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#throwbakkThursdayz https://www.instagram.com/p/CAdWACqJQVf/?igshid=1sdxoxwgdi7za

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#throwbakkThursdayz First Massive African American Protest in American History - July 28, 1917 - New York City Silent Protest Parade against the East St. Louis Riots The riots in East St. Louis began when whites, angry because African Americans were employed by a factory holding government contracts, went on a rampage. Over $400,000 worth of property was destroyed. At least 40 African Americans were killed. Men, women and children were beaten, stabbed, hanged and burned. Nearly 6,000 African Americans were driven from their homes. Across the country, people were aghast at the violence. On July 28, 8,000 African Americans, primarily from Harlem, marched silently down Fifth Avenue. They were dressed in their finest clothes and marched to the sound of muffled drums. They carried picket signs while thousands of New Yorkers watched from the sidewalks. The children marched as well as the adults. Some of the banners read: "Mother, do lynchers go to heaven?" "Mr. President, why not make America safe for democracy?" "Thou shalt not kill." "Pray for the Lady Macbeths of East St. Louis." "Give us a Chance to Live." Taken from this link www2.si.umich.edu/chico/Harlem/text/silentprotest.html Click the three dots button above and to the right and then click "all sizes" to read an article or to see the image clearly. I thought others might appreciate these tidbits of forgotten history of People of Color. https://www.instagram.com/p/CEIe3g3pkZC/?igshid=18x8kpprcajg4

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#throwbakkThursdayz https://www.instagram.com/p/CEZ07H2JiB7/?igshid=pzbeq48ixa7x

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#throwbakkThursdayz tho it’s not an excuse, but life has always been a little harder for us. amerikkka never loved us. https://www.instagram.com/p/B3cyl97hoAavJbNpjgnlJrvE8IAEJDxWFYM8ik0/?igshid=1noijq1yzbspo

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#throwbakkThursdayz https://www.instagram.com/p/B3cyFh5hg4FUk24ApUPxAuwdTiX2m_oPo5d5ic0/?igshid=xvrujaspcn6c

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i hate the savior complex but still worth knowing... #ThrowbakkThursdayz https://www.instagram.com/p/B1MzZ3fhBeAVvFSUDsmq9DM6rINgaE1J80nnaA0/?igshid=188ywwt95jz46

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#ThrowbakkThursdayz https://www.instagram.com/p/BsvQUOVlnAZ/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=16fhn87fa1g84

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#throwBakkThursdayz kinda still like this lol but serious.