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Fort Sumter And The Fingerprints of God

As a Southerner, I have realized that the history often taught and preserved is not the entire story. I was taught national and Southern history from the bias of whiteness and privilege. The stories of the oppressed were often hidden and ignored. In many ways, the history told in the South has not changed, but I have.

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I Don’t Hate White People

It’s profoundly dehumanizing that it had to be written into law that Black people were not merely 3/5 human—that we were, in fact, whole beings deserving of rights. The very need for such amendments is a testament to the systemic devaluation of Black lives.

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Decolonizing Thanksgiving

According to data from the National Congress of American Indians, around a thousand K-12 schools across the U.S. still have Indigenous-themed mascots. In addition, the myth of an original Thanksgiving meal that was a peaceful gathering between Pilgrims and Native Americans continues to be perpetuated in schools and other public spaces. It seems almost impossible to disentangle ourselves from the violence and lies.

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