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@LqLana
In 1946 WWII veteran Maceo Snipes was shot in his back by the KKK the day after he became the first Black person to cast a vote in Taylor County, Georgia.
After he was shot, Mr. Snipes walked three miles to the hospital with his mother. For six hours doctors left him waiting and bleeding. By the time he was seen, he needed a blood transfusion. The doctors said the hospital had no “black blood.” Snipes died two days later.
This is why I will vote in every election. The day I stop voting is the day I stop breathing.
People died trying to vote.
Today was National Voter Registration Day. But guess what, you're in luck you can still register to vote. Grab your family members and friends.
Let’s go!
National Voter Registration Day
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@electMikeHarvey
This story is a powerful reminder of the road our forbearers laid in blood for our right to be treated equally with equal protection under the law.
3/33
@LqLana
4/33
@DICTATOR_540
Democrats are so evil to do this
5/33
@LqLana
Inbred says what?
6/33
@struttin121
among soo many others, isaac woodard for me.
on the bus ride home. A notable World War II soldier blinded after the war was Sergeant Isaac Woodard, a Black veteran who was beaten and blinded by a police officer in South Carolina in 1946.
7/33
@LqLana
Yup -
[Quoted tweet]
1946 Isaac Woodard Jr. a decorated WW II Veteran was attacked hrs. after being honorably discharged from the Army. He was attacked in uniform by police as he was taking a bus home. He was also denied his GI Bill benefits. #GIBillRestorationAct #FreshResists #BlackHistoryWithLana
8/33
@Lanie31917675
We cannot go back to those abhorrent days of racism. I remember segregation and it was not pretty. Thank you for sharing this story. My heart dropped to the floor at the evilness on display.
9/33
@LqLana
You are welcome
10/33
@JamieClass5
Thank you for sharing. I didn’t know this.
I’m a teacher & I try to be really honest w/my students about these types of facts.
And no, I don’t hate America (looking at you, MAGA). I also talk about things we have learned & done better + confident we will continue to “grow up.”
11/33
@LqLana
Thank you!
12/33
@Fam4Fun
When news of the racist murder of Maceo Snipes & other Black people reached teenage Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as he studied at Morehouse College, young King was inspired to speak out & wrote this powerful letter to the editor of the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
/search?q=#DemsUnited
13/33
@LqLana
Thank you for sharing this
14/33
@nekomercury
Thank you for sharing this tragic and powerful true story - this man was a real American hero and role model,living and dying for the values of the “Double V” movement,Black soldiers who fought fascism overseas and fought for civil rights here.
15/33
@JerryJa84241831
Yes please.
16/33
@Mizzout1
Devils
17/33
@StephanieOvers7
I wonder if this was when AmeriKKKa was great
18/33
@InternetNewsAg2
I’m grateful to live in a country where both of the major parties have lots of ethnic diversity
19/33
@JAZZZIZ
20/33
@G00dxBean
Deplorable. Thank you for your service.
21/33
@SlanderedOne
Thank you for sharing this. Needless to say his killer was not punished. This history needs to be remembered.
22/33
@mike_delights
History is repeating itself in real time right now. I’m with you.
23/33
@GailDow12
Blacks worked in the kitchen where my sister & I would hang out of my parents restaurant. They were our friends. Late 1 night 2 came to eat but my father would not seat them. My sister & I argued with my father to no avail. Father said 1 day we would understand glad we never did.
24/33
@SawtelleAn5682
Inspiring, truly.
25/33
@dijoni
Never forget the way black soldiers were treated when they got back from overseas fighting for this country, some of them were murdered straight out some of them were Lynch. remember the soldier that was blinded by the sheriff.
26/33
@amycoplan
Yes, yes, yes.
I am going to share the story of Maceo Snipes with all of my students. I am forever urging them to vote. I can't give them extra credit bc it's against the law to do so. I would never ever in a million years tell them how to vote, but I would love it if there were some way I could force them TO VOTE.
I think Mr. Snipes will be a powerful source of inspiration--more so because of how heartbreaking his story is.
Thank you for sharing this.
27/33
@jimhbcs
Tragic hate crimes must stop.
28/33
@TorraineWalker
Voting alone doesn't stop that. The Deacons for Defense and Justice
29/33
@hoopsjunky54491
How awful, thanks for sharing this story. I never heard about this
30/33
@LinosVersion
Thanks for sharing.
31/33
@BenDiaspora
Amen. Keep the Sparkle on.
32/33
@milesulysses
This is important to know so we don’t visit our hateful ways of the past.
33/33
@DebunkTheRight
And this is why they refuse to have more voting booths and precincts and deny people water. We allowed this for too long.
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@electMikeHarvey
This story is a powerful reminder of the road our forbearers laid in blood for our right to be treated equally with equal protection under the law.
3/33
@LqLana
4/33
@DICTATOR_540
Democrats are so evil to do this
5/33
@LqLana
Inbred says what?
6/33
@struttin121
among soo many others, isaac woodard for me.
on the bus ride home. A notable World War II soldier blinded after the war was Sergeant Isaac Woodard, a Black veteran who was beaten and blinded by a police officer in South Carolina in 1946.
7/33
@LqLana
Yup -
[Quoted tweet]
1946 Isaac Woodard Jr. a decorated WW II Veteran was attacked hrs. after being honorably discharged from the Army. He was attacked in uniform by police as he was taking a bus home. He was also denied his GI Bill benefits. #GIBillRestorationAct #FreshResists #BlackHistoryWithLana
8/33
@Lanie31917675
We cannot go back to those abhorrent days of racism. I remember segregation and it was not pretty. Thank you for sharing this story. My heart dropped to the floor at the evilness on display.
9/33
@LqLana
You are welcome
10/33
@JamieClass5
Thank you for sharing. I didn’t know this.
I’m a teacher & I try to be really honest w/my students about these types of facts.
And no, I don’t hate America (looking at you, MAGA). I also talk about things we have learned & done better + confident we will continue to “grow up.”
11/33
@LqLana
Thank you!
12/33
@Fam4Fun
When news of the racist murder of Maceo Snipes & other Black people reached teenage Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as he studied at Morehouse College, young King was inspired to speak out & wrote this powerful letter to the editor of the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
/search?q=#DemsUnited
13/33
@LqLana
Thank you for sharing this14/33
@nekomercury
Thank you for sharing this tragic and powerful true story - this man was a real American hero and role model,living and dying for the values of the “Double V” movement,Black soldiers who fought fascism overseas and fought for civil rights here.
15/33
@JerryJa84241831
Yes please.
16/33
@Mizzout1
Devils
17/33
@StephanieOvers7
I wonder if this was when AmeriKKKa was great
18/33
@InternetNewsAg2
I’m grateful to live in a country where both of the major parties have lots of ethnic diversity
19/33
@JAZZZIZ
20/33
@G00dxBean
Deplorable. Thank you for your service.
21/33
@SlanderedOne
Thank you for sharing this. Needless to say his killer was not punished. This history needs to be remembered.
22/33
@mike_delights
History is repeating itself in real time right now. I’m with you.
23/33
@GailDow12
Blacks worked in the kitchen where my sister & I would hang out of my parents restaurant. They were our friends. Late 1 night 2 came to eat but my father would not seat them. My sister & I argued with my father to no avail. Father said 1 day we would understand glad we never did.
24/33
@SawtelleAn5682
Inspiring, truly.
25/33
@dijoni
Never forget the way black soldiers were treated when they got back from overseas fighting for this country, some of them were murdered straight out some of them were Lynch. remember the soldier that was blinded by the sheriff.
26/33
@amycoplan
Yes, yes, yes.
I am going to share the story of Maceo Snipes with all of my students. I am forever urging them to vote. I can't give them extra credit bc it's against the law to do so. I would never ever in a million years tell them how to vote, but I would love it if there were some way I could force them TO VOTE.
I think Mr. Snipes will be a powerful source of inspiration--more so because of how heartbreaking his story is.
Thank you for sharing this.
27/33
@jimhbcs
Tragic hate crimes must stop.
28/33
@TorraineWalker
Voting alone doesn't stop that. The Deacons for Defense and Justice
29/33
@hoopsjunky54491
How awful, thanks for sharing this story. I never heard about this
30/33
@LinosVersion
Thanks for sharing.
31/33
@BenDiaspora
Amen. Keep the Sparkle on.
32/33
@milesulysses
This is important to know so we don’t visit our hateful ways of the past.
33/33
@DebunkTheRight
And this is why they refuse to have more voting booths and precincts and deny people water. We allowed this for too long.
To post tweets in this format, more info here: https://www.thecoli.com/threads/tips-and-tricks-for-posting-the-coli-megathread.984734/post-52211196
