On this day in 1812, Tecumseh's forces, though outnumbered 8 to 1, prevailed over American forces at the Battle of Brownstown in Michigan. anticolonialhistory.com/event/86/
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On this day in 1814, the Battle of Mackinac ends with Indigenous and British forces defeating American forces who had been trying to retake the island in the Great Lakes since July 26. anticolonialhistory.com/event/85/
Little Turtle's War was the 1st of the American Indian Wars, the consequences radiated out from Ohio Country informing future policies + the foundation of our modern military industrial complex. open.substack.com/pub/sundowno...
Little Turtle & The Beginning of the American Indian Wars
The Myaamia man who embarrassed America's first President & Congress
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Anti-Colonial History@anticolonialhistry.bsky.social · 2d agoOn this day in 1795, the Treaty of Greenville was signed, marking an end to the Indigenous Northwest Confederacy and the war between the newly-founded United States and the Confederacy. anticolonialhistory.com/event/84/
On this day in 1959, striking dock workers were attacked, with more than 50 killed by Portuguese colonial authorities in Guinea Bissau, kicking off an 11 year long armed rebellion that led to the end of colonial rule. anticolonialhistory.com/event/357/
On this day in 1795, the Treaty of Greenville was signed, marking an end to the Indigenous Northwest Confederacy and the war between the newly-founded United States and the Confederacy. anticolonialhistory.com/event/84/
My neighbors are being forced to wear ankle monitors, I felt it was a good time to bring up Ohio's Black Laws. This is one of the first pieces I wrote to challenge the myth of Ohio ever being Pro-Black. Monitoring/regulation of Blk folks movement is so very Ohio open.substack.com/pub/sundowno...
Ohio's Black Laws
Not fully free, never truly equal.
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On the March – Ricardo Flores Magón (1917)
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Working Class History @workingclasshistory.com · 3d ago#OtD 2 Aug 1917 a multi-ethnic armed uprising took place in rural Oklahoma in opposition to conscription during WWI, in what would later become known as the Green Corn rebellion stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/9163...
On this day in 2010, in the midst of other mass demonstrations and sit-ins at a number of hotels and government buildings on Easter Island, members of the Hito Rangi clan start to occupy the Hanga Roa hotel. anticolonialhistory.com/event/285/
On this day in 1984, the first Punana Leo immersive pre-school opens illegally in Kekaha Kaua'i. Translated to mean language nest or voice nest, Punana Leo was the first Indigenous Language immersion pre-school in the so-called United States. anticolonialhistory.com/event/231/
On this day in 1764, the Treaty of Niagara was agreed upon by 24 First Nations bands and the British. Discussions covered the Royal Proclamation of 1763 which established the Proclamation Line, banning unregulated settlement west of the Eastern Continental Divide. anticolonialhistory.com/event/83/
On this day in 1834, slavery was abolished across the British Empire, including such places as Trinidad and Tobago, and Nova Scotia (now part of Canada). This was due to centuries of resistance by the enslaved not altruism on the part of the powerful.
Exploring The Theme Of Emancipation Day 2026
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On this day in 1905, the Maji Maji uprising in German East Africa begins as Matumbi tribesmen march on Samanga and destroy the cotton crop as well as a trading post. anticolonialhistory.com/event/230/
On this day in 1763, during Pontiac's War, British troops are defeated in the Battle of Bloody Run when they try to break the Native forces' siege of Fort Detroit. anticolonialhistory.com/event/82/
On this day in 1676, Bacon's Declaration of the People denounces the Governor for "having protected, favored, and emboldened the Indians against his Majesty’s loyal subjects" and "having expressly countermanded and sent back our army" when the "enemy... might at first with ease have been destroyed."
Bacon's Rebellion - Wikipedia
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#OtD 28 Jul 1915 the United States' 19-year occupation of Haiti began. Writer James Weldon Johnson observed "economic corruption, forced labour, press censorship, racial segregation, and wanton violence introduced to Haiti by the US occupation" in 1920 stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/1001...
On this day in 1914, World War I started. Some anarchists of the time argued that France & Belgium had to be defended from invasion at all costs, tho they had colonies in Africa, Asia-Pacific & the Caribbean. Most anarchists opposed the war for colonies. historyiswhat.noblogs.org/post/2025/05...
On this day in 1816, the Battle of African Fort, the first major engagement of the Seminole Wars, resulted in the fort's destruction when a cannon ball fired by invading American forces landed in the gunpowder storehouse. anticolonialhistory.com/event/81/
On this day in 1813, Muscogee Red Sticks forces prevailed over the US Army at the Battle of Burnt Corn. anticolonialhistory.com/event/80/
On this day in 1802, a group of Tlingit warriors attacked, looted and destroyed the Russian fort and settlement known as Old Sitka. The Russians never rebuilt at this site. anticolonialhistory.com/event/393/
On this day in 1992, the annual Day of Tereza de Benguela and of Black Women was launched in Brazil. Tereza de Benguela (died 1770) was a quilombola leader who lived in the state of Mato Grosso, in Brazil, during the 18th century. anticolonialhistory.com/event/377/
There is a great new (2025) documentary about this we just watched last night. lots of archival footage from the occupation and the Native Peoples Caravan. if you're in Amerikkka you must use a VPN set to Canada, but it is free. gem.cbc.ca/ni-naadamaad...
Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising | Films | CBC Gem
Ni-Naadamaadiz: Red Power Rising tells the little known story of how in 1974, Anishinaabe youth staged one of the first land-back occupations in Canadian history in Kenora, Ontario.
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Anti-Colonial History@anticolonialhistry.bsky.social · 2w agoOn this day in 1974, the armed re-occupation of Anicinabe Park begins in Kenora, Ontario. Led by Louis Cameron of the Ojibway Warriors Society, the occupation began as a four-day youth conference. anticolonialhistory.com/event/229/
#OtD 23 Jul 1967 one of the biggest rebellions in US history began in Detroit after a police raid on a bar in a poor, mostly Black area. Black and white residents fought back, looted goods and shot at officers. Afterwards, radical Black workers organised: workingclasshistory.com/podcast/e61-...
On this day in 1974, the armed re-occupation of Anicinabe Park begins in Kenora, Ontario. Led by Louis Cameron of the Ojibway Warriors Society, the occupation began as a four-day youth conference. anticolonialhistory.com/event/229/
On this day in 1839, during the Second Seminole War, American forces are decisively defeated at the Battle of the Caloosahatchee. anticolonialhistory.com/event/79/
"The Battle of Annual was fought on 22 July 1921 at Annual, in northeastern Morocco, between the Spanish Army and Riffian Berbers during the Rif War. The Spanish suffered a major military defeat [...] widely considered to be the worst defeat ever suffered by the modern Spanish Army."
Battle of Annual - Wikipedia
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On this day in 1925, psychiatrist and anti-colonial theorist, Frantz Fanon is born in Martinique. anticolonialhistory.com/event/180/
Born on this day in 1918, South African anti-apartheid activist, anti-colonial fighter, socialist, 27 years a political prisoner and finally the head of state of free South Africa, Nelson Mandela. anticolonialhistory.com/event/179/
#OtD 16 Jul 1947 Black revolutionary Assata Shakur was born in Queens, NYC. She joined the Black Panthers and the Black Liberation Army urban guerrilla group until she was arrested and jailed. Escaping in 1979 she fled to Cuba where she still lives stories.workingclasshistory.com/article/8790...
missed this post yesterday but this painting by Kent Monkman is so incredible. She is the perfect example of intergenerational indigenous resistance, and the many forms it takes. it’s so beautiful that they named the school for Wandering Spirit before she even knew she was a direct descendant.
Anti-Colonial History@anticolonialhistry.bsky.social · 3w agoOn this day in 1943, Cree community organizer Nimikiiquay (Pauline Shirt) is born a member of the Saddle Lake Cree Nation in Alberta. anticolonialhistory.com/event/312/
On this day in 1923, "the Hereditary Chief of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, Deskaheh Levi General (Cayuga), traveled to Geneva, Switzerland, to speak before the League of Nations. He sought to obtain international recognition of the Haudenosaunee Confederacy..." anticolonialhistory.com/event/293/
