#tdih 1868 Camilla Massacre, Albany, GA. After being expelled from elected office, African Americans & a few whites marched to attend a political rally. They were fired upon by whites in town, & pursued as they ran. Followed by weeks of #votersuppression. zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/cami…
"The year 1868 comes up in textbooks as significant only because of the election of Ulysses S. Grant. This focus on those at the top, misses the groundswell of activity that made the year so explosive." -- Read below about advances and repression in 1868. zinnedproject.org/if-we-knew-our…
The Camilla Massacre of 1868 is a key story in Reconstruction & voting rights history. Yet, we've not seen it in other major, national "this day in history" timelines. Students can advocate for greater recognition of this history. #TeachReconstruction zinnedproject.org/news/make-reco…
Camilla Massacre is an example of systemic violence used to suppress voting rights & the resistance is part of ongoing struggle by @fairfightaction, @adv_project, @BrennanCenter, @SentencingProj, @UniteThePoor, & more. Use lessons ⬇️to teach this history. zinnedproject.org/materials/teac…
There are lots of primary documents from the 1868 Camilla Massacre investigation to #teachoutsidetextbook, including affidavits by witnesses, newspaper clippings, letters, and more collected online by the Digital Library of GA, here: dlg.galileo.usg.edu/camilla/ #TeachReconstruction
Camilla Massacre of 1868 is one of many stories in U.S. history that highlight need for reparations. See the new lesson by @LadyOfSardines, free for download. Students design a reparations bill. Let us know if you use the lesson to #teachpeopleshistory.
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Camilla Massacre is one of countless more in U.S. history, most to suppress voting rights, land ownership, economic adv., education, press, religion, LGBTQ rights, and/or labor rights of African Americans, Latinos, Native Americans, Asians, & immigrants. zinnedproject.org/collection/mas…
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