Category Archives: Slavery

This day in history — April 16, 1848 — Enslaved Africans Try to Escape Washington, D.C., Aboard Ship

Posted on April 16, 2018 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

In mid-nineteenth century Washington, D.C., slavery was legal, pervasive, and a source of significant and growing tension. Abolitionists maintained a forceful presence in business and politics throughout the city and enslaved people escaping bondage in the nation’s capital often fled … Continue reading →

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This day in history — April 11, 1913 — President Wilson Permits Segregation Within Federal Government

Posted on April 11, 2018 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

On April 11, 1913, recently inaugurated President Woodrow Wilson received Postmaster General Albert Burleson’s plan to segregate the Railway Mail Service. Burleson reported that he found it “intolerable” that white and black employees had to work together and share drinking … Continue reading →

Posted in Lest We Forget, Politics, race, Slavery | Tagged "racial screening", civil service applictions, Jim Crow, NAACP, Postmaster General Albert Burleson, President Wilson defended racial segregation, President Woodrow Wilsom, racial profiling in employment, Segregation, segregation in federal employment, William McAdoo | Leave a comment

This day in history — April 9, 1865 – Lee Surrenders to Grant at Appomattox Court House

Posted on April 9, 2018 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

On April 9, 1865, Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his approximately 28,000 troops to Union General Ulysses S. Grant in the front parlor of Wilmer McLean’s home in Appomattox Court House, Virginia, effectively ending the Civil War. Less than … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Shadows and Through the White Looking Glass, Lest We Forget, Patriotism, race, Slavery, Uncategorized | Tagged Appomattox Court House, Army of Northern Virginia, Civil War, Confederate General Robert E Lee, EJI, Equal Justice Initiative, General Philip Sheridan, Sayler's Creek, Union General Ulysses S. Grant | Leave a comment

This day in history — April 7, 1712 — Enslaved People Revolt in New York City

Posted on April 7, 2018 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

In 1712, New York City had a large enslaved population and the city’s whites feared the threat of rebellion. Enslaved people in New York City suffered many of the same brutal punishments and methods of control faced by their counterparts … Continue reading →

Posted in Black Shadows and Through the White Looking Glass, race, raising black boys, Slavery, Urban Impact | Tagged A History of Racial Injustice, Akans, Caromantees, Colonial Governor Robert Hunter, Creoles, EJI, Native Americans, Paws-Paws, slave revellion, slave revolt, Slavery, The Equal Justice Initiative, West Africa | Leave a comment

This day in history — March 30, 2018 — No Bloody Friday!

Posted on March 30, 2018 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

On this day in history, the Equal Racial Justice Initiative’s A History of Racial Injustice – 2018 Calendar, does not report an incident…. I wonder if racist whites ceased their Reign of Terror against Black people because it was Good Friday? … Continue reading →

Posted in Justice Chronicles, Lest We Forget, race, Religion, Slavery | Tagged A History of Racial Injustice - 2018 Calendar, African slavery, crucifixion, Equal Racial Justice Initiative, Good Friday, Ku Klun Klan, Lynching, Reign of Terror, Strange Fruit | Leave a comment

On this day in history – March 17, 1851

Posted on March 17, 2018 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

Southern physician Samuel Cartwright claims discovery of “Drapetomania,” a disease that makes African Americas want to run from slavery, and prescribes whipping and amputation as treatment. From the Equal Justice Initiative’s A History of Racial Injustice – 2018 Calendar. “The … Continue reading →

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Willie Lynch, On Language

Posted on December 28, 2017 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

I am a self-styled language cop, especially as it relates to criminal justice language, how it has been used not only to dehumanize and stigmatize people with criminal justice involvement, but also to control the narrative, how such people with … Continue reading →

Posted in crime, Education, Justice Chronicles, Revolution, Slavery | Tagged criminal justice language, Denmark Vesey, Eddie Ellis, French Revolution, Gabriel Prosser, Haitian Revolution, hyper incarceration, Mass Incarceration, Nat Turner, Slavery, The WIllie Lynch Letter: The Making of a Slave, Willie Lynch, Willie Lynch Letter | 3 Comments

“Timeless”

Posted on May 26, 2017 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

The idea of time travel has fascinated people for quite some time. In 1895, H.G. Wells published the science fiction novel, “The Time Machine.” Wells is credited with popularizing the concept of time travel. The novel itself has been adapted … Continue reading →

Posted in Black patriotism, Patriotism, Slavery, Uncategorized | Tagged 2017 Puerto Rican Day Parade, Civil War, Emancipation Proclamation, General Ulysses S. Grant, H. G. Wells, John Wilkes Booth, Malcolm Barrett, Oscar Lopez Rivera, President Lincoln, President Obama, Slavery, The Great Emancipator, The Time Machine, time travel, Timeless, William H. Seward | Leave a comment

VERY STRANGE FRUIT

Posted on December 16, 2014 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

Have you ever really listened to the haunting lyrics of “Strange Fruit,” sung by Billie Holliday, who “had the kind of voice you never forget,” as Bret Primack wrote in Jazz Times?: Southern trees bear strange fruit, Blood on the … Continue reading →

Posted in Murder, raising black boys, Slavery, Uncategorized | Tagged Billie Holiday, Bladenboro NC, Bret Primack, hanging, interracial relationships, interracial romance, Lennon Lacy, Lynching, Strange Fruit, suicide | Leave a comment

THE NEW SLAVE MASTERS…AT SONY

Posted on December 15, 2014 by William Eric Waters, aka Easy Waters

Sony President Amy Pascal and producer Scott Rudin think that slavery was funny. Have they watched such movies as “Django Unchained” and “12 Years A Slave?” I haven’t watched them – I hate slave movies! – but I would bet … Continue reading →

Posted in Slavery, Uncategorized | Tagged 12 Years A Slave, Amy Pascal, Denzel Washington, Django Unchained, Glory, Jaime Foxx, Lupita Nyong'o, President Barack Obama, Rev. Al Sharpton, Scott Rudin, slave movies, Slavery | Leave a comment

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