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@Phil_Lewis_
In the early 1900s, a Black preacher named William Wright (nicknamed The Anarchist) gained a following of 300 Black squatters called the “United Socialists” who occupied homes and refused to pay rent — disregarding the property laws in Oklahoma
Who were the United Socialists: The Black anarchist squatters you’ve never heard of
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@AnkhDeLillo
Appreciate you sharing my work!
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@Phil_Lewis_
Great story! I learned something new
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@MidnightMonaye
Good for them
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@Illiberalists
We should Squatupation and re Colonize and re Settle the South, it's our Inheritance Birthright and real Practical Applicable Tangible Reparations Solution as Papa Malcolm said Land is the only Source of wealth and the Core Cause of Revolutions
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@SekaranRaj76131
That's really interesting, I had never heard of William Wright or the United Socialists before. It's amazing to learn about the ways in which marginalized communities have resisted unjust property laws throughout history. Thank you for sharing this piece of history
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@MsAndrea3000
I wanna ask “what’s stopping us from doing this now?” But the military. The military is stopping us. See Gaza. A message to all of the world.
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@cfox0138
Oh my goodness I gotta know more about this
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@DeliaMe27
some still do in 2024
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@JD__Baker
This is dope! Definitely gonna read. Thanks Phil
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