Black Lives Matter at Work
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BLACK WOMEN ORGANIZING THE SOUTH<br />
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As a form of resistance to slavery, arson was most often carried out by<br />
women. In 1740, Charleston, South Carolina, condemned a <strong>Black</strong> woman<br />
to de<strong>at</strong>h after killing slave owners and poisoning their food.<br />
In 1862, a fight broke out between a community of marooned, former<br />
slaves and Confeder<strong>at</strong>e soldiers in Virginia. Women helped put the<br />
soldiers to de<strong>at</strong>h, and the maroons won.<br />
Convers<strong>at</strong>ions to Follow<br />
#SayHerName<br />
#<strong>Black</strong>Trans<strong>Lives</strong><strong>M<strong>at</strong>ter</strong><br />
#<strong>Black</strong>WomenEqualPay<br />
#FergusonSyllabus<br />
#<strong>Black</strong>Spring<br />
#<strong>Black</strong>August<br />
#<strong>Black</strong><strong>Work</strong><strong>M<strong>at</strong>ter</strong>s
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