Kevin Gannon @thetattooedprof.bsky.social

So when you hear these present-day secessionists talking about an independent Texas, know that they're evolving a "glorious legacy" of a fifth-column movement of proslavery landgrabbers and oathbreakers, one that had disastrous consequences for both Blacks and Natives in the long run.

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Derek @dmrma413.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 12, 2024 at 14:41 UTC

TBH I'm pretty sure the current secessionist totally feel like they're continuing the work of their revered forefathers

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Kevin Gannon @thetattooedprof.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 12, 2024 at 14:42 UTC

(if you want to know more, start with Frederick Merck's classic "Slavery and the Annexation of Texas," and Randolph Campbell's "An Empire for Slavery")

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Michael Kohler @thekohler.bsky.social [ View ] Jun 12, 2024 at 15:13 UTC

Texas: the most successful filibuster.

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