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  1. 1. Debating whether to add images of enslaved people to selected @Every3Minutes tweets, per @HeerJeet suggestion.
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      2. Don't want to contribute to problem with unattributed Twitter images, explained eloquently by @rebeccaonion. slate.com/articles/life/history/2014/02/_historyinpics_historicalpics_history_pics_why_the_wildly_popular_twitter.html
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        3. Also sensitive to the way that subjecting enslaved people's bodies to gaze of others has a problematic history.
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          4. Finally, there's the question of which images I would use for @Every3Minutes, since photos of enslaved people aren't that common.
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            5. I'm imagining adding a photo only to @Every3Minutes tweets that don't include a specific role (parent, child, etc) or date … @mgbesq
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              6. And even then randomizing things so that a photo would still not be attached to every eligible tweet, raising impact when it is.
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                7. Would welcome feedback from others who follow @Every3Minutes. @wynkenhimself @alexismadrigal @jmjafrx @tressiemcphd @HeerJeet
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                  8. And also welcome suggestions from #twitterstorians in general about photos that might be appropriate for @Every3Minutes.