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The same tools are used for the same racist hatefulness globally. The physical actors just look different, the vile goals are the same.

The mechanism of religion in use.

One the reason then and currently book bands and why they did NOT want people to read and made legislation and laws banning reading.

1.) “Before the 1830s there were few restrictions on teaching slaves to read and write. After the slave revolt led by Nat Turner in 1831, all slave states except Maryland, Kentucky, and Tennessee passed laws against teaching slaves to read and write.”

SOURCE : https://americanexperience.si.edu/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Literacy-as-Freedom.pdf

V1 : https://youtu.be/lvKUOuYn1-c?si=37BEAEfMKSmPPZT2


V2 : https://youtu.be/6B-P62RNYcw?si=XWCuYOWnFWcc3hr6


2.) Church and Slavery

For the majority of the early modern period, most Christian churches—both Catholic and Protestant—supported slavery and benefited from the institution. Even the Quakers (Society of Friends), who were leaders in the abolitionist movement, took a century to disown enslavers from their congregations.

In the United States, many Christian denominations split on the issue of slavery in the 19th century, and Christian ministers and missionaries developed robust defenses of slavery based on Christian scripture and proslavery theology.

Enslaved and free Black Christians were the most ardent abolitionists, and they drew on scripture to support antislavery and abolition.

While a significant amount of scholarship has debated whether Christian churches were pro- or anti-slavery, some of the most exciting research about the church and slavery has focused on why enslaved people became Christian and how they used the bureaucracy of the church to advocate for their rights and to protect their communities.

SOURCE : https://www.oxfordbibliographies.com/display/document/obo [login to see] 414/obo [login to see] 414-0361.xml#:~:text=For%20the%20majority%20of%20the,disown%20enslavers%20from%20their%20congregations.



3.) The Slave Bible: Let the Story Be Told

The Slave Bible, as it would become known, is a missionary book. It was originally published in London in 1807 on behalf of the Society for the Conversion of Negro Slaves, an organization dedicated to improving the lives of enslaved Africans toiling in Britain’s lucrative Caribbean colonies.

They used the Slave Bible to teach enslaved Africans how to read while at the same time introducing them to the Christian faith.

Unlike other missionary Bibles, however, the Slave Bible contained only “select parts” of the biblical text. Its publishers deliberately removed portions of the biblical text, such as the exodus story, that could inspire hope for liberation.

Instead, the publishers emphasized portions that justified and fortified the system of slavery that was so vital to the British Empire.

This unique artifact-in-focus exhibition, The Slave Bible: Let the Story Be Told, is presented by Museum of the Bible with the cooperation of Fisk University and the Center for the Study of African American Religious Life at the National Museum of African American History and Culture.

Drawing upon new research into its origins and use among enslaved Africans in the Caribbean, this exhibition tells a story of how time and place shape the way people understand and use the Bible.

SOURCE : https://www.museumofthebible.org/exhibits/slave-bible



4.) The Slave Bible Returns Home to Fisk University

The Slave Bible Returns Home to Fisk University

In 2018 Fisk University partnered with the Museum of the Bible, and the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture for a special exhibition featuring the rare Slave Bible. There are only three known copies of the Slave Bible in existence. One copy belongs to Fisk University, and the other two are located in the United Kingdom. 

The exhibition, The Slave Bible: Let the Story Be Told, opened on November 28 at the Museum of the Bible in Washington D.C and explored the Slave Bible’s role in the struggle for freedom.

SOURCE : https://www.fisk.edu/university-news-and-publications/the-slave-bible-returns-home-to-fisk-university/


FACTS :

You have been lied to/purposely misled or perhaps just didn’t know that :

1.) No, the 13TH Amendment NEVER completely abolished slavery in America/USA.

2.) Racism is a white systemic on purpose running well-oiled machine and applied using laws and force.

3.) FACTS over opinions/feelings/beliefs.

Slavery was on midterm ballots in several states, not all voted to get rid of it

Activists say there's more to be done about "exploitation" in prisons.
ByKiara Alfonseca

November 9, 2022, 1:26 PM ET
• 5 min read

https://abcnews.go.com/amp/Politics/slavery-ballot-states-voted-rid/story?id=92795012


Louisiana Amendment 7, Remove Involuntary Servitude as Punishment for a Crime from Constitution Measure (2022)

Louisiana Amendment 7, the Remove Involuntary Servitude as Punishment for a Crime from Constitution Measure, was on the ballot in Louisiana as a legislatively referred constitutional amendment on November 8, 2022. The measure was defeated.

A "yes" vote supported:

•  removing language from the state constitution that allows involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime; and
• adding language to say that the section of the constitution prohibiting slavery and involuntary servitude "does not apply to the otherwise lawful administration of criminal justice."
A "no" vote opposed removing language from the state constitution that allows involuntary servitude as punishment for a crime

SOURCE : https://ballotpedia.org/Louisiana_Amendment_7,_Remove_Involuntary_Servitude_as_Punishment_for_a_Crime_from_Constitution_Measure_(2022)



Slavery in 2022/2023 is still legal.

Yes, Slavery Is on the Ballot in These States
BY: MARSHA MERCER - AUGUST 22, 2022 12:00 AM

In 2018, Colorado became the first state since Rhode Island in 1842 to ban slavery and involuntary servitude outright. Two years after a ballot initiative with confusing language failed, Coloradans voted 66% to 34% for an amendment reading: “There shall never be in this state either slavery or involuntary servitude.”

Ballot initiatives also have passed with wide margins elsewhere. In 2020, Amendment 1 passed in Nebraska by 68% to 32%, and Amendment C passed in Utah 80% to 20%. Since 2020, bills have been introduced to put slavery or involuntary servitude on the ballot in states including California, Florida, Ohio, New Jersey and Texas.

But after the amendment passed in Colorado, a lawsuit seeking higher wages for prison workers was dismissed. Another lawsuit, seeking to end compulsory prison work, is in state court. Inmates Richard Lilgerose and Harold Mortis in February sued Colorado Democratic Gov. Jared Polis, the executive director of the Colorado Department of Corrections and the agency itself, arguing that the state has continued to compel people in prison to work under conditions amounting to involuntary servitude.

The state does not comment on pending litigation, but in court papers, it said the lawsuit should be dismissed because Colorado does not force those who are incarcerated to work, but rather penalizes them for not doing so. Incarcerated people who refuse to work might forfeit time they have earned off their sentences, be forced to spend up to 21 hours a day in their cell, or face reductions in phone calls, visitors and time for meals.

SOURCE : https://stateline.org/2022/08/22/yes-slavery-is-on-the-ballot-in-these-states/

P.S.

I KNOW FACTS

*** Disclaimer : This a repost from myself, because people are tooooo comfortable with the status quo. ***

“I will not apologize for telling the FACTS, in a world that worship the lies”.
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It’s the same racist using the propaganda of religion to push hate.

1.) Horror in the heartland: Finding America’s sundown towns is easier than you might think

BY DETOUR STAFF UPDATED APRIL 25, 2023 1:14 PM

Sundown towns are not confined to one state or region; they are found in states across the nation. See how states compare to one another in this map.

Sundown towns are communities in which Black people were not welcome. These towns openly discriminated against Black residents and visitors, and violence was a common tactic. The name comes from signs that used to be posted telling minorities to be gone before the sun set for the day.

While this sounds like it might be a uniquely Southern phenomenon, it wasn’t; sundown towns aren’t endemic to just one region or state. Sundown towns may seem like relics of a bygone era, but they aren’t. They’re still with us.

SOURCE : https://detourxp.com/where-are-sundown-towns/


2.). What is a ‘sundown town’? When and where American racism was in full public view

Published 9:14 a.m. CT June 9, 2022 | Updated 12:06 p.m. CT
June 9, 2022

Sundown towns are a part of our nation’s history — our somber history of discrimination and racial strife.

A “sundown town” or “grey town” refers to a community that set rules intended to keep Black people from living there. The term arose in the 20th century when towns would allow Black people to work in an area but not reside there. By sundown, they had to get out of town or risk becoming a victim of harassment, threats, arrest and beatings.

These towns were an open secret of racial segregation. Some of the less egregious signs posted read “Whites only after dark.” 

Former sundown towns in Florida:Two Florida cities, two paths: Former ‘sundown towns’ grapple with their pasts

The Green Book:A look inside the Green Book, which guided Black travelers through a segregated and hostile America

Sundown town sign:Fact check: Image shows a screenshot of a sundown town sign from the movie ‘Green Book’

‘Sundown towns’ and denial of fair housing

Many “sundown towns” used discriminatory housing covenants to ensure no non-white person would be allowed to purchase or rent a home, according to blackpast.org, resulting in the dramatic decline of Black populations from one decade to the next.

These towns have been documented in every state in the continental United States, according to James Loewen, sociologist, historian and author. 

There were hundreds of them, including 22 in Florida.

SOURCE : https://www.pnj.com/story/news/history/2022/06/09/racism-sundown-towns-grey-towns-sunset-towns-black-history/ [login to see] /
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“Dredging” up FACTS of parallel patterns based off of religion and racism using the education system to do so …

WHITE SUPREMACY, CHINESE SCHOOLING, AND
SCHOOL SEGREGATION IN VICTORIA:

THE CASE OF THE
CHINESE STUDENTS' STRIKE, 1922-1923*

SOURCE : https://historicalstudiesineducation.ca/index.php/edu_hse-rhe/article/download/1318/1458/
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MAJ Montgomery Granger

V1 : https://youtu.be/ZNseiMAC8ow?si=dvNzUdQbLwweb97q


V2 : https://youtu.be/5D10Y_35p98?si=-Mi0rlu84nUy14X4


1.) Klan Youth Corps: Just Like the Scouts

NCJ Number 122018
Journal Southern Exposure Volume: 8 Issue: 2 Dated: (Summer 1980) Pages: 43-44
Author(s)
N Warnecke;
K Loggins;
S Thomas
Date Published 1980
Length 2 pages
Annotation

The Klan Youth Corps recruits white youth to teach them white "superiority," black "inferiority," and "beware the 'enemy' -- the Jews."

Abstract

The published goals of the Youth Corps are to organize white youth in schools, use a "get-tough" policy with "arrogant nonwhites," force school administrators to drop their "appeasement policy toward minorities by threatening public exposure followed by possible boycotts," demand "equal rights for white students," and segregate classes followed by segregation of schools. At their meetings, Klan youth are told by Klan adults that they are losing all their rights to minorities. Youth are encouraged to air grievances against blacks and teachers sympathetic to minorities. Some groups are instructed in the use of firearms, from pistols to sawed-off shotguns, in preparation for the day when "weapons may be the solution to the race problem." Members of the Klan Youth Corps bond to one another through social activities and even summer camps. Klan leader Tom Metzger has likened the Youth Corps to "the Boy Scouts or the Girl Scouts, only racist."

Publication Format
Article
Publication Type
Program/Project Evaluation
Language
English
Country
United States of America

SOURCE : https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/klan-youth-corps-just-scouts


2.) Child's Ku Klux Klan robe

Child's Ku Klux Klan robe
DATE
* ca. 1920-ca. 1929

DATE
ca. 1920-ca. 1929

FORMAT
Three dimensional object

COLLECTIONS
The Ku Klux Klan in Northwestern Wisconsin, circa 1915-1950
Wisconsin Local Histories
State of Wisconsin Collection

Subjects
* Ku Klux Klan (1915- )
* White supremacy movements — Wisconsin

SOURCE : https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AJRX5WUOH5ANCO8B


3.) Ku Klux Klan facts for kids
Kids Encyclopedia Facts

The Ku Klux Klan is a hate group. It was started in the southern United States on March 3, 1865. Most of its hate has been towards African Americans, but it has also attacked Catholics, Jews and immigrants. It has sought to keep "white power", often through very violent acts such as killing people. The first Ku Klux Klan broke up and does not exist anymore. However, other groups with the same name and the same ideas have been created.

The Ku Klux Klan (acronym KKK) is an organization which was started in Pulaski, Tennessee in 1865. This was after the American Civil War.

It started as a social club for former Confederate soldiers. The Klan quickly became a terrorist organization. Its aim was to resist the Reconstruction of the United States.


SOURCE : https://kids.kiddle.co/Ku_Klux_Klan

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1.) “FBI DOMESTIC TERRORISM DEFINITION:

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) defines terrorism as “the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a government, the civilian population, or any segment thereof, in furtherance of political or social objectives.”Mar 23, 2017

SOURCE : https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/terrorism

SOURCE: https://nij.gov/topics/crime/terrorism/pages/welcome.aspx

“Domestic terrorism: Perpetrated by individuals and/or groups inspired by or associated with primarily U.S.-based movements that espouse extremist ideologies of a 1.) political, 2.) religious, 3.) social, 4.) racial, or 5.) environmental nature. “


2.) FBI and Terrorism

NCJ Number 107703
Journal FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin Volume: 56 Issue: 11 Dated: special issue (October 1987) Pages: 14-17
Author(s)
S L Pomerantz
Date Published 1987
Length 4 pages
Annotation

In 1982, the Federal Bureau of Investigation's (FBI's) terrorism program was elevated to national priority status.

Abstract

The FBI defines terrorism, domestic or international, as the unlawful use of force or violence against persons or property to intimidate or coerce a Government or civilian population in furtherance of political or social objectives.

The FBI is the lead agency for operational response to domestic terrorism and also has responsibility for some terrorist actions against Americans overseas.

The FBI has a dual mission to prevent and react to terrorist violence. It does this by collecting and disseminating information, planning, and investigation.

The FBI is also involved in crisis and special events management, research (trend analysis, threat assessment), training, hostage negotiation, and interagency coordination and cooperation.

SOURCE : https://www.ojp.gov/ncjrs/virtual-library/abstracts/fbi-and-terrorism#:~:text=The%20FBI%20defines%20terrorism%2C%20domestic,of%20political%20or%20social%20objectives.


3.) Terrorism

Protecting the United States from terrorist attacks is the FBI’s number one priority. The Bureau works closely with its partners to neutralize terrorist cells and operatives here in the United States, to help dismantle extremist networks worldwide, and to cut off financing and other forms of support provided to foreign terrorist organizations.

Terrorism Definitions 

International terrorism: Violent, criminal acts committed by individuals and/or groups who are inspired by, or associated with, designated foreign terrorist organizations or nations (state-sponsored).

Domestic terrorism: Violent, criminal acts committed by individuals and/or groups to further ideological goals stemming from domestic influences, such as those of a political, religious, social, racial, or environmental nature.

* Reports: Strategic Intelligence Assessment and Data on Domestic Terrorism
* June 2023
* October 2022
* May 2021

The Current Threat 

The FBI is committed to remaining agile in its approach to the terrorism threat, which has continued to evolve since the September 11, 2001 terror attacks.

Years after these attacks, the threat landscape has expanded considerably, and international terrorism remains a serious threat. The threat of domestic terrorism also remains persistent overall, with actors crossing the line from exercising First Amendment-protected rights to committing crimes in furtherance of violent agendas.

Many factors have contributed to the evolution of the terrorism threat on both the international and domestic fronts, such as:

* Lone offenders: Terrorist threats have evolved from large-group conspiracies toward lone-offender attacks. These individuals often radicalize online and mobilize to violence quickly. Without a clear group affiliation or guidance, lone offenders are challenging to identify, investigate, and disrupt. The FBI relies on partnerships and tips from the public to identify and thwart these attacks.

* The Internet and social media: International and domestic violent extremists have developed an extensive presence on the Internet through messaging platforms and online images, videos, and publications. These facilitate the groups’ ability to radicalize and recruit individuals who are receptive to extremist messaging. Social media has also allowed both international and domestic terrorists to gain unprecedented, virtual access to people living in the United States in an effort to enable homeland attacks. The Islamic State of Iraq and ash-Sham (ISIS), in particular, encourages sympathizers to carry out simple attacks wherever they are located—or to travel to ISIS-held territory in Iraq and Syria and join its ranks as foreign fighters. This message has resonated with supporters in the United States and abroad.

SOURCE : https://www.fbi.gov/investigate/terrorism
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Quote/Excerpt from MAJ Montgomery Granger

“ will never assimilate with western culture or laws.”

1.) The FAQs: What Christians Should Know About the Alt-Right

SOURCE : https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/the-faqs-what-christians-should-know-about-the-alt-right/


2.) Non-racism allows white Christians to acknowledge racism is a sin while continuing to reap the benefits of white supremacy :

https://www.americamagazine.org/politics-society/2017/08/16/white-christians-non-racism-not-enough


3.) 3 Steps White Christians Must Take to Fight Racism and Intolerance :

https://time.com/5031647/jamie-johnson-dhs-racism-christianity/


4.) Study: when it comes to detecting racial inequality, white Christians have a blind spot
They also perceive discrimination against LGBTQ people and immigrants far less than other Americans do :

https://wwrn.org/articles/47008/


5.) After Charlottesville, will white pastors finally take racism seriously? :

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/acts-of-faith/wp/2017/08/12/after-charlottesville-will-white-pastors-finally-take-racism-seriously/
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