Today, July 4th, recognizes a day of rebellion in 1776 when 13 colonies adopted the Declaration of Independence, declaring autonomy, freedom and self-determination from, what some would call, the tyrannical rule of Great Britain. archives.gov/founding-docs/… (1/8) 
This day of independence was spurred by a series of major acts of defiance to British rule over the now American colonists. (2/8)
Other acts of rebellion and defiance, like the 1773 Boston Tea Party protest, when American colonists who were fed up with Britain for “taxation without representation,” dumped 342 chests of imported British tea into the Boston harbor. (3/8) history.com/topics/america…
Over time, other acts of rebellion for freedom and justice in American history have been contrasted with the Declaration of Independence, like the 1913 #WomensSuffrage Procession (4.1/8); nps.gov/articles/woman…
1955 #MontgomeryBusBoycott that was led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. after the arrest of Rosa Parks; (4.2/8); history.com/topics/black-h…
#ChicanoCivilRights Movement of the 1960s, which sought to end the violence caused by an inequality gap over the rich and the poor and instill the full civil rights that were promised in the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo at the end of the Mexican-American War in 1848; (4.3/8)
1963 #MarchOnWashington for Jobs and Freedom, which advocated for the civil & economic rights of Black Americans. (4.4/8); hub.jhu.edu/2013/08/26/mar…
1969 #StonewallRebellion, which was led by Black #trans* activists who mobilized at the frontlines of the #LGBT* liberation movement; (4.5/8) washingtonpost.com/history/2019/0…
2011 #OccupyWallStreet movement against economic inequality (4.6/8); theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
2017 Resurrection of the #MeToo movement that was started by @TaranaBurke; businessinsider.com/how-the-metoo-… (4.7/8);
Although July 4th is a day of celebration held by many Americans, many groups and communities are left out of this day of independence, including Tribes, Indigenous communities and First Nations. (5/8) smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national…
Many recognize that America has a sordid history, RE: the declaration of independence. (6/8) archives.gov/founding-docs/…
Rebellion and defiance in pursuit of freedom and justice have always been at the root of achieving the dream of freedom in America. (7/8)
This #IndependenceDay, let us not forget our shared humanity and pursuit of liberation. (8/8)
@threadreaderapp can you please help us #unroll?!
