Side bar: Rep #AlGreen’s official twitter account has spent the last few days tweeting about people who committed acts of defiance: #NatTurner. #HarrietTubman. The #Democrat from #Texas’s pinned post is of the late congressman #JohnLewis.
A look at appearances of John Lewis in media
https://www.diversetechgeek.com/appearances-john-lewis-media/
Happy Birthday John Lewis. Good Trouble must be what inspires us to mobilize and act right now. We all can do something. We have the power to make change, even in these conditions. Do not give up. All is not lost. Study history.
"And if you follow your truth down the road to peace and the affirmation of love, if you shine like a beacon for all to see, then the poetry of all the great dreamers and philosophers is yours to manifest in a nation, a world community, and a Beloved Community that is finally at peace with itself."
--John Lewis
What does user friendly actually mean?
new blogpost, just published
looking at you John Lewis, Krystal Hosting and BMW
#JohnLewis #Krystal #BMW #VW #volkswagen #HCI #UI #UX #usability
Went to #JohnLewis in #Kingston yesterday. They have closed off all access to the riverside, which apart from anything else means you can't get to/from the cafe from the riverside it overlooks. (It used to be possible to enter/exit from either side of the through road.) Apparently, it's to mitigate theft from the tech zone. Well perhaps they ought not to have placed the tech zone on the ground floor near public access.
"The point of a John Lewis Christmas advert is that a foreigner should be able to watch it all the way through and still have no idea what John Lewis is or why his kink is making people from Surrey cry."
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2024/nov/14/john-lewis-christmas-advert-shopping
John Lewis (boy with hat) 12 years old. 1 year in mill. Weaver--4 looms. 40 cts. to start, 60 cents a day now. Brother and mother in mill. Morris Small (boy with cap) "Reckon I been in mill 2 yrs. Don't remember." Witness S.R. Hine. Location: Chester, South Carolina.
#JohnLewis #MorrisSmall #Reckon #Chester #SouthCarolina #Weaver #American #Photography #LewisHine #ChildLabour #ChildLabor
![This black and white photograph features two young boys standing on a porch in front of what appears to be an older wooden house. The boy on the left is wearing a dark coat, shorts, long socks, knee-high boots, and a flat cap while holding his hands together at waist level. He has a serious expression on his face.
The boy on the right wears suspenders over a turtleneck sweater, brown pants with patches or repairs near the knees, and tall leather boots that are frayed around the tops. His attire suggests workwear for a young mill worker of that era. Both boys have stern expressions as they look directly at the camera.
In the background, there's another person who appears to be in motion on the porch, possibly walking or moving away from where these two boys stand. The house has wooden siding and some visible wear on its exterior walls. There is a broom leaning against one of the pillars, suggesting household chores may have been taking place.
Additional context provided states that John Lewis was 12 years old at this time, had only recently started working in a mill for $0.45 per day (now earning 60 cents), and has his brother and mother also working there on four looms within the Weaver company. The location mentioned is Chester, South Carolina.
The photograph carries historical significance as it captures a glimpse into child labor conditions during that period of Am [...]](https://mastodon.ozioso.online/system/media_attachments/files/113/167/608/962/571/877/original/f7c5f19557ab0d60.jpeg "This black and white photograph features two young boys standing on a porch in front of what appears to be an older wooden house. The boy on the left is wearing a dark coat, shorts, long socks, knee-high boots, and a flat cap while holding his hands together at waist level. He has a serious expression on his face.
The boy on the right wears suspenders over a turtleneck sweater, brown pants with patches or repairs near the knees, and tall leather boots that are frayed around the tops. His attire suggests workwear for a young mill worker of that era. Both boys have stern expressions as they look directly at the camera.
In the background, there's another person who appears to be in motion on the porch, possibly walking or moving away from where these two boys stand. The house has wooden siding and some visible wear on its exterior walls. There is a broom leaning against one of the pillars, suggesting household chores may have been taking place.
Additional context provided states that John Lewis was 12 years old at this time, had only recently started working in a mill for $0.45 per day (now earning 60 cents), and has his brother and mother also working there on four looms within the Weaver company. The location mentioned is Chester, South Carolina.
The photograph carries historical significance as it captures a glimpse into child labor conditions during that period of Am [...]")
A John Lewis statue replaces a Confederate obelisk. Here’s what to know. https://wapo.st/4dqKYgp
Bronze statue of #JohnLewis replaces more than 100-year-old #Confederate monument
"#Statue of late #civilrights leader #JohnLewis replaces more than 100-year-old #Confederate #monument...
Back in 2020, the stone obelisk was lifted from its base with straps amid jeers and chants of "Just drop it!" from onlookers in #Decatur, #Georgia...
Groups like the #BeaconHill #Black Alliance for #HumanRights and #Hate Free Decatur had been pushing for the monument to be removed"
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/john-lewis-statue-confederate-monument-replace-georgia/
Bronze statue of #JohnLewis replaces more than 100-year-old #Confederate monument
By RON HARRIS
Updated 6:38 PM EDT, August 16, 2024
DECATUR, Ga. (AP) — "A large bronze statue of the late civil rights icon leader and Georgia congressman John Lewis was installed Friday, at the very spot where a contentious monument to the confederacy stood for more than 110 years in the town square before it was dismantled in 2020.
"Work crews gently rested the 12-foot-tall (3.7-meter-tall) statue into place as the internationally acclaimed sculptor, Basil Watson, looked on carefully.
"'It’s exciting to see it going up and exciting for the city because of what he represents and what it’s replacing,' Watson said, as he assisted with the install process.
"Lewis was known for his role at the front lines of the #CivilRights Movement and urged others to get in '#GoodTrouble' for a cause he saw as vital and necessary. In DeKalb County where the Confederate monument stood for more than a century, protesters have invoked 'good trouble' in calling for the swift removal of the obelisk."
Georgia replaces #confederate monument with bronze statue of late Rep. #JohnLewis #GoodTrouble
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4832700-georgia-john-lewis-bronze-statue-courthouse/
Georgia replaces confederate monument with bronze statue of late Rep. John Lewis
https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/4832700-georgia-john-lewis-bronze-statue-courthouse/
making the necessary connections…
understanding history is essential to dismantling systemic #racism & why the system's enablers* fight so fiercely to dismantle #education / #CRT
Dynamite Nashville: Unmasking the #FBI, the #KKK, and the Bombers Beyond Their Control
https://democracynow.org/2024/8/2/dynamite_nashville_fbi_role_in_civil
*racists #CivilRights #USPol #Tennessee #Nashville #Memphis #MLKingJr #JohnLewis #BetsyPhillips #ACAB
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