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“1865: The 13th Amendment to the US Constitution is made, abolishing slavery throughout the country. Four states reject ratification of the 13th Amendment at the time. (New Jersey ratified in 1866; Delaware ratified in 1901; Kentucky ratified in 1976; and Mississippi lawmakers finally ratified in 1995.)“
1866? 😐 Tardy, but ok, New Jersey; 1901? 🧐 Really, Delaware!; 1976? 😯 Shocking, Kentucky!!; 1995?!!! 😳🤯😰😱 Fucking hell, Mississippi!!!
Anna40 The Wright Museum in Detroit has lifelike exhibits among them slave ship living quarters and a slave bound like cattle waiting to be sold at an auction. After 10 years those images still haunt me and they were only replicas. Impossible to understand how anyone could bring so much suffering to another human being. I can‘t believe those dates! It makes me feel ashamed to be a human being. 3w
Anna40 Fucking hell sums it up perfectly 😢 3w
Bookwomble @Anna40 Yeah, thanks to Mississippi legislators, chattel slavery was technically not illegal throughout the USA until the late 20th century! The mind boggles and the heart weeps ❣️ There is a Museum of Slavery in Liverpool which I've not felt brave enough to visit yet, but it's my intention to do so before the year's out. 3w
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Anna40 The Wright is exceptional because of how much they cover of African American history. There‘s music & film &the 50s, 60s with Dr King and Malcolm X too. So it‘s also a museum of resilience celebrating these exceptional people,but the suffering and injustice are hard to stomach. Some places & exhibitions I can‘t go to because they are too much. This might sound stupid but be careful when you go. It can break your heart 3w
Suet624 I'll never understand. 3w
Bookwomble @Suet624 On the one hand it's baffling, on the other, Ellis is doing a great job of summarising why and how the modern concepts of human blackness and whiteness emerged from capitalism to produce racism. While the subject is heavy, Ellis's writing is clear and very easy to read, without being light or superficial. 3w
Bookwomble @Anna40 It doesn't sound at all stupid to me, as it's why I've put off going to the Liverpool museum for so long. However, it feels necessary. 3w
quietlycuriouskate I'm speechless in response to those dates 😶 3w
Bookwomble @quietlycuriouskate I was initially astounded, and then thought, "Well, that tracks!" It's still very sad. 3w
The_Book_Ninja Oops! Silly us…we forgot to ratify. 3w
