cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/35381746
Original 33 Expelled (1868)
Sun Sep 03, 1865
Image: A statue commemorating the Original 33 on the grounds of the Georgia State Capitol, titled “Expelled Because of Color” (1973) [Wikipedia]
On this day in 1868, Georgia state legislators voted to expel all black members of the General Assembly during Southern Reconstruction. A 25 mile march in protest, led by Phillip Joiner, was attacked by a white lynch mob.
The “Original 33” were the first 33 African-American members of the Georgia General Assembly who were elected to office in 1868, during the Reconstruction era. They were among the first black state legislators in the United States. 24 of the members were ministers.
After most of the legislators voted for losing candidates in the legislature’s elections for the U.S. Senate, the white majority conspired to remove the black and mixed-ethnicity members from the Assembly.
On September 3rd, 1868, the Georgia legislators voted to expel all black members of the General Assembly (4 of the 33 were allowed to stay due to being 1/8 or less black).
The expelled members appealed to the federal government and state courts. In protest of the expulsion, former representative Phillip Joiner led a 25 mile march to Camilla, the county seat on September 19th.
There, the march was attacked by an armed white lynch mob, and approximately a dozen marchers were killed. The Camilla Massacre marked a new era of de facto voting discrimination and political disenfranchisement of the black population in Georgia.
- Date: 1865-09-03
- Learn More: www.georgiapol.com, en.wikipedia.org, www.blackpast.org.
- Tags: #Protests.
- Source: www.apeoplescalendar.org
On this day in 1868, Georgia state legislators voted to expel all black members of the General Assembly during Southern Reconstruction. A 25 mile march in protest, led by Phillip Joiner, was attacked by a white lynch mob.
The “Original 33” were the first 33 African-American members of the Georgia General Assembly who were elected to office in 1868, during the Reconstruction era. They were among the first black state legislators in the United States. 24 of the members were ministers.
After most of the legislators voted for losing candidates in the legislature’s elections for the U.S. Senate, the white majority conspired to remove the black and mixed-ethnicity members from the Assembly.
On September 3rd, 1868, the Georgia legislators voted to expel all black members of the General Assembly (4 of the 33 were allowed to stay due to being 1/8 or less black).
The expelled members appealed to the federal government and state courts. In protest of the expulsion, former representative Phillip Joiner led a 25 mile march to Camilla, the county seat on September 19th.
There, the march was attacked by an armed white lynch mob, and approximately a dozen marchers were killed. The Camilla Massacre marked a new era of de facto voting discrimination and political disenfranchisement of the black population in Georgia.
A whole lot of good peacefully marching did. 150 years later and Confederates are still in power and victimizing people. Would have been better if an armed mob had marched to the county seat and executed the white GA members in the street.
Peaceful protest achieves only temporary freedoms. Lasting liberty is earned in blood. What is necessary is a shock and awe movement against the oppressive masters.
There’s an argument to be made, that the original founders made, so fair enough.
But it’s the interwebs, and talk is - well, free. I just think we all feel like we wanna be action movie heroes and save the world but in practice it’s mostly boring, annoying, gross, or actually really uncool.
Peaceful protest has done some great things, but it isn’t all about marching and talking. I think our complete absorption into our own Matrix of sorts is a huge piece of the problem. Active political action isn’t gunning down nazis, but it is very, very often more effective. Just because the latter doesn’t ever really happen and the former does.