#tdih Nov. 3 🧵starts with uplifting 1874 Reconstruction election of Robert Smalls to Congress (SC) ⬇️
Next: stories of violent 19th-century voter suppression in VA & AL, Native American protest (’72), Greensboro Massacre (’79), Iran/Contra (’86), more.
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Next: stories of violent 19th-century voter suppression in VA & AL, Native American protest (’72), Greensboro Massacre (’79), Iran/Contra (’86), more.
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Nov. 3, 1874: Robert Smalls Elected
Robert Smalls was elected to Congress from South Carolina during Reconstruction.
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November 3, 2026 at 5:15 PM
#tdih Nov. 3 🧵starts with uplifting 1874 Reconstruction election of Robert Smalls to Congress (SC) ⬇️
Next: stories of violent 19th-century voter suppression in VA & AL, Native American protest (’72), Greensboro Massacre (’79), Iran/Contra (’86), more.
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Next: stories of violent 19th-century voter suppression in VA & AL, Native American protest (’72), Greensboro Massacre (’79), Iran/Contra (’86), more.
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#tdih 1920 When told the names absent from voter rolls, Mose Norman said, “We will vote, by God!”
After attempting legal and democratic right to vote, at least 50 African Americans were murdered in Ocoee (Florida) Massacre. 💔 #Terrorism
📷J. Perry. ⬇️🧵
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After attempting legal and democratic right to vote, at least 50 African Americans were murdered in Ocoee (Florida) Massacre. 💔 #Terrorism
📷J. Perry. ⬇️🧵
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Nov. 2, 1920: The Ocoee Massacre
More than fifty African Americans killed in the Ocoee Massacre after going to vote in Florida.
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November 2, 2026 at 4:30 PM
#tdih 1920 When told the names absent from voter rolls, Mose Norman said, “We will vote, by God!”
After attempting legal and democratic right to vote, at least 50 African Americans were murdered in Ocoee (Florida) Massacre. 💔 #Terrorism
📷J. Perry. ⬇️🧵
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/oc...
After attempting legal and democratic right to vote, at least 50 African Americans were murdered in Ocoee (Florida) Massacre. 💔 #Terrorism
📷J. Perry. ⬇️🧵
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#OTD #TDIH #November1: The #DayOfTheDead (Spanish: #DiaDeLosMuertos) begins. #MexicanHolidays #SoulsOfDeceasedRelatives #ReunionsWithTheDead
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November 2, 2026 at 1:03 AM
#tdih 1985 Calvin College (in Grand Rapids) students call on college administration to divest from corporations doing business in South Africa.
There were also anti-Apartheid campaigns in Grand Rapids Public Schools and the City of Grand Rapids. Read more ⬇️
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There were also anti-Apartheid campaigns in Grand Rapids Public Schools and the City of Grand Rapids. Read more ⬇️
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Nov. 4, 1985: Calvin College Students Call for Divestment from Apartheid South Africa
Students and faculty joined in an ultimately successful anti-Apartheid campaign at Calvin College.
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November 4, 2026 at 4:30 PM
#tdih 1985 Calvin College (in Grand Rapids) students call on college administration to divest from corporations doing business in South Africa.
There were also anti-Apartheid campaigns in Grand Rapids Public Schools and the City of Grand Rapids. Read more ⬇️
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There were also anti-Apartheid campaigns in Grand Rapids Public Schools and the City of Grand Rapids. Read more ⬇️
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#OTD #TDIH #November3, 1981 #DOTD: #RIP #HCWestermann. #Artists #Sculptors #Carpenters #Printmakers #ItWasAFakeMoustache #PeopleOnTheCoverOfSgtPepper #ArtSky
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November 3, 2026 at 11:15 PM
#tdih 1890, Mississippi adopted new constitution with poll tax and arbitrary literacy tests to end Reconstruction progress 💔 for African Americans.
Precedent for other states.
See SNCC's 1964 Mississippi: Subversion of Right to Vote ⬇️ 🧵 #TeachReconstruction
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Precedent for other states.
See SNCC's 1964 Mississippi: Subversion of Right to Vote ⬇️ 🧵 #TeachReconstruction
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Nov. 1, 1890: Mississippi Constitution
Mississippi adopted a state constitution with poll tax and literacy tests to roll back the gains of the Reconstruction era.
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November 1, 2026 at 12:43 PM
#tdih 1890, Mississippi adopted new constitution with poll tax and arbitrary literacy tests to end Reconstruction progress 💔 for African Americans.
Precedent for other states.
See SNCC's 1964 Mississippi: Subversion of Right to Vote ⬇️ 🧵 #TeachReconstruction
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Precedent for other states.
See SNCC's 1964 Mississippi: Subversion of Right to Vote ⬇️ 🧵 #TeachReconstruction
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#tdih 1891 Coal Creek War labor uprising in Tenn. to protest convict leasing.
Later, Brushy Mtn. State Pen. inmates were forced to mine coal for state.
Mine mouth opened within prison walls, coal was shipped via convict-built railroad spur. #TeachTruth
Read ⬇️
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Later, Brushy Mtn. State Pen. inmates were forced to mine coal for state.
Mine mouth opened within prison walls, coal was shipped via convict-built railroad spur. #TeachTruth
Read ⬇️
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Oct. 31, 1891: Coal Creek War
A labor uprising to protest convict leasing led to the Coal Creek War.
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October 31, 2026 at 11:42 AM
#tdih 1891 Coal Creek War labor uprising in Tenn. to protest convict leasing.
Later, Brushy Mtn. State Pen. inmates were forced to mine coal for state.
Mine mouth opened within prison walls, coal was shipped via convict-built railroad spur. #TeachTruth
Read ⬇️
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Later, Brushy Mtn. State Pen. inmates were forced to mine coal for state.
Mine mouth opened within prison walls, coal was shipped via convict-built railroad spur. #TeachTruth
Read ⬇️
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#OTD #TDIH #November1 (Northern Hemisphere): #Samhain concludes: #CelticHolidays #AgriculturalFestivals #HarvestSeason #CelticReligion #PaganHolidays
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain
November 2, 2026 at 12:28 AM
#OTD #TDIH #November1 (Northern Hemisphere): #Samhain concludes: #CelticHolidays #AgriculturalFestivals #HarvestSeason #CelticReligion #PaganHolidays
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain
#tdih 1986. Revealed that U.S. gov’t. sold weapons to Iran in hostage release deal, despite it being illegal & Reagan’s vow “never to negotiate with terrorists.”
Proceeds from arms sale used to wage war against democratically elected gov’t of Nicaragua. ⬇️
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Proceeds from arms sale used to wage war against democratically elected gov’t of Nicaragua. ⬇️
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Nov. 3, 1986: Iran Arms Sales Revealed
Ash-Shiraa reported that the U.S. government had been secretly selling arms to Iran in a hostage release deal.
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November 3, 2026 at 5:15 PM
#tdih 1986. Revealed that U.S. gov’t. sold weapons to Iran in hostage release deal, despite it being illegal & Reagan’s vow “never to negotiate with terrorists.”
Proceeds from arms sale used to wage war against democratically elected gov’t of Nicaragua. ⬇️
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Proceeds from arms sale used to wage war against democratically elected gov’t of Nicaragua. ⬇️
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#OTD #TDIH #November2 (no year given): #BOTD: #HBD #CookieMonster! #SesameStreet #COOKIE! #CTW #ChildrensTelevisionWorkshop #ChildrensTV #TVSky #SesameStreetSky
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November 2, 2026 at 10:07 PM
#OTD #TDIH #November3, 1957 #DOTD: #RIP #WilhelmReich. #Psychoanalisis #Psychotherapy #Orgone #SexualRevolution #Psychiatry #OrgoneAccumulator #Cloudbuster #MysticSky
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en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wilhelm...
November 3, 2026 at 10:55 PM
#OTD #TDIH #November1: #CalanGaeaf observed. #MotherOfHalloween #Wales #WinterWelcomings #Macabre #Pumpkins #Ghouls #Ghosts #Death #Afterlife #PaganHolidays
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November 2, 2026 at 12:39 AM
#tdih 1979 César Vincente Cauce, Michael Ronald Nathan, M.D., William Evan Sampson, Sandra Neely Smith, and James Michael Waller, M.D. were murdered by Klan during a rally in Greensboro, NC.
Police were alerted and absent.
See @democracynow.org segment ⬇️
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Police were alerted and absent.
See @democracynow.org segment ⬇️
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Nov. 3, 1979: Greensboro Massacre
Five people were killed when the Ku Klux Klan and Nazis fired on an anti-Klan rally in Greensboro, North Carolina.
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November 3, 2026 at 5:15 PM
#tdih 1979 César Vincente Cauce, Michael Ronald Nathan, M.D., William Evan Sampson, Sandra Neely Smith, and James Michael Waller, M.D. were murdered by Klan during a rally in Greensboro, NC.
Police were alerted and absent.
See @democracynow.org segment ⬇️
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Police were alerted and absent.
See @democracynow.org segment ⬇️
www.zinnedproject.org/news/tdih/no...
#OTD #TDIH #November3, 1981 #DOTD: #RIP #HCWestermann. #Artists #Sculptors #Carpenters #Printmakers #ItWasAFakeMoustache #PeopleOnTheCoverOfSgtPepper #ArtSky
H._C._Westermann - Venus Over Manhattan
H._C._Westermann - Venus Over Manhattan
November 3, 2026 at 11:21 PM
#OTD #TDIH #November3, 1981 #DOTD: #RIP #HCWestermann. #Artists #Sculptors #Carpenters #Printmakers #ItWasAFakeMoustache #PeopleOnTheCoverOfSgtPepper #ArtSky
H._C._Westermann - Venus Over Manhattan
H._C._Westermann - Venus Over Manhattan
#OTD #TDIH #FirstTuesdayAfterTheFirstMondayOfNovember: #November3, 2026: #ElectionDay in the #UnitedStates.
#ElectionDayUS #ElectionsInTheUS #StateHolidaysInTheUS #America #AmericanHistory #HistoryOfTheUS #UnitedStates #US #USHistory #HistoryOfTheUS
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#ElectionDayUS #ElectionsInTheUS #StateHolidaysInTheUS #America #AmericanHistory #HistoryOfTheUS #UnitedStates #US #USHistory #HistoryOfTheUS
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November 3, 2026 at 11:55 AM
#OTD #TDIH #November3, 1981 #DOTD: #RIP #HCWestermann. #Artists #Sculptors #Carpenters #Printmakers #ItWasAFakeMoustache #PeopleOnTheCoverOfSgtPepper #ArtSky
H._C._Westermann - Human Cannonball
H._C._Westermann - Human Cannonball
November 3, 2026 at 11:27 PM
#OTD #TDIH #November3, 1981 #DOTD: #RIP #HCWestermann. #Artists #Sculptors #Carpenters #Printmakers #ItWasAFakeMoustache #PeopleOnTheCoverOfSgtPepper #ArtSky
H._C._Westermann - Human Cannonball
H._C._Westermann - Human Cannonball
#OTD #TDIH #November4, 2002: #DOTD: #RIP #JonathanHarris. #Actors #VoiceoverArtists #BradfordWebster #TheThirdMan #DrZacharySmith #Ninny #ScienceFiction #SciFi #LostInSpace #TVSky
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Al Lewis and Jonathan Harris Improvised This 'Lost in Space' Scene
YouTube video by MeTV
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November 4, 2026 at 11:16 PM
#OTD #TDIH #November4: Happy #RoastDinnerDay! #RoastDinner #Roasts #Yum #FoodSky
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He himself the grinch carved the roast beast
YouTube video by ROSARIO Alvarez
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November 4, 2026 at 11:58 PM
#OTD #TDIH #November2, 1966: #DOTD: #RIP #MississippiJohnHurt. #Singers #Songwriters #Guitarists #PiedmontBlues #CountryBlues #DeltaBlues #FolkMusic #Blues #BluesSky #MusicSky
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Since I've Laid My Burden Down- Mississippi John Hurt
YouTube video by Malcalum
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November 2, 2026 at 9:35 PM