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Jarvis Holliday

@HollidayInk

Be kind. Rewind. | Storyteller | Twin | ATL resident; SC native | Boo'd up w/ @AndreaSimonSays | Opinions are my own and should be accepted as alternative facts

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The origin of Memorial Day trace back to 1865 when freed slaves started a tradition to honor fallen Union soldiers and to celebrate emancipation and commemorate those who died for that cause.

A THREAD

The origin of Memorial Day trace back to 1865 when freed slaves started a tradition to honor fallen Union soldiers and to celebrate emancipation and commemorate those who died for that cause. A THREAD
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On this day in 1851, Sojourner Truth delivered the 'Ain't I a Woman?' speech at the Women's Convention in Akron, Ohio.

“Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. I think that ‘twixt the Negroes of the South and the women at the North,…

On this day in 1851, Sojourner Truth delivered the 'Ain't I a Woman?' speech at the Women's Convention in Akron, Ohio. “Well, children, where there is so much racket there must be something out of kilter. I think that ‘twixt the Negroes of the South and the women at the North,…
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Child care is increasingly too expensive for working families.

The Child Care for Working Families Act is what working families deserve and the economy needs.

Read our full statement here:
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Child care is increasingly too expensive for working families. The Child Care for Working Families Act is what working families deserve and the economy needs. Read our full statement here: ampr.gs/3nc8EjE
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The U.S. made the Dred Scott decision on this day in 1857. I learned about in middle school. With politicians seeking to erase African American studies and history books in schools, I don't know if kids today are being taught this. mississippitoday.org/2023/03/06/on-…

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