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← Refutations of Jefferson written by white allies are not enough, because they are not written by Black people

17 connected korrents · 10 moments from 1 Feb 1903 to 10 Oct 2026.

Everything filed under America America Everything filed under empathy empathy Everything filed under China China Everything filed under politics politics Same subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subjectSame subject Read this korrent: Refutations of Jefferson written by white allies are not enough, because they are not written by Black people Refutations of Jefferson written by whiteallies are not enough, because they arenot written by Black people DW David Walker — holds since c. 1829–1830 — tap for who they are Same subject: Unless Black people try to refute Jefferson's arguments about them, they will only confirm them — tap to centre the map on it Unless Black people try to refuteJefferson's arguments about them,they will only confirm them DW David Walker — holds since c. 1829–1830 — tap for who they are Same subject: Black Americans' experience gives them no reason to respect standards white America claims but does not live by — tap to centre the map on it Black Americans' experience givesthem no reason to respect standardswhite America claims but does notlive by JB James Baldwin — holds since c. 1962–1963 — tap for who they are Same subject: People with friends of other races should show up when injustice hits those friends’ communities — tap to centre the map on it People with friends of other racesshould show up when injustice hitsthose friends’ communities Last stated 7 years ago 22 Feb 2020 RI Rihanna — holds since 2020-02-22 — tap for who they are Same subject: Black Americans should support Booker T. Washington's thrift and industrial training but firmly oppose his acceptance of injustice — tap to centre the map on it Black Americans should supportBooker T. Washington's thrift andindustrial training but firmlyoppose his acceptance of injustice Last stated 124 years ago 1 Feb 1903 WB W. E. B. Du Bois — holds since 1903-02-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: Blacks may be inferior to whites in endowments of body and mind, a view offered as a suspicion only — tap to centre the map on it Blacks may be inferior to whites inendowments of body and mind, a viewoffered as a suspicion only TJ Thomas Jefferson — holds since c. 1781–1787 — tap for who they are Same subject: What white Americans believe and inflict shows not Black inferiority but their own inhumanity and fear — tap to centre the map on it What white Americans believe andinflict shows not Black inferioritybut their own inhumanity and fear JB James Baldwin — holds since c. 1962–1963 — tap for who they are Same subject: High schools and colleges did not meet free Black Americans’ most pressing needs then — tap to centre the map on it High schools and colleges did notmeet free Black Americans’ mostpressing needs then FD Frederick Douglass — holds since c. 1881 — tap for who they are Same subject: Historians need to question the validity of documents written by and for those in power. — tap to centre the map on it Historians need to question thevalidity of documents written by andfor those in power. Last stated 3 weeks ago 10 Oct 2026 SL Suzannah Lipscomb — holds since 2026-10-10 — tap for who they are Same subject: Abolitionists who felt the slave's wrongs were blind to the equal legal wrongs of their own mothers, wives and sisters — tap to centre the map on it Abolitionists who felt the slave'swrongs were blind to the equal legalwrongs of their own mothers, wivesand sisters ES Elizabeth Cady Stanton — holds since c. 1898 — tap for who they are Same subject: Assuming stupidity rather than malice changes the response: empathy and clarity instead of defensiveness. — tap to centre the map on it Assuming stupidity rather thanmalice changes the response: empathyand clarity instead ofdefensiveness. Last stated 2 years ago 16 Nov 2024 SP Shane Parrish — holds since 2024-11-16 — tap for who they are Same subject: Being an excellent programmer is a burden rather than an advantage when learning to work with coding agents. — tap to centre the map on it Being an excellent programmer is aburden rather than an advantage whenlearning to work with coding agents. Last stated 9 months ago 12 Feb 2026 LF Lex Fridman — holds since 2026-02-12 — tap for who they are Same subject: A continental army's first mission is to keep the regime in power, not to defend the border — which is what the People's Liberation Army is for. — tap to centre the map on it A continental army's first missionis to keep the regime in power, notto defend the border — which is whatthe People's Liberation Army is for. Last stated 5 months ago 9 Jun 2026 SP Sarah Paine — holds since 2026-06-09 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country cannot fund its own industrial strategy and call the same policy cheating when China does it. — tap to centre the map on it A country cannot fund its ownindustrial strategy and call thesame policy cheating when China doesit. Last stated a year ago 15 May 2025 HR Hannah Ritchie — holds since 2025-05-15 — tap for who they are Same subject: A country's scientific trajectory can keep advancing even if political instability or economic uncertainty slows its broader progress. — tap to centre the map on it A country's scientific trajectorycan keep advancing even if politicalinstability or economic uncertaintyslows its broader progress. Last stated 7 months ago 21 Mar 2026 TG Tanner Greer — holds since 2026-03-21 — tap for who they are Same subject: A backlash against women's economic rise is not automatic; it happens only where politicians choose to mobilise it. — tap to centre the map on it A backlash against women's economicrise is not automatic; it happensonly where politicians choose tomobilise it. Last stated 2 years ago 1 Dec 2024 AE Alice Evans — holds since 2024-12-01 — tap for who they are Same subject: A candidate's political success is increasingly disconnected from their actual record of accomplishment. — tap to centre the map on it A candidate's political success isincreasingly disconnected from theiractual record of accomplishment. Last stated 2 months ago 31 Aug 2026 DD Daniel W. Drezner — holds since 2026-08-31 — tap for who they are Same subject: A citizen deciding politically should ask what is good for the community, not what is good for themselves — tap to centre the map on it A citizen deciding politicallyshould ask what is good for thecommunity, not what is good forthemselves JT Joseph Tussman — holds since c. 2000 — tap for who they are
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At the centre Refutations of Jefferson written by white allies are not enough, because they are not written by Black people Last stated c. 1829–1830 Holds David Walker Read this korrent →