A whirlwind trip to #Cincinnati with fireworks.
#blog #travel #museum #UndergroundRailroad

https://readthisblog.net/2023/07/16/a-hurried-visit-to-cincinnati/

Also on the #AnnArbor #garden tour, the'Guy Beckley House', built in 1842, and named for Beckley, who published an #abolitionist newspaper and provided a stop on the #UndergroundRailroad. No direct connection, but here's a site that features numerous other underground RR sites in #Michigan https://frommichiganwithloveblog.com/the-underground-railroad-in-michigan/
#USHistory
#AmericanHistory
#histodons #slavery
#BlackMastodon

Today in Labor History June 2, 1863; Backed by three gunboats, Harriet Tubman and her force of 300 black soldiers freed 750 slaves. Furthermore, they set fire to the plantations and destroyed millions of dollars-worth of stores, cotton and homes of the wealthy, without losing a single man. Additionally, it was the only military engagement in American history where a woman, black or white, “led the raid and under whose inspiration it was originated and conducted.” Tubman devised her war strategy after repeatedly penetrating across enemy lines and spying on Confederate troop movements. In the aftermath, Confederate Captain John F. Lay said, “The enemy seems to have been well posted as to the character and capacity of our troops and their small chance of encountering opposition, and to have been well guided by persons thoroughly acquainted with the river and country.” Most Americans know of Tubman’s role in the Underground Railroad. However, she was also a spy for the Union Army. And in the late 1850s, she helped John Brown plan his raid on Harper’s Ferry and recruit supporters for the raid.

#WorkingClass #LaborHistory #CivilWar #HarrietTubman #slavery #abolition #UndergroundRailroad #JohnBrown #liberation #espionage #StrongWomen #BlackMastadon #blm

Something exciting in last night's news! Paula Toti on WKRC showed my painting of John Parker at the beginning of her segment with Nick Clooney talking about Sara Thomas and the restoration of the African American Church in Augusta, KY!

Here's a link to the segment if you want to watch:

https://local12.com/news/local/stories-of-our-river-nick-clooney-church-project-highlights-life-freed-slave-others-cincinnati-kentucky-ohio-augusta-ripey-enslaved-methodist-episcopal-history-historians-bracken-county

Always humbling to think that this river I live on was the border between freedom and slavery not so long ago.

#art #history #ohio #kentucky #undergroundRailroad #mastoArt

American history and libraries need an underground railroad to smuggle them south. Gay trans and mixed race Couples need an underground clergy. Women need an underground railroad to bring them to an abortion. #undergroundrailroad #americanhistory #blackhistory #Florida #abortion

we need an #UndergroundRailroad for our fellow #LGBTQIA+ comrades stuck in places like Texas, Florida, etc. I propose we call it the #RainbowUnderground . I'm down to buy bus/train/plane ticket to help get them to somewhere safer, but we will need to crowd source resources and supplies and build a network. Maybe something like this already exists and someone reading this can DM me so I can help out. Solidarity wins folks.

#Genealogy #FamilyHistoryStories #FamilyHistoryWriting for those of you interested in #UndergroundRailroad #Michigan #FamilyLegends Here's a story for you. https://wheatonwood.com/legends-lies-liberties-family-stories-in-perspective/exploring-a-family-legend/

Just finished watching Harriet, the movie about Harriet Tubman that came out last year. While the screenwriters made up a few characters and scenes for dramatic flourish (which seems unnecessary given how dramatic Tubman's life was), one of the real people in the movie was William Still
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Still
...who kept detailed descriptions of the folks he helped on the Underground Railroad in Philadelphia.
https://archive.org/details/undergroundrailr00stil/mode/2up
#HarrietTubman #Philadelphia #UndergroundRailroad