Judges appointed by Obama and Biden support the current administration's suppression of history and science.

The US Declaration of Independence frames Indigenous resistance as aggression and colonial violence as self-defense.

just made my first wikipedia edit lol. I added the fact that this horrible paleontologist was a grave robber and stole the head of an important Yakama leader in the wars of resistance here in Washington State. Sick fuck shouldn't be remembered for anything else. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles...

-- "Isn’t it unfair to judge the American Revolution & the founders by today’s moral standards?" -- "Wasn't it necessary to compromise (as in 3/5ths) to unite the colonies & win independence from Britain?" #America250 #TeachTruth Answers you can use to these & more frequently asked questions. ⬇️

On this day in 1906, Indigenous leaders depart Vancouver, BC, to present petition to King Edward VII in England. They sought to address issues related to land claims, governmental regulations on fishing and hunting, and the banning of the potlatch. anticolonialhistory.com/event/308/

On this day in 1868, the Shoshone Bannock Treaty, or Fort Bridger Treaty of 1868 is signed, one of the last signed before the 1871 prohibition on further treaties. anticolonialhistory.com/event/76/

On this day in 1778, during the American Revolutionary War, combined Haudenosaunee and British forces defeat American forces in battle in Pennsylvania's Wyoming Valley. anticolonialhistory.com/event/397/

Ahead of America’s 250th anniversary,Trump wanted to erase any “disparaging” history in the national parks. We documented + visualized the vast scale of this unprecedented censorship campaign. Very proud of this months-long team effort for @us.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...

Happy Amistad Slave Revolt Day! On this day in 1839, a rice farmer named Sengbe Pieh—also known as Joseph Cinqué—led the African captives aboard the slave ship La Amistad in a revolt, breaking free from their chains and seizing the ship. Let’s get into some slave resistance!

#OtD 2 Jul 1848 enslaved people in the Danish colony of St Croix rebelled. On 3 Jul the governor arrived and rebels said they would burn down Frederiksted if not given freedom. He relented and slavery was abolished on St Croix, St John and St Thomas stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9191...

On this day in 2001, an association of those exploited by the microcredit industry occupy the Superintendency of Banks in Bolivia demanding forgiveness of debt. The partly Indigenous-led Mujeres Creando is involved in negotiations to prevent a massacre. anticolonialhistory.com/event/376/

On this day in 1950, influential Stó꞉lō and Métis writer and community organizer from North Vancouver, British Columbia, Lee Maracle is born. anticolonialhistory.com/event/257/

On this day in 1925, a leader in the movement for Congolese independence from Belgium and the first prime minister of the First Congolese Republic, Patrice Lumumba is born. anticolonialhistory.com/event/177/

July 1, 1776: Cherokee Indians on the South Carolina frontier begin attacking white pioneer settlements with the encouragement of the British. The warriors begin by overrunning isolated homesteads in the Ninety Six and Spartan districts and killing the inhabitants. 1/3

Ahead of the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July Fourth, we speak to award-winning Cherokee author and journalist Rebecca Nagle about what’s missing from the conventional story of the American Revolution.

On this day in 1960, Ambroise Boimbo steals the ceremonial sword of King Baudouin I of Belgium on the eve of independence for the First Congolese Republic. anticolonialhistory.com/event/228/

"...the Colonies are the breeding-ground for the type of fascist mentality which is being let loose in Europe today… The fight against fascism cannot be separated from the right of all colonial peoples and subject races to Self-Determination." George Padmore, How Britain Rules Africa (1936)

#tdih 1969 Stonewall Uprising in NYC. Police attack patrons at gay bar who resist. Often called spark that launched the gay rights mov't, the history is longer. See NY Historical Society & Throughline ⬇️ Defend right to teach this history. Poster via @justseeds.bsky.social of Sylvia Ray Rivera

On this day in 1903, journalist, radical activist, and anti-colonial theoretician George Padmore is born in Trinidad. anticolonialhistory.com/event/326/

On this day in 1675, a solar eclipse occurs over New England, considered a good omen for Metacom's resistance forces, during King Philip's War. anticolonialhistory.com/event/74/

On this day in 1760, Cherokee warriors under Seroweh defeat British forces at the Battle of Echoee, during the French and Indian War.

Personal HERO🙌🏾 long live Olive Morris💖🕯️

Black women squatters to the front!!!!

On this day in 1952, activist leader in the British civil rights, feminist and squatters' movements, Olive Morris is born in Jamaica. anticolonialhistory.com/event/347/

On this day in 1913, Martinican poet, author, politician, and anti-colonial theorist, Aimé Césaire is born. anticolonialhistory.com/event/175/

#OtD 26 Jun 2021 St Ann's church and Chopaka church in Similkameen First Nations land in Canada were burned down. Several churches were set on fire after discoveries of Indigenous children who had been buried in unmarked graves in church-run schools workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e88-...

Today was a powerful day as thousands of Indigenous Peoples gathered at the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Greasy Grass to reignite our warrior spirit and remember who we are as mighty Indigenous Nations.

On this day in 1876, Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapaho forces defeat the American forces led by Custer at the Battle of the Greasy Grass, also known as Battle of the Little Bighorn. anticolonialhistory.com/event/255/

#OtD 25 Jun 1878 the Kanak rebellion in New Caledonia began when indigenous Melanesian warriors killed a number of colonialists in the La Foa region stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9754...

Kahnawà:ke warriors saved the day!

On this day in 1813, invading American forces were defeated primarily by Mohawk warriors, along with some British forces, at the Battle of Beaver Dams, in what's now known as Ontario.

"In 2018, O'Connor ruled that the Indian Child Welfare Act was unconstitutional. The Fifth Circuit reversed O'Connor's ruling on appeal, and the reversal was upheld by the Supreme Court in Haaland v. Brackeen (2023)." -Wikipedia

On this day in 1763, Shawnee, Lenape, Mingo and Seneca forces begin the Siege of Fort Pitt, during the Pontiac and Guyasuta War. The British retaliated with biological warfare, intentionally spreading smallpox. anticolonialhistory.com/event/72/

On this day in 1734, Marie-Josèphe Angélique, an enslaved Black woman accused of setting fire to Montreal, is executed.

On this day in 2020, a statue of the Danish-Norwegian colonizer, Hans Egede, was vandalised in Nuuk, the capital of Greenland. anticolonialhistory.com/event/225/

On this day in 2021, two Catholic church buildings in Syilx territory, British Columbia, are destroyed in fires, after confirmation of unmarked child graves at residential schools. anticolonialhistory.com/event/226/

"Many newspapers have given . . . impression that I have only two alternatives in this stand — either I go to jail or go to the Army. There is another alternative, & that alternative is justice." -- Muhammad Ali Convicted #tdih 1967 for refusing draft. Read ⬇️ www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/-m...

#OtD 19 Jun 1937 oil workers in Trinidad went on strike. It quickly spread across the rest of the economy. A state of emergency was declared and British warships came to suppress the rebellion. More info in our double-episode podcast: workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e75-...

On this day in 1816, the Métis flag debuts as Métis and North West Company forces defeat Hudson's Bay Company forces at the Battle of Seven Oaks, or the Victory of the Frog Plain, near Winnipeg.

On this day in 1942, internationally influential Māori filmmaker Merata Mita is born. Among her documentary films is Patu!, which covers the anti-apartheid struggle in Aotearoa (New Zealand) against the South African rugby tour in 1981. anticolonialhistory.com/event/290/

#OtD 19 Jun 1865 during the US civil war Union Gen Granger proclaimed in Texas that enslaved people were free. Many of the enslaved began to desert their plantations. They later decided to celebrate Juneteenth on its anniversary each year. Learn more: stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9111...

#OtD 18 June 2017, a new sculpture in Midleton, Ireland, was dedicated to the Native American Choctaw nation, in recognition of support from the Choctaw people during the great famine in 1847. stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9014...

On this day in 1936, Cree community organizer and spiritual leader ᐊᓯᓂ Vern Harper is born. anticolonialhistory.com/event/300/

On this day in 1877, Nez Perce forces decisively defeat American forces in the opening battle of the the Nez Perce War, the Battle of White Bird Canyon in what's now Idaho. anticolonialhistory.com/event/388/

All of my homies dance on Custer’s grave.

On this day in 1876, Lakota, Cheyenne and Arapaho forces in the Territory of Montana prevail over American forces at the Battle Where the Girl Saved Her Brother, also known as the Battle of the Rosebud, preventing Custer from gaining reinforcements. anticolonialhistory.com/event/254/

On this day in 1837, the 1st West India Regiment of the British Army starts a mutiny at their barracks in St. Joseph, Trinidad, then under British rule. anticolonialhistory.com/event/324/

On this day in 1527, Spanish conquistador Pánfilo de Narváez departs Spain to colonize Florida. Only four out his 600 expedition members survive, delaying colonization. anticolonialhistory.com/event/71/

love this photo with his beautiful family

On this day in 1976, the Soweto youth uprising begins in South Africa. anticolonialhistory.com/event/319/