Dear Teathuglikkklan jackasses: From 2005: Capitol Slave Labor Studied The U.S. Capitol was built with the labor of slaves who cut the logs, laid the stones and baked the bricks. Two centuries later, Congress has decided the world should know about this. Congressional leaders yesterday announced the creation of a task force to study the history of slave labor in the … [Read more...] about Monday Afternoon Thread: Labor Day And This Is Who Actually Built That!
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Wednesday Open Thread: African-American Real Estate Moguls
HAPPY HUMP DAY P.O.U.! We continue our series on African-American Real Estate Moguls with... Bridget "Biddy" Mason (1818-1891) "If you hold your hand closed, nothing good can come in. The open hand is blessed, for it gives in abundance, even as it receives." Bridget "Biddy" Mason (August 15, 1818, in Hancock County, Georgia – January 15, 1891, in Los … [Read more...] about Wednesday Open Thread: African-American Real Estate Moguls