African American Civil War Soldiers @transcribe_usct
We are #crowdsourcing a database of the United States Colored Troops, the 200,000 African Americans who fought for freedom in the American Civil War https://t.co/9SgRwyTtth zooniverse.org/projects/usct/… Chicago, IL Joined January 2018-
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Can we suggest a new Douglass speech for today? He saw through the hypocrisy of the Fourth of July, but he also saw the possibility for radical change. "There is a power in numbers, the many are more than the few." Watch "Why Hold a Colored Convention?" youtu.be/brhHmTaxqOs
Help transcribe records the military records African American soldiers in the American Civil War zooniverse.org/projects/usct/… #citizenscience @the_zooniverse Check out my video tutorial here: youtu.be/bPQ3SyOuUTs
Help transcribe records the military records African American soldiers in the American Civil War zooniverse.org/projects/usct/… #citizenscience @the_zooniverse Check out my video tutorial here: youtu.be/bPQ3SyOuUTs
After the last enslaved communities in Texas finally got word of freedom, Black Texans *mobilized* to make freedom real. They held *scores* of Black conventions to secure public education, #votingrights, jobs + labor justice. See them here! omeka.coloredconventions.org/state-conventi… #JuneteenthDay
After the last enslaved communities in Texas finally got word of freedom, Black Texans *mobilized* to make freedom real. They held *scores* of Black conventions to secure public education, #votingrights, jobs + labor justice. See them here! omeka.coloredconventions.org/state-conventi… #JuneteenthDay
I wrote a piece for @TheAtlantic today on the #history of Black women's #activism and organizing in the US. Please read and share.🙏🏾 theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
The confederacy was built on and in defense of slavery and white supremacy (they said it out loud). These statues are monuments to both and intentional distortions of history (said that out loud too). This is a chance to keep fighting and educating against all of the above. (1/3)
The confederacy was built on and in defense of slavery and white supremacy (they said it out loud). These statues are monuments to both and intentional distortions of history (said that out loud too). This is a chance to keep fighting and educating against all of the above. (1/3)
These are my valentines 💞#BlackHistoryMonth2020
Emma Wills was a formerly enslaved woman who fought to get her widow's pension after her husband, a Civil War soldier, died. She's also the great-great-great grandmother of @cherylwillsny1. Cheryl discusses her new book, "Emma," on a lost story of her family. #BlackHistoryMonth
This month we honor the numerous achievements, legacies and sacrifices made by members of the African American community. From Black soldiers who fought for freedom in the Civil War, to activists who fight for justice today thank you for your service and #HappyBlackHistoryMonth
New @librarycongress digital collection online just in time for @DouglassDayorg commemorations on Feb. 14! Since 2017, our friends @CCP_org have organized Douglass Day crowdsourcing to celebrate black history. Learn how to join in this year: douglassday.org/kit-2020/
New @librarycongress digital collection online just in time for @DouglassDayorg commemorations on Feb. 14! Since 2017, our friends @CCP_org have organized Douglass Day crowdsourcing to celebrate black history. Learn how to join in this year: douglassday.org/kit-2020/
#OTD in 1841, Pvt. Isom Puckett Ampey of Co. K was born in New Garden Township, IN to Dicey Hathcox & James Ampey. 🎂 His mother Dicey bought land from Catharine & Levi Coffin. Look for more on the Ampeys on display at the @LeviCoffinHouse & @IndianaMuseum next time you visit!
This new map helps you follow in the footsteps of soldiers, citizens, and freedom fighters. From Civil War to Civil Rights, start planning your trip today: civilwartrails.org/map.html @CivilWarTrails #civilwartrails #openairmuseum
The Midwest Time Machine is fired up and ready for travelers. Pick a character and go back in time through 1st-hand accounts of the Chicago Fire, Lewis & Clark expedition, 1893 World's Fair, more. publications.newberry.org/time-machine
We're so close! Thanks to our dedicated transcribers we are only two days away from completing our current round of transcription. If you'd like to help us finish go to usct.cc to transcribe and also tell us which state we should transcribe next
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I've been getting twitter followers more frequently than I've been breathing for like 24 hours now.
Help transcribe records the military records African American soldiers in the American Civil War zooniverse.org/projects/usct/… #citizenscience @the_zooniverse Check out my video tutorial here: youtu.be/bPQ3SyOuUTs
155 years ago today the 29th (Illinois) & 31st (New York) USCT were in Galveston Texas for General Granger's announcement that "all slaves are free". The following year freed people in Texas came together to celebrate what they called "Jubilee Day" and what we now call Juneteenth
Barbara Lee is Black, female, and never put anyone in jail. Just saying.
Last year, I learned that my great great grandfather fought with the US Colored Troops in the Civil War. The third pic is me being held by his daughter -- the child of a formerly enslaved person. #JUNETEENTH2020
After the last enslaved communities in Texas finally got word of freedom, Black Texans *mobilized* to make freedom real. They held *scores* of Black conventions to secure public education, #votingrights, jobs + labor justice. See them here! omeka.coloredconventions.org/state-conventi… #JuneteenthDay
On #Juneteenth explore the @CCP_org‘s digital exhibits, teaching modules, and news. (You can also revisit our Behind the Key with @profgabrielle, founding director of the Colored Conventions Project, at pbk.org/Foreman) coloredconventions.org
Juneteenth is a vital story of the Reconstruction era. Join the campaign to #TeachReconstruction -- one of the most important yet often least taught eras of U.S. history. Find free lessons and recommended books, films, & more below. #teachoutsidetextbook zinnedproject.org/campaigns/teac…
people writing that the university should fire me because I said Nigel Farage was a disgrace comparing #BlackLivesMattters, a movement of peace and justice, to the Taliban and because I said the statue of a slave trader belonged in the sea, thanks guys, will let the VC know.
The Chicago Tribune described these soldiers as fitting "representatives of an enslaved race [who] bore the banner of freedom...into the capital of the Rebellion," singing John Brown's Soul is Marching On all the while (3/3).
But instead of talking about Lee right now, I'm thinking about people like Private Booth of the 5th Massachusetts Calvary, a black union regiment who were among the first US troops to enter Richmond. (2/3)
The confederacy was built on and in defense of slavery and white supremacy (they said it out loud). These statues are monuments to both and intentional distortions of history (said that out loud too). This is a chance to keep fighting and educating against all of the above. (1/3)
Gov. Ralph Northam of Virginia plans to order the Robert E. Lee statue in Richmond to be removed, an administration official said nyti.ms/3gUWB2m
White kids used to spit on my grandfather while he walked to school in the Jim Crow South. Now I’m running to be the first black, openly gay Congressmember in America. Watch our first campaign ad & help us make history: secure.actblue.com/donate/mondair…
During these troubling times, we send an extra thank you out to our transcribers who have finished transcribing our latest round of soldiers. Our next round has just begun: Soldiers who enlisted in Kentucky. Help us transcribe their records at usct.cc today
@wkurtz94 @Team_eBird @transcribe_usct By tying data in enlistment records to pension apps, you could obtain place/date of birth, place/date of enlistment, and then (for some) place/date of application for a pension. It would require a ton of indexing, but would yield immense results.
@wkurtz94 @Team_eBird @transcribe_usct This is a great idea. I did a rudimentary version mapping the enlistment locations of all the USCT born in Williamson County TN. It was fascinating. drive.google.com/open?id=1j0CvB…
These are my valentines 💞#BlackHistoryMonth2020
1/3 Today @KaliGrossPhD and I share the release of A BLACK WOMEN’S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES. We did not write this book alone thanks to a group of scholars we had a manuscript workshop @RutgersU last year so we must begin with gratitude to our sister scholars.
Today is publication day for @DainaRameyBerry and @KaliGrossPhD's eagerly anticipated and critically acclaimed new book, A BLACK WOMEN'S HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES! #CiteBlackWomen #BlackHistoryMonth2020 beacon.org/A-Black-Womens…
Emma Wills was a formerly enslaved woman who fought to get her widow's pension after her husband, a Civil War soldier, died. She's also the great-great-great grandmother of @cherylwillsny1. Cheryl discusses her new book, "Emma," on a lost story of her family. #BlackHistoryMonth
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