 1886 | White Idaho Residents Organize Anti-Chinese Convention
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On this day in 1886, white citizens in Boise, Idaho, organized an anti-Chinese convention and voted to expel Chinese citizens, who had moved to the area for work in mining and construction.
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Feb. 24, 1865 | Kentucky Refuses to Ratify Abolition of Slavery
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On this day in 1865, the Kentucky General Assembly refused to endorse an end to slavery in America. Kentucky did not officially ratify the Thirteenth Amendment until 1976.
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Four Years
#FuckPutin
#StandWithUkranie
#SlavaUkraini
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Feb. 23, 2020 | Two White Men Kill Ahmaud Arbery; Police Decline to Arrest Them for Months
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On this day in 2020, two white men killed Ahmaud Arbery, a young unarmed Black man out jogging. Local officials lied and did not hold the men accountable for months, until a video was released.
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Feb. 22, 1898 | White Mob Lynches Black Postmaster and Infant Daughter in SC Attack
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On this day in 1898, a white mob attacked Frazier Baker, the first Black postmaster of Lake City, South Carolina, and his family. Both Mr. Baker and his infant daughter were killed in the attack.
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Feb. 21, 1965 | Malcolm X Assassinated During Speech in New York City
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On this day in 1965, Malcolm X, an outspoken critic of racism and white supremacy, was assassinated in New York City. He was just 39 years old and left behind his wife and six young daughters.
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EJI Remembers Civil Rights Foot Soldier Jo Ann Bland
Courageous civil rights activist Jo Ann Bland passed yesterday at 72.
Courageous civil rights activist Jo Ann Bland passed yesterday at 72. Her life as a seasoned activist began very young. “By the time I was 11 years old,” she once wrote, “I had been arrested at least 13 documented times.”
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Feb. 20, 1956 | Civil Rights Activists Arrested for Organizing Montgomery Bus Boycott
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On this day in 1956, local officials issued arrest warrants for civil rights activists for leading a boycott to protest racial segregation on city buses. 89 would later be indicted.
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Feb. 19, 1923 | Supreme Court Rules Indian Immigrants Ineligible for Citizenship
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On this day in 1923, the U.S. Supreme Court held that Indian immigrants had "unmistakable and profound differences” from "white" immigrants and they were legally barred from becoming U.S. citizens.
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Pioneering Civil Rights Leader Jesse Jackson Dies at 84
Jesse Jackson died peacefully this morning at age 84.
Rev. Jesse Jackson's life was a tireless fight for the cause of justice. He inspired countless others to do the same. “The arc of the moral universe is long and it bends towards justice, but you have to pull it to bend. It doesn’t bend automatically.”
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Feb. 18, 1965 | Alabama State Trooper Murders Jimmie Lee Jackson
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On this day in 1965, an Alabama state trooper shot an unarmed Black man named Jimmie Lee Jackson twice while Mr. Jackson was trying to protect his mother and grandfather. He died 8 days later.
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Feb. 17, 1947 | White Mob Lynches Willie Earle Near Greenville, South Carolina
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On this day in 1947, a white mob seized a 24-year-old Black man named Willie Earle from a local jail, brutally beat him, and lynched him near Greenville, SC. No one was ever convicted.
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Feb. 16, 1847 | Missouri Prohibits Education of Black People
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On this day in 1847, Missouri passed an act that prohibited Black people from learning to read and write and assembling freely for worship services. The act also forbade free Black people from migrating to the state.
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Feb. 15, 1837 | Congress Ratifies Treaties Removing Indigenous Peoples From Their Lands in the Midwest
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On this day in 1837, Congress ratified two treaties that removed Indigenous peoples from their homelands in the Midwest. This also added nearly 2,000,000 acres of territory that permitted slavery to the state of Missouri.
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#FuckICE
#DefendDemocracy
#FuckTrump
#FuckMAGA
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The NY Times is reporting that Kristi Noem is subpoenaing several social media companies asking for data on people who are criticizing ICE. In support of making this effort easier #FUCKICE
I stand with the First Amendment.
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Feb. 14, 1945 | Grand Jury in Alabama Refuses to Indict White Attackers of Black Woman
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On this day in 1945, an all-white, all-male grand jury in Alabama failed to indict any of the white men accused of raping Mrs. Recy Taylor, a Black woman. Despite a confession, the men were never prosecuted.
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