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pbsthisdayinhistory:

September 22, 1862: Abraham Lincoln Issues Emancipation Proclamation

On this day in 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation. This declaration set a date for the freedom of more than three million black slaves in the United States.

The Emancipation Proclamation ordered the emancipation of all slaves residing in Confederate states that had not returned to Union control by January 1, 1963. It emphasized the mission of the Civil War as a fight against slavery.

The Emancipation Proclamation was signed and issued on January 1, 1863.

To read Lincoln’s legendary decree, visit Ken Burns’s The Civil War site.

Image: The first reading of the Emancipation Proclamation before the cabinet / painted by F.B. Carpenter ; engraved by A.H. Ritchie, circa 1866. (Library of Congress)

catversushuman:

What else am I missing?

P.S.

My next children’s book, after I See Kitty, will be released tomorrow, 9/23. It’s called A Bed For Kitty, and it’s about a cat who sleeps on everything else except for her bed. Sounds familiar? 🙂

You can find it on Amazon and Book Depository and other online and brick and mortar stores. I’ll be doing another Thank You Postcard giveaway, just like I did with I See Kitty, so save your receipt! I’ll make a more detailed post tomorrow on this.

Later!

xo

Yasmine

sewer-rodent:

judahbooty:

Every kid should be this appreciative

Homie hella stoked on that naner

wilwheaton:

blacksupervillain:

blacksupervillain:

hussieologist:

jcoleknowsbest:

hussieologist:

jcoleknowsbest:

talesofthestarshipregeneration:

darvinasafo:

Darren Hunt of Utah

The murder of young Black Men by police continues.

oh for fucks SAKE

Y’all he was shot in the back…. HE WAS SHOT IN THE BACK…

http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/news/58409680-78/family-hunt-moss-police.html.csp

He was carrying a sword? This mf in my geography class carried a sword to class everyday and when I expressed my discomfort it was dismissed. But this brotha was shot in the back.

and it was a blunted sword.. couldn’t have cut anybody… but white people walking around with loaded rifles in target…

Exactly! This is evil.

Damn. Niggas can’t even cosplay anymore? I would love to see the cosplay community say something about this but that definitely won’t happen

Also: this paper is edited by a clown. It should’ve been in the first fucking paragraph that this dude was cosplaying. I’m reading this shit wondering why the fuck this negro is walking down the street with a sword and obvious answer is hidden almost at the en of the article.

This dude was cosplaying.

He was dressed up in a costume.

Should all black people just stay home on Halloween this year?

Friendly reminder that the police shot a black cosplayer in the back

Jesus Christ, American law enforcement. Get your fucking shit together.

This is some scary shit right here.

my-patronus-is-a-whale:

honosecual:

seacables:

fakesmiles-scars:

disconte-nt:

releasings:

This picture is in time with the average heart rate. What you’re hearing is the sound of your blood pumping, which you aren’t normally aware of. This picture tricks your mind into making yourself aware of your heart rate, so you hear it.

i will never stop being freaked out by this

holy shit tits

WHat tH E FUCk

why are they telephone poles

Look at that cute thing! Its so happy !

Yep … holy shit tits about covers it.