Although Phillis Wheatley's poetry found an audience upon publication, it was not well received by everyone and some, notably Thomas Jefferson (l. 1743-1826), dismissed her work entirely as "mimicry" since, according to the prevailing understanding of the time, Blacks were incapable of the "higher thought" that was necessary in writing poetry. #History #ThomasJefferson #PhillisWheatley #Abolitionism #AmericanLiterature #Slavery #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2684-en/

Ellen and William Craft's Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom (1860) tells the story of the couple's escape from slavery, with Ellen disguised as a young, White gentleman of means and William as her slave. #History #Abolitionism #EllenCraft #Slavery #WilliamCraft #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2681-en/

Next Saturday at Firestorm Books we'll be discussing the Eurochristian origins of mass criminalization and racial capitalism. Join us in-person at 3pm with Andrew Krinks, author of the recently published book "White Property, Black Trespass." In dialog with local organizers Hill Brown and Rev. Allyn Maxfield-Steele, Andrew will share their work on the historical continuity and religiosity of whiteness and property, concluding with a vision for a faith-based abolition of prisons and policing.

You can find more information on the event and copies of "White Property, Black Trespass: Racial Capitalism and the Religious Function of Mass Criminalization" on our website at https://firestorm.coop/events/3344-the-religion-of-criminalization-the-religion-of-abolition.html.

#Abolitionism #ChristianAbolitionists #SocialJustice #LiberationTheology #FreeThemAll #ChristianAnarchism #FeministBookstore #FirestormCoop (- L)

Mary Prince (l. c. 1788 to c. 1833) was the first enslaved Black woman to publish an autobiography/slave narrative. #History #MaryPrince #Abolitionism #Slavery #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-24270-en/

Olaudah Equiano (l. c. 1745-1797, also known as Gustavus Vassa) was an African of the Igbo village of Essaka, of the Kingdom of Benin (modern Nigeria), who was enslaved around the age of ten, bought his freedom around the age of 20, and became an influential abolitionist and writer in Britain. #History #Abolitionism #OlaudahEquiano #Slavery #USHistory #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2672-en/

On the last day of March we're hosting a conversation with two authors we adore: Dean Spade and Kai Cheng Thom! Join online to discuss how we can be the change we want to see—both out in the world, and in our closest connections. Dean's new book "Love in a F*cked-Up World: How to Build Relationships, Hook Up, and Raise Hell Together" is a resounding call to action and a practical manifesto for how to combat cultural scripts and take our relationships into our own hands.

This event is also a fundraiser for families in Gaza and attendees are asked to make a donation in lieu of ticket cost. Live ASL interpretation will be provided.

Register for this virtual event and find your copy of "Love in a F*cked-Up World" at https://firestorm.coop/events/3339-hooking-up-raising-hell-a-conversation-with-dean-spade-and-kai-cheng-thom.html. Can't make the live event? Sign up anyway, pitch in on the fundraiser if you can, and we'll send you a recording of the event to stream at your convenience!

#ThePersonalIsPolitical #FreePalestine #FeministBookstore #QueerSouth #Abolitionism #DeanSpade #KaiChengThom #FirestormCoop (- L)

John Wesley Cromwell (l. 1846-1927) was an African American civil rights activist, educator, historian, journalist, and lawyer who wrote extensively on slave revolts, especially Nat Turner's Rebellion of 1831. #History #Abolitionism #Slavery #USHistory #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2664-en/

The Confessions of Nat Turner (1831) is the first-person account given by the rebel slave leader Nat Turner (l. 1800-1831) to the attorney T. R. Gray (l. c. 1800-1843) following Nat Turner's Rebellion in Virginia (also known as the Southampton Insurrection) of 1831 after Turner had been caught and imprisoned and was awaiting trial. #History #Abolitionism #Slavery #USHistory #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2663-en/

Nat Turner's Rebellion (also known as the Southampton Insurrection) was a slave revolt in Southampton County, Virginia, between 21 and 23 August 1831. #History #Abolitionism #Slavery #USHistory #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-24183-en/

David Walker (l. c. 1796-1830) was an African American abolitionist writer best known for his 1829 work An Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World (also known The Appeal or Walker's Appeal) advocating for a united front in the abolition of slavery and noting the hypocrisy of White Americans holding slaves in the "land of the free. #History #Abolitionism #USHistory #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/2-2659-en/

Denmark Vesey (c. 1767-1822) was a free Black man living in Charleston, South Carolina, as a carpenter and community leader. #History #DenmarkVesey #Abolitionism #AmericanCivilWar #AntebellumSouth #Slavery #HistoryFact https://whe.to/ci/1-24133-en/

Leonard Peltier's Homecoming Speech

#Anarchy #Anarchism #Socialist #Socialism #Indigenous #Abolitionism #History #Politics #Economics #Philosophy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PF__STmW6Tk

#LettersAndPolitics welcomes #DavidWBlight, author of #FrederickDouglassProphetOfFreedom

https://kpfa.org/episode/letters-and-politics-february-17-2025/

#FrederickDouglass #abolition #abolitionism #abolitionists #BlackHistory #UShistory #books #biographies @bookstodon @histodons

I became an abolitionist when I understood the function of police and realized that to me nothing they protect was worth having at the price of the deadly violence they inflict on my neighbors, my family, my beloved community. I became an anarchist when I understood that every other form of social organization requires police for its very existence.

Hola a todos, updated #introduction
I am a Latino migrant in #Aotearoa. Dad to a 5 year old who teaches me how to look at the world.
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