Jeffrey Wright Instagram – Rebooting this, ‘cause it’s super dope. Added a li’l Sidney Bechet from 1925.
Happy #Juneteenth2024, folks!
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Height of Klan lynchings & Jim Crow, but there they are marching thru with flags, swords, dignity and America in their hip pockets. You can see why some might, er, take offense.
Immaculate. Beautiful. Strong. Black. Americans. Claiming all of it.
Footage shot by Rev. Solomon Sir Jones, preserved in the archives of @BeineckeLibrary at @Yale.
“Don’t forget your history. Know your destiny. In the abundance of water, the fool is thirsty.”
– Robert Nesta Marley
#Juneteenth2021 | Posted on 19/Jun/2024 20:06:40
