In August 1863, Frederick Douglass stopped recruiting Black soldiers. He forced the Union to confront its contradictions: unequal pay, denied rank…violence against Black troops. He walked into the WH, challenged Abraham Lincoln directly, and left unconvinced by policy but clear about power. He resumed speaking not because justice had been secured, but because pressure, not faith, is what moves a nation forward.
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Image: Recruiting broadside endorsed by Douglass (Gilder Lehrman).
#history

In August 1863, Frederick Douglass stopped recruiting Black soldiers. He forced the Union to confront its contradictions: unequal pay, denied rank…violence against Black troops. He walked into the WH, challenged Abraham Lincoln directly, and left unconvinced by policy but clear about power. He resumed speaking not because justice had been secured, but because pressure, not faith, is what moves a nation forward.
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Image: Recruiting broadside endorsed by Douglass (Gilder Lehrman).
#history

Go-Saga, 88th Emperor of #Japan, began his reign OTD in 1242; four years later he abdicated to his son and became a cloistered Emperor https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/kyoto/temples/?s=mb #travel #history

Go-Saga, 88th Emperor of #Japan, began his reign OTD in 1242; four years later he abdicated to his son and became a cloistered Emperor https://cromwell-intl.com/travel/japan/kyoto/temples/?s=mb #travel #history

The Madrid Codices: Leonardo da Vinci's treasure trove digitised by Spain's National Library

On 13 February 1967, the Spanish National Library announced the discovery of the Madrid I and II codices, two manuscripts by Leonardo da Vinci that had remained poorly catalogued for more than a century. But they are being digitised to make them accessible to the public.

By Lucia Blasco

https://www.euronews.com/culture/2026/02/20/the-madrid-codices-leonardo-da-vincis-treasure-trove-digitised-by-spains-national-library

Leonardo da Vinci at PG:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/author/1629

#books #culture #library #history

📣 New Podcast! "21 February 1965: Malcolm X assassinated" on @Spreaker #black #history #peoples
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-february-1965-malcolm-x-assassinated--69728402

Canadian Government Issues Apology for Historical Rejection of Jewish Refugees

Canada's Prime Minister apologizes for not letting Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany land in 1939. Learn about the MS St. Louis ship and Canada's past mistakes.

#Canada, #Apology, #JewishRefugees, #History, #Antisemitism

https://newsletter.tf/canada-apology-jewish-refugees-1939/

📣 New Podcast! "21 February 1965: Malcolm X assassinated" on @Spreaker #black #history #peoples
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/21-february-1965-malcolm-x-assassinated--69728402

Canadian Government Issues Apology for Historical Rejection of Jewish Refugees

Canada's Prime Minister apologizes for not letting Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany land in 1939. Learn about the MS St. Louis ship and Canada's past mistakes.

#Canada, #Apology, #JewishRefugees, #History, #Antisemitism

https://newsletter.tf/canada-apology-jewish-refugees-1939/

I am going to try to write at least one #blog a month over at realhackhistory.org & not start any new drafts as I’ve got over a dozen in varying states of completion. The goal is to have a blog on the life and crimes of the grandfather of #ransomware Joseph Popp be the next release.
#hacker #history
https://realhackhistory.org/

I am going to try to write at least one #blog a month over at realhackhistory.org & not start any new drafts as I’ve got over a dozen in varying states of completion. The goal is to have a blog on the life and crimes of the grandfather of #ransomware Joseph Popp be the next release.
#hacker #history
https://realhackhistory.org/

The Shocking History Of Aqua Tofana, The 17th-Century ‘Blemish Serum’ That Killed Hundreds Of Unwanted Husbands

By Kaleena Fraga

"In the 1600s, many Italian housewives had no hope of escaping bad marriages. So hundreds of them turned to poison to kill their husbands — and collect their inheritance."

https://allthatsinteresting.com/aqua-tofana

#history

Israeli Plan, 1970



# Israel # israeli # occupation # violence # violencesystem # Gaza # Palestine # soviet # poster # history

Israeli Plan, 1970



# Israel # israeli # occupation # violence # violencesystem # Gaza # Palestine # soviet # poster # history

The Seattle Times: 84 years after Executive Order 9066, we are repeating history

"...Eighty-four years ago, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066, authorizing the forced removal and mass incarceration of more than 125,000 Japanese Americans during World War II...."

https://www.seattletimes.com/opinion/84-years-after-executive-order-9066-we-are-repeating-history/

#history #racism #immigration

📣 New Podcast! "20 February 1917: NY women's food riot" on @Spreaker #history #nyc #womens
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-february-1917-ny-women-s-food-riot--69728389

📣 New Podcast! "20 February 1917: NY women's food riot" on @Spreaker #history #nyc #womens
https://www.spreaker.com/episode/20-february-1917-ny-women-s-food-riot--69728389

Automobile collision on wet streets, 16th Street and Valencia (San Francisco, California), 1956, San Francisco (Calif.), Mission District (San Francisco, Calif.)
S, S, Police

From Digital Collections of San Francisco Public Library
https://digitalsf.org/record/5622
#SanFrancisco #SF #SFPL #California #US #USA #history #image #photography #photo