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#tdih 1865 demands by Black ministers after Ebenezer Creek Massacre led to Special Field Order #15: a short-lived land distribution to freed people. They established civic institutions, schools, militia (defense from Klan), & more. #TeachReconstruction 🧵
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/special-field-15/

»During Reconstruction, more than 1,500 African Americans took office, many hailing from Southern districts with majority-Black populations who voted for the very first time.… Today, the right wing uses similar tactics to crush the democratic process, from imposing voter suppression laws to “guarding” ballot drop boxes.… #teachtruth #teachreconstruction«
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In the #Reconstruction era, Black communities founded the South’s first public education systems, with more than 1,000 new schools. White #supremacists responded with brutality — burning more than 630 Black schoolhouses.

Challenging traditions of white #supremacy was central to Reconstruction and still is today, as the Right tries to quell surges in #democracy and #justice.

Understanding our place in this long #freedom struggle is key to carrying it forward. That is why we must #TeachReconstruction.

Find more information and resources at
https://www.teachreconstructionreport.org/ #WhiteSupremacy

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#tdih 1870, Hiram Revels was elected to serve as senator from Mississippi, becoming first African American to serve in U.S. Senate.

Do you know how many African Americans have served in U.S. Senate to date? #TeachReconstruction
#TeachTruth Read ⬇️
https://www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/hiram-revels-elected/

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