I have to admit that I didnāt know this history. But, the truth isā¦we are all connected in this hemisphereā¦it just depended on where the slave ship landed.
This thread is educational. For the ADOS fraudsters, maybe you can learn something ššš
michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) Tweeted:
Thread: Today I learned the interesting story of Abaco, the island in the Bahamas hit hardest by hurricane Dorian. https://twitter.com/michaelharriot/status/1170202643672776704?s=17
michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) Tweeted:
After the Revolutionary War, many of the white people who were loyal to Britain moved to the Bahamas, which was largely empty. A lot of those people brought their enslaved Africans with them.
michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) Tweeted:
But harsh conditions made many of the white people leave. Then, in 1807, Britain abolished the slave trade. Many of those freed Africans who were liberated on the open seas went to the Bahamas as free people.
michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) Tweeted:
When the US basically bought Florida from Spain, thousands of enslaved Africans and Black Seminoles said āfuck thisā and escaped to the Bahamas.
So many ran to freedom that the US government had to build a lighthouse in Cape Florida in 1825.
michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) Tweeted:
In 1834, Britain freed all the slaves in its territories and shit really got crazy.
See, the Bahamas were a regular stop in the Atlantic. Plus, shipwrecked US vessels also ended up there.
michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) Tweeted:
For years, when ships would pull up in the Bahamas (I think thatās the nautical term) Bahamians would tell the captains:
michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) Tweeted:
āUmm, I donāt know if you heard but we donāt play that slave shit over here. Yāall can ride out but you gotta leave the Africans here. Theyāre free now.
āNow we can handle this like gentlemen, or we can get into some Gangsta shit.ā
michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) Tweeted:
Well this was a problem because slavery was legal in the US.
Despite what history whitewashers would have you believe about that freedom@and liberty bullshit, we were one of the last countries in North America to abolish the practice
michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) Tweeted:
So word started getting around plantations about the Bahamas.
Then, in 1840, the Hermosa, a US slave ship headed from Richmond going to New Orleans, wrecked in Abaco.
michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) Tweeted:
Well, the Captain tried to explain that slavery was legal in the US, so technically these enslaved people were cargo. But the Bahamians wasnāt having that shit. They FORCIBLY FREED the entire ship and was like:
āNow runtelldat.ā
michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) Tweeted:
Of course, these dumb white folks actually ran and told that. The US government got involved but something else happened.
Enslaved Africans on plantations started hearing about that shit, too!
(Yes, shitās about to get good)
michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) Tweeted:
This is the part of our history that is rarely told:
In 1840, a black man named Madison Washington escaped slavery and made it to Canada. But Madison decided to return for his wife. (Of course he got caught) he was taken to Va, put on a ship and shipped to La.
michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) Tweeted:
So Madison was on this slave ship, the Creole, with 143 Africans and 17 white people who had ONE GUN!
Dassit!
Yāall know shit was about to pop off.
michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) Tweeted:
As soon as one of the crewmen lifted the grate to where they were holding Madison and his crew, they pounced.
They killed one of the slave traders immediately (you gotta show muhfuckas you mean business). The wypipo didnāt even get a chance to fire their lilā gun
michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) Tweeted:
Then one of the revolters said: āAye Madison, did you hear that story about the Hermosa in the Bahamas? Maybe we should see what theyāre talking about.ā
*Not a literal translation
michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) Tweeted:
So Madison and the slave rebellers get to the Bahamas and a bunch of black soldiers come on board.
The captain tells the soldiers that the people were his property but the Bahamians attorney general was like: āyāall can go. Youāre free now.ā
michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) Tweeted:
And the enslaved Africans were like: āGo where? Man, weāre a thousand miles from home! Weāre on the goddamned ocean! Aside from whatās on this ship, we aināt even got no food.ā
And the Bahamian attorney general was like: āYāall straight. Just go look outside.ā
michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) Tweeted:
So they go above deck and look out on the ocean and witness something astonishing:
The slave ship was surrounded by a āfleetā of tiny little boats manned by local Bahamians ready to take the revolters to freedom.
They would be free forever.
michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) Tweeted:
But the Bahamians atty. gen. held 17 of the men responsible for the white dudeās death on the boat. It became an international incident. The US even tried to organize an attack to REENSLAVE THE SLAVES, but a Bahamian was looking out and warned them that white people were coming
michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) Tweeted:
When the people in the US heard about the revolt, they were OUTRAGED. They demanded a trial. The British agreed. But the Bahamians were like: āWell we donāt have an extradition treaty with those filthy slave traders, so the trial will have to be in the Bahamas.
michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) Tweeted:
Now they couldnāt be tried for murder because the British had already ruled that enslaved people could do whatever they deemed necessary to get free. So the Bahamians tried the Creole 17 for piracy.
michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) Tweeted:
The court ruled, in essence, this:
āHow you gonā charge them with pirating their own bodies? GTFOHWTBS Cased dismissed!ā
*again, not a literal translation
michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) Tweeted:
Less than a year later, the Creole would sail no more after it wrecked againā¦
In a hurricane.
All told, 128 enslaved Africans aboard the Creole were freed
michaelharriot (@michaelharriot) Tweeted:
They will teach you about slave revolts by Denmark Vessey, Nat Turner and John Brown.
But this is the story of Abaco, The Bahamas and what is called:
The most successful slave revolt in U.S. History.
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CBC Week, Explained
Michael Harriot
Today 1:30pm
The Rootās Senior Writer Michael Harriot will be documenting his first time attending the Congressional Black Caucusā Foundation Annual Legislative Conference in Washington DC, colloquially known at CBC Week.
Trump Administration Officials Arrested for Scamming Puerto Rico Out of $1.8 Billion in Hurricane Relief Funds
Michael Harriot
Yesterday 3:00pm
Looking at the clips of Renee Zellweger in this new movie based on Judy Garland. I didnāt realize that Judy was only 47 when she died. Damn. She went thru it. I think Renee is going to be amazing in it.
Sighā¦sighā¦
The Health 202: White House may have given up on health plan it says it is writing
UH HUH
UH HUH
What a surpriseā¦.NOT
Phuck.Outta.Here.
Reaching new depths, NC Republicans show ācontempt for democracyā
09/12/19 08:00 AMāUPDATED 09/12/19 08:13 AM
By Steve Benen
In recent years, Republican state lawmakers in North Carolina havenāt exactly honored basic norms of American governance. We are, after all, talking about a group of GOP officials whoāve imposed sweeping voting restrictions, redrawn district lines in ways that were later deemed racist and illegal, and stripped an incoming Democratic governor of his powers, before he took office, because he had the audacity to win an election.
At times, itās seemed as if North Carolina Republicans went out of their way to identify the democratic norms that undergird our political system, so that theyād know specifically which principles to attack.
Take yesterday, for example. The News & Observer in Raleigh reported:
Sick immigrants make case in Congress to protect medical deferral
Rachel Maddow reports on testimony before a House Oversight subcommittee by immigrants who are in the United States legally under Medical Deferred Action and who would likely die if they are deported by the Trump administrationās elimination of that program.
Medically fragile immigrant appeals to Congress in fight for life
Maria Isabel Bueso talks with Rachel Maddow about fighting for her own life and the lives of others who are dependent on medical deferred action for continued life-saving medical treatments in the U.S., and her advocacy in Congress today in the hope that legislators will prevent the Trump administration from deporting sick children to their deaths.
Called out, Trump nominee regrets repeating anti-Muslim myth
Rachel Maddow shares video of Donald Trump judicial nominee Steven Menashi stammering through an explanation of why he repeated a myth about Americans killing Muslims with bullets dipped in pork products.
This is the right-wing SOB that they want to put in Thurgood Marshallās old seat:
Trumpās latest ādoozieā judge nominee struggles at confirmation
Rachel Maddow shares video of Donald Trump judicial nominee Steven Menashi struggling to answer (or avoid answering) questions before the Senate Judiciary Committee at his unusually expedited confirmation hearing.
THESE MUTHAPHUCKAS HERE!!
āTheyāre asking me for the impossibleā: Bahamians say feds keep them from flying to U.S.
BY MONIQUE O. MADAN AND TAYLOR DOLVEN
SEPTEMBER 11, 2019 08:21 PM, UPDATED 1 HOUR 11 MINUTES AGO
Hundreds of Bahamian evacuees trying to fly to the United States have been turned away at the international airport in Nassau.
In addition to a passport, airline officials confirmed to the Miami Herald that U.S. Customs and Border Protection is now requiring some Bahamians to have U.S. visas instead of clean police records as the agency has required previously.
Several passengers ā some with visas, some without ā who made it to Miami International Airport on Wednesday evening told the Herald that they are only allowed to stay in the country for two weeks. Travelers from Abaco and Grand Bahama are being subjected to extra screenings by U.S. immigration agents in Nassau, passengers and airline officials say.
Other documents CBP agents are requesting include proof of income, property ownership, utility bills, employer contact information and proof of pre-purchased return flights.
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Christopher Donato (@chrisdonato04) Tweeted:
New: authorities in the Bahamas announced there are 2,500 people registered as missing on the government list #Dorian https://twitter.com/chrisdonato04/status/1171806317348118529?s=17
https://twitter.com/AdamParkhomenko/status/1171662674368880640
Hope that he has successful treatment.
Iāll always know him from All My Children.
The Hallmark Channelās Cameron Mathison reveals he has cancer:
Home & Family host asks for thoughts and prayers after telling fans he was having surgery, in emotional TV statement
Cameron Mathison, 50, announced he has kidney cancer and will have surgery
Mathison said that thankfully the cancer hasnāt spread to any other organs
Said doctors think his healthy lifestyle has prevented the cancer from spreading
Surgeons plan to cut out the tumor at 1pm PT Thursday, Mathison revealed
By ADAM S. LEVY FOR DAILYMAIL.COM
PUBLISHED: 22:38 EDT, 10 September 2019 | UPDATED: 11:18 EDT, 11 September 2019
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Been telling you about it. There are A LOT of migrant children who have relatives in the United States that would take them .
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Reading on another blog a discussion about the California decision for athletes to be compensated for their likeness, I hadnāt thought about the depth of the impact.
They didnāt think that CA was likely to back down. And, considering that the PAC 10 is the home of Nike, and Skechersā¦
The rest of the PAC 10 might not want to go along with the CA/WA/OR schools, but, theyāre not going to give up the West Coast TV money.
And, so, if youāre a potential star athlete, why wouldnāt you sign with the PAC10, if you can earn money NOWā¦instead of later?
Those folks gave me a lot to think about reading their discussion.
Cheating, Inc.: How Writing Papers for American College Students Has Become a Lucrative Profession Overseas
By Farah Stockman and Carlos Mureithi
Sept. 7, 2019
Falwell Nightclub Photos
https://www.politico.com/magazine/story/2019/09/10/jerry-falwell-nightclub-photos-miami-228054
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but, such a CHRISTIAN.
Biden camp thinks the media just doesnāt get it
The vice presidentās allies say neither detractors in the media, nor his rivals on the stump, understand the root of his appeal.
By RYAN LIZZA
09/11/2019 05:01 AM EDT
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Robert Maguire (@RobertMaguire_) Tweeted:
When Trump found out Parscaleās firm was making millions off his campaign, he apparently confronted Parscale, screaming, āWhere the fuck is my money?ā
The whole situation was diffused by Kellyanne Conwayā¦ sneezing on Trump https://t.co/iBSOubI5tp https://t.co/lwdv7Ki0bo https://twitter.com/RobertMaguire_/status/1171798022285647873?s=17
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Joshua Potash š (@JoshuaPotash) Tweeted:
Trump. Minutes ago in North Carolina.
āUnder the normal rules, Iāll be out by 2024, so we may have to go for an extra term.ā
This man is not your typical U.S. politician. He is a fascist. He must be removed from office now. https://t.co/AWRTqrRfcU https://twitter.com/JoshuaPotash/status/1171232004857323520?s=17
CrystalStansForKamala (@crystal4obama) Tweeted:
If you are not a fan of Kamala Harris like I am, be honest and use facts in your reasoning. A lot of the rumors have been debunked. The other candidates written/supported/ran on the crime bill, Harris worked methodologically to mitigate the damage cause by it. https://twitter.com/crystal4obama/status/1171295953275383808?s=17
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Tulsi Didnāt Qualify š (@skepticalbrotha) Tweeted:
Trump Administration wonāt grant temporary protected status to Bahamians. https://t.co/u4PaJZCCc1 #HurricaneDorian2019 https://twitter.com/skepticalbrotha/status/1171530640585416705?s=17
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Daniel Dale (@ddale8) Tweeted:
Trump manages to get his false claim about the ā$500 billionā trade deficit with China into this speech to HBCUs. Heās arguing that both parties let China āshatter the dreams of our citizensā and hurt the lives of African Americans. https://twitter.com/ddale8/status/1171494920760131584?s=17
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Ryan Struyk (@ryanstruyk) Tweeted:
Trumpās approval rating among black women in todayās new @CNN poll is 3% (!) https://twitter.com/ryanstruyk/status/1171535327762120704?s=17
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Roll Call (@rollcall) Tweeted:
Ex-Rep. Darrell Issa intends to run for Hunterās seat toĀ prevent Democrats from picking up another longtime GOP stronghold in California https://t.co/21wePbQhKs https://twitter.com/rollcall/status/1171538850360918017?s=17
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Jared Yates Sexton (@JYSexton) Tweeted:
Trump is a prism that reveals the awful truth in Republicans. He exposes the sycophants, shows Fox as baseless propaganda, paints the Romneyās as status quo coasters, the Cruzās as sniveling cowards, and tough guys like John Bolton as disposable non-entities. https://twitter.com/JYSexton/status/1171539719584247808?s=17
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Eugene Scott (@Eugene_Scott) Tweeted:
āBidenās notion that Republicans will have an āepiphanyā and work with him, despite obstructing President Obama, is an egotistical fantasy ā¦ Republicans will obstruct the next Democratic president regardless of who he or she is,ā @AJentleson https://t.co/K2HcPZ6cwn https://twitter.com/Eugene_Scott/status/1171539044154503168?s=17
Watchdog accuses County Clerk Karen Yarbrough of running āillegal patronageā operation, wants court oversight
Ray Long
By RAY LONG
CHICAGO TRIBUNE |
SEP 11, 2019 | 6:55 AM
Less than a year into office, Cook County Clerk Karen Yarbrough faces potential federal court oversight of hiring amid a watchdogās accusations that sheās ārunning an illegal patronage employment system.ā
Veteran anti-patronage attorney Michael Shakman said in a new legal filing that Yarbrough has put the politically connected into jobs that are supposed to be free from such influence, asked her employees for campaign contributions on their private cellphones and transferred certain supervisors to far-flung offices in hopes theyāll quit.
Yarbrough, who was under federal court oversight in her previous job as recorder of deeds, called Shakmanās latest allegations āoutrageousā and āpreposterous.ā
āEverything that Iām being accused of is just simply not true,ā said Yarbrough, who also is vice chair of the Illinois Democratic Party led by House Speaker Michael Madigan. āWeāll have our day in court.ā
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