#tdih 1963 WWII vet Medgar Evers was murdered by white supremacist in driveway outside his home in Jackson.
Evers was NAACP field secretary for Mississippi & under constant threat in his fight for democracy and against white supremacy. #TeachTruth 🧵
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On this day in 1918, Colville-Oglala Lakota nurse and activist, Stella Leach is born.
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On this day in 1772, Marc-Joseph Marion du Fresne, French explorer and 26 of his crew are killed by a group of Māori.
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On this day in 1870, Kiowa leader Tsêñt’àiñ:dè (White Horse) raids Fort Sill, stealing 73 mules.
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The killings by members of Ngare Raumati occurred after Marion and his party had stayed more than five weeks. It is likely the French explorers were killed after fishing in a place which had a ban on it.
Accounts of the killings were discussed widely in Europe and changed the perception of Aotearoa away from a place for colonization for some time. Particularly in France, New Zealand was considered not a place to colonize.
Tsêñt’àiñ:dè led many raids on settlers trying to destroy the Kiowa way of life. Known for his horsemanship, he also participated in the Warren wagontrain raid in May 1871 and in the second battle of Adobe Walls in June 1874 under Comanche leaders Quanah Parker and Isa-tai.
On this day in 1967, a white officer killed Martin Chambers, an unarmed Black 19-year-old who reportedly had stopped running and had his hands up against a fence when he was shot.
"...known for her work in establishing the first American Indian children's wellness center in the San Francisco Bay Area, setting up the health clinic during the Occupation of Alcatraz, and her activism for native American self-determination." (Wikipedia)
#tdih 1965 More than 100,000 students boycotted Chicago schools to protest inequality & segregation.
Many Black students were forced into overcrowded trailers & underfunded schools while white schools had many open seats.
The protests helped spark the Chicago Freedom Movement of 1965–1966. 🧵
Medgar Evers, WWII veteran and civil rights activist, was murdered by a white supremacist in Jackson, Mississippi.
