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Even the smallest act of caring for another person is like a drop of water. It will ripple throughout the entire pond.
Jessy Mateo
Even the smallest act of caring for another person is like a drop of water. It will ripple throughout the entire pond.
Jessy Mateo
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Side note: Woody Guthrie wrote the song “The Blinding of Isaac Woodard” to publicize the case and performed it at a Harlem benefit concert to advocate for racial equality. The event also partially inspired Orson Welles’ 1958 film A Touch of Evil, which has themes of law enforcement abuse.
February 12, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Side note: Woody Guthrie wrote the song “The Blinding of Isaac Woodard” to publicize the case and performed it at a Harlem benefit concert to advocate for racial equality. The event also partially inspired Orson Welles’ 1958 film A Touch of Evil, which has themes of law enforcement abuse.
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In November 1946, Shull was tried in federal court but acquitted by an all-white jury after less than 30 minutes of deliberation. Woodard moved to the Bronx, where he lived until his death in 1992. In 2019, the town of Batesburg-Leesville acknowledged the injustice with a historical marker. /end
February 12, 2026 at 9:21 PM
In November 1946, Shull was tried in federal court but acquitted by an all-white jury after less than 30 minutes of deliberation. Woodard moved to the Bronx, where he lived until his death in 1992. In 2019, the town of Batesburg-Leesville acknowledged the injustice with a historical marker. /end
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My story about the Swedish branch of my family (⬇️) is charming & funny now; it wasn't then.
Tell me how it's different. Tell me how the descendants of the guy who jumped ship to give his family a better life have more right to be here than the Remolina children.
Tell me how it's different. Tell me how the descendants of the guy who jumped ship to give his family a better life have more right to be here than the Remolina children.
PS Back then Real Americans™ said things like "[Swedes are] the most disgusting, dirty, lousy reprobates," & "The poorest wages...are so far above anything the Swede ever dreamed of," & "in any labor requiring a degree of skill, he cannot be used," & their odor was "impossible to...a delicate nose."
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Letters and Photos from Minnesota's Past Author Peg Meier Minnesota Historical Society Press (October 3, 2023) A classic book of photos, memories, and writings from centuries of Minnesota life. Descri...
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February 4, 2026 at 12:59 AM
My story about the Swedish branch of my family (⬇️) is charming & funny now; it wasn't then.
Tell me how it's different. Tell me how the descendants of the guy who jumped ship to give his family a better life have more right to be here than the Remolina children.
Tell me how it's different. Tell me how the descendants of the guy who jumped ship to give his family a better life have more right to be here than the Remolina children.
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February 4, 2026 at 1:09 AM
Krystal Ball | Saagar Enjeti | @rokhanna.bsky.social