⚠️WOKE CONTENT⚠️ 🧵 Let's talk about the White abolitionists & civil rights allies past & present who are on the right side of history. And: Brothers & Sisters: You're in the thread today! 😃 Pull up a seat.🪑(cont) #ProudBlue #ResistanceRoots #USDemocracy #Voices4Victory
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Preach, Eddie. This administration needs to go down in epic flames. Let’s put a period on it. A burned, ruined end to this bullshit. Enough is enough. Push and fight back. We don’t need to do this bullshit ever 50-60 years. Sick of it. 👊🏻
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You know I had to include a brotha in the thread, fam! 🤜🏾🤛🏾 #KeepItWoke
Thank you very much for sharing this. It is very informative and insightful.
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Makes me not hate white people as much as I do. (I'm white)
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Slavery will never not astonish me.
Sign me up for this go round Eddie.
Thanks for the information. I did not know about many of these people!
If we had to credit one person for being the most instrumental in ending slavery, my vote would be for Fredrick Douglas. Why aren’t we talking about him?
He's amazing. We talk about him a LOT. It takes a village though.
Facts! ☝🏾💯
Thank you Eddie for this wonderful thread! My 3d great grandparents were Quakers Lindley & Deborah Simmons Coates. They signed the 1847 Salisbury Meeting Antislavery Testimony. They were on the underground railroad & once Deborah served tea to slave hunters while a dozen runaways were in the cellar
You're very welcome, Mel! Thanks for sharing your 3rd great grandparents with us. 🙏🏽💙😊 #KeepItWoke
Awesome! Thank you so much!
Excellent, Eddie. Educational and important as always! #USDemocracy
Thank you.
Beautifully written, Eddie. Thank you! 🥰
Excellent Thread, Eddie. My review... 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟
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You're welcome, Carly. I worked on this one for awhile, and one of the most heartfelt threads I've ever posted. I meant every word as to how I feel about you all. 🥰❤️
It’s a privilege to be walking alongside you in this fight, Eddie—learning, rising up to the moment, and carrying the torch forward together. 💙
I love this entire thread. Thank you for sharing 🫶🏻
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Important stuff to recognize true alliance, Eddie. Thanks.
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Thank you Eddie for this beautiful thread 😊
No one takes my heart like a teacher with true passion and a cause 🫂
I really love and appreciate your posts. Quality content right here 😀 well done, sir. I tip my hat to you 😄
Thank you for this, Eddie. Especially now, it is vitally important to keep our REAL history alive.
Remembered most because she sought the PRESIDENCY 50 years before women could vote, Victoria Woodhull—a stockbroker, newspaper publisher, and champion of social reform— ran for the in 1872. She was one of about 200 women who bravely stood out and cracked the ceiling for Clinton and Harris.
Let’s not forget the first woman’s fight for equality 154 years ago
Woodhull sought to leverage her financial success to further her political agenda: successfully improving rights for women, workers, and the poor. Her history is fascinating and shows us all how long and serious and important is our national struggle for equality and Justice for all.
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You're welcome, Mike!😊 #KeepItWoke
Great post Eddie. Thanks for continuing to educate us. 💙
And there's also the amazing Stetson Kennedy (1916-2011), a folklorist and writer-activist who infiltrated the KKK: www.stetsonkennedy.com/klan.html
What an amazing man!
I just came across this and thought of your post. Love is the glue that holds this mess together. ❤️🙏🏽 bsky.app/profile/liz....
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Great post. Thank you. ❤️🙏🏽
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I love these threads, you're always teaching me good stuff. We could use more Quakers in the world right about now
I agree. 😊
We are still here, I am a Quaker. Some in numbers but still big influencers.
We need more Quakers in our society.
I'm happy to hear there's a religious group that does actually appear to be a net good for society, not that just tell us they are. You lot did lots in Victorian England too for the poor and victimized as I recall; is that stuff harder to do these days?
More cajones than the current elected crop.
Far more than voting bloc that's worked against us since the Civil Rights Act of 1964. Those losers are why we're here. They played the long game and finally hit jackpot. That doesn't mean there aren't good people of every persuasion. The buck stops with we.the.people, not electeds.
Yes, they are my defense against the moral deficients who say " well it was just the times" or "everyone thought it was ok". Nope. There were so many who knew right from wrong and kept up their argument so long and so well that they finally prevailed ❤️
While many prominent figures in the abolitionist and civil rights movements are well-known, several lesser-known White allies played crucial roles in advocating for the rights of Black Americans. Their contributions often go unrecognized, but they (cont) www.theroot.com/frank-sinatr...
Thanks Eddie for another interesting and informative read. Appreciate you!
Likewise, Maggie! You're very welcome!🥰❤️ #KeepItWoke
were instrumental in the fight against slavery and racial injustice. Levi Coffin (below) was a Quaker abolitionist who became known as the "President of the Underground Railroad." He helped thousands of enslaved people escape to freedom, providing shelter and resources. (cont)
This is my Dad, Mathew. He was one of the organizers of the March on Washington. He also spoke at the march.
That was supposed to say Mathew Ahmann.
i found out while doing my ancestry a few years ago that i am a quaker and that thrilled me to find that out. morning eddie. hope you’re doing well, my friend!
We are now farming, our brand new underground railroad/format of good trouble
Coffin and his wife appear as Simeon and Rachel Halliday in Uncle Tom’s Cabin. My wife’s great great grandfather Edmund Stanley (1847-1928), founder of Friends University in Wichita, was born in Indiana and was related to the Coffins. Edmund’s father and Levi were both born in Guilford County, NC.
After the Civil War, Edmund Stanley taught at a Freedmen’s Bureau School—burned to the ground by the KKK— in Carthage, Tennessee
Coffin's home in Indiana served as a key station on the Underground Railroad. Although often remembered for his violent actions, John Brown was a White abolitionist who believed in armed resistance against slavery. His raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859(cont) www.britannica.com/biography/Jo...
This is beautiful, informative, and so needed right now. Thank you for reminding us, Eddie!
They cannot silence the majority, we believe in human rights and equality for all. 💙
aimed to initiate a slave uprising. Brown's commitment to the cause of abolition and his willingness to sacrifice his life for it made him a significant figure in the movement. Harriet Beecher Stowe (below) is often recognized for her novel "Uncle Tom's Cabin," her role as a White(cont)
ally in the abolitionist movement is sometimes overlooked. The book played a pivotal role in shaping public opinion against slavery and inspired many to join the abolitionist cause. William Lloyd Garrison was a prominent abolitionist and journalist(cont) www.biography.com/authors-writ...
who founded the anti-slavery newspaper "The Liberator." He advocated for immediate emancipation and was a co-founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society. His radical views and tireless activism helped galvanize the abolitionist movement. Frederick Douglass, a former (cont)
Thank you for this thread! I’m working on a book and paper about Black newspapers and community support for fleeing & freed slaves in the latter years of the Civil War, and this is great to read.
slave and leading abolitionist, had several white allies who supported his work. Figures like Julia Griffiths, who helped publish Douglass's newspaper, and Gerrit Smith, a wealthy abolitionist who provided financial support, were crucial in advancing the cause.(cont)
Quakers were among the earliest White abolitionists, advocating for the end of slavery based on their religious beliefs. They established schools for Black Americans and were involved in various civil rights initiatives throughout the 18th & 19th (cont) www.rawstory.com/how-18th-cen...
I knew there was a reason I like Quakers. Walking it liked they talked it
Trump won't let that in the Smithsonian...too pro Black
centuries. After the Civil War, many White allies supported Reconstruction efforts aimed at integrating formerly enslaved people into society. Figures like Charles Sumner (left) and Thaddeus Stevens (right) fought for civil rights legislation, including the Civil Rights Act of 1866 (cont)
and the 14th Amendment. The contributions of these unsung white abolitionists and civil rights allies highlight the importance of solidarity in the fight against oppression. Their efforts remind us that the struggle for justice is a collective endeavor, requiring the (cont)
Wonderful thread! Have you heard of Benjamin Lay, a Quaker & little person who pushed the Quakers to stop owning slaves back in the 1600s & early 1700s? He was 100 years ahead of his time
As always you have a fantastic informative post and I can always tell how much time you put into them. I can tell by the picture collages that you care and I'm honored to be in one of them. This post is saturated with your love 🫂❤️
I hope it's ok to add another name to the ally list (Marilyn Monroe)❤️
Thank you for this & happy Saturday Eddie 🙏🏼♥️
You're welcome! 😊💙 #KeepItWoke
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I’ll join you
C'MON OVER 😂
I would freaking love too. Solo in Florida
Solo in Alabama 😂😂
I’ll make sure to share this important with young people near and far! Thank you Eddie!! ✊🏻❤️🔥✊🏽❤️🔥✊🏿
E.B. Crocker - Founder of the Crocker Art Museum in Sacramento, CA. He and his wife Margaret were abolitionists. E.B. didn't think twice about defending fugitive slaves or other at risk free African Americans. Margaret also worked on causes for at-risk women. aimeecrocker.com/culture/e-b-...
