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Christianity Is Incompatible With American Liberty
The real oppressor, enslaver, and corrupter of the people is the bible.
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This 1783 Pamphlet Called The Founders ‘Petty Tyrants’ For Upholding Slavery
“Let justice, humanity, advocates for liberty, and the sacred name of Christians, cease to be the boast of American rulers.”
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1856: "An Ordinance For the Government of Slaves and Free Persons of Color."
America lumbered toward liberty.
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We’re Not Ready
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What’s The Fucking Point?
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The Americans Who Knew Better: I
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Republicans Fear Freedom
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Explain Yourself. Why?
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1794: “Freedom And Slavery Cannot Long Exist Together”
The Americans Who Knew Better: II
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GOP Anti-CRT Bill Would Ban Teaching This Republican’s Autobiography
“It seemed that the United States, outside of the barbarian world, were the only defenders of slavery, per se, and its avowed propagandism.“
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The Americans Who Knew Better: I
Letter to the Editor, Gazette of the United-States, April 21, 1792. “We can but lament that the fate of men should be decided by such brutes….”
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The Police Accountability System: 1
Highway robbery, destroyed evidence, and retaliation.
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Time Continues, But The Threat Remains
Introducing “Links I Loved This Week.”
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Not So Hopeful, Today
Senselessness, everywhere.
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A Note On Today’s SCOTUS Voting Rights Ruling
An addendum to yesterday’s essay, “Conservative Trigger Warning: American History.”
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